AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Celtic Sea And Western Channel Plankton Survey - RV Corystes 03/88

This survey was carried out between 16th-28th June 1988 in the Celtic Sea and 
Western English Channel with the aim of investigating the contribution of 1-3 
year old mackerel to total egg production and spawning stock in the Western 
channel area. This data consists of the numbers of eggs of mackerel, horse 
mackerel and other fish species found, along with associated positional data 
and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
North Sea Plankton Survey - RV Clione 06/87

A series of five surveys were carried out between May and September of 1987 in 
the North Sea off the north-east coast of England to undertake stock 
assessment by the egg production method. The species targeted were *Nephrops 
norvegicus* (Norway lobster) and *Homarus gammarus *(European lobster) 
with plankton samples being collected at each site on a planned survey grid. 
The data described here consists of the numbers of eggs and larvae, along with 
associated positional and ancillary data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Morte Platform Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Infauna Data - 2014

Counts and presence/absence of species of macrofauna identified from 31 grab 
samples collected at Morte Platform Marine Conservation Zone between the 22nd
 and 27th November 2014

The data were collected for the Marine Conversation Zones Project funded by 
the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
National Marine Monitoring Programme Cruises - RV Cirolana 05/1997 Station Data

A series of cruises were carried out in the North Sea, English Channel and 
Irish Sea between 1992 and 1997 by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and 
Aquaculture Science to conduct monitoring studies at stations established 
under the UK National Monitoring Programme (NMP). Physical measurements were 
taken as well as the collection of samples for chemical and biological effects 
studies. This data consists of the station locations sampled in 1997, 
ancillary data recorded (e.g. salinity, temperature), and some analysis data 
of sediment and water bottle samples.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Database of critical oxygen level (Pcrit) in freshwater and marine fishes 1974 - 2015

This is a comprehensive database of critical oxygen (Pcrit) values from 
freshwater, marine and euryhaline teleost fish compiled from published 
literature. The database incorporates 331 measurements of Pcrit from a total 
of 96 published studies and covers 151 fish species from 58 families. It 
provided the opportunity to critically examine methodologies for determining 
Pcrit as well as its usefulness as an indicator of hypoxia tolerance in fish. 
Additional data are included (when available) on various abiotic and biotic 
interactions with hypoxia and their effect on Pcrit. These included: water 
temperature, salinity, pH, carbon dioxide, sex, photoperiod, diet, ration 
size, body size (mass and length), respirometry method. The aim was to provide 
a widely accessible central repository of physiological trait data that will 
facilitate future studies of fish ecology, conservation and management.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Mixed demersal trawl catches in a trial of lights on the headline of a net in a Celtic Sea fishery in 2017

Numbers and lengths of retained catch, and a sample of the discarded catch of 
select species of fish and cephalapod. Species specifically include haddock 
(Melanogrammus aeglefinus), grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus), whiting 
(Merlangius merlangus), megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and Northern squid 
(Loligo forbesii). caught in the lower and upper codends of 22 parallel 
demersal fishing trawls equipped to explore the effect of artificial light on 
catches off southwest England during October and November 2017.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Modelled projections of habitat for fish species feeding guilds around North-western Europe under climate change, 2010 to 2095

These data are Bayesian Additive Regression Tree model annual predictions for 
habitat suitability of marine fish species across a range of body sizes and 
belonging to different feeding guilds from 2010 to 2095 in 5 year intervals in 
the northeast Atlantic shelf seas. Feeding guilds were allocated based on 
classifications following Thompson *et al*. (2020).

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Seabed mapping data from remote sensing and groundtruth samples taken at East of Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone from 2012 to 2015

Remotely sensed variables and ground truth samples were distributed as part of 
a seabed mapping exercise. This holding contains the four raster layers 
provided to all participants for the East of Haig Fras MCZ and the groundtruth 
samples. These four rasters are: Multibeam echosounder bathymetry, multibeam 
echosounder backscatter, modelled maximum current velocity at the seabed and 
modelled mean current velocity at the seabed. All rasters are in UTM29N 
projection at a 2 m x 2 m resolution. The groundtruth samples were derived 
from drop camera still images of rock substrate and sediment substrate samples 
were derived from grabs classified using Particle Size Analysis. Groundtruth 
samples contain the field "Test". Test values of 0 were used to train the 
models and values of 1 were withheld from all analysts as an independent test 
set.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Fladen Grounds Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Infauna Data - 2013

The survey at the Fladen Grounds proposed Scottish Marine Protected Area 
(SMPA) was carried out between 4th and 17th January 2013 on the RV Cefas 
Endeavour cruise CEND 01/13X. 

