EMODnet product catalogue
EMODnet Human Activities, Aquaculture, Shellfish aquaculture-Licensed sites
The dataset on licensed sites of shellfish aquaculture in the EU was created in 2023 by AND-International for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the aggregation and harmonization of datasets provided by national sources representing the delimitation of shellfish farms (polygons) in the following countries: France and Ireland. Data from France come from national and regional cadastral data, while data from Ireland comes from the list of registered aquaculture sites. Each polygon has the following attributes (where available): country, expiration date, farm type (Mussels, Oysters, Mussels-Oysters, Clams, Specialised (other), Mixed (other)), species from the source (English translation of the information provided on species grown or authorised in the source), production method (Beds, Long lines, Rafts, Saltwater closed (recirculation), Saltwater ponds, Saltwater tanks/raceways, Trestles or trays, Bouchot, On-bottom, Sea cages, Other), production stage (Broodstock, Grow out for human consumption, Harvest, Hatchery, Nursery, Reproduction, Wild capture of seeds, Purification, Maturing, Other), purpose (only specified for some sites authorised for research purposes), polygon information (Lines to Polygon or Original) depending on how the information is provided in the source (polygons or lines), site_id, year updated (in the source), shape length and shape area. The farm type relies on a typology established by AND-International, based on available information on species grown or authorised. A relational table provides harmonised information about species grown or authorised using Eurostat nomenclature for the Species Group (Mussels; Oysters; Clams, cockles, arkshells; Scallops, pectens; Abalones, winkles, conchs; Sea-urchins and other echinoderms) and when available the species name (e.g. Blue mussels - Mytilus edulis). Data are available for viewing and download on EMODnet - Human Activities web portal ( https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2023-11-29
- Date (Revision)
- 2023-11-27
- Date (Creation)
- 2023-11-27
- Citation identifier
- EMODnet_HA_Aquaculture_ShellfishLicenses_20231127
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role AND-International
Author Marine Institute - Ireland
Resource provider DDTM 85 (Direction Départementale des Territoires et de la Mer de Vendée)
Resource provider DDTM de la Manche
Resource provider DDTM 17 (Direction Départementale des Territoires et de la Mer de Charente-Maritime)
Resource provider DDTM 35 (Direction Départementale des Territoires et de la Mer d'Ille-et-Vilaine)
Resource provider DDTM 56 (Direction Départementale des Territoires et de la Mer du Morbihan)
Resource provider DDTM 29 (Direction Départementale des Territoires et de la Mer du Finistère)
Resource provider
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Agricultural and aquaculture facilities
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GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4
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fishery
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GEMET - Groups, version 2.4
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AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; FISHERY
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GEMET - Themes, version 2.4
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fishery
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GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1
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fish farming
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- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 100000
- Language
- English
- Topic category
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- Farming
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- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- No limitations on public access
- gmd:useconstraints
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
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Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
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This data was downloaded from the EMODnet Portal ( https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/). The data originator is AND-International.
- Transfer size
- 0
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name WWW:LINK
https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities EMODnet Human Activities
WWW:DOWNLOAD
https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/55886bab-2932-4d6d-bfe3-06626b0172ab/attachments/EMODnet_HA_Aquaculture_Shellfish_Licenses_20231127.zip EMODnet_HA_Aquaculture_Shellfish_Licenses_20231127.zip
OGC:WMS
https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wms? shellfishlics
OGC:WFS
https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs? emodnet:shellfishlics
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Name Version Esri geodatabase gco:nilReason="unknown"> Esri shapefile gco:nilReason="unknown">
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Conformance result
- Date
- 2023-11-27
- Explanation
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See the referenced specification
- Statement
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The dataset on licensed sites of shellfish aquaculture in the EU relies on national sources: publicly available cadastral data for France and the Marine Institute in Ireland. The harmonisation work involves identifying species when available, translating them into English and harmonising into standard definitions and a common typology. Details provided in the datasets vary from detailed scientific names to national common names. For further information on validation and quality assurance, it is suggested that primary data sources are contacted. Generally speaking data are to be considered reliable, because they come from national sources officially in charge for their collection. Timeliness of the data however varies among countries and among departments in France.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 55886bab-2932-4d6d-bfe3-06626b0172ab XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- MD_CharacterSetCode_utf8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-09-02T07:46:28.187276Z
- Metadata standard name
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ISO19115
- Metadata standard version
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2003/Cor.1:2006
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role AND-International
Point of contact
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