AIS Fishing Intensity

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

AIS Fishing Intensity

File:Layer AIS Fishing Intensity.png
Layer Info
Category	Activities
Sub-category	Shipping

Description

AIS stands for Automatic Identification System; it's an automatic tracking system that uses transceivers on ships. AIS Fishing Intensity shows the amount of fishing ships that cross each cell of the region in a certain amount of time.

MSP Challenge

This is a static layer that does not contribute to the pressures on the ecosystem.

Return to shipping.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the North Sea Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Baltic Sea here.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Types

• 0 to 500 ships
• 500 to 1.000 ships
• 1.000 to 5.000 ships
• 5.000 to 10.000 ships
• 10.000 to 20.000 ships
• more than 20.000 ships

Metadata

Data Source

Data layer provided by the project partner CNR-ISMAR based on data from EMSA - European Maritime Safety Agency.

Original Title

Not available.

Description

Not available.

Creation Date

Provided on 2020-07-09.

Methodology

The layer was implemented in the MSP Challenge as provided by the project partner (CNR-ISMAR).

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.