Dataset

Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea

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Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring at long-term monitoring stations Trawl samples were taken within the disposal site and outside the disposal site (close neigbourhood) (classic controle/impact design). Sampling activities were in February-March and in September/October. A 8 meter shrimp beam trawl (22 mm mesh in the cod end) equipped with a bolder chain was used.The net was towed during 30 or 15 minutes at an average speed of 4 knots.

Citation: Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/54

Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:09

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=epi_benth_long_term

Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw- , visserij en voedingsonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Aquatisch Milieu en Kwaliteit; Biologisch milieuonderzoeksgroep
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw- , visserij en voedingsonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Aquatisch Milieu en Kwaliteit; Biologisch milieuonderzoeksgroep

Gert Van Hoey
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw- , visserij en voedingsonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Aquatisch Milieu en Kwaliteit

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

48,464
occurrence records
96,213
measurements and facts
225
taxa
186
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 48,464
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 48,464
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 48,464
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 48,464
100.0%
ON_LAND 180
0.4%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 3
0.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data