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Species Spawning and Nursery Areas

This dataset shows spawning and nursery grounds of commercially important species, in particular: Hake, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Atlantic Cod, Herring, Haddock, Megrim, Blue Whiting, Black Belly Angler Monkfish, White Belly Angler Monkfish and Whiting.

Spawning area, spawning grounds and spawning beds are considered the locations where commercially important species of fish leave their eggs for fertilisation. Spawn consists of the reproductive cells (gametes) of fish, some of which will become fertilised and produce offspring. The process of spawning typically involves females releasing ova (unfertilized eggs) into the water, often in large quantities, while males simultaneously or sequentially release spermatozoa (milt) to fertilise the eggs. Spawning grounds help understand the species distribution of a particular commerically important fish.

Marine 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.

Spawning and Nursery grounds are areas where both spawning and nursery grounds overlap.

 
Citation proposal
(2018) . Species Spawning and Nursery Areas. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/ie.marine.data:dataset.2769

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Alternate title
Date ( Publication )
2018-09-04
Date ( Revision )
2021-06-11
Date ( Creation )
2009-03-01
Identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.2769
Identifier
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  Originator

Marine Institute  
Rinville Oranmore Galway H91 R673 Ireland

Website
Marine Institute home page  

Marine Institute home page

Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
BODC Parameter Usage Vocabulary
  • Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit length sampled of the water body , Latitude north , Longitude east
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Horizontal spatial co-ordinates , SeaDataNet biological format biotic parameters
SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups
  • Other biological measurements , Administration and dimensions
International Standards Organisation ISO19115 Topic Categories
  • biota , location
SeaDataNet Parameter Disciplines
  • Biological oceanography , Administration and dimensions
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Geographical grid systems , Habitats and biotopes
BODC parameter semantic model sphere names
  • water body
BODC parameter semantic model biological entity names
  • biological entity specified elsewhere
BODC parameter semantic model matrices
  • water body
Marine Institute Calendar Concept Scheme ( Temporal )
  • March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June
MEDIN metadata record availability ( service )
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
OGC Simple Feature Types
  • Polygon
Marine Institute Dataset Communities
  • Dataset
Use limitation
Consult license for use limitations
Use limitation
CC-By 4.0 cc-by4.0
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Spatial representation type
grid Grid
Metadata language
eng English
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Location
N
S
E
W


Extent type code
true
Reference system identifier
INSPIRE RS registry / http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857
Distribution format
  • Shapefile ( )

  • Portable Document Format (.PDF) ( )

  • Web Map Service ( )

  • Web Map Service ( )

OnLine resource
Shapefile  

Shapefile

OnLine resource
Portable Document Format (.PDF)  

Portable Document Format (.PDF)

OnLine resource
Web Map Service  

Web Map Service

OnLine resource
Web Map Service  

Web Map Service

OnLine resource
http://www.marine.ie  
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
true
Statement
Data supplied by Marine Institute.

Metadata

File identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.2769   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-06-11
Metadata standard name
ISDI Metadata Profile
Metadata standard version
1.2

  Point of contact

Marine Institute  
Rinville Oranmore Galway H91 R673 Ireland

 
 

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