The European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) nursery grounds dataset is derived from the existing (Regimbart et al, 2018) nursery ground map available in the Sextant Ifremer data catalogue. (Regimbart et al, 2018) nursery ground dataset has been modified in order to comply with the standard format developed by the EMODnet Seabed Habitats Lot. In that EMODnet format, the map key classifies areas as ‘high’, ‘medium’, and 'low' suitability. The juvenile density values provided in (Regimbart et al, 2018) dataset have been used to classify areas as ‘high’, ‘medium’, and 'low' suitability.

The European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) nursery grounds dataset is derived from the existing (Bacq et al, 2013) nursery ground map available in the Sextant Ifremer data catalogue. (Bacq et al, 2013) nursery ground dataset has been modified in order to comply with the standard format developed by the EMODnet Seabed Habitats Lot. In that EMODnet format, the map key classifies areas as ‘high’, ‘medium’, and 'low' suitability.

Gridded mean probability of seabass spawning area occurence over all spawning months in the Bay of Biscay. The gridded dataset (horizontal resolution 0.05 x 0.05 decimal degrees, i.e. approximately 4.5km) was created by (Dambrine et al, 2020) by performing a geostatistical analysis of fishing data from geolocated vessels.