Document of dataset 6204

Dataset record

Type

Dataset

title in English

Dutch national shellfish monitoring in the coastal zone

Acronym

WOT-schelpdieren

Description in English

Furthermore, the survey data is important for the evaluation of control measures and impact studies in the context of Natura 2000 and the nature conservation law. Within the Natura 2000 areas of the Wadden Sea, Oosterschelde, Westerschelde, Voordelta and North Sea Coastal Zone, conservation objectives have been set for various bird species that rely on shellfish as a food source. In addition, shellfish banks are an important element in various habitat types

Abstract in English

Every year, Wageningen Marine Research carries out shellfish surveys in the Dutch coastal waters (Wadden Sea, Oosterschelde, Westerschelde and Coastal Zone), investigating the distribution and size of the most important commercial shellfish species. These are mainly mussels, cockles, knife hives and Japanese oysters, but also other species with a certain importance for ecology or fishing are included. In addition, catch data from professional fishing are also collected. The data is used by the government when deciding whether or not to permit fishing.

License

https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html

bibliographicCitation

Wageningen Marine Research (2019). WOT-schelpdieren: Dutch national shellfish monitoring in the coastal zone

Release date

Apr 1 2019 12:00AM