Samples were taken from all planned stations.

Central Fladen survey included 28 planned stations. 25 planned stations in 
the southeastern corner of the site, known as the Central Fladen (Core) area
Western Fladen site incorporated 22 primary and 17 contingency stations.The 
SE Fladen survey design included 29 primary and 21 contingency stations.In 
between the three sites, a series of additional stations were visited, 
providing a further 17 sampling stations.

The aim of survey CEND 01/13X was to gather high quality evidence to confirm 
the presence of Priority Marine Features within three Scottish Offshore Nature 
Conservation MPA proposals within the Fladen Grounds Nature Conservation MPA 
proposals and provide evidence to allow comparison of benthic assemblages 
between the sites.

The data were collected for the Marine Conversation Zones Project funded by 
the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
RV ENDEAVOUR 12/2004 Low Resolution Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) Data

The data in this archive were collected from CEFAS (Or DFR) research cruises. 
They broadly cover the European Shelf with some data from the Iberian Abysal 
Plain. Data were collected using the lowered CTD rosette system which is used 
when the vessel is stationary. Usually bottles were fired at particular depths 
and samples taken for calibration. In early years only a limited set of 
parameters were collected. Notably Pressure (Depth), Temperature and 
Conductivity (CTD). From Conductivity Salinity can be calculated using the 
UNESCO 1978,1983 formulations . In subsequent years more sensors have been 
added, notably fluorometers, Optical back scatter or transmissometers and 
Light (PAR, photo synthetically available radiation). The exact configuration 
varies between cruises and this is reflected in the data format of the output 
files.

Data was collected from research vessels on station, a profile from the 
surface to near the sea bed is undertaken. The down cast data should be a 
clean profile. Water bottles for sample collection and calibration are fired 
on the up cast.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
English Channel Plankton Survey - RV Cirolana 2x/2002

Two plankton surveys were carried out (**RV Cirolana 2x/02: 29th April-12th 
May 2002** and RV Corystes 4z/03: 4th-9th May 2003) in the English Channel 
and southern North Sea to determine the distribution and abundance of crab
(*Cancer pagurus*) larvae in relation to fishing ground and sea bed sediments 
over the sea area bounded by latitudes 48° 30'N and 53° 00'N and longitudes 9° 
00'W and 2° 00'W. This data consists of the numbers and developmental stages 
of crab larvae, along with associated positional data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2021 Scallop Underwater TV Survey in the North Sea

King scallop (*Pecten maximus*) underwater TV (UWTV) survey carried out in 
the North Sea by RV Cefas Endeavour in 2021. A drop frame mounted camera was 
used to record high definition (HD) video and numerous still photo images of 
the seabed for 20 minute tows. Observations of scallops were recorded by 
trained staff. These data are used to estimate biomass in areas that are not 
fished by the fishing fleet, but support populations of scallops and which may 
contribute to recruitment in dredged areas. This complements data collected as 
part of the wider scallop stock assessment in the region. Each sampling 
station has associated positional and ancillary data (e.g. salinity and 
temperature).

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Fladen experimental fishing impact recovery data - Sediment profile imagery

Biological (presence of infauna, tubes) and physical (apparent redox potential 
discontinuity (aRPD) layer, penetration depth, surface roughness) parameters 
measured, and a Benthic Habitat Quality Index assessment, from sediment 
profile images of the seabed with associated station information. The sediment 
profile images were acquired from a self-contained photographic system at 
sampling stations located within six experimental boxes (three treatments and 
three control) during a fishing impact recovery survey within the Fladen 
Grounds. Data were collected at three time points (before impact (time 0), 
immediately after impact (time 1) and 8 months after impact (time 2) during 
two research surveys on the RV Cefas Endeavour in April 2015 and November 
2015.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Taw Torridge Sublittoral Mussel Stock Assessment 2020

In order to better understand the distribution of sublittoral mussel resource in the main channel of the Taw-Torridge estuary, north Devon. Grab surveys were undertaken on 23rd October 2020. These surveys included a maximum of three grab samples, taken with a 10 kg van Veen grab, at each of 38 sampling stations positioned throughout the main channel of the estuary between approximately Crow Point to Coolstone and the estuary mouth. Surveys were conducted by an IFCA officer on board a local fishing vessel.  Data include georeferenced grab success and failure data, count of mussel in each grab and mussel length data for all mussels observed.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Irish Sea Fish Egg Production Survey 2010

This survey series took place from 2006 to 2010 and consisted of 15 voyages. 
Plankton samples were collected at each site on a planned survey grid. This 
data consists of the numbers of fish eggs and larvae, along with associated 
positional data and volumes filtered.

