Length and age data for North Sea Saithe and Barents Sea Cod collected through a self-sampling program in English fisheries 2023 - Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships

Two participating vessels collected information on catches and biological data including length data and otoliths from North Sea Saithe and Barents sea cod, between March 2023 and February 2024. This work was carried out as part of the Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships (FISP). This project was led by the fishing industry, in partnership with Cefas. This project aimed to set up a cost-effective continuous data collection programme for the industry to collect robust biological scientific data on national fisheries that are not covered by the current national sampling programmes, with the long-term aim to feed into the ICES stock assessment. This project presented an opportunity to engage the industry in the collection of biological samples from areas logistically difficult to sample routinely. The data shown includes summary catches of the target species (saithe and cod) in each trip and the length collected for those species, in each haul.