Impact of environmental radiation on the health and reproductive status of fish from Japan, 2017
bibliographic citation: Lerebours, A., Smith, J.T. (2019). Impact of environmental radiation on the health and reproductive status of fish from Japan, 2017. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/07347484-5d35-4335-bdbe-ac9d7b33c84f
description: Data set presents results from fish biometry field work within four lakes in Japan (Suzuuchi, Funazawa, Kashiramori, Abakuma). Data comprise sampling location, fish species, sex, length, weight (total fish, gonad and liver weight). Fish were sampled during May 2017; target species included crucian carp, common carp and smallmouth bass. For the health and reproductive status assessment, fish of similar weight and total length were collected. Gill nets (20 m length and 21 mm mesh size) were employed to ensure capture of homogeneous groups of mature ﬁsh. The work described here was conducted under the TREE project (http://tree.ceh.ac.uk/) funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, Environment Agency and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Fish were carefully removed from the nets and kept alive into tanks containing aerated water. Fish fell unconscious by a blow to the head and were then killed by performing a concussion of the brain to limit as much as possible the suﬀering as recommended by the UK Home Oﬃce procedure (Animals Scientiﬁc Procedures Act, 198618). Scales were sampled for age determination. Body weight, total length, and gonadal weight recorded for each ﬁsh. The gonads were dissected, weighted, fixed in buffered formalin solution for 24h and preserved in ethanol for later study. File uploaded is of the biometry data retrieved from the field work.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2017-05-08
  end date: 2017-05-18
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Environmental survey
subject: Radioecology
subject: Carp
subject: Fukushima
subject: Japan
type: Dataset
available: 2019-08-20
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/07347484-5d35-4335-bdbe-ac9d7b33c84f
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
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  copyright notice: copyright Natural Environment Research Council
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  copyright notice: copyright University of Portsmouth
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  copyright notice: copyright Environment Agency
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  copyright notice: copyright Radioactive Waste Management
access rights: UNRS
theme: Environmental survey
theme: Radioecology
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/07347484-5d35-4335-bdbe-ac9d7b33c84f
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright Natural Environment Research Council
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright University of Portsmouth
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    copyright notice: copyright Environment Agency
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    copyright notice: copyright Radioactive Waste Management
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
language: en

Guler, Y.
type: Person
family name: Guler
given name: Yasmin
member: University of Portsmouth

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Lerebours, A.
type: Person
family name: Lerebours
given name: A.
member: University of Portsmouth

Smith, J.T.
type: Person
family name: Smith
given name: J.T.
member: University of Portsmouth

Environmental survey
type: Concept

Radioecology
type: Concept

University of Portsmouth
type: Organization