AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
1990 Southampton Oceanography Centre, The Infauna of the Handfast Point Maerl Bed, Day Grab survey

Survey run by Southampton Oceanography Centre. All these records relate to "Rowe, Sheader, Jensen (1990) The infauna of the Handfast Point maerl bed" A copy of the report is held at English Nature (Dorset Team). 
     This report concentrates solely on the benthic infauna of an area of live maerl in Poole Bay. The maerl bed is concentrated off Handfast Point at the southern end of Studland Bay. A line of 9 sites leading from the maerl bed was used to determine the relationship between the amount of maerl and the composition of the animal communities sampled. A single benthic sample was taken from each of these sites using a Day grab. N.B. No station 26. In addition, ten grab samples were taken from a single site (G3) in the maerl bed in an attempt to collect a greater number of the rarer species.The Day grab sampled an area of 0.1m2. All samples were washed on a 0.5mm sieve and the species retained on the sieve were identified in the lab. Live maerl separated from the samples was dried in an oven at 70oC, then weighed to the nearest 0.1g. Measurements of dead maerl present in individual samples were approximated by sieving through a 1.0mm mesh and removing the remaining small stones before drying as above. This report was originally produced by G.A. Rowe as a dissertation. Through a NCC contribution, the species list was expanded and confirmed and the report up-dated with the assistance of the other authors. The datum of the Lat/longs was not stated in the report, so has been assigned as OSGB in this database.

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2014 JNCC/MSS Solan Bank Reef Drop Down Video Survey

The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and Marine Scotland Science (MSS) undertook an offshore seabed survey of Solan Bank Reef Site of Community Importance (SCI) on the MRV Scotia from 28 October 2014 to 9 November 2014 (Cruise Code: 1714S). 
     The survey was planned with the aim of evaluating whether sponge morphological abundance can be sufficiently measured from drop down camera images and videos, to inform development of a national indicator of 'Good Environmental Status' as part of the UK's obligations under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Initial baseline data on epifaunal communities and associated environmental variables in the Solan Bank SCI was collected, to assist in determining whether the indicator is viable for UK offshore waters.
     Data collected on this survey was assessed to determine whether there are sufficient abundances of different sponge morphologies at the site to detect significant change in these communities. 166 combined Drop Frame Drop Down Video (DDV) and Seabird 19 (CTD) transects were completed and Acoustic Doppler Current Profile (ADCP) data from 3 stations were collected.

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2011 Commercial Fishing: Important Inshore Fishing Grounds around Grampian

In order to better understand the nature, extent and intensity of interactions amongst coastal users, Marine Scotland asked the Local Coastal Partnerships to collect spatial data not already represented in national datasets. This map shows important areas for shellfish fishing around Grampian. It was created by the East Grampian Local Coastal Partnership, and covers the area of sea out to 12 miles. The source was from local  fishermen: two skippers were interviewed, representing the very North (Fraserburgh) and the South of the Region (Gourdon). The fishermen drew on maps areas important to them, what gear they used, species caught. They were not asked intensity or season used, or social / cultural background questions. The data set is far from complete and consultation with a larger more representative sample size of fishermen is strongly advised.

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2007 SeaStar Survey Ltd Survey Falmouth maerl bed core and video survey

This survey was conducted for Royal Haskoning Ltd. on behalf of the Falmouth Harbour commission to assess the environmental impact of the proposed expansion of the docks with particular focus on the effect of major dredging of the channel on the benthic habitat and sensitive species.
     During August and September 2007 SeaStar Survey carried out a Marine Ecological Survey in Falmouth Harbour for Royal Haskoning on behalf of Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and Falmouth Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd.
     The survey consisted of diver video transects, in situ habitat observations and diver sediment coring. The purpose of the survey was to inform the EIA associated with the development of the Northern Wharf and Queens Wharf areas of Falmouth Docks and proposed capital dredging. Within the project were three main aims:-
     - To assess the environmental impact of the proposed expansion of the docks with particular focus on the effect of major dredging of the channel on the benthic habitat and sensitive species. The site lies within the Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (SAC) with one of the primary features of importance being the reef forming calcareous algae (Phymatolithon calcareum and Lithothamnion corallioides) that form maerl beds.
     - To assess an area identified as a possible site for the placement of the dredged material. Criteria for this site are:-
     1. An area with habitats not deemed to be of conservation value.
     2. An area with habitats that could benefit from the introduced material with particular regard to the promotion of new maerl bed formation.
     - To revisit a number of previously sampled stations in areas historically subjected to commercial dredging in order to inform the EIA on recovery rates of maerl communities

