Details of Shellfish Waters Directive Areas

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Dataset identification

Title of datasetShellfish Waters Directive Areas
Narrative summary of datasetThe aim of the Shellfish Waters Directive is to protect or improve shellfish waters in order to support shellfish life and growth. It is designed to protect the aquatic habitat of bivalve and gastropod molluscs, which include oysters, mussels, cockles, scallops and clams. The Directive requires Member States to designate waters which need protection in order to support shellfish life and growth.
Summary of processing methodologyThe Directive requires Member States to designate waters which need protection in order to support shellfish life and growth.
Start date2014-04-25
End date2017-04-24

Responsible organisations

CountryIreland
Organisation nameMarine Institute
Role of organisationOriginator of Dataset
CountryIreland
Organisation nameMarine Institute
Role of organisationPublisher

Dataset availability

Original dataset download linkhttps://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/OWPONtOEuZph7RX
Dataset formatshapefile
Public accessNo limitations
License for useCC-BY 4.0
TypeDataset

Locations

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Latitude north boundary55.620412769169
Longitude east boundary-4.3276554757269
Latitude south boundary50.783556292035
Longitude west boundary-12.149921100727
Sea areaNorth Atlantic Ocean

Data types, collection and processing

Observation typeArea Management/Designation
ParameterShellfish reproduction

Process information

Submitting organisationMarine Institute
Submission identifier (UUID)c9691853-40c9-4f4c-9428-8fac31313aa2
Date of dataset creation2014-04-25
Date of metadata creation2022-05-20
Date of metadata latest revision2022-08-29
Date of publishing2022-08-31
Processing data centreCOGEA SRL, Business Management Consultants
Summary record-ID1105