Details of Aquaculture in Maltese waters
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Title of dataset | Aquaculture in Maltese waters |
Narrative summary of dataset | This data includes the location of cages used for aquaculture in Maltese waters. The cages which are close to the shore are used for the breeding, rearing and harvesting of fish from egg to adult. This process, called close cycle aquaculture, is used to breed fish, such as sea bream (Sparus aurata), European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and common meagre (Argyrosomus reglus). Other cages, which are more distant from the coast, are used to keep Atlantic Bluefin Tuna which is caught in the wild. These fish are fed for a months until they are big enough to be harvested and sold. |
Summary of processing methodology | The raw data was available in a PDF document. This data was then validated using standard procedures and converted to an Excel sheet. |
Supporting documentation | 45008015.xml, Malta fish farm coords.xlsx |
Start date | 2018-10-01 |
End date | 2025-12-31 |
Responsible organisations
Country | Malta |
Organisation name | Environment and Resources Authority |
Role of organisation | Originator of Dataset |
Dataset availability
Original dataset download link | https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/OFKYaPgzBbUrbvX |
Date of original dataset publication | 2019-04-15 |
Dataset format | Text or Plaintext |
Public access | No limitations |
License for use | ODC-ODbL |
Type | Dataset |
Locations
Map | © OpenStreetMap contributors |
Latitude north boundary | 36.1 |
Longitude east boundary | 14.7 |
Latitude south boundary | 35.8 |
Longitude west boundary | 14.1 |
Coordinate reference system | World Geodetic System 84 |
Sea area | Strait of Sicily |
Data types, collection and processing
Observation type | Administration and dimensions |
Parameter | Sea-water aquaculture farm location |
Data quality processing information | Coordinates provided by Environment and Resources Authority are managed by the University of Malta using the data management standards concerning gathering, processing, quality controlling, and metadata preparation. |
Process information
Submitting organisation | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
Submission identifier (UUID) | 19c51a6a-0e84-46ba-b18e-d1760141770f |
Date of dataset creation | 2018-10-15 |
Date of metadata creation | 2019-04-11 |
Date of metadata latest revision | 2019-04-15 |
Date of publishing | 2019-04-16 |
Processing data centre | COGEA SRL, Business Management Consultants |
Summary record-ID | 464 |