Littorina littorea shell lengths from Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland

Littorina littorea (L.) were collected from a number of shores around Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland between 2004 and 2006. The length of each shell (cm) was measured with callipers. The basic unit of survey was a vertical transect, approximately 30 m wide, covering the vertical range of L. littorea on the shore. A surveyed site may contain up to two separate transects. Snails were collected using 0.25 m2 quadrats thrown haphazardly on the shore. These were stratified in three horizontal bands, with 8 quadrats in each band. On some shores the lower shore was muddy and no littorinids were found. In these cases, data were only collected from the areas where L. littorea were found and fewer quadrats were thrown.

Length data are given for each transect in the file 'Shell lengths by transect'. Information on the associated shore, subsite code, year and number of quadrats thrown are in the 'Transect details' file.

Disciplines

Environment, Fisheries and aquaculture

Keywords

winkle, periwinkle, hand gathering, survey

Location

54.608598N, 54.279875S, -5.49527E, -5.72834W

Data

FileSizeFormatProcessingAccess
Littorina littorea shell lengths
109 KoCSVRaw data
Information on transect location and year of sampling
1 KoCSVRaw data
How to cite
Johnson Mark, McDermott Tommy (2018). Littorina littorea shell lengths from Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/57184
In addition to properly cite this dataset, it would be appreciated that the following work(s) be cited too, when using this dataset in a publication :
Johnson Mark, McDermott Tommy (2018). Picking a way forward: valuing and managing traditional shellfish gathering for Littorina littorea. Submitted to Aquatic Living Resources.

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