A fine mesh (80 micron) 'PUP' sampler, attached to the frame of the Gulf VII 
sampler, was used to collect plankton samples for analysis of zooplankton 
species. These were analysed under Cefas contract C3576 and are recorded 
separately.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Irish Sea and Bristol Channel Plankton Survey - RV Clione 12/87

Plankton analysis data from a single survey carried out between Sept-Oct 1987 
by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science in order to 
investigate the distribution and abundance of yolk sac herring larvae on the 
spawning grounds east of the Isle of Man. Plankton samples were collected at 
each site on a planned survey grid. This data consists of the numbers of 
herring larvae, along with associated positional data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
CLiP Vanuatu Land Waste Audits and Interviews

This dataset contains 2 csv files. Solid_waste_audit_Vanuatu_Abundance.csv 
reports solid waste abundance and composition data from households and 
commercial activities expressed in number of items, weight or volume. 
Solid_waste_audit_Vanuatu_Metadata.csv reports the results of interviews done 
when solid waste samples were collected to gather metadata about household 
occupants social and behavioural metadata, including the fate of solid waste 
not collected through the official waste management service.

Waste audits were conducted between November and December 2018 in Efate island 
(Port Vila, 50 samples; and the rural community of Black Sands, 35 samples), 
Espiritu Santo islands (Luganville and rural communities, 49 samples) and two 
outer islands: Lelepa (Efate, 61 samples) and Ifira (Efate, 10 samples). 
Commercial activities were also audited (30 in Port Vila; and 15 in 
Luganville). A READ-ME text file contains the description of columns content 
for the two csv files.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey of Blue Ling and Other Deep-Water Species 2003/04 - Fisheries Science Partnership

Data from an FSP trip directed at deep-water fish species to the west of 
Scotland, where some of the stocks are considered to be severely depleted e.g 
orange roughy (*Hoplostethus atlanticus*) in ICES Subarea VI and blue Ling 
(*Molva dypterygia*) in ICES areas Vb,VI, VII.

Station, catch, length (all species) and All catches (retained and discarded) 
were recorded as numbers by species. Length data were recorded for all species 
and maturity data were recorded for blue ling. Otoliths and fin samples of 
blue ling were taken for age determination studies and DNA analysis (for 
future stock structure studies), respectively.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2019 Scallop Underwater TV Survey in the English Channel

King scallop (*Pecten maximus*) underwater TV (UWTV) survey carried out in 
the English Channel by RV Cefas Endeavour in 2019. A drop frame mounted camera 
was used to record high definition (HD) video and numerous still photo images 
of the seabed for 20 minute tows. Observations of scallops were recorded by 
trained staff. These data are used to estimate biomass in areas that are not 
fished by the fishing fleet, but support populations of scallops and which may 
contribute to recruitment in dredged areas. This complements data collected as 
part of the wider scallop stock assessment in the region. Each sampling 
station has associated positional and ancillary data (e.g. salinity and 
temperature).

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Fladen experimental fishing impact recovery data - Particle size analysis

Particle size distribution, Folk, European Nature Information System (EUNIS) 
and Broadscale habitat classifications identified from 0.1m2 Day Grab 
samples of the seabed, with associated station information. Particle size 
distribution samples were collected using a 0.1m2 Day Grab at sampling 
stations located within six experimental boxes (three treatments and three 
control) during a fishing impact recovery survey within the Fladen Grounds. 
Data were collected at three time points (before impact (time 0), immediately 
after impact (time 1) and 8 months after impact (time 2) during two research 
surveys on the RV Cefas Endeavour in April 2015 and November 2015.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Isles of Scilly Bristow to Stones Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Acoustic Survey Data 2013

Multibeam sonar survey covering Bristow to the Stones MCZ in 2013, full site 
coverage outwards of between 25-75m depth (chart datum). Lines run at varying 
spacing with no cross lines run. Data collected at 300 kHz,WGS84 latitude and 
longitude coordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning system, 
MBES system mounted on a moving blade, Raw and processed data delivered to 
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (CEFAS) 
completed with georeferenced backscatter mosaics and GeoTiff images.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Markham's Triangle Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Acoustic Data - 2012

