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2006 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA7 Technical Report - Coastal Shellfish Resources and Fisheries (NE Atlantic west of Scotland)

This report is a contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA7) conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change) and deals with the shellfish resources and their commercial fisheries within SEA7. Exploited species of shellfish are found in the SEA7 zone occupying all types of habitat and distributed over a considerable range of depths, from the littoral zone down to 1000m. These species provide important fisheries and make vital contributions to the economy of remote communities on the west coast of Scotland. The main species reviewed in this report are: Norway lobster; European Lobster; Crawfish; Edible crab; Velvet swimming crab; Shore crab; Red crabs; Giant scallop; Queen scallop; Cockle; Common mussel; Razor shells; Whelks; Periwinkle
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British Geological Survey : BGS_SEA_113
English
Biota
Environment
Oceans
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary: GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0:
Species distribution
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages:
Free:
-24.00, 55.20, -5.00, 60.20
North Atlantic Ocean
publication: 2006-04-01
2006-01-01 - 2006-01-01
British Geological Survey (BGS)
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This report was prepared by Colin J Chapman as part of the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change's Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment programme. Information on the distribution and importance of the fisheries for each shellfish species in this report is based mainly on the recorded landings by UK vessels into Scottish ports, and to a lesser extent, on landings into Ireland and Northern Ireland. Landings information in Scotland was provided by the Scottish Executive database, the Fisheries Information Network. Landings data from these sources is recorded with reference to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) grid of statistical rectangles.
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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Mary Mowat
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email: offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
2011-08-30

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