AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
SmartBuoy Marine Observational Network - UK Waters Phytoplankton Data 2020 - 2023

This dataset consists of analysed phytoplankton data from the years 2020- 
August 2023 collected in UK waters from the SmartBuoy moorings at Dowsing, 
WestGabbard2, Warp and Liverpool Bay using WMS and EDU automated water 
samplers. SmartBuoys consist of a 4 meter tall stainless steel frame with a 
fibreglass toroid for buoyancy. Instruments are attached at a nominal 1 meter 
depth to the frame. The water samplers collect into pre-spiked bags containing 
acidified Lugols Iodine on a pre-determined cycle over the course of a 
deployment. As of the beginning of this data set water samples have been taken 
using a CTD rosette on mooring turnarounds in case of buoy failure, reducing 
the issue of data gaps Following recovery these samples were analysed for a 
full community of phytoplankton species using the Utermohl method on 
high-power inverted microscopes. Phytoplankton cell counts are abundance 
values reported in Cells per Litre.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Phytoplankton abundance data for the POSEIDON project in the Celtic Seas and English Channel for autumn 2012 to 2016

The POSEIDON project ran an annual autumn pelagic survey in the English 
Channel, Celtic Sea and Bristol Channel running from 2012-2016 on the RV Cefas 
Endeavour.

This dataset comprises phytoplankton abundance and size data for CEND18_12, 
CEND20_13, CEND20_14, CEND22_15, and CEND 22_16.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : CEND 12/13 (part of English Channel Beam Trawl Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D))

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the English Channel Beam Trawl 
Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D);

Station, catch, length (all species) and biological data (selected species) 
for each of the annual surveys covering the Southern North Sea and Eastern 
English Channel using research vessels and 4m beam trawl in support of EU data 
regulations and as part of an ICES funded research program. Additional aims 
include collection of benthic, litter, water temperature and salinity and 
acoustic data.

Survey took place between 11/07/2013 and 24/07/2013 on CEFAS Endeavour

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Beam Trawl 4m steel commercial 3/5 link mat flip up 75mm CE 40mm liner AFT
-   ESM2 Cast with bottom Niskin SAIV CTD
-   High Speed Manta Trawl

Survey operations were undertaken on 131 stations

183 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Total Supply Staffing Costs All Barnet Schools

Amounts paid by each Local Education Authority school in Barnet directly on supply cover (as recorded for Consistent Financial Reporting purposes under code E02) and also to third parties in relation to agency supply staff (as recorded for Consistent Financial Reporting purposes under code E26).
These figures are taken from Local Benchmarking Spreadsheet based on the Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) data returns to the DfE.
• Annual returns are sent to DfES as part of a statutory return https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/ 
• Once DfEs has signed off, these are published annually on Barnet website every August / September. 
• The return is for Barnet Maintained Schools only, Barnet do not hold Academy school data
https://wwc.barnet.gov.uk/working-children-barnet/information-schools/school-funding-and-finance/local-benchmarking

Tags: Education, Finance, Schools, Spend, Supply teachers
Organization: London Borough of Barnet
Plankton Imager zooplankton data, acoustic fish biomass estimates, chlorophyll measurements and CTD data from the Celtic Sea and Western English Channel in October 2018

Zooplankton species and size data from the Plankton Imager taken from the 
Celtic Sea and Western English Channel onboard the RV “Cefas Endeavour” in 
October 2018, also included are pelagic fish biomass estimates from acoustics, 
chlorophyll measurements and temperature and salinity data from CTDs.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 03 - Cefas Oceanographic Archive

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 mid and late 20th century saw extensive oceanographic 
research by DFS and Cefas. The resulting data were stored in an Oceanographic 
Archive which managed data from a number of sensor systems. These included a 
CTD system deployed for traditional oceanographic water column profiling. The 
CTD data have been transferred to the Cefas Data Hub as parameters. The 
original source files contain water column profile data on temperature, 
salinity, suspended load and fluoresence derived chlorophyll. This metadata 
record covers UK Continental Shelf and temperature only.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Microplastics data in UK (England and Wales) seafloor sediments from 2013 to 2021

