This dataset contains coastal fish key species and key functional group indicator data collected from national coastal fish monitoring programs as coordinated under HELCOM FISH PRO, FISH PRO II, FISH PRO III and EG Coastal Fish and used for HELCOM coastal fish indicator and thematic assessments.

The dataset is divided to pointwise observations where values are collected from one single location and polygon areas where values reflect larger area (ICES squares).

The data is reported by national representatives of HELCOM EG Coastal Fish and validated annually in the group meeting and hosted by HELCOM Secretariat.

Attributes:

ID = Unique identifier of observation

Country = Country of organization carrying out monitoring (in ISO 2-digit country codes)

Organization = Organization carrying out monitoring

AreaID = ID of monitoring areas

AreaName = Name of monitored area

Latitude = Latitude coordinate of monitoring site in WGS84 decimal degrees

Longitude = Longitude coordinate of monitoring site in WGS84 decimal degrees

L3_AssessmentUnit = HELCOM Level3 assessment unit

Year = Year of observation

IndicatorName = Indicator which the obsrevation value is related to

IndicatorValue = Indicator value as in CPUE/WPUE

Species = Key coastal fish species tthat indicator value applies to

FunctionalGroup = Key coastal fish functional group that indicator value applies to

Method = Monitoring method

Geartype = Gear type used for monitoring

Season = Season of monitoring

RegistrationDate = Date when observation was included in the Coastal fish database