Firth of Lorne, associated sea lochs and adjacent sea areas

Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Fishery characterisation; Fish and shellfish catch statistics

Pelagic trawl nets

A unique record of the fish populations around the West of Scotland coastal areas and sea lochs. Collected monthly by bottom and midwater trawls. This data set records the status of fish populations during the 1970s. Since this period fisheries have gone through many changes. Many stocks are suffering severe depletion as a result of over fishing. Changes in distribution due to environmental and climatic change could be determined from this data set. This data would put current research on inshore fish populations into historical context in relation to anthropogenic and environmental change. The data set contains catch data for 900 trawls and details of 90,000 individual fish. Associated metadata includes acquisition methods, sampling methods and taxonomy.

Gordon, J.D.M. (1990) The fish populations of Scottish sea lochs with particular reference to those of the Firth of Lorne area., Glasgow Naturalist, 21(5): 561-575.

Scottish Association for Marine Science

Argyll
Oban
PA37 1QA
United Kingdom