Cefas: Spawning and Nursery Grounds of Selected Fish in UK Waters (3rd Party Data)

This is a third party spatial dataset detailing the extent and location of spawning and nursery ground of selected fish in UK waters. NRW holds data from Cefas on the spawning and nursery grounds of selected fish in UK waters on a OGL licence. NB While we have the data set under general licence, it is preferable users go to Cefas direct for the dataset. This dataset was created by Cefas for additional analyses to complement the original maps produced in 'Coull, K.A., Johnstone, R., and S.I. Rogers. 1998. Fisheries Sensitivity Maps in British Waters' (published and distributed by UKOOA Ltd.) and to: (a) Provide supporting evidence for the maps of spawning and nursery grounds; (b) Provide some of the more recent data that has become available since the original Fisheries Sensitivity Maps were produced; (c) Increase the number of species for which maps are available;(d) Plot the spawning areas as rectangles, so that the user is more likely to infer that the boundaries of such areas are not fixed delineations between spawning and non-spawning areas; (e) Provide more information on those grounds likely to be of greater importance to the stock(s).

Identification

Identifier
EXT_DS121638
Alternative Title
  • Spawning Data 2010
  • Spawning Grounds 2010
  • Nursery Grounds 2010
  • Nursery Data 2010
  • CEFAS Fisheries spawning points
  • CEFAS Fisheries spawning grounds
  • CEFAS Fisheries nursery points
  • CEFAS Fisheries nursery grounds
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Fish included in this project include: Spurdog Squalus acanthias Tope shark Galeorhinus galeus Common skate Dipturus batis-complex 16 Thornback ray Raja clavata Spotted ray Raja montagui Undulate ray Raja undulata Herring Clupea harengus Cod Gadus morhua Whiting Merlangius merlangus Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Blue ling Molva dypterygia Ling Molva molva European hake Merluccius merluccius Anglerfish Lophius piscatorius Horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus Sandeels Ammodytidae Mackerel Scomber scombrus Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Sole Solea solea
Additional Information

Further information can be sought directly from CEFAS (see Resource Locator). Related titles: Ellis, J.R., Milligan, S.P., Readdy, L.,Taylor, N. and Brown, M.J. 2012. Spawning and nursery grounds of selected fish species in UK waters. Sci. Ser. Tech. Rep., Cefas Lowestoft, 147: 56 pp. https://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/techrep/TechRep147.pdf

Owner
  Centre for Environmental Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (CEFAS) -
Centre for Environmental Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, Burnham Laboratory, Remembrance Avenue, BURNHAM ON CROUCH, Essex, CM0 8HA
Originator
  Centre for Environmental Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (CEFAS) -
Centre for Environmental Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, Burnham Laboratory, Remembrance Avenue, BURNHAM ON CROUCH, Essex, CM0 8HA
 

Extent

Extent

N
W
E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 
 

Distribution

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Geographic Information System ( )

    Specification

    ESRI Feature Class

Resource Locator
View Discovery Metadata

World Wide Web page

 

Quality

Data quality

Quality Scope
Dataset
Conformity
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Explanation

This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
Degree
false
Lineage

Fish included in this project include: Spurdog Squalus acanthias Tope shark Galeorhinus galeus Common skate Dipturus batis-complex 16 Thornback ray Raja clavata Spotted ray Raja montagui Undulate ray Raja undulata Herring Clupea harengus Cod Gadus morhua Whiting Merlangius merlangus Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Blue ling Molva dypterygia Ling Molva molva European hake Merluccius merluccius Anglerfish Lophius piscatorius Horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus Sandeels Ammodytidae Mackerel Scomber scombrus Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Sole Solea solea
 

Keywords

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • 3rd Party Data
  • Third Party Data
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2026-03-04
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords
  • Ecosystem (SMNR)
  • Management Areas (SMNR)
  • Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
  • Marine (SMNR)
  • Sea and Coast (SMNR)
  • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2024-06-26
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

This dataset is wholly owned by Cefas. NRW may provide access to this dataset on request, however, enquirers are advised to obtain a copy from the owner/originator directly, rather than NRW.
 

Use Constraints

Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CEFAS Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and owners copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313231363338 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2026-06-26T07:42:36.595Z
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

pointOfContact
  -
 
 

Publishing Body

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