Technical Reports

Science series technical reports

Long-standing series, mostly of a more technical nature, detailing scientific procedures, results and interpretation of both fisheries and environmental topics.

• 143: Improved methods for the preparation and staining of thin sections of fish otoliths for age determination (PDF, 539 KB)
• 141: Overview of current best world practice in fish stock assessment and management, with specific reference to Caspian Sea fisheries (PDF, 3.19 MB)
• 140: The coastal fisheries of England and Wales, Part V: a review of their status 2005-6 (PDF, 4.35 MB)
• 139: The Eastern English Channel Marine Habitat Map (PDF, 61 MB)
• 138: An Ecopath model of the Irish Sea: ecosystems properties and sensitivity analysis (PDF, 3.12 MB)
• 137: Species distributions from English Celtic Sea groundfish surveys, 1992-2003 (PDF, 11.23 MB)
• 136: Bivalve cultivation: criteria for selecting a site (PDF, 436.13 KB)
• 135: A summary of demersal fish tagging data maintained and published by Cefas (PDF, 4.75 MB)
• 134: Summary of commercial marine fishing by English and Welsh vessels ≥ 10 metres LOA for 2004 (PDF, 5.91 MB)
• 133: A report on the perceptions of the fishing industry into the potential socio-economic impacts of offshore wind energy developments on their work patterns and income (PDF, 8.09 MB)
• 132: Research on finfish cultivation: A synopsis of research funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) between 1990 and 2004 (PDF, 3.23 MB)
• 131. Collaborative UK Marine Mammals Strandings Project: summary of contaminant data for the period 1993-2001 (PDF, 4.07 MB)
• 130. Assessment of the rehabilitation of the seabed following marine aggregate dredging - part II (PDF, 9.64 MB)
• 129. Risk identification and assessment of non-native freshwater fishes: concepts and perspectives on protocols for the UK (PDF, 2.20 MB)
• 128: Catalogue of Defra historical catch and effort charts: six decades of detailed spatial statistics for British fisheries
• 127: The role of seabed mapping techniques in environmental monitoring and management 
• 126. Cumulative effects of marine aggregate extraction in an area east of the isle of wight - a fishing industry perspective (PDF, 1.38 MB)
• 125. An Ecopath model of the Western English Channel ecosystem with an exploration of its dynamic properties (PDF, 758 KB)
• 124. Distribution and relative abundance of demersal fishes from beam trawl surveys in the eastern English Channel (ICES division VIId) and the southern North Sea (ICES division IVc) 1993-2001 (PDF, 2.60 MB)
• 123. Distribution and relative abundance of demersal fishes from beam trawl surveys in the Bristol Channel (ICES division VIIf) 1993-2001 (PDF, 2.62 MB)
• 122. Research on shellfish cultivation (PDF, 4.1 MB)
• 121. Assessment of the re-habilitation of the seabed following marine aggregate dredging (PDF, 6.01 MB)
• 120. Distribution and relative abundance of demersal fishes from beam trawl surveys in the Irish Sea (ICES division VIIa) 1993-2001 (PDF, 4.1 MB)
• 119. Research on migratory salmonids, eels and freshwater fish stocks and fisheries (PDF, 5.26 MB)
• 118. Surveying fish populations in the Solent and adjacent harbours using the Cefas bass trawl (2002) (PDF, 0.9 MB)
• 117. Exploring marine mammal-fishery interactions using 'Ecopath with Ecosim': modelling the Barents Sea ecosystem (2002) (PDF, 581 KB)
• 116. The coastal fisheries of England and Wales, Part IV: A review of their status 1999-2001 (2002) (PDF, 3.1 MB)
• 115. Monitoring the outcome of a seasonal dredging restriction: A precautionary approach (2001) (PDF, 175 KB)
• 114. Mapping of gravel biotopes and an examination of the factors controlling the distribution, type and diversity of their biological communities (2001) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• 113. A directory of hydrographic and atmospheric datasets for the north east Atlantic and UK shelf seas (2001) (PDF, 418 KB)
• 112. A catalogue of Defra historical research vessel data (2001)
• 111. A literature review of studies on fish egg mortality: implications for the estimation of spawning stock biomass by the annual egg production method (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• 110. Biomarkers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure in fish and their application in marine monitoring (PDF, 0.7 MB)
• 109. Spring plankton surveys in the Blackwater Estuary: 1993-1997 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• 108. The distribution and abundance of young fish on the east and south coast of England (1981-1997) (1998) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• 107. Oestrogenic endocrine disruption in flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) from United Kingdom esturine and marine waters (1998) (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• 106. A review of closed areas in the United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone.(1997) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• 105. Radioactivity studies in Lowestoft: the first 50 years (1997) (PDF, 2.6MB)
• 104. Spring plankton surveys of the Irish Sea in 1995: the distribution of fish eggs and larvae (1997) (PDF, 6.1 MB)
• 103. The identification and separation of wild-caught and cultivated sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (1996) (PDF, 0.7 MB)
• 102. Procedures for the approval of oil spill treatment products (1996) (PDF, 0.7 MB)
• 101. MAFF current meter data inventory, 1990-1993 (1996) (PDF, 0.4 MB)
• 100. The coastal fisheries of England and Wales: a review of their status 1992-1994 (1995) (PDF, 2.9 MB)
