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      Publication_Date: REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release.
      Title: spawning_grounds_1998_superceded
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Online_Linkage: \\Lowfile3\c3446$\MB102_Spawning and Nursery Areas\4_Spawning ground outputs\Final layers\spawning_grounds_1998_superceded.shp
  Description:
    Abstract:
      Fisheries Sensitivity Maps in British Waters
      --------------------------------------------

      The layers in this file have now been superceded by layers described in the following report :

      Ellis, J.R., Milligan, S., Readdy, L., South, A., Taylor, N. and Brown, M. 2010. Mapping the spawning and nursery grounds of selected fish for spatial planning. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from Cefas. Defra Contract No. MB5301

      The original spawning ground maps in this layer were compiled from data collected and collated by Fisheries Research Service, Aberdeen, and CEFAS Lowestoft, and form part of a comprehensive study financed by The Scottish Office and MAFF in 1998.

      Selected spawning and nursery grounds in the Irish Sea were updated in 2003 as part of the JNCC Irish Sea Pilot.
    Purpose: To provide an indication of the location of spawning grounds of selected marine commercial fish species within British waters.
    Supplemental_Information:
      Coull, K.A., Johnstone, R., and S.I. Rogers. 1998. Fisheries Sensitivity Maps in British Waters. Published and distributed by UKOOA Ltd, 9 Albyn Terrace, Aberdeen

      Polygons clipped to ESRI 1