Inshore Bottom Trawl Fishing Activity

Published by: Marine Institute
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The dataset indicates the location for bottom trawl fishing activity in Irish waters. Attributes when known include year, area, gear type, species, season, days per year (Days_Year), number of vessels (Vessels), vessel size (LOA_Max), gear units, classification, Area of polygon (Area_M2), and data type.

This dataset was created in support of the Natura 2000 risk assessment in 2013.

Please note that this dataset represents bottom trawl activity for vessels <15 metres length in Irish waters.

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Data last updated 25 February 2024
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Created 25 February 2024
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