• 99. Biogeographical identification of English Channel fish and shellfish stocks (1995) (PDF, 2.0 MB)
• 98. Species distributions from English Celtic Sea groundfish surveys, 1984 to 1991 (1995) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• 97. Collaborative UK Marine Mammal Project: summary of data produced 1988-1992 (1994) (PDF, 164 KB)
• 96. Experiments to assess the relative dredging performances of research and commercial vessels for estimating the abundance of scallops (Pecten maximus) in the western English Channel fishery (1994) (PDF, 0.4 MB)
• 95. Spring plankton surveys of the Irish Sea in 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989: hydrography and the distribution of fish eggs and larvae (1994) (PDF, 4.5 MB)
• 94. MAFF current meter system and data inventory 1987-89 (1993) (PDF, 3.4 MB)
• 93. Ituna: a model of the Solway Firth (1993) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• 91. Seasonal variation in fat content of mackerel (Scomber scombrus L.) caught in the Western English Channel (1991) (PDF, 355 KB)
• 90. Assessment of the UK bass fishery using a log-book-based catch recording system (1990) (PDF, 1.58 MB)
• 89. Revision and analysis of anglerfish (Lophius spp.) landing statistics for England and Wales (1989) (PDF, 400 KB)
• 88. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, current meter data inventory, 1984-86 (1988 ) (PDF, 512 KB)
• 87. Population genetics of cod (Gadus morhua L.), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus L.), whiting (Merlangius merlangus L.) and saithe (Pollachius virens L.) (1988) (PDF, 1.26 MB)
• 86. Plankton surveys off the north-east coast of England in 1976: an introductory report and summary of the results (1987) (PDF, 2.63 MB)
• 85. MAFF techniques for the acoustic survey of pelagic fish stocks, 1979-82 (1987) (PDF, 1.89MB)
• 84. Determination of the distribution of the planktonic and small demersal stages of fish in the coastal waters of England, Wales and adjacent areas between 1970 and 1984 (1986) (PDF, 1.15 MB)
• 83. Recent studies on the spawning of sprat (Sprattus sprattus L.) in the English Channel (1986) (PDF, 1.45 MB)
• 82. The fishing power of Lowestoft trawlers fishing for plaice in the North Sea (1986) (PDF, 769 KB)
• 81. The Lowestoft frame trawl (1986) (PDF, 417 KB)
• 80. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, current meter data inventory, 1981-1983 (1985) (PDF, 439 KB)
• 79. The techniques and practicability of year-round production of lobsters, (Homarus gammarus L.) in laboratory re-circulation systems (1985) (PDF, 982 KB)
• 78. Fish pass design - criteria for the design and approval of fish passes and other structures to facilitate the passage of migratory fish in rivers (1984) (PDF, 5.4 MB)
• 77. An automatic sample charger for gamma spectrometry (1984) (PDF, 578 KB)
• 76. The field assessment of effects of dumping at sea: 12 The disposal of sewage sludge, industrial wastes and dredged spoils in Liverpool Bay (PDF, 3.43 MB)
• 75. Radio tracking of migratory salmonids in rivers: development of an effective system (1983) (PDF, 1.67 MB)
• 74. Experimental collection and handling of spat mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) on ropes for intertidal cultivation. (1983) (PDF 9.96 MB)
• 73. Predation of juvenile Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg) and mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) by shore crabs (Carcinus maenas L.) (1983) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• 72. The field assessment of effects of dumping wastes at sea: 11. Epidermal lesions and abnormalities of fish in the outer Thames Estuary (1983) (PDF 1.65 MB)
• 71. Lobster (Hommarus gammarus L.), tagging trials in England (1983) (PDF, 617 KB)
• 70. The toxicity of twenty-five oils in relation to the MAFF dispersant tests (1982) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• 68. Stock and recruitment - again (1982) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• 67. Effects of the English north-east coast salmon fisheries on Scottish salmon catches (1982) (PDF 705 KB)
• 66. A guide to the identification of pelagic 0-group gadoids (1982) (PDF, 930 KB)
• 65. MAFF current meter data inventory,1979-80 (1982) (PDF, 579 KB)
• 64. The Thames Estuary herring stock (1982) (PDF, 1.60 MB)
• 61. Assessing the toxicity of industrial wastes, with particular reference to variations in sensitivity of test animals (1980) (PDF, 3.65 MB)
• 59. The field assessment of effects of dumping wastes at sea: 7. Sewage sludge and industrial waste disposal in the Bristol Channel (1980) (PDF, 3.71 MB)
• 58. The MAFF online particle counting system (1980) (PDF, 1.11 MB)
• 53. Culture of algae for larval fish and shellfish rearing (1979) (PDF, 1.23 MB)
• 52. The composition of dredged spoils dumped at sea from England and Wales (1979) (PDF, 988 KB)
• 51. The field assessment of effects of dumping wastes at sea: 5. The disposal of solid wastes off the north-east coast of England (1979) (PDF, 3.27MB)
• 46. Automatic analysis of sea water nutrients (1978) (PDF, 1.31 MB)
• 45. The field assessment of effects of dumping wastes at sea: 1. An introduction (1978) (PDF, 825 KB)
• 40. Paralytic shellfish poisoning (1978) (PDF 1.63 MB)
• 37. A review of spawning in the north Atlantic mackerel, (Scomber scombrus L.) (1977) (PDF, 2.14 MB)
• 36. The effects of pot immersion time on catches of lobsters, (Homarus gammarus L.), in the Welsh coast fishery (1977) (PDF, 307 KB)
• 12. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles 1975 (1977) (PDF,  378 KB)
• 7. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles 1969 (1971) (PDF, 464 KB)