This dataset presents the abundance of microplastics in seafloor sediments for 
the different Clean Seas Environment Monitoring programme (CSEMP) stations 
from 2013 to 2021. Additional parameters included particle size analysis (PSA) 
with % gravel, % sand and % silt as well as data from organic carbon and 
nitrogen (OCN) analysis.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 11 - Cefas Lowestoft Sample Data Management 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 Lowestoft Sample Data Management System (LSDM) was the 
tool used for tracking the ingestion, processing and analysis of marine water, 
sediment and radiological samples. It was replaced by the Cefas Laboratory 
Information Management System (LIMS) in 2015. This dataset is an extract from 
the LSDM for seawater temperature data (other data are in LIMS and the Cefas 
Data Hub). The Laboratory Sample Data Management system (LSDM) was the primary 
system used by Cefas (Lowestoft) before and throughout the 1990s (initially 
known as the Liquid Sample Data Management system). Its function was to 
provide a vehicle for the management of the ingestion, analysis and recording 
of measurements on marine samples, ranging from oceanographic water samples 
through sediments to “environmental materials” and radiological samples (see 
Sutton (1993) for an example of the supporting role of LSDM in relation to 
the, usually high level, scientific measurement systems of the day, Sauer et 
al (2002) for an example of its pivotal role in quality assured processes and 
analyses. As the work profile for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and 
Food Directorate of Fisheries Research changed, followed by the creation of 
Cefas and then Defra, the need for the centralised system for the management 
of an extensive suite of physical samples decreased. LSDM was closed down in 
2015 with chemical data transferred to other systems. The temperature data 
held included the historical ferry routes and historical CTN data. The 
remainder, from a variety of programmes and cruises, are presented in this 
section.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : CEND 11/12 (part of English Channel Beam Trawl Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D))

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the English Channel Beam Trawl 
Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D);

Station, catch, length (all species) and biological data (selected species) 
for each of the annual surveys covering the Southern North Sea and Eastern 
English Channel using research vessels and 4m beam trawl in support of EU data 
regulations and as part of an ICES funded research program. Additional aims 
include collection of benthic, litter, water temperature and salinity and 
acoustic data.

Survey took place between 17/07/2012 and 01/08/2012 on CEFAS Endeavour

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Beam Trawl 4m steel commercial 3/5 link mat flip up 75mm CE 40mm liner AFT
-   Niskin Bottle with MiniCTD

Survey operations were undertaken on 119 stations

180 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
International (ICES) and national (UK) fish stock and shellfish stock data from 2020 assessment year

The dataset collected includes assessment output relating to the years from 
1905 to 2020 inclusive for the following variables for each stock: the annual 
recruitment estimate, the stock size (spawning stock biomass), landings 
(tonnes of fish brought to shore), catches (tonnes of fish caught at sea), 
fishing pressure (a fishing mortality rate), Fmsy (the target fishing 
mortality that will achieve maximum sustainable yield in the long term), Upper 
and lower range estimates for Fmsy consistent with multi-annual plans and 
ICES advice, MSYB trigger (a threshold for spawning stock biomass, below which 
fishing mortality should be reduced below Fmsy, following the ICES advice 
rule, to avoid reduced reproductive capacity, Blim (a lower limit threshold 
for spawning stock biomass below which there is a high risk of reduced 
reproductive capacity). The stock assessment data for fish and shellfish 
stocks of UK interest is used to assess indicators of reproductive capacity 
(based on spawning stock biomass) and fishing pressure (based on fishing 
mortality).

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Transport Statistics Rochdale

This report is designed to complement HFAS Reports, ‘Transport Statistics Greater Manchester’ and, ‘Road Casualty Statistics Greater Manchester’. It focuses on the statistics for Rochdale and compares them to those for Greater Manchester where appropriate.

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Organization: Transport for Greater Manchester
Survey : CORY 10/96 (part of English Channel Beam Trawl Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D))

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the English Channel Beam Trawl 
Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D);

Station, catch, length (all species) and biological data (selected species) 
for each of the annual surveys covering the Southern North Sea and Eastern 
English Channel using research vessels and 4m beam trawl in support of EU data 
regulations and as part of an ICES funded research program. Additional aims 
include collection of benthic, litter, water temperature and salinity and 
acoustic data.

Survey took place between 01/08/1996 and 15/08/1996 on Corystes

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Beam Trawl 4m steel commercial 3/5 link mat flip up 75mm CE 40mm liner AFT

Survey operations were undertaken on 115 stations

135 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Northwest European shelf seas - Phytoplankton pigments - 2020 to 2023

