Identification

Title

1991 - 1993 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) 1991-1993 North Sea Crab Tagging Programme

Alternative title(s)

Crab Tagging

Abstract

Crab tagging release and recapture data. This project used T-bar and suture tags attached to edible crabs ( *Cancer pagurus* ) to obtain data that describe movements and behaviour of crabs released off the Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk coastline.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/545/

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFAS645281e0-3926-496f-85f1-b56ebe8d6222

codeSpace

http://www.cefas.co.uk/

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

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

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-03-25

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-0.5

East bounding longitude

1.5

North bounding latitude

54.25

South bounding latitude

52.75

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

code identifying the extent

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1991-01-01

End position

1993-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-01-13

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Over 2100 crabs caught off the North Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire coasts (four release sites) were tagged primarily with suture tags. A small number were tagged with T-bar tags for the first time by Cefas.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-01-13T14:34:52

Metadata language