Identification

Title

FISP Filling the Gap Project 2022-2024

Abstract

The Filling the Gap Crustacean FISP is a collaborative research project led by Seafish, Bangor University, Devon and Severn IFCA, and the industry-led Crab and Lobster Management Group. The project has four workpackages (WP): WP1: Improving understanding of the landings structure of brown crab fisheries within English and Welsh waters. No data was collected for this workpackage, it used existing datasets. WP2: Understanding the size structure of crustacean populations, and the environmental, spatial, temporal and fisher behaviour factors that can affect the size structure of landings data. Data collected: Size composition data of brown crab and European lobster onboard commercial fishing vessels across Wales. Interviews with commercial crustacean fishers in wales on changes in their fishing practises overtime. WP3: Assessing the potential benthic impacts of crab and lobster pots on habitats of conversation importance. Data collected: Quadrat and transect data from ecological dive surveys conducted at high- and low-intensity pot fishing sites in North Wales. These were performed to assess the benthic impacts of pot fishing and its subsequent effects on the abundance and size of benthic species in the area. WP4: Defining and developing an enforceable method to determine a soft-shelled crab. Data collected: Commercial potting boat surveys targeting Cancer pagurus/brown crab in South Devon, to trial and develop a credible methodology for assessing the softness of a brown crab shell using durometer measurements in collaboration with fishers in the Devon and Severn IFCA district. Laboratory dissections to analyse the relationship between Cancer pagurus/brown crab shell hardness and meat yield.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/sos/Crustacean_FISP

name: Filling the Gap FISP website

description: A link to the general host site

Unique resource identifier

code

FISP_Filling_the_gap_Bangor_2024

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

oceans

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.2230

East bounding longitude

-3.0950

North bounding latitude

53.8630

South bounding latitude

51.0180

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

water column

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2022-01-01

End position

2024-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2024-12-02

date type

creation

effective date

2022-01-01

date type

revision

effective date

2024-11-27

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data was collected by trained Bangor University Fisheries Researchers. Interviews were transcribed in happy scribe using the AI feature and manually checked by researchers for typos.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Some of the data collected during the project is confidential and not permitted access wider than Bangor University Fisheries Team.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

This project clollected commercially sensitive informative e.g., volume of catch and fishing locations. Therefore some aspects of the project cannot be shared wider than the Bangor University Fisheries Team, due to data sharing agreements with fishers.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Lecturer in Sustainable Marine Fisheries

organisation name

Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences

full postal address

School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey,

Menai Bridge

LL59 5AB

email address

n.hold@bangor.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences

full postal address

School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey,

Menai Bridge

LL59 5AB

email address

n.hold@bangor.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Lecturer in Sustainable Marine Fisheries

organisation name

Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences

full postal address

School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey,

Menai Bridge

LL59 5AB

email address

n.hold@bangor.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-12-03

Metadata language