These data contain concentrations in micrograms per litre (ug/L) of the 
individual accessory pigments of phytoplankton measured by High Performance 
Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Pigment samples were taken on Cefas fisheries 
surveys in the Celtic Seas, and sent to DHI laboratory in Denmark for HPLC 
analysis. Data was then sent back to Cefas and matched with metadata and 
quality controlled. Chlorophyll concentrations from this dataset have a 
variety of uses: for assessment of concentrations for purposes such as 
eutrophication assessments, validation of remote sensing derived chlorophyll 
estimates, as a proxy for phytoplankton biomass, or to calibrate fluorometers. 
Pigment concentrations can be applied like a fingerprint to derive 
phytoplankton functional types and give information about the phytoplankton 
community.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Management Strategy Evaluation toolkit for Ecopath with Ecosim (model output and technical report)

This dataset consists of output from a computer model that predicts responses 
of 69 functional groups from plankton to whales to changing fishing pressure. 
Scenarios are run using the newly built plug-in (see report) that allows for 
an assessment of the effect of model parameter uncertainty. The base model is 
the ICES key-run of EwE for the North Sea described here 
`http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/2847`_. Format of the data: Zipped csv files 
covering the hindcast period 1991-2013 (inclusive) with 20 year forecasts. 
Output includes annual average values for the whole North Sea: For both 
functional groups and fishing fleets: landings (tonnage and value, £), 
discards (tonnage),for functional groups only: biomass (tonnage) and fishing 
mortality (split by landings and discards), for fishing fleets only: fishing 
effort relative to 1990. Also identified are 'choke species' that lead to 
closure of fisheries. The report (pdf) describes the development of a tool for 
assessing the effect of model parameter uncertainty on the performance of 
management options simulated using an ecosystem model. It provides the 
rationale, description of methods and algorithms, and a step-by-step guide for 
users of the tool. While the interface of the tool is designed to be user 
friendly, the setup of input files and its application requires a thorough 
understanding of the parameterisation of Ecopath models, advanced experience 
with Ecosim and understanding of Management Strategy Evaluation procedures.


.. _`http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/view/2847`:
    http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/2847

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Non-indigenous species spatial spread in UK waters from 1890 to 2020

Data are spatial occurrence records of thirteen Non-indigenous species (NIS) 
(*Bonnemaisonia hamifera, Caprella mutica, Crepidula fornicate, Diadumene 
lineata, Ensis leei, Ficopomatus enigmaticus, Grateloupia turuturu, Magallana 
gigas, Sargassum muticum, Solidobalanus fallax, Styela clava, Undaria 
pinnatifida, Urosalpinx cinerea) *subject to analysis under the UK Marine 
Strategy Indicator Assessment 2024 for the UK indicator 'The number of new 
populations of established invasive NIS'. Occurrence records from 2003 to 2020 
collected in UK waters were combined with baseline data including records as 
far back as 1890.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Zooplankton abundance data derived from the Plankton Imager system from the Western English Channel and Eastern Irish Sea from 2016 to 2019

These data are abundances (in numbers per meters cubed) of zooplankton taxa, 
calculated from the analysis of images taken using the Plankton Imager system 
also included are station positions and sampling date / times. The images 
where collected using the PI (formerly known as Plankton Image Analyser 
(PIA)), during the PELTIC (Pelagic ecosystem in the western English Channel 
and eastern Celtic Sea) surveys from 2016 to 2019, on board the RV Cefas 
Endeavour. Zooplankton samples and images were collected during night hours 
only at stations which were selected to match the collection of other 
environmental parameters.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : CORY 3/93 (part of North West Groundfish Survey, Qtr 3 (FSS: NWGFS))

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the North West Groundfish 
Survey, Qtr 3 (FSS: NWGFS);

Station, catch, length (all species) and biological data (selected species) 
for each of the annual surveys in the Irish Sea and Bristol Channel using 
research vessels and 4m beam trawls. Data mainly used to create indices of 
abundance in support of EU data regulations and as part of an ICES funded 
research program. Additional aims include collection of benthic, litter, water 
temperature and salinity and acoustic data.

Survey took place between 04/03/1993 and 29/03/1993 on Corystes

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Beam Trawl 4m steel commercial 3/5 link mat flip up 75mm CE 40mm liner AFT

Survey operations were undertaken on 141 stations

76 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Phytoplankton abundance data for Spring and Autumn of 2018 in the Celtic Sea

Phytoplankton abundance data collected on the RV Cefas Endeavour as part of 
CEND05_18 and CEND17_18, CEND03_19 and CEND04_19. Samples were collected for 
use in eutrophication assessments and to test the Ferrybox water sampler. 
These samples were analysed at CEFAS.

