Name: Study of epibenthos and ichthyofauna of an industrial waste discharge area in the Belgian Continental Shelf (1976-1981)
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Presence, density and biomass data for ichtyofauna and epibenthos sampled in the discharge areas 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: Maertens, D. (1985). Vorderingsverslag betreffende de monitoring van de lozingsgebieden voor industriële afvalstoffen. Partim: biologisch monitoring onderzoek 1976-80. Rapport DUMP-I/MON/BIO/3/80. Rijksstation voor Zeevisserij: Oostende. 15 + annexes pp.

Citation

Maertens D.; Rijksstation voor Zeevisserij; Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (CLO): Belgium; (2016): Study of epibenthos and ichthyofauna of an industrial waste discharge area in the Belgian Continental Shelf (1976-1981). (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=5513) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/261

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September 17, 2025 at 08:39

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Contacts

Dirk Maertens
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)

401

total submitted occurrences

401

accepted occurrences

520

measurements and facts

taxa

species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	50	12.5%
maximumDepthInMeters	401	100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters	401	100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag	Dropped	Records
NO_DEPTH		401	100.0%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME		56	14.0%

Study of epibenthos and ichthyofauna of an industrial waste discharge area in the Belgian Continental Shelf (1976-1981)

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Quality flags

Measurement types

DNA derived data