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2006 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA7 Technical Report - Coastal Shellfish Resources and Fisheries (NE Atlantic west of Scotland)

This report is a contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA7) conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change) and deals with the shellfish resources and their commercial fisheries within SEA7. Exploited species of shellfish are found in the SEA7 zone occupying all types of habitat and distributed over a considerable range of depths, from the littoral zone down to 1000m. These species provide important fisheries and make vital contributions to the economy of remote communities on the west coast of Scotland. The main species reviewed in this report are: Norway lobster; European Lobster; Crawfish; Edible crab; Velvet swimming crab; Shore crab; Red crabs; Giant scallop; Queen scallop; Cockle; Common mussel; Razor shells; Whelks; Periwinkle

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Date (Publication)
2006-04-01
Citation identifier
British Geological Survey / BGS_SEA_113
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Paul Henni

offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk

Custodian

Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)

enquiries@decc.gsi.gov.uk

Originator
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
Resource format
Name Version

Documents

Keywords
  • NDGO0001

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

  • Fish behaviour
  • Fish catch statistics
  • Fishery characterisation

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Species distribution

SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages

  • crust
  • sediment
Use limitation

The SEAs data were produced as part of the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change's Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment programme; Crown Copyright, all rights reserved. The DECC SEA must be acknowledged in any maps or publications that make use of the data. All the data files are freely available to the public. The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) data portal provides free access to available data and reports which have been produced through the SEA process. The site is run and managed by BGS on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Many files can be downloaded directly from this website. Those that are too large to download can be ordered via the website for postal delivery from BGS. BGS (NERC) has been contracted by DECC to publish SEA datasets on its behalf. All intellectual property rights (including , without limitation, copyrights, database rights and all other rights which subsist or may at any time in the future subsist in the Dataset(s)) in the Dataset(s) ('Intellectual Property Rights') are owned by DECC (formerly the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform). BGS has been authorised by DECC to use SEA datasets for all purposes but on a 'not-for-profit basis'. BGS has been authorised by DECC to pass on SEA datasets to third parties so that they can use them for all purposes but on a 'not-for-profit' basis.

Access constraints
Intellectual property rights
Distance
5  m
Language
English
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Title

SeaVoX salt and fresh water body gazetteer

Date (Revision)
2006-01-01
Code
North Atlantic Ocean
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E
W
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Begin date
2006-01-01
End date
2006-01-01
Supplemental Information

http://www.offshore-sea.org.uk/site/index.php

Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Distribution format
    OnLine resource
    Protocol Linkage Name
    http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/sea/home.html

    Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) data portal

    Hierarchy level
    Dataset
    Statement

    This report was prepared by Colin J Chapman as part of the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change's Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment programme. Information on the distribution and importance of the fisheries for each shellfish species in this report is based mainly on the recorded landings by UK vessels into Scottish ports, and to a lesser extent, on landings into Ireland and Northern Ireland. Landings information in Scotland was provided by the Scottish Executive database, the Fisheries Information Network. Landings data from these sources is recorded with reference to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) grid of statistical rectangles.

    Metadata

    File identifier
    aba64100-c165-4de3-e044-0003ba6f30bd XML
    Metadata language
    English
    Hierarchy level
    Dataset
    Date stamp
    2011-08-30
    Metadata standard name

    MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard

    Metadata standard version

    Version 2.3.5

    Metadata author
    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    British Geological Survey (BGS)

    Mary Mowat

    offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk

    Point of contact
     
     

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