Atlas of Commercial Fisheries around Ireland second edition
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Theme | Environment |
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Date dataset released | 2014-03-31 |
Date dataset updated | 2017-12-13 |
Dataset conforms to these standards | The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment. |
Rights notes | ['Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Licence conditions apply', 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/', 'license', 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/', 'license'] |
Update frequency | Other |
Language | English |
Geographic coverage in GeoJSON format | {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-16.01, 48.1],[-16.01, 57.1], [-3.5, 57.1], [-3.5, 48.1], [-16.01, 48.1]]]} |
Spatial Reference Systems (SRS) | WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) |
Vertical Extent | {"maxVerticalExtent": "-1", "verticalDomainName": "sea level", "minVerticalExtent": "-3500"} |
Provenance information | The Atlantic Ocean (named after mythological Greek god Atlas) is the world’s second-largest ocean and covers 20% of the earths surface. The waters around Ireland constitute a small part of that vast ocean but they are very productive; they support a diverse range of international shipping activities and contain important marine habitats and ecosystems. This resource requires careful management to protect vulnerable components whilst ensuring sustainable exploitation. This Atlas of Commercial Fisheries Around Ireland uses informatics, the science of processing data into information, to give useful new insights into fishing activities and fisheries resources. Fishing effort is mapped by gear and country. Landings of the key commercial species are mapped individually and by gear. This information is put into context by maps of effort and landings at a broader European scale and by the historical time series of landings that are provided for each species. |
Period of time covered (begin) | 1903-01-01 |
Period of time covered (end) | 2011-12-31 |