Scallop Fleet Catch

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Scallop Fleet Catch

Layer Info
Category	Ecology
Sub-category	Fishing

Description

The scallop fleet catch data layer shows a heatmap of the quantity of fish caught by the scallop fleet. Scallop fleet ofter operate with dredges which scape scallops out of their hollows and can disturb seaweed and other sea life on the seabed in the process (Johnson M., Steward B., 2018).

MSP Challenge

Scallop fleet catch is a month-by-month, computer-generated data layer following this fleet's fishing catch calculated by the ecosystem simulation. This fleet doesn't fish in areas that are protected against scallop fleets.

A plan can also include a change in the fishing efforts for this fleet per EEZ. Activate the Fishing controls by ticking the appropriate checkbox under section 2b in the Plan Wizard. Subsequently, change the Fishing effort sliders under the Fishing tab of the Plan Details (maximize the Plans Monitor and select your plan)

Source: Johnson M., Stewart B. 2018. ‘"Scallop wars’ between Britain and France are just a pre-Brexit skirmish" in "The conversation", accessed on https://theconversation.com/scallop-wars-between-britain-and-france-are-just-a-pre-brexit-skirmish-102588 on 2022-04-05.

Note: photo also retrieved from the mentioned online article.

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This layer is not available in the North Sea Edition.

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This layer is not available in the Baltic Sea Edition.

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In the Clyde Marine Region the scallop fleet consists of hand collecting and dredge fleets. These fleets catch mostly what is called in the model "other invertebrates" (likely scallops).

Types

• Extremely Low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Extra High

Metadata

Data Source

The scallop catch data layer comes from the EwE model developed for the Clyde Marine Region Editio of the MSP Chalenge by Jacob W. Bentley (Scottish Association for Marine Science), Jeroen Steenbeek (International Ecopath Initiative), Natalia Serpetti (Scottish Association for Marine Science), and Sheila J.J. Heymans (European Marine Board).

Original Title

Scallop fleet catch.

Description

Catch by all scallop fleets aggregated.

Creation Date

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Methodology

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This layer is not available in the Adriatic Sea Edition.

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