VIS - Fishes in watercourses from several research projects for ecological water management in Flanders, Belgium

The dataset contains over 64,000 occurrences sampled since 2002 with different sampling techniques from several watercourses (i.e. brooks, rivers, and canals) in Flanders, Belgium. The dataset includes over 45 fish species.

The data are retrieved from the Fish Information System (VIS), a database set up to monitor the status of fishes and their habitats in Flanders and are collected in support of the Water Framework Directive, the Habitat Directive, certain red lists, and biodiversity research. Additional information, such as measurements, absence information and abiotic data are available upon request. Length and weight measurement data of the individual fishes, absence information, as well as abiotic data of the sampling points (pH, temperature, etc.) are not included in the Darwin Core Archive and are available upon request.