Database of fish landings collected from January 1990

This dataset consists of a database on commercial fish landings comprised of data on: date landed, fisherman, boat, weight (per fish species) and price per kilogram (per fish species) for all species of tuna, wahoo, ground fish, dorado and shark .This data was collected from January 1990 to July 2015 to monitor fish catches in St. Helena's waters.

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Last Updated December 22, 2021, 10:09 (CET)
Created December 22, 2021, 09:54 (CET)
Region Saint Helena
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 1990-01-31
Temporal Extent End 2015-07-31
Dataset Reference Date 2015
Lineage The fish were caught by commerical fishing vessels and landed at the fish processing factory. The whole fish was weighed and a monetary value added. This data was recorderd and entered into the database.
Spatial Reference System EPSG4326
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted, data environmentally and commercially sensitive, however anonymised data is open to researchers on the basis of a research agreement
Use Constraints Restricted, but open subject to limitations and prior agreement with responsible organisation. Copyright must be cited
Resource Reference Saint Helena Government
Data Format mdb
Update Frequency Not Planned - Completed
Accuracy Weight +/- 0.01kg
Resource Type DataSet
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2021-07-13
Metadata Point of Contact data.manager@sainthelena.gov.sh
Unique Resource ID SH-EMD-293