Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set.
      Publication_Date: REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release.
      Title: nursery_data_2010
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Online_Linkage: \\Lowfile3\c3446$\MB102_Spawning and Nursery Areas\3_Nursery ground outputs\Final layers\nursery_data_2010.shp
  Description:
    Abstract: A points layer of presence and abundance of selected juvenile species conducted by fishery-independant research surveys in UK waters.
    Purpose: To provide the evidence-base behind the identification of nursery grounds for selected highly mobile species.
    Supplemental_Information:
      Point layer identification fields:
      FID, OBJECTID, Shape, MedianLat, MedianLon

      Field descriptions:
      Gear - gear type used: PHHT = Portuguese high headline trawl, 
                                          GOV = Grande Ouverture Verticale trawl, 
                                          BT = Beam trawl
      fldCountry - Value - ENG = England and Wales
                                     SCO = Scotland
                                     NI = Northern Ireland

      It should be noted that various forms of GOV are used in the various surveys, and so relative abundance should only be interpreted within a survey region and not across the entire study area. Northern Ireland use a non GOV rockhopper trawl.

      XXX_Mx - Maximum abundance recorded at each station
      XXX_P - Presence - Value 
      -9999 = no data, 
      1 = presence in 1 or more tows at each station
      50 = present in over 50% of tows at each station
      70 = present in over 70% of tows at each station

      The study undertook 2 analyses with different length splits for horse mackerel, because fish <= 14cm were so ubiquitous. For the other species the length splits are shown below.

      HOM_M_8
      Maximum abundance of Horse Mackerel which are less than or equal to 8 cm
      HOM_P_8 
      Presence of Horse Mackerel which are less than or equal to 8 cm long
      HOM_Mx_14
      Maximum abundance of Horse mackerel which are less than or equal to 14 cm
      HOM_P_14
      Presence of Horse Mackerel which are less than or equal to 14 cm

      Where;
      XXX is the three letter species identifier outlined in the species coding list below.
      to get presence for 50% of tows for each station both 50 and 70 must be used.

      Species coding list:
      Whiting, Merlangius merlangus, WHG, < 20 cm  
      Common skate, Dipturus batis, SKT, < 43 cm
      Sandeels, Ammodytidae, SAN, < 13 cm
      Herring, Clupea harengus, HER, <17.5 cm 
      Cod, Gadus morhua, COD, < 23 cm 
      European hake, Merluccius merluccius, HKE, < 20 cm 
      Plaice, Pleuronectes platessa, PLE, <12 cm 
      Mackerel, Scomber scombrus, MAC, <24 cm 
      Sole, Solea solea, SOL, < 13 cm 
      Horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus, HOM, < 8 cm and < 14 cm
      Thornback ray, Raja clavata, THR, < 18 cm 
      Spotted ray, Raja montagui, SDR, < 18 cm 
      Undulate ray, Raja undulata, UNR, <29 cm 
      Spurdog, Squalus acanthias, DGS, < 48 cm
      Ling, Molva molva, LIN, < 49 cm
      Anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius, MON, < 28 cm
      Blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou, WHB, < 19 cm
      Tope shark, Galeorhinus galeus, GAG, < 70 cm
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.
    Currentness_Reference: REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined.
  Status:
    Progress: REQUIRED: The state of the data set.
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: REQUIRED: The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed.
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.662300
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 7.770000
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.524500
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.721000
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.
      Theme_Keyword: Fish
      Theme_Keyword: UK
      Theme_Keyword: Nursery grounds
      Theme_Keyword: marine spatial planning
      Theme_Keyword: impact assessment
      Theme_Keyword: Cefas
    Place:
      Place_Keyword: UK waters
  Access_Constraints: REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set.
  Use_Constraints: REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Jim Ellis
        Contact_Organization: Cefas
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jim.ellis@cefas.co.uk
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
Data_Quality_Information:
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset copied.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: \\PC3342\C$\JNCC meeting\Nursery\MPA_nursery_ground.mdb
      Process_Date: 20100315
      Process_Time: 16341900
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Metadata imported.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\lr05\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml8F.tmp
      Process_Date: 20100316
      Process_Time: 10322400
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6577
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: nursery_data_2010
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Gear
      Attribute_Definition: Gear type; Beam trawl (BT), Portuguese high headline (PHHT), Grande Ouverture Verticale (GOV)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: fldCountry
      Attribute_Definition: UK country; Scotland (SCO) Northern Ireland (NI) England and Wales (ENG)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MedianLat
      Attribute_Definition: Survey station latitude
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WHG_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Whiting, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MedianLon
      Attribute_Definition: Survey station longitude
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SKT_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Common skate, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SAN_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Sandeel, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HER_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Herring, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COD_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Cod, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HKE_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: European hake, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PLE_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Plaice, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MAC_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Mackerel, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SOL_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Sole, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HOM_Mx_14
      Attribute_Definition: Horse mackerel <= 14cm, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: THR_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Thornback ray, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SDR_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Spotted ray, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UNR_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Undulate ray, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DGS_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Spurdog, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LIN_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Ling, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MON_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Anglerfish, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WHB_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Blue whiting, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: GAG_Mx
      Attribute_Definition: Tope shark, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HOM_Mx_8
      Attribute_Definition: Horse mackerel <=8 cm, maximum abundance
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WHG_P
      Attribute_Definition: Whiting presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SKT_P
      Attribute_Definition: Common skate presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SAN_P
      Attribute_Definition: Sandeel presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HER_P
      Attribute_Definition: Herring presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COD_P
      Attribute_Definition: Cod presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HKE_P
      Attribute_Definition: European hake presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PLE_P
      Attribute_Definition: Plaice presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MAC_P
      Attribute_Definition: Mackerel presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SOL_P
      Attribute_Definition: Sole presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HOM_P_14
      Attribute_Definition: Horse mackerel <=14 cm, presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: THR_P
      Attribute_Definition: Thornback ray presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SDR_P
      Attribute_Definition: Spotted ray presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UNR_P
      Attribute_Definition: Undulate ray
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DGS_P
      Attribute_Definition: Spurdog presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LIN_P
      Attribute_Definition: Ling presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MON_P
      Attribute_Definition: Anglerfish presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WHB_P
      Attribute_Definition: Blue whiting presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: GAG_P
      Attribute_Definition: Tope shark presence
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HOM_P_8
      Attribute_Definition: Horse mackerel <=8 cm, presence
Distribution_Information:
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Standard_Order_Process:
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      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Transfer_Size: 0.176
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20100819
  Metadata_Contact:
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        Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
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        Address_Type: REQUIRED: The mailing and/or physical address for the organization or individual.
        City: REQUIRED: The city of the address.
        State_or_Province: REQUIRED: The state or province of the address.
        Postal_Code: REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.
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  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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