North Irish Sea Nephrops Habitat
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Marine Institute |
| Country | Ireland  |
| Time period | 2002-2013 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Dundalk Bay; Irish Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Habitat characterisation; Habitat extent |
| Instruments | Sediment grabs; sediment dredges |
| Description | |
| Summary | Target fishing ground for Nephrops norvegicus determined from Vessel Monitoring System data. The original classes assigned to the data were translated to the EUNIS habitat classification system as part of the MESH Atlantic project. Nephrops habitats map covers the Nephrops Grounds near Dundalk Bay in the northern Irish Sea zone. Data collected during the MESH project 2008-2013. Habitat interpretation from known Nephrops fishing grounds. Data interpreted to provide knowledge on known seabed habitat type for Nephrops burrows. Data produced by the Advanced Mapping Services by the Ocean Science and Information Services section of the Marine Institute (Ireland). Data completed for the area surveyed. |
| Originators | Marine Institute |
| Data web site | https://data.gov.ie/dataset/north-irish-sea-habitats |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Marine Institute |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Eimear O'Keeffe (Scientific and Technical Officer) |
| Address | Marine Institute |
| Telephone | +353-91-387200 |
| Facsimile | +353-91-387201 |
| datarequests@marine.ie | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Marine Institute |
| Local identifier | 595b3630-24fa-11e2-81c1-0800200c9a66 |
| Global identifier | 5896 |
| Last revised | 2017-12-04 |
