Details of Horse Mackerel Nursery Grounds

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Dataset identification

Title of datasetHorse Mackerel Nursery Grounds
Narrative summary of datasetThis dataset shows nursery grounds of commercially important species, Horse Mackerel.
Summary of processing methodologyMarine nursery areas are habitats that promote the survival of young commercially important fish species. Many of these creatures are important to humans in fisheries and seafood. These habitats are essential for the reproduction and understanding of the geographical species distribution. Take them away or degrade them, and the production of commercially harvested species will decline or cease altogether.
Start date2020-06-11
End date2021-06-11

Responsible organisations

CountryIreland
Organisation nameMarine Institute
Role of organisationOriginator of Dataset

Dataset availability

Original dataset download linkhttps://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/ei9v5nk44E1sy7E
Dataset formatGeographic Information System
Public accessNo limitations
License for useCC-BY 4.0
TypeDataset

Locations

Map
Latitude north boundary56.005992032117
Longitude east boundary-4.5592978827937
Latitude south boundary50.63928035995
Longitude west boundary-12.293672882794
Sea areaNorth Atlantic Ocean
Irish Sea
Celtic Sea

Data types, collection and processing

Observation typeFish
Habitat
Fisheries
ParameterFish reproduction
Fish behaviour
Habitat characterisation
Habitat extent

Process information

Submitting organisationMarine Institute
Submission identifier (UUID)35d20a4b-b357-49ad-8dea-82b062e98479
Date of dataset creation2009-03-01
Date of metadata creation2021-09-22
Date of metadata latest revision2021-10-05
Date of publishing2021-10-25
Processing data centreMarine Institute
Summary record-ID952