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EFCA Servicedesk
Email
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4.02 Maritime boundaries and fishing areas repository
Agency responsible
Data group
04. Fishery information
Coast Guard Functions with access
Fisheries Inspection & Control
Status of implementation
In development
Dissemination channels
Agency web interface
Point(s) of contact
Last reviewed on
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Description
EFCA hosts a specific repository for maritime boundaries and fisheries areas for use in fisheries control applications (EFCA IMS, V-track). The repository serves as a single source of validated and up-to-date shape files and related metadata.
Data elements
- Updated and validated shape (shp) files for:
- Territorial waters and EEZ’s
- SAR, FIR and ports
- FAO & ICES related fishing areas (major fishing areas, sub areas, divisions/subdivisions statistical rectangles, Helcom, Ecoregions etc.)
- EU related fishing areas (JDP areas, protection and restricted areas)
- RFMO related areas (Convention areas, regulatory areas, VME closures, bottom fishing areas, FRA’s, areas of competence, position of farms and traps)
- Metadata including legal reference documentation
Legal basis
Art. 3 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/473 on the European Fisheries Control Agency (14 April 2019). Specifying the Mission of the Agency in particular, (a) to coordinate control and inspection by Member States related to the control and inspection obligations of the Union; (b) to coordinate the deployment of the national means of control and inspection pooled by the Member States and (i) to assist in the uniform implementation of the control system of the common fisheries policy.
Scope and source of data
Worldwide with a focus on fisheries related priority areas. Data is being collected from known sources:
- External sources such as VLIZ (Marineregions.org), FAO, RFMO websites
- European Commission repository
- EFCA own production
Maritime boundaries, fisheries control related areas and marine protected areas are produced and/or made available on best effort bases. They are to be considered as indicative information and should be used and/or interpreted prudently.
Technical implementation
Currently an inventory is being composed which compiles permanent, seasonal and real time fisheries related areas, as well as relevant maritime boundaries.
This will lead to a repository of up to data information which will feed all legacy systems such as V-track and EFCA IMS. (Q1 2021)
Conditions of access
Currently no online access available.
Data availability for all fisheries control and coastguard authorities.