Samples were collected using three different methods:


(  1.)Manually from a rosette.
(  2.)Manually from the continuous flow.
(  3.)Automatically with a water sampler attached to the Ferrybox.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Occurrences of sensitive fish species in scientific trawl surveys of the Northeast Atlantic 1983-2020

The OSPAR (`https://www.ospar.org/convention`_) fish biodiversity assessment 
concerns sensitive and often rare species in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and 
marginal seas. All fish species captured during fishing on scientific 
groundfish (otter and beam trawl) surveys are recorded but not necessarily 
weighed and measured for length. The biodiversity assessment for sensitive and 
often rare species thus makes use of the occurrences (presence and absences) 
of a species only.

A list of sensitive fish species was developed to guide the work for the OSPAR 
fish biodiversity assessment. The list was created by first collating all 
sensitive fish species recorded on international and national hard law lists, 
Regional Seas Conventions lists, International Agreement Lists, relevant IUCN 
Red List species (classified as EX, CR, VU or EN) and all ICES and academic 
work to identify sensitive fish species. From this extensive list of species, 
species were removed if they did not occur in the OSPAR area of the Northeast 
Atlantic Ocean. Remaining species were divided by region; Bay of Biscay and 
Iberian Coast, Celtic Seas, Greater North Sea, Norwegian Sea and parts of 
Macaronesia where data was available. Those species whose normal distribution 
was at the very edge of an OSPAR region were not assessed within the region.


.. _`https://www.ospar.org/convention`:
    https://www.ospar.org/convention

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : CORY 8/99 (part of English Channel Beam Trawl Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D))

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the English Channel Beam Trawl 
Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D);

Station, catch, length (all species) and biological data (selected species) 
for each of the annual surveys covering the Southern North Sea and Eastern 
English Channel using research vessels and 4m beam trawl in support of EU data 
regulations and as part of an ICES funded research program. Additional aims 
include collection of benthic, litter, water temperature and salinity and 
acoustic data.

Survey took place between 24/07/1999 and 05/08/1999 on Corystes

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Beam Trawl 4m steel commercial 3/5 link mat flip up 75mm CE 40mm liner AFT
-   Benthic Sampling Gear Grabs 0.2 sq. m Day Grab
-   Vertical Profiler CTD Type 8770

Survey operations were undertaken on 190 stations

220 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Tag data recorded on bass between 2015 and 2018 with releases off the coast of Lowestoft, Liverpool Bay and in the English Channel

Electronic tag data recorded on bass between 2015 and 2018 with releases off 
the coast of Lowestoft, Liverpool Bay and in the English Channel.

Bass were internally tagged with data storage tags (CTL G5) in UK waters, with 
depth and temperature as the primary parameters logged (stored as csv files).

Depth and temperature were then used to estimate most probable locations by 
day for each individual with sufficient data.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 12 - Mnemiopsis Ecology Modelling and Observation Project

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 MEMO (Mnemiopsis Ecology Modelling and Observation) 
Project was part of a wider sampling programme in collaboration with Ifremer 
and ULCO (France), ILVO (Belgium) and Deltares (Netherlands). The data 
collected were used to produce models (e.g. an Individual Biological Model, 
and hydrodynamic, ecosystem and socioeconomic models – Collingridge et al. 
(2014), Van Der Molen et al. (2015) that increased the understanding of the 
life cycle of Warty Comb Jellyfish (Mnemiopsis leidyi), the interactions of 
gelatinous zooplankton within their ecosystem and the consequences of 
increasing number of gelatinous zooplankton in European shelf seas for 
stakeholders (industry such as power plants, fisheries and tourism). The 
project collected samples for analysis of fish larvae and fish eggs, 
microzooplankton and mesozooplankton and phytoplankton. CEFAS Cruises included 
were: RV Endeavour 05/2011- Western English Channel (ICES area VIIE), RV 
Endeavour 05/2012 - Western English Channel (ICES area VIIE), RV Endeavour 
07/2012 - North Sea (Botney Gut/Silver Pit) & RV Endeavour 7X/2012 - North 
Sea.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : CORY 10/03 (part of English Channel Beam Trawl Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D))

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the English Channel Beam Trawl 
Survey (VIId and IVc), Qtr 3 (FSS: BTS7D);

Station, catch, length (all species) and biological data (selected species) 
for each of the annual surveys covering the Southern North Sea and Eastern 
English Channel using research vessels and 4m beam trawl in support of EU data 
regulations and as part of an ICES funded research program. Additional aims 
include collection of benthic, litter, water temperature and salinity and 
acoustic data.

Survey took place between 26/07/2003 and 09/08/2003 on Corystes

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Beam Trawl 4m steel commercial 3/5 link mat flip up 75mm CE 40mm liner AFT

Survey operations were undertaken on 107 stations

167 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network