1 Data information

The datasets on fishing intensity in the EU waters were created in 2020 by Cogea for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the elaboration of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) data on: i) Spatial distribution of average annual fishing effort (mW fishing hours) in the Greater North Sea and Baltic Sea during 2015-2018, by gear type (Beam trawls, Bottom otter trawls, Bottom seines, Dredges, Pelagic trawls and seines, Static gears). Fishing effort data are only shown for vessels >12 m having vessel monitoring systems (VMS); ii) Average annual subsurface (top) and surface (bottom) disturbance by mobile bottom contacting fishing gear (bottom otter trawls, bottom seines, dredges, beam trawls) in the Greater North Sea and Baltic Sea during 2015-2018, expressed as average swept-area ratios (SAR). Due to data confidentiality issues, VMS/logbook data are anonymized and aggregated in a 0.05x0.05 degree grid prior to submission to ICES, using the C-square geocode system (polygons). The dataset is updated yearly and as soon as new data from ICES are released.

1.1 Metadata

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1.2 Available labels

The Web Feature Service (WFS) of the EMODnet Human activities portal allows collecting the data:
https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs?service=WFS&request=GetCapabilities&version=1.1.0

##  [1] "FID"        "objectid"   "fsh__fo"    "mw_fshn"    "ecoregn"   
##  [6] "stat_rc"    "c_squar"    "validfrom"  "validto"    "lat"       
## [11] "lon"        "shape_leng" "shape_area" "the_geom"   "y"         
## [16] "x"

2 Geographical extent

2.1 Coordinates

## [1] "West-Longitude: 2.1"
## [1] "South-Latitude: 50.7"
## [1] "East-Longitude: 7.5"
## [1] "North-Latitude: 54"

2.2 Defined area

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3 Density maps

Mean values for the defined area:

## [1] "Beam trawls : 101.76"
## [1] "Bottom otter trawls : 4.83"
## [1] "Bottom seines : 5.47"
## [1] "Dredges : 2.08"
## [1] "Pelagic trawls and seines : 2.98"
## [1] "Static gears : 2.24"

4 Beam trawls

4.0.1 Fishing density map - Beam trawls

## [1] "Mean value for selected area: 101.76"

4.0.2 Interactive map - Beam trawls

4.0.3 Data - Beam trawls

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5 Bottom otter trawls

5.0.1 Fishing density map - Bottom otter trawls

## [1] "Mean value for selected area: 4.83"

5.0.2 Interactive map - Bottom otter trawls

5.0.3 Data - Bottom otter trawls

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csv geojson


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6 Bottom seines

6.0.1 Fishing density map - Bottom seines

## [1] "Mean value for selected area: 5.47"

6.0.2 Interactive map - Bottom seines

6.0.3 Data - Bottom seines

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7 Dredges

7.0.1 Fishing density map - Dredges

## [1] "Mean value for selected area: 2.08"

7.0.2 Interactive map - Dredges

7.0.3 Data - Dredges

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8 Pelagic trawls and seines

8.0.1 Fishing density map - Pelagic trawls and seines

## [1] "Mean value for selected area: 2.98"

8.0.2 Interactive map - Pelagic trawls and seines

8.0.3 Data - Pelagic trawls and seines

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csv geojson


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9 Static gears

9.0.1 Fishing density map - Static gears

## [1] "Mean value for selected area: 2.24"

9.0.2 Interactive map - Static gears

9.0.3 Data - Static gears

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csv geojson


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