Nephrops Grounds

Description

The prawn (Nephrops norvegicus) are common around the Irish coast occurring in geographically distinct sandy/muddy areas were the sediment is suitable for them to construct their burrows. Nephrops spend a great deal of time in their burrows and their Emergence from these is to time of year, light Intensity and tidal strength. The defined Nephrops Grounds from the UWTV surveys include Aran, Galway Bay, Slate, Porcupine, Banana, Labadie Jones and Cockburn, Smalls, Kenmare Bay, Bantry Bay, Cork Channels, galley Grounds 1-4 and Helvick 1-2.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 http://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/rest/services/SpeciesDistribution/MapServer/63
51 http://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/services/SpeciesDistribution/MapServer/WFSServer?request=GetFeature&service=WFS&TYPENAME=SpeciesDistribution:Nephrops_Ground
23 http://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/rest/services/SpeciesDistribution/MapServer/63?f=pjson
0 http://data.marine.ie/downloads/fisheries/NephropsGrounds.zip
52 http://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/services/SpeciesDistribution/MapServer/WMSServer?REQUEST=GetMap&SERVICE=WMS&LAYERS=2&VERSION=1.3.0&FORMAT=image/png&CRS=CRS:84&BBOX=-15.5%2C49.5%2C-3.5%2C55.5&WIDTH=1000&HEIGHT=1000&STYLES=default

Tags

  • environment
  • fisheries-management
  • nephrops-norvegicus
  • scampi
  • dublin-prawn
  • norway-lobster
  • oceans
  • galway-bay
  • shellfish
  • biology
  • porcupine
  • habitats-and-biotopes
  • life-science
  • sediment
  • dublin-bay-prawn
  • hydrosphere
  • fishery-resource
  • aran-islands
  • true-scampi
  • celtic-sea
  • langoustine
  • kenmare-bay
  • galley-grounds

Topics

  • ENVI

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