Freshwater Aquaculture

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Freshwater Aquaculture

File:Layer Freshwater Fishfarms.png
Layer Info
Category	Activities
Sub-category	Aquaculture

Description

Freshwater aquaculture consists of sites where reproduction or growth of fish occurs in freshwater tanks or cages.

MSP Challenge

Freshwater aquaculture can be planned and create the following pressures on the ecosystem:

• Artificial substrate
• Surface disturbance

Return to aquaculture.

Types

1. Salmonids
2. Carp
3. Trout
4. Eel
5. Other specialised
6. N/A

Metadata

Data Source

EMODnet, downloaded 2002-05.

Original Title

Freshwater Production

Metadata Identifier

Description

Abstract as in EMODnet (retrieved on 2022-05-23):

"The database on freshwater aquaculture in the EU was created in 2017 by AND-International for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). The dataset provides information about the location of freshwater finfish farms in the EU and partner countries where data are available. There is an obligation for EU MS to inventory all authorized aquaculture sites under the Council Directive 2006/88/EC on animal health requirements. Despite this obligation, the availability of data varies among MS from no data available at all to a complete regularly updated dataset (e.g.in Scotland). As far as partner countries are concerned, data have been collected in Norway only at this stage, where detailed data are provided online. Data provided here cover Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, and the UK (Scotland only). Data collection is still undergoing in other EU MS and neighbouring countries. The data for Spain is available through WMS services. There is a pending request to have access to the full data in order to integrate it to the EMODnet dataset. Each point has the following attributes (where available): status (Active, Expired, Inactive, Renewal), country, owner name, farm type (Carp, Diversified pond fish, Eel, Other diversified, Other specialised, Salmonids, Sturgeon, Trout), production method (Closed systems (recirculation), Ponds, Tanks-Raceways, Cages, Quarantine facility, Research facility, Other), production stage (Grow out for human consumption, Hatchery, Nursery, Brood stock, Put and take fisheries, Restoration of wild stock, Processing facility, Other), purpose (Commercial, Restocking, Other), Species from Source (English translation of the information provided on species grown in the source), point information (Polygon centroid, Original) depending on how the information is provided in the source (polygons or points), site_id. The farm type relies on a typology established by AND-International, based on available information on species grown. A relational table provides harmonised information about species grown using Eurostat nomenclature for the Species Group (Carps, barbels and other cyprinids; Miscellaneous freshwater fishes; River eels; Salmons, trouts, smelts; Sturgeons, paddlefishes; Tilapias and other cichlids), the species name (commercial and scientific) and the code. Compared with the previous version this new version has been not only updated but was also reviewed (dataset schema and attributes values), in order to add information on production methods, production stages and purposes and to provide a more useful typology based on species grown. Data from Belgium, Estonia, France and Lithuania have been added."

Creation Date

Created on 2017-10-09, revision date: 2020-12-23.

Methodology

Selected features in the North Sea region, within 10km from the coast and within 2km from rivers. The layer was styled according to the Farm Type attribute.

Types

None

Metadata

Data Source

HELCOM HOLAS II Dataset: Finfish mariculture (2017)

Original Title

Finfish mariculture

Description

"Data of fish farming facilities along the Baltic coast. Annual and average finfish production and nutrient load (total phosphorus and total nitrogen) is given, if known.

The data was made available by HELCOM Contracting Parties in response to data request. The data was received from Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden.

The activity was declared as not relevant for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, thus there is no activity within those Contracting Parties.

No data received from Russia."

Description retrieved from HELCOM's metadata page for this resource (2021-07-20)

Creation Date

2016-04-06

Methodology

Edited as to not overlap the countries' layer implemented in the platform.

Types

None

Metadata

Data Source

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Creation Date

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Types

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