Cefas Fishing Survey System ...

• Main Author: Morris, David
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cefas Laboratory, UK 2016
• Subjects: Temperature of the water column; Arctic; Greenland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14466/cefasdatahub.6; https://www.cefas.co.uk/data-and-publications/dois/cefas-fishing-survey-system/

This dataset has been extracted as part of an exercise to assemble "all" Cefas Temperature Data and publish it in a Data paper. It is one of 17 Cefas data sources assembled. The Fishing Survey System (FSS) is a purpose–built database used to hold and maintain Cefas fish survey data, primarily from government mandated surveys. This SQL database holds the main research and charter vessel fishing surveys data from 1901 to present. It includes station, catch, length, and biological data. Easy to access user front end for storing and editing most forms of survey vessel data. Individual surveys grouped by their parent cruise series. Three current sections are shellfish, Fisheries Science Partnership and standard fisheries surveys. Fish stock monitoring survey stations, provide the main source of temperature data. This dataset also stretches the UK Shelf Waters designation, including a single coastal Greenland survey in 1959 and Arctic surveys in 1930 and 1949–1959. Various quality control checks ensure high ...