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1996 English Nature (EN) Research Report, Dorset, core sampling survey for the lagoon sandworm (Armandia cirrhosa) and other infaunal species

These records all relate to "Downie (1996) The lagoon sandworm Armandia cirrhosa (EN Research Report No. 202)" A copy of the report is held at English Nature (Dorset Team).
     The main aim of this survey was to look for the presence of the saline lagoon sandworm (Armandia cirrhosa) at the two known sites where it had previously been found in 1995. In addition a third site in Portland Harbour was also sampled. Infaunal species were sampled, from each separate habitat by taking four 0.01m2 core samples to a depth of 20cm at each of the three survey sites. Material retained on a 0.5mm sieve for each site was combined as a sample, per habitat, and subsequently identified by Dr Peter Garwood. Specimens collected during the survey were identified in the lab by Dennis Seaward. Positional information was gathered using a hand-held GPS and converted into OS grid references, as stated in the report. Some slides were taken from this survey and are held in the Maritime Team's slide collection at Northminster House.

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Lincs Belt Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Acoustic Data - 2012

Multibeam sonar survey covering Survey Lincs Belt MCZ in 2012,A RESON SeaBat 
7101 high resolution multi-beam echo sounder system was used to collect a high 
density bathymetry data set within the survey area. The SeaBat 7101 is a 
beam-forming system i.e. the receiver forms a set of virtual ‘beams’ 
mathematically and detects the range to the seabed for each beam. The SeaBat 
7101 is a single frequency (240 kHz) multibeam echo sounder system, which 
measures up to 511 discrete soundings, equally spaced across the wide 150° 
swath. The system has an operating range from 0.5m to 300m and offers a high 
ping rate, which means a high density of soundings, even with increased vessel 
speed. The 7101 also has ‘real-time’ roll stabilisation, which helps to 
maximise the useable swath width. Swath widths of up to 7.5 x water depth area 
achievable and the unit is compliant with IHO SP44 Ed 5 over its entire depth 
range. During this survey the system was configured to 512 beams in equi 
distant (best coverage) mode. Data acquired was collected and processed 
through the QPS QINSy software, where all peripheral data (POS MV 320, sound 
velocity and tidal observations) are incorporated into the data set.

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Horizontal and Vertical Movements of Atlantic cod and European plaice in the North Sea and English Channel from 1996 to 2010 Derived from Data Storage Tags

This data is derived from the deployment of archival data storage tags (DST) 
on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) in 
the North Sea and English Channel. Tags were deployed throughout the time 
period 1996 to 2010. The dataset includes 107 individual fish each with its 
own bivariate time series of horizontal (m per day) and vertical movements (m 
per day). Daily geolocation estimates (latitude and longitude) are also 
provided. The length of each time series varies substantially from a minimum 
of 40 days to a maximum of 399 days.

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Silver Star Eastern Irish Sea Groundfish Survey Time Series

A series of groundfish surveys were carried out from 1976 to 1991 in the 
eastern Irish Sea. Fishing took place using a Boris Goshawk trawl towed for an 
hour. Numbers at length by centimetre of the main commercial fish species 
(cod, plaice, sole, whiting) are recorded. Station positions by area are 
recorded. A summary table is included for the majority of cruises from 
1981-1991 containing catch data for all other species.

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Cape Bank Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Acoustic Data - 2015

An acoustic survey took place at Cape Bank Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) in 
2015.

MBES bathymetry and backscatter data were acquired using the Kongsberg EM2040 
system operated at 300 kHz and deployed on the drop keel of RV Cefas 
Endeavour, which was lowered to its full extent to minimise the effect of bad 
weather on the acoustic signal. Variations of sound velocity with water depth 
were determined using a CTD (Conductivity Temperature Depth) probe and applied 
during MBES data acquisition.The raw MBES bathymetry data were processed 
using CARIS HIPS. Tidal information was gathered using a CNAV 3050 DGPS 
receiver. Tide height data was smoothed and extracted to reduce the tide on 
the bathymetry. The soundings were cleaned and smoothed using CARIS (to IHO 
order 1 where possible). MBES backscatter data were processed with Fledermaus 
Geocoder Toolbox to produce standard and floating point (FP) geotiffs. 
Separate processing reports are provided to satisfy quality assurance (QA) 
requirements.