Multibeam sonar survey covering Markhams Triangle MCZ in 2012. Full site 
coverage outwards of between 30-55 m depth (chart datum). Lines run at varying 
spacing with no cross lines run. Data collected at 300 kHz,WGS84 latitude and 
longitude coordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning system, 
MBES system mounted on a moving blade, Raw and processed data delivered to 
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (CEFAS_ 
completed with georeferenced backscatter mosaics and GeoTiff images.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Mud Hole Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Acoustic Data - 2012

Multibeam sonar survey covering Mudhole MCZ in 2012. Full site coverage 
outwards of between 25-40 m depth (chart datum). Lines run at varying spacing 
with no cross lines run. Data collected at 300 kHz,WGS84 latitude and 
longitude coordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning system, 
MBES system mounted on a moving blade, Raw and processed data delivered to 
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (CEFAS_ 
completed with georeferenced backscatter mosaics and GeoTiff images.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2018 Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Forth Estuary Intertidal Seagrass Survey

Trial Intertidal seagrass survey at several sites in the Forth Estuary, Scotland for EU Water Framework Directive Monitoring using the WFD (Angiosperm) Intertidal Seagrass tool. The tool looks at the species composition of the seagrass bed, the density (as percent cover) and the extent of the seagrass bed.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
WaveNet near real-time data feed - from the past 48 hours

These data are a subset of the WaveNet near real time data feed, consisting of 
telemetry (automatically transmitted data) from the Cefas operated Directional 
Wave Riders (DWR) within UK waters over the past 48 hours. As this is a 
near-live feed, the data provided have not been fully quality checked or 
assured and hence should be used with due caution.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
RV ENDEAVOUR 16/2008 High Resolution Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) Data

The data in this archive were collected from CEFAS (Or DFR) research cruises. 
They broadly cover the European Shelf with some data from the Iberian Abysal 
Plain. Data were collected using the lowered CTD rosette system which is used 
when the vessel is stationary. Usually bottles were fired at particular depths 
and samples taken for calibration. In early years only a limited set of 
parameters were collected. Notably Pressure (Depth), Temperature and 
Conductivity (CTD). From Conductivity Salinity can be calculated using the 
UNESCO 1978,1983 formulations . In subsequent years more sensors have been 
added, notably fluorometers, Optical back scatter or transmissometers and 
Light (PAR, photo synthetically available radiation). The exact configuration 
varies between cruises and this is reflected in the data format of the output 
files.

Data was collected from research vessels on station, a profile from the 
surface to near the sea bed is undertaken. The down cast data should be a 
clean profile. Water bottles for sample collection and calibration are fired 
on the up cast.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
CLiP Vanuatu Microplastics in sediment 2018

This dataset contains 2 csv files. One file reports data on microplastic 
abundance in sediment expressed in number of particles for 5g sediment. 
Sediment was collected from 20 grabs deployed in Port Vila Bay and Mele Bay in 
Efate Island (Vanuatu) in 2018. The file also reports information on blank 
used, grab GPS coordinates and deployment time and the particulate size 
analysis (PSA) of the sediment. The other file contains the profile of a 
ATR-FT-IR spectrum analysis of a plastic particle (>5mm). A READ-ME text file 
contains the description of columns content for the two csv files . A .zip 
file contains the picture of the plastic particle analysed with ATR-FT-IR.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Quantitative sediment composition predictions for the north-west European continental shelf

Spatial predictions of the fractions of mud, sand and gravel as continuous 
response variables for the north-west European continental shelf. Mud, sand 
and gravel fractions range from 0-1 (i.e. 0-100%). These fractions were 
generated from two additive log-ratios (ALR), ALRs and ALRm which are 
independent, unconstrained response variables. These raw predictions as 
rasters are also included presented in the attached dataset. Predicted 
fractions have been combined to predict the likely sediment classification 
based on the EUNIS level 3 sediment classification for broadscale habitats, 
Folk 5, Folk 7, Folk 11 and Folk 15 classification schemes. These are 
available as raster tif files with an ArcGIS layer file indicating the 
appropriate class for each raster value.

For all predictions an accompanying map of the spatial distribution of 
error/accuracy is also included as a separate raster. For the three components 
of the sediment fraction a smoothed Root-Mean-Squared-Error layer is 
available. For the classification maps a smoothed local accuracy map is 
available.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) - Stills - 2013

A series of 730 seabed images were analysed (806 stills taken) at Whitsand and 
Looe Bay in 2013.

The data were collected for the Marine Conversation Zones Project funded by 
the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network