READ ME File For The future of marine fisheries management and conservation in the United Kingdom: Lessons learnt from over 100 years of biased policy'

Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D2359

ReadMe Author: Paul Kemp, University of Southampton [ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4470-0589]

This project was supported by the Fisheries Society of the British Isles. 

This dataset supports the publication:
AUTHORS: Paul S. Kemp, Gowshika Subbiah, Richard Barnes, Kristina Boerder, Bethan C. O'Leary, Bryce D. Stewart, & Chris Williams
TITLE: The future of marine fisheries management and conservation in the United Kingdom: Lessons learnt from over 100 years of biased policy'
JOURNAL: Marine Policy
DOI: 

This ReadMe file describes the Data file accompanying the above publication. For any queries please contact p.kemp@soton.ac.uk. The dataset contains:
1. Sheet 1: Total annual landings of demersal fish by the home fleet into English and Welsh ports between 1906 and 2019. 
2. Sheet 2: Number of Fishermen employed.
3. Sheet 3: Number of "Distant Water" trawlers greater than 140ft length and Landings (tonnes '000s) by "Distant Water" trawlers greater than 140 ft in length.
4. Sheet 4: Landings and values for specific species.
5. Sheet 5: TAC as a proportion of SSB against year 

Date of data collection: 01/09/2020 - 01/02/2022

Information about geographic location of data collection: Boldrewood Innovation Campus (Southampton, UK).

Date that the file was created: 01/02/2022