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Raja clavata and Scyliorhinus canicula abundance dataset supporting the 2024 Belgian MSFD assessment of D1C2

This dataset is part of the 2024 Belgian submission for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) linked to descriptor 1, criterion 2. It originates from the ICES DATRAS (Database of Trawl Surveys), which compiles standardised bottom trawl survey data collected from various European waters; for this indicator, the Belgian Beam Trawl Survey (BTS) data from the North Sea were used. The dataset includes species abundance, length and age distributions, catch per unit effort, and environmental parameters, providing key insights on the population abundance of thornback ray (Raja clavata) and lesser-spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) for stock assessment and fisheries management.

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Date (Creation)
2025-02-13
Date (Revision)
2026-09-14
Date (Publication)
2026-09-15
Date (Creation)
2016-05-19
Unique resource identifier
https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:2923
Identifier
http://metadata.naturalsciences.be / bmdc.be:dataset:2923

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Other citation details
This dataset is composed of the following sources: (1) Datras trawl data for Lesser-spotted dogfish and Thornback ray. (2) Lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula in Subarea 4 and divisions 3 a and 7 d North Sea Skagerrak and Kattegat eastern English Channel Dataset from ICES. (3) Jade Maes (n.d.). Population abundance: individual number of lesser-spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula Report MSFD 2024. (4) Jade Maes (n.d.). Population abundance: individual number of thornback rays Raja clavata Report MSFD 2024. (5) Thornback ray Raja clavata in Subarea 4 and in divisions 3 a and 7 d North Sea Skagerrak Kattegat and eastern English Channel Dataset from ICES.
Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Owner
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Publisher
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Oceanographic geographical features
Keywords
  • Oceanographic geographical features
  • Reporting INSPIRE
  • Federal government
European Legislation Identifier
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance)
Marine Regions
  • Belgian part of the North Sea
  • Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
  • marine monitoring
  • Marine Strategy Framework Directive
INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets
  • Directive 2008/56/EC
NERC Vocabulary Server - C45 Vocabulary version 3.0
  • Biological diversity maintained
Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium
  • Environment
INSPIRE Registry: feature concepts
  • Oceanographic Geographical Features
INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope
  • National
High-value dataset categories
  • Earth observation and environment
Eionet Central Data Repository
  • (Criteria) D1C2 - Population abundance
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
No conditions apply to access and use
Other constraints
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations on public access.
Use limitation
No conditions apply to use.
Classification
Unclassified
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Oceans
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2020-01-01
Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258
Distribution format
  • text/html ( Unknown )

  • text/csv ( Unknown )

Distributor

Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Name
text/html
Version
Unknown
OnLine resource
Lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula in Subarea 4 and divisions 3 a and 7 d North Sea Skagerrak and Kattegat eastern English Channel Dataset from ICES ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

An HTTP link to download

Distributor

Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Name
text/html
Version
Unknown
OnLine resource
Thornback ray Raja clavata in Subarea 4 and in divisions 3 a and 7 d North Sea Skagerrak Kattegat and eastern English Channel Dataset from ICES ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

An HTTP link to download

Distributor

Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Version
Unknown
Transfer size
0.583469
OnLine resource
Population abundance: individual number of thornback rays Raja clavata Report MSFD 2024. Jade Maes ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

An HTTP link to view information

Distributor

Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Version
Unknown
Transfer size
0.494631
OnLine resource
Population abundance: individual number of lesser-spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula Report MSFD 2024. Jade Maes ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

An HTTP link to view information

Distributor

Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Name
text/csv
Version
Unknown
Transfer size
0.816492
OnLine resource
Datras trawl data for Lesser-spotted dogfish and Thornback ray ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )

An HTTP link to download this dataset in CSV

OnLine resource
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) ( DOI )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
Yes
Statement
Data are collected following ICES standardized protocols, including calibration of trawl gear, data validation, and quality control checks (ISO17025-based national QC standard). ICES applies consistency checks to ensure comparability across different surveys and years. Data undergoes post-survey validation to minimize errors in species identification, length measurements, and abundance estimates. Data is collected under national and international fisheries research programs coordinated by ICES member countries. The Belgian Beam Trawl Survey (BTS) is funded under the National Data Gathering Program. The BTS has been conducted annually since 1993 (continuous time series; the survey itself started in 1992). Bottom trawl (4m beam trawl, 40mm cod-end mesh). Measurement boards for fish length (in-house SmartFish measuring board), environmental sensors, data-entry systems (Smartfish database).
File identifier
bmdc.be:dataset:2923 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2026-09-15T15:30:21.241Z
Metadata standard name
Geographic information -- Metadata
Metadata standard version
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Point of contact
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
 
 

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Keywords

Eionet Central Data Repository
(Criteria) D1C2 - Population abundance
European Legislation Identifier
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance)
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
Marine Strategy Framework Directive marine monitoring
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Oceanographic geographical features
High-value dataset categories
Earth observation and environment
INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets
Directive 2008/56/EC
INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope
National
INSPIRE Registry: feature concepts
Oceanographic Geographical Features
NERC Vocabulary Server - C45 Vocabulary version 3.0
Biological diversity maintained
Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium
Environment

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