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    DOI10.14284/711

    Sampling event Registered January 21, 2022

    LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations by imaging (ZooScan) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

    Published by Flanders Marine Institute
    emodnet.ec.europa.eu
    LicenceCC BY 4.0

    Description

    In the framework of the Lifewatch marine observatory a number of fixed stations on the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) are visited on a monthly or seasonal basis using the RV Simon Stevin. A grid of nine stations covers the coastal zone and are sampled monthly. Eight additional stations, located further at sea, are sampled on a seasonal basis.

    This dataset contains zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) since 2012.

    Zooplankton is sampled by vertical WP2 net tows, samples scanned with ZooScanner and identification with plankton analyser software, followed by manual validation.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station LW01

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.568667 to 51.568667
    Longitude
    From 2.256 to 2.256
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station LW02

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.8 to 51.8
    Longitude
    From 2.556 to 2.556
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 435

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.580667 to 51.580667
    Longitude
    From 2.790333 to 2.790333
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station W07bis

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.588033 to 51.588033
    Longitude
    From 3.012517 to 3.012517
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station W08

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.458333 to 51.458333
    Longitude
    From 2.35 to 2.35
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station W09

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.75 to 51.75
    Longitude
    From 2.7 to 2.7
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station W10

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.683333 to 51.683333
    Longitude
    From 2.416667 to 2.416667
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 421

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.4805 to 51.4805
    Longitude
    From 2.45 to 2.45
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 130

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.27055 to 51.27055
    Longitude
    From 2.90535 to 2.90535
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 700

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.377 to 51.377
    Longitude
    From 3.221017 to 3.221017
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 780

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.471367 to 51.471367
    Longitude
    From 3.057283 to 3.057283
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 330

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.434117 to 51.434117
    Longitude
    From 2.809083 to 2.809083
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 230

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.308683 to 51.308683
    Longitude
    From 2.85035 to 2.85035
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 710

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.441217 to 51.441217
    Longitude
    From 3.138283 to 3.138283
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station ZG02

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.33515 to 51.33515
    Longitude
    From 2.500717 to 2.500717
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 120

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.186083 to 51.186083
    Longitude
    From 2.702483 to 2.702483
    Description

    ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) > station 215

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From 51.274867 to 51.274867
    Longitude
    From 2.61075 to 2.61075
    Description

    EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

    Latitude
    From 50.101543 to 52.119495
    Longitude
    From 0.748187 to 3.968611

    Temporal scope

    range
    July 24, 2012 - June 11, 2025

    Contacts

    • Jonas Mortelmans

      Originator
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
      Roles
      Originator
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      User ID

    • Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

      Originator
      Metadata author
      Point of contact
      Custodian steward
      Organization
      Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
      Point of contact
      Custodian steward

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    January 21, 2022
    Metadata last modified
    June 11, 2025
    Publication date
    June 11, 2025
    Hosted by
    Flanders Marine Institute
    Installation
    European Ocean Biodiversity Information System (EurOBIS)
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.14284/711
    Alternative identifiers
    DOI10.14284/651
    DOI10.14284/584
    DOI10.14284/543
    DOI10.14284/445
    GBIF registration details

    Citation

    Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium (2022): LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/711 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-17.