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The aim of the Shellfish Waters Directive is to protect or improve shellfish waters in order to support shellfish life and growth. It is designed to protect the aquatic habitat of bivalve and gastropod molluscs, which include oysters, mussels, cockles, scallops and clams. The Directive requires Member States to designate waters that need protection in order to support shellfish life and growth. The Directive sets physical, chemical and microbiological requirements that designated shellfish waters must either comply with or endeavour to improve.
The Directive also provides for the establishment of pollution reduction programmes for the designated waters.
This dataset is the designated areas in Ireland as of December 2008.
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EU Water Framework Directive Transitional Water Bodies boundaries for Ireland. Transitional waters connect freshwaters such as rivers and marine waters: estuaries are one example. The Water Framework Directive sets the goal of achieving a good status for all of Europe's surface waters and groundwater by 2015. This is a major challenge, as recent assessments estimate that at least 40% of the EUs surface water bodies are at risk of not meeting the 2015 objective. The aim of this Directive is cleaning up Europe's and Ireland's waters.
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Water Framework Directive (WFD) coastal water body (coastal waters) reporting unit within Irish waters. Identifying and assessing surface water bodies at risk includes coastal waters around Ireland under WFD.
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Geographic boundaries relevant to Irelands marine waters for purposes of Marine Strategy Framework Directive monitoring and reporting. This includes the two component areas of Irelands marine waters where jurisdiction and limited jurisdiction applies. For the purpose of Irelands Marine Atlas, the boundary of the MSFD Marine Waters in Carlingford Lough is taken as the outer boundary of the Shellfish Waters Designated Area.
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International Council Exploration of the Seas (ICES) "eco region" boundaries represent a reporting unit under ICES. ICES reporting area is divided into 17 marine regions based on ecosystem.
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International Council Exploration of the Seas (ICES) statistical sub rectangle boundaries represent a reporting unit for ICES created by the Marine Institute. The Marine Institute quarter divided each statistical rectangle to report catch per unit effort distribution of commercial species of fish in the North Atlantic around Ireland from the Irish Groundfish Survey trawls between 2005 and 2011.
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International Council Exploration of the Seas (ICES) statistical rectangle boundaries represent a reporting unit under ICES. ICES reporting area is divided into approximately 5000 reporting units known as Statistical Rectangles.
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International Council Exploration of the Seas (ICES) statistical area boundaries represent a reporting unit under ICES. ICES reporting area is divided into 65 reporting units known as Statistical Areas formerly known as ICES Divisions.
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Under the European Union (EU) Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) the Irish Naval Service undertake the role of maritime surveillance of fishing effort according to sustainable management of the North Atlantic fisheries resource. The Fisheries Effort Zones are divided into 11 units of effort monitored for activities and catch.
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Under the European Union (EU) Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) the Irish Naval Service undertake the role of maritime surveillance of fishing control according to sustainable management of the North Atlantic fisheries resource. The Fisheries Control are divided into 26 units of fisheries control monitored for activities and catch regulation and restriction.
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The twelve nautical mile limit pertains to fisheries and it gives exclusive rights to Irish registered fishing vessels to fish in those waters. Between six and twelve miles some fishing vessels, flying the flags of the U.K., France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany, have historical fishing rights.
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The six nautical mile limit pertains to fisheries and it gives exclusive rights to Irish registered fishing vessels to fish in those waters. Between six and twelve miles some fishing vessels, flying the flags of the U.K., France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany, have historical fishing rights.
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The twelve nautical mile limit pertains to fisheries and it gives exclusive rights to United Kingdom registered fishing vessels to fish in those waters. Between six and twelve miles some fishing vessels, flying the flags of other nations, have historical fishing rights.
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The six nautical mile limit pertains to fisheries and it gives exclusive rights to United Kingdom registered fishing vessels to fish in those waters. Between six and twelve miles some fishing vessels, flying the flags of other nations, have historical fishing rights.
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Nephrops reporting units known as Functional Units.
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ICES Statistical boundary reporting units sub-division of the Nephrops Functional Units
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The Classified Bivalve Mollusc Production Areas in Ireland designates the production areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be taken. Gatherers may only harvest live bivalve molluscs from these production areas which have fixed locations and boundaries and which are classified as being of class A, B or C in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. Annex II of Regulation (EC) 854/2004 sets out the requirements for the classification of production and relaying areas, the monitoring of classified relaying and production areas and the recording and exchange of information.
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Copyright Text: Marine Institute (Sea Fisheries Protection Authority)
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The Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) shellfish inshore Production Areas are used for reporting purposes in the management, collection and analysis of shellfish and phytoplankton sample data received by the Marine Institute from aquaculture producers. Data is reported to indicate if a production area is open, closed or pending a scientific result.
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Harmful Algal Blooms Production Area administrative units for food safety harvesting monitoring (e.g. King Scallop open, closed or pending for offshore shellfish harvesting.)