datatype: Epibenthos abstract: National monitoring data from the seas surrounding Sweden. description: The data are often collected with the help of divers who follow a transect - line along the seabed . The divers observe the occurrence of different species on the ground . What is observed is recorded either on site or analyzed retrospectively based on photographs, videos or samples collected by divers . Often noted the observationdepth, position along the transect line and the sampled surface along the transect line . The methods vary greatly. For each species are presented : measurements : how many there are in a given area (Abundance , Abundance Class), how many are counted (# Counted), the proportion of ground covered (% Cover, Cover Class) or the maximum depth it grew on (Species distribution and maximum depth) . Often also reported the bottom sediment type and the proportion of the bottom that is covered by sediment (sediment deposition cover) . originator: DEEP data_holding_centre: Swedish National Oceanographic Data Centre at Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) data_distributor: Swedish National Oceanographic Data Centre at Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) database_reference: SHARK internet_access: http://sharkweb.smhi.se, http://sharkdata.se contact: discipline: Marine biology address: Sven Källfelts gata 15 city: Västra Frölunda postal code: SE-426 71 phone: +46-(0)11-495 80 00 email: shark@smhi.se measuring area type: point coordinate system: WGS84 platform class: diver,video,photo access constraints: unrestricted citation: The data used in this (project/report/etc) has been downloaded from the Swedish National Oceanographic Data Centre at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). Data has been collected within Swedish coordinated marine monitoring by (originator/orderer). dataset_name: SHARK_Epibenthos_1992_2018_DEEP_Asko dataset_category: Epibenthos dataset_version: 2024-03-04 dataset_file_name: SHARK_Epibenthos_1992_2018_DEEP_Asko_version_2024-03-04.zip min_year: 1992 max_year: 2018 min_date: 1992-09-09 max_date: 2018-08-23 min_longitude: 17.46625 max_longitude: 17.56228 min_latitude: 58.66903 max_latitude: 58.87467 parameters#0.parameter: Salinity parameters#0.unit: parameters#1.parameter: Substrate parameters#1.unit: code parameters#2.parameter: Species distribution max depth parameters#2.unit: m parameters#3.parameter: Bite marks parameters#3.unit: class parameters#4.parameter: Total cover of all species parameters#4.unit: % parameters#5.parameter: Dry weight parameters#5.unit: g parameters#6.parameter: Temperature parameters#6.unit: C parameters#7.parameter: Substrate cover parameters#7.unit: % parameters#8.parameter: # counted parameters#8.unit: ind parameters#9.parameter: Recruitment parameters#9.unit: class parameters#10.parameter: Section substrate parameters#10.unit: code parameters#11.parameter: Abundance class parameters#11.unit: class parameters#12.parameter: Section substrate cover parameters#12.unit: % parameters#13.parameter: parameters#13.unit: parameters#14.parameter: Cover parameters#14.unit: % parameters#15.parameter: Reproductive organs parameters#15.unit: class