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, Spain and United Kingdom. Data from Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Spain 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 Germany, Portugal, Sweden and Croatia. Except for 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 and Spain. Data are available for viewing and download on EMODnet - Human Activities web portal ( https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities), except for the data from Spain, which are available in the viewer, but not for download.
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- Date (Revision)
- 2022-02-25
- Date (Creation)
- 2014-07-01
- Citation identifier
- EMODnet_HA_Aquaculture_Shellfish_20220225
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role AND-International
Author Greek Ministry of Agriculture - Greece
Resource provider Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark
Resource provider Fiskeridirektoratet - Norway
Resource provider Marine Scotland - UK Scotland
Resource provider IFREMER
Resource provider Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine - Ireland
Resource provider Black Sea Basin Directorate
Resource provider Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion (España)
Resource provider National Institute of Biology of Slovenia
Resource provider
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Agricultural and aquaculture facilities
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GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4
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fishery
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GEMET - Groups, version 2.4
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AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; FISHERY
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GEMET - Themes, version 2.4
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fishery
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GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1
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fish farming
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- Use limitation
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Re-use of content for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the sources (both EMODnet - Human Activities, and primary sources) are acknowledged. EMODnet - Human Activities accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the re-use of content accessible on its website.
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- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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no limitation
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 100000
- Language
- English
- Topic category
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- Farming
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- Distribution format
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Name Version unknown
unknown
- Transfer size
- 0
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities EMODnet Human Activities
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--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-1.3.0-http-get-map
https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wms? shellfish
OGC:WFS
https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs? emodnet:shellfish
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Conformance result
- Date
- 2022-02-25
- Explanation
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See the referenced specification
- Statement
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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, Spain 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
- 2024-02-14T14:19:58.080415Z
- Metadata standard name
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ISO19115
- Metadata standard version
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2003/Cor.1:2006
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role AND-International
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