DATRAS Offshore Beam Trawl Surveys (BTS)

The Offshore Beam Trawl Surveys include data collected by 4 countries (BE, DE, NL, UK) in the North Sea, Celtic Sea, and Irish Sea. Although, the surveys target plaice and sole, composition of the whole catch is analyzed.

Data and resources

DATRAS home page

BTS survey description and data can be accessed from here

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DATRAS Data Download page

Direct link to download BTS data products

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ICES data portal

ICES data portal, where BTS distribution maps can be viewed.

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DATRAS Web Services

Explore web services applicable for BTS

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Additional information

Date (publication)	2011-01-01
Status	onGoing
Update frequency	continual
Metadata language	en
License	Available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License v4.0
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-04
Created	2026-11-04
API	package_show