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Metadata: Highly mobile fish species distributions in UK waters
Abstract:
Distribution shapefiles of highly mobile species, derived from BS Sample, BSFSM, FSS and data mining and the Environment Agency.
Data holder:
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
Other details | ||
Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 9483 |
Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Highly mobile fish species distributions in UK waters |
File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | CEFAS28b88d5a-3fc2-4c1c-b64d-da1ff3aad61a |
Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CEFAS154 |
Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2010 |
End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2010 |
Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Distribution shapefiles of highly mobile species, derived from BS Sample, BSFSM, FSS and data mining and the Environment Agency. |
Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | A consortium[1] led by ABPmer were commissioned (Contract Reference: MB0102) to develop a series of biophysical data layers to aid the selection of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in England and Wales under the Marine and Coastal Access Act and the equivalent MPA measures in Scotland. Such data layers would also be of use in taking forward marine planning in UK waters. The overall aim of the project was to ensure that the best available information is used for the selection of MPAs in UK waters, and that these data layers can be easily accessed and utilised by those who would have responsibility for selecting sites. The Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009) allows for the designation of MCZs for conserving marine flora or fauna, marine habitats and features of geological or geomorphological interest. In the case of marine flora and fauna, these are with particular reference to marine species that are “*rare or threatened because of (a) the limited number of individuals of that species, or (b) the limited number of locations in which that species is present*”. To deliver this requirement, the project was divided into a number of discrete tasks, one of which is to map the distributions of highly mobile species of conservation interest. These species were identified from being either listed on the OSPAR List of Threatened and Declining Species, or highlighted as UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) species, including the grouped plans for commercial marine fish and for deep-water fish. The report provides a detailed description of the development of the data layers for 40 marine species considered to be highly mobile, and includes 22 species of bony fish (Teleostei), 17 species of shark and skate (Elasmobranchii) and one marine reptile, the leatherback turtle. The overall project aimed to help identify ecologically important areas (including spatially discrete areas) for the selected species, including by life-history stage where data were available. This initial project aimed to examine distribution and relative abundance data in order to identify regions of importance for the various species. The locations of spawning and nursery grounds were examined in a subsequent project (MB5301). Cetaceans were not included within the scope of this contract. The objectives of the project were to map the broad, biogeographical distribution patterns of the identified species around the UK, based on the captures of fish from contemporary fishery-independent groundfish surveys. For those species that were insufficiently abundant in fishery-independent groundfish surveys evidence-based distribution maps based on other data sources (e.g. commercial landings data and historical records) were provided. All layers were provided in a digital GIS ESRI data format. Limitations and caveats of the data have also been outlined in the report, and the users of the GIS data are encouraged to use this information to assist in the interpretation of distribution data. Such caveats include issues on gear selectivity, the timings and locations of surveys, and taxonomic identification in surveys. [1] ABPmer, MarLIN, Cefas, EMU Limited, Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL) and Bangor University. |
Related keywords | ||
Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Biota abundance, biomass and diversity |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fish | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Fisheries | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Water column | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
Geographical coverage | ||
North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 64 |
East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 3.5 |
South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 48 |
West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -15 |
Responsible organisations | ||
Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
City | Lowestoft | |
Administrative area | Suffolk | |
Country | UK | |
Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
City | Lowestoft | |
Administrative area | Suffolk | |
Country | UK | |
Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
City | Lowestoft | |
Administrative area | Suffolk | |
Country | UK | |
Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
City | Lowestoft | |
Administrative area | Suffolk | |
Country | UK | |
Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
Organisation name | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) | |
Resource locators | ||
Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/154 |
Locator name | Name of the web resource | Cefas Data Portal |
Dataset constraints | ||
20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | noLimitations | |
21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_RestrictionCode | |
Version info | ||
Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2015-10-21 |
Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2023-01-31 |
Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2011-10-07 |
Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2024-04-14 |
Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2023-01-31 |
Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.1 |