2008 - 2008 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Irish Sea Fish Egg Production Survey 2008

This survey series took place from 2006 to 2010 and consisted of 15 voyages. Plankton samples were collected at each site on a planned survey grid. This data consists of the numbers of fish eggs and larvae, along with associated positional data and volumes filtered.

A fine mesh (80 micron) 'PUP' sampler, attached to the frame of the Gulf VII sampler, was used to collect plankton samples for analysis of zooplankton species. These were analysed under Cefas contract C3576 and are recorded separately.