Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Center for environment, fisheries and aquaculter science (Cefas)
      Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
      Publication_Time: Unknown
      Title: spawning_grounds_2010
      Edition: 0.1
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Online_Linkage: \\lowfile3\c3446$\MB102_Spawning and Nursery Areas\Spawning ground maps (Mary)\Final layers Andy\whiting_spawning_low.shp
  Description:
    Abstract: This layer is the nominal spawning distribution as gauged from the distribution and relative abundance of egg and/or larval stages from contemporary data and Coull et al. (1998). Areas with higher concentrations of eggs and/or larvae that are considered to relate to more important spawning grounds are designated High.
    Purpose: To provide spatial data on the spawning grounds of selected UK fish
    Supplemental_Information:
      Reference :
      Ellis, J.R., Milligan, S., Readdy, L., South, A., Taylor, N. and Brown, M. 2010. Mapping the spawning and nursery grounds of selected fish for spatial planning. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from Cefas. Defra Contract No. MB5301

      More intensive surveys have been undertaken in the Irish Sea, and higher resolution (HR) maps are provided for Cod, Sole and Plaice

      Nominal spawning grounds for Ling are for a fringe of the distribution. The main distribution of Ling is not sampled appropriately for eggs & larvae, and no shapefile is provided.

      Data for the North Sea population of mackerel were not available during this study.

      For those areas (e.g. NW Scotland, parts of the English Channel and Irish Coasts) where there are no recent egg/larval data we recommend the user consult Coull et al. (1998) until more recent data become available.

      Relevant reports include: 
      Bunn, N. & Fox, C.J. (2004). Spring plankton surveys of the Irish Sea in 2000: hydrography and the distribution of fish eggs and larvae. Science Series Technical Report, CEFAS, Lowestoft, 124: 131pp.
      Bunn, N., Fox, C.J. & Nash, R.D.M. (2004). Spring plankton surveys of the Irish Sea in 2001, 2002 and 2003: Hydrography and the distribution of fish eggs and larvae. Science Series Data Report, Cefas, Lowestoft, 42; 213 pp.
      Coull, K.A., Johnstone, R., & S.I. Rogers (1998). Fisheries Sensitivity Maps in British Waters. Published and distributed by UKOOA Ltd., v + 58 pp.
      Fox, C.J., Dickey-Collas, M. & Winpenny, A.J., (1997). Spring plankton surveys of the Irish Sea in 1995: The distribution of fish eggs and larvae. Science Series Technical Report, Cefas, Lowestoft, 104: 106pp.
      Taylor, N., Fox, C.J., Bolle, L., Dickey-Collas, M., Fossum, P., Kraus, G., Munk, P., Rolf, N., Van Damme, C. & Vorbach, M. (2007). Results of the spring 2004 North Sea ichthyoplankton surveys: The distribution of fish eggs and larvae from the international ichthyoplankton survey. ICES Cooperative Research Report 285: 59 pp.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
  Status:
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -16.000000
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 5.000000
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.500000
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.000000
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.
      Theme_Keyword: Spawning grounds
      Theme_Keyword: Ichthyoplankton
      Theme_Keyword: Egg and larval stages
      Theme_Keyword: Fish
      Theme_Keyword: UK
      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_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Publication_Date: 10/2008
      Edition: Version 10/2008
      Online_Linkage: www.aquamaps.org
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Title: Wheeler, A. 1969. Key to the fishes of northern Europe: A guide to the identification of more than 350 species
Data_Quality_Information:
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset copied.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\andy\arcGISwork\Final layers Andy\Spawning_grounds
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset copied.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\andy\arcGISwork\Final layers Andy\march09layers\spawning_grounds_final
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 20
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:
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    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: spawning_grounds_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: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Species
      Attribute_Definition: species common name
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Intensity
      Attribute_Definition: H = spawning grounds with a high density of egg and larval stages, L = other spawning grounds
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Region
      Attribute_Definition: Irish Sea (High sampling activity), Non Irish Sea (Lower sampling intensity)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Resolution
      Attribute_Definition: H=Higher resolution in Irish Sea due to more sampling, L=Lower resolution outside of Irish Sea
Distribution_Information:
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20100819
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      Contact_Address:
        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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