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North West Jones Bank Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Infauna Data - 2012

Two surveys took place in the North West Jones Bank Marine Conservation Zone 
in 2012:

Guardline Survey 29/02/2012 to 31/03/2012 as part of the ITT Lot 6

29 samples collected using the Day Grab

7 samples collected using the Mini Hammon Grab

Cefas survey CEND 1012 11th July to 15th July

8 samples collected

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

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Irish Sea Fish Egg Production Survey 2008

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.

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Videos and still images of the seabed from the 2016 survey of the western side of St. Vincent island in the Caribbean

As part of the Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme (CMEP) Cefas collected 
102 drop camera video tows of the seabed off the west coast of St. Vincent 
Island in the country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2016. These samples 
were to characterise the benthic fauna within the area and support the 
creation of benthic habitat maps. The videos and still images were acquired 
using a lightweight drop camera frame with a SubC camera, two lasers for 
scaling images and additional lighting for real colour images of the seabed. 
The drop camera frame was lowered to the seabed by hand from a vessel, with 
the video monitored to maintain a consistent height above the seabed. Tows 
were 15 minutes long with the vessel drifting in neutral so the distance 
covered in each tow varied. Sample depths ranged from 5-60 m and covered a 
range of habitats including bare sediment, seagrass, and coral and sponge 
dominated reefs. Still images were acquired every minute at a point when the 
seabed was clearly in focus.

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1948-1978 Lundy Field Society The Marine Fauna of Lundy Prosobranchia

Collation of marine fauna records between 1948 and 1978 by taxonomic group experts. Phyla and other groups that were not included in the lists were: Ctenophora (Comb-jellies / sea gooseberries) Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) Nematoda (Roundworms) Gastrotricha (Hairworms) Rotifera (Wheel animals) Nermertea (Ribbon worms) Cephalorhyncha Echiura (Spoon worms) Sipuncula (Peanut worms) Chaetognatha (Arrow worms) Phoronida (Horseshoe worms) Entoprocta (Goblet worms / Kamptozoans) Brachiopoda (Lampshells) Arthropoda: Crustacea: Cirripedia (barnacles) were not listed. Chordata: Mammalia (seals, whales and dolphins) were not listed.

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North Sea Plankton Survey - RV Clione 07/1987

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.

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Northern North Sea Saithe (and Cod) Survey 2007/08 - Fisheries Science Partnership

A programme set up in 2007/2008 which described the fine scale distribution 
and abundance in time and space of saithe (primarily) and cod, including 
specific information on the 2005 and 2006 year-classes of saithe, and the 2006 
and 2007 year-classes of cod.

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Horizontal and vertical movement data derived from a data storage tag deployed on a single Atlantic cod in the English Channel from 2005 to 2006

This data is derived from the deployment of a single data storage tag on an 
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the English Channel. The cod was tagged in the 
Southern North Sea on 25/03/2005 and was recaptured in the Eastern English 
Channel on the 09/01/2006. The cod migrates down through the English Channel, 
resides in the Celtic Sea and then returns. The dataset contains 291 days of 
information. Each day consists of 144 vertical movement rates (in metres), one 
horizontal movement rate (in kilometres) and one turning angle (in radians, 
from -pi to pi). Vertical movement rates have been log (natural log) 
transformed.

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North Sea / English Channel Plankton Survey - RV Clione 01/88

This survey was carried out as part of the International Council for the 
Exploration of the Sea (ICES) co-ordinated herring larval survey of Regions of 
IVc and VIId (North Sea and English Channel). Its aim was to sample herring 
larvae and their potential food organisms in a study of their diet and feeding 
status. Plankton samples were collected at each site on the survey grid. This 
data consists of the numbers of fish eggs and larvae, along with associated 
positional data and volumes filtered.

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North Sea / English Channel Plankton Survey - RV Corystes 04/1991

Plankton data from Corystes 04/1991 as part of a series of 4 plankton surveys 
carried out in the North Sea and English Channel between 20th March - 28th 
June 1991.

The aims were to study:


-   The distribution, abundance and production of sole (-   *Solea solea*-   
    ) eggs as part of the ICES coordinated programme to estimate the female 
    sole spawning stock biomass in divisions IVb, c, d, e.
-   The distribution and abundance of the planktonic stages of crab (-   
    *Cancer pagarus*-   ), spider crab (-   *Maia squinado*-   ) and b
(-   *Dicentrarchus labrax*-   ).
-   The vertical distribution of crab larvae using the LHPR system.

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, of the main net samples. It does not 
include the LHPR samples.

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Benthic Genera Presence and Absence in the North Sea from 1990 to 2011

Distribution data for benthic genera in the North Sea, covering a 22-year 
timespan from 1990 to 2011. This data accompanies the manuscript “Capturing 
threshold responses of marine benthos along gradients of natural and 
anthropogenic change”, by E. Couce, G.H. Engelhard and M. Schratzberger, 
Journal of Applied Ecology, in press. It was obtained from re-analysis of OBIS 
benthic data supplemented with benthic survey data collected by Cefas in the 
same period, with the study region partitioned into a 0.25° x 0.25° regular 
grid.

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Fulmar Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Acoustic Data - 2012

Two surveys took place 

**FLMR_ITT_28_2012**

Multibeam sonar survey covering Fulmar MCZ in 2012, full site coverage 
outwards of between 70-92 m depth (chart datum). Lines run at varying line 
spacing with no cross lines run. Data collected at 400 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.

**FLMR_CEND0812**

Multibeam sonar survey covering Fulmar MCZ in 2012, full site coverage 
outwards of between 68-90 m depth (chart datum). Lines run at varying line 
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
Southern IFCA Solent Scallop Survey 2021 - Present

As part of Southern IFCA's management of Bivalve species in the Solent, a baseline survey, repeated annually, has been carried out in order to better understand the extent and nature of the Solent scallop fishery. This survey aims to provide an initial understanding on the distribution of the king scallop (Pecten maximus) and collect information on the population structure of the scallops found within the Solent. The intention is to use the findings of this survey to not only provide an initial baseline but also be used to develop an annual monitoring programme which will enable Southern IFCA to track population trends and feed this into its management of the Solent bivalve fisheries through the newly confirmed Solent Dredge Permit Byelaw. Survey includes Catch Per Unit Effort (kg/m of dredge/hr) and height and width measurements of all scallops sampled.

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Croker Carbonate Slabs Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Infauna Data - 2015

59 grab samples were collected at Croker Carbonate Slabs Marine Conservation 
Zone between the 22nd October and 5th November 2015

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

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Offshore Brighton Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Acoustic Data - 2012

Multibeam sonar survey covering Offshore Brighton MCZ in 2012. Part site 
coverage outwards of between 42-76 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.

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Salmon production model

The bio-economic model can be used to identify and summarise potential 
production scenarios for Atlantic Salmon. 

Users can specify an initial fish weight, time of year and desired harvest 
weight; the model would then return the Time to Harvest for this scenario. 
Furthermore the model can optimise the time spent in an intermediate system 
such that the time in net pens is reduced below (eg) 12 months.

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Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) - Video - 2013

72 videos (only 37 analysed) taken at Whitsand and Looe Bay in 2013.

Images of the seabed were captured from the videos approximately every 10 to 
15 metres over a distance of > 150 metres. 

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

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North Sea Plankton Survey - RV Cirolana 01/89

The aim of this cruise was to participate in the International Council for the 
Exploration of the Sea (ICES) co-ordinated herring larval survey of Regions of 
IVc and VIId (southern North Sea and eastern English Channel). 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.

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Microplastics in sediment cores data from the UK continental shelf and slope 2017

This dataset contains two CSV files. One CSV file reports locations and 
technical details for the cores, along with their slices, subsamples and the 
number of microplastic particles and fibres recorded in each 5g sample 
processed. Details of how the cores were sampled and processed can be found in 
the publication and its supporting information.

The second CSV file contains x-y data for the micro-ATR-IR analysis of 
representative particles picked from some of the filters, to provide some 
numerical data on polymer types and fractions of Nile Red positive particles 
that could be positively identified as plastics (positives), those that were 
biological in origin (false positives) and those that could not be confidently 
identified. Details of the procedure for this appear below. Images of the 
particles along with their IR spectra can be found in the ESI accompanying the 
publication.

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