Scientific name: Sprattus sprattus (European Sprat)
Habitat: Pelagic
Main role: Prey
Trophic level: 3
IUCN Red List Assessment: Least Concern
Diet: They primarily feed on planktonic organisms, and additionally consume Fish Eggs and Larvae and Small Invertebrates.
Threats: Highly commer Sprats are caught by various trawl gear and seine nets and are often preserved by smoking. Young sprats are marketed as whitebait. Nevertheless, a larger portion of the global catch is allocated for the fishmeal industry.
The layer "Sandeel" includes both Sandeel and Sprat for the MSP Challenge North Sea Edition. Sandeel is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer following calculations made by the ecosystem simulation (EwE). For more information on how Ecopath-with-Ecosim (EwE) works, please visit our Wiki page or visit the official EwE website at https://ecopath.org.
For detailed information on how the simulation works for the North Sea Edition, we recommend further exploring our research publication called "Combining ecosystem modeling with serious gaming in support of transboundary maritime spatial planning".
Sprat is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer following calculations made by the ecosystem simulation (EwE). For more information on how Ecopath-with-Ecosim (EwE) works, please visit our Wiki page or visit the official EwE website at https://ecopath.org.
For detailed information on how the simulation works for the Baltic Sea Edition, we recommend further exploring our research publication called "Foodweb modeling in the Maritime Spatial Planning Challenge Simulation Platform: Results from the Baltic Sea Region"
Not applicable. This layer is not yet available in the MSP Challenge Clyde Marine Region Edition.
Not applicable. This layer is not yet available in the MSP Challenge Adriatic Sea Edition.
Not applicable. This layer is not yet available in the MSP Challenge Eastern Mediterranean Sea Edition.
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