2001 - 2003 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Irish Sea Plaice Distribution Project Plankton Survey

Ichthyoplankton and beach surveys were undertaken in 2001, 2002 and 2003 by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science to examine plaice spawning and settling juvenile distribution in the eastern Irish Sea. This data consists of: 1) Numbers of fish eggs and larvae identified from the main net plankton samples, along with associated positional and ancillary data and volumes filtered. 2) Numbers and lengths of 0-group plaice, shrimp (Crangon crangon), crabs and other species collected during sampling from the beach with a small beam trawl. 3) Micro-increment counts of prepared otoliths taken from juvenile plaice.