Dataset

Study of epibenthos and demersal fish of the titanium dioxide discharge area in the Dutch Continental Shelf (1976-1981)

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Presence, density and biomass data for ichtyofauna and epibenthos sampled in the KRONOS discharge area (Dutch Continental Shelf) between 1976 and 1981 and comparison of these data with a coastal reference zone choosen in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: see refIDs 205648, 205649, 205661.

Citation: Maertens D.; Vanhee W.; Rijksstation voor Zeevisserij; Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (CLO): Belgium; (2016): Study of epibenthos and demersal fish of the titanium dioxide discharge area in the Dutch Continental Shelf (1976-1981). (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=5472) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/241

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:37

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=study_of_epibenthos_and_demersal_fish_of_the_titanium_dioxide_discharge_area_in_the_dutch_continental_shelf_1976-1981

Dirk Maertens
Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek

Willy Vanhee
Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek

Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek
Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek

Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

473
occurrence records
478
measurements and facts
19
taxa
12
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 65
13.7%
maximumDepthInMeters 473
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 473
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 473
100.0%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 51
10.8%

Measurement types

DNA derived data