Biological Sampling Survey Stations
This dataset provides locations of Biological Sampling Survey stations, containing catch data collected from a series of bottom trawl surveys. Records include trawl positions, duration and gear parameters, catch weights of target species, length frequency distributions, and age, sex and maturity data. Target species include cod, haddock, whiting, saithe and hake, among others. The dataset is published by the Marine Institute, Ireland's national agency for marine research, and is useful for fisheries science, stock assessment and marine biodiversity monitoring.Biological Sampling Survey station locations containing catch data from a bottom trawl survey series: Trawl positions, duration and gear parameters; catch weights of the target species; length frequency distributions; age, sex and maturity. The target species are: cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, hak…
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- http://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/services/Fisheries/MapServer/WMSServer?REQUEST=GetMap&SERVICE=WMS&LAYERS=2&VERSION=1.3.0&FORMAT=image/png&CRS=CRS:84&BBOX=-16%2C49.5%2C-3.5%2C56.5&WIDTH=1000&HEIGHT=1000&STYLES=default
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curl -s 'http://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/services/Fisheries/MapServer/WMSServer?REQUEST=GetMap&SERVICE=WMS&LAYERS=2&VERSION=1.3.0&FORMAT=image/png&CRS=CRS:84&BBOX=-16%2C49.5%2C-3.5%2C56.5&WIDTH=1000&HEIGHT=1000&STYLES=default' -H 'Accept: application/json'Base API endpoint — see the documentation for available routes.
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