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Selected Scottish freshwater fish records from 2008-2011 (collected by SEPA)

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Citation

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (2017). Selected Scottish freshwater fish records from 2008-2011 (collected by SEPA). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/jb73hj accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-03-06.

Description

Records from electrofishing surveys carried out following SFCC protocols.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Data subject to internal quality control. All data collected following SFCC protocols. Further information is available from SEPA Fish Ecology Team.

Method steps

  1. Electrofishing surveys are a mixture of semi quantitative and fully-quantitative, area based surveys. Sample sites are chosen to be representative of the wider waterbody, and are carried out by following SFCC protocols. More details are available from the SEPA Fish Ecology team if required.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Sites across Scotland on main rivers, selected to provide a representative assessment of water quality in those rivers.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Strathallan House, Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
GB
Telephone: 01786 452595
homepage: http://www.sepa.org.uk
metadata author
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Strathallan House, Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
GB
Telephone: 01786 452595
homepage: http://www.sepa.org.uk
distributor
NBN Atlas
Unit F, 14 - 18 St Mary's Gate, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Cathy Bennett
administrative point of contact
email: cathy.bennett@sepa.org.uk
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