EMODnet Human Activities, Aquaculture, Shellfish

The dataset on shellfish aquaculture in the Eropean seas was created in 2014 by AND-International for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the aggregation and harmonization of datasets provided by national sources across the EU (plus Norway and the UK) and by the project Euroshell. The dataset contains points representing shellfish farms or shellfish production areas (depending on available data) in the following countries: Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and United Kingdom. Data from Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Norway and Scotland come from the official lists of registered aquaculture sites. Data from France relies on cadastral data. Data from the Netherlands, Italy and England and Wales come from the Euroshell project. Data is missing for Spain, Germany, Portugal, Sweden and Croatia. Except for Spain and Germany, the shellfish production remains limited in those MS. There is no production in other MS. Each point has the following attributes (where available): status (active, inactive, licensed), country, owner name, farm type (Mussels, Oysters, Mussels-Oysters, Clams, Specialised (other), Mixed (other)), production method (Beds, Long lines, Rafts, Saltwater closed (recirculation), Saltwater ponds, Saltwater tanks/raceways, Trestles or trays, Other), production stage (Grow out for human consumption, Hatchery, Nursery, Broodstock, Reproduction, Harvest, Other), purpose (Commercial, Research, Education, Display, Other), products detailed (English translation of the information provided on species grown or authorised in the source), point information (Polygon centroid, Original) depending on how the information is provided in the source (polygons or points), site_id, distance to coast (metres), position from coastline (At sea, within the coastline). The farm type relies on a typology established by AND-International, based on available information on species grown or authorised. A relational table provides harmonised information about species grown or authorised using Eurostat nomenclature for the Species Group (Mussels; Oysters; Clams, cockles, arkshells; Scallops, pectens; Abalones, winkles, conchs; Sea-urchins and other echinoderms) and when available the species name (e.g. Blue mussels - Mytilus edulis). The distance to coast (EEA coastline shapefile) has been calculated using the original data map projections, where available. In the other cases it was used the UTM WGS84 Zone projected coordinate system where data fall in. Compared with the previous version this new version includes updated data for Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Norway and Scotland and new data from Slovenia. Data are available for viewing and download on EMODnet - Human Activities web portal ( https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities).

Date (Publication): 2014-07-03

Date (Revision): 2022-02-25

Date (Creation): 2014-07-01

Citation identifier: EMODnet_HA_Aquaculture_Shellfish_20220225

Point of contact

Organisation name	Electronic mail address	Role
AND-International	[email protected] [email protected]	Author
Greek Ministry of Agriculture - Greece	[email protected]	Resource provider
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark	[email protected]	Resource provider
Fiskeridirektoratet - Norway		Resource provider
Marine Scotland - UK Scotland	[email protected]	Resource provider
IFREMER	[email protected]	Resource provider
Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine - Ireland	[email protected]	Resource provider
Black Sea Basin Directorate	[email protected]	Resource provider
National Institute of Biology of Slovenia	[email protected]	Resource provider

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Agricultural and aquaculture facilities

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

fishery

GEMET - Groups, version 2.4

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; FISHERY

GEMET - Themes, version 2.4

fishery

GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1

fish farming

Spatial representation type: Vector

Denominator: 100000

Language: English

Topic category

Farming

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: No limitations on public access

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Other constraints: Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Other constraints: This data was downloaded from the EMODnet Portal ( https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/). The data originator is AND-International.

Transfer size: 0

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:LINK	https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities	EMODnet Human Activities
WWW:DOWNLOAD	https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/aa0d2b45-49c4-4b42-86bb-8971a3c2d2cc/attachments/EMODnet_HA_Aquaculture_Shellfish_20220225.zip	EMODnet_HA_Aquaculture_Shellfish_20220225.zip
OGC:WMS	https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wms?	shellfish
OGC:WFS	https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs?	emodnet:shellfish

Distribution format

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Hierarchy level: Dataset

Conformance result

Date: 2022-02-25

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Statement: The dataset for shellfish production areas in the EU relies on various sources: the EUROSHELL project ( http://www.euroshell-net.eu/) for Italy, the Netherlands and England; the data collected from national sources for Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Scotland. The harmonisation work involves identifying species when available, translating them into English and harmonising into standard definitions and a common typology. Details provided in the datasets vary from detailed scientific names to national common names. Data are missing for Germany (significant mussel production), Sweden (small mussel production) and Portugal (very small oyster and clam production). According to available FAO, EU and national statistics, there is no shellfish farming in other MS. Validation and quality assurance remain up to primary data sources, while harmonization is carried out by AND-International. Extensive harmonization work was carrying out for France as cadastral data came from various regional or departmental sources. For further information on validation and quality assurance, it is suggested that primary data sources are contacted. Generally speaking data are to be considered reliable, because they come from national sources officially in charge for their collection. Timeliness of the data however varies among countries.

Metadata

File identifier: aa0d2b45-49c4-4b42-86bb-8971a3c2d2cc XML

Metadata language: English

Character set: MD_CharacterSetCode_utf8

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2025-09-02T07:50:11.763422Z

Metadata standard name: ISO19115

Metadata standard version: 2003/Cor.1:2006

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
AND-International		[email protected] [email protected]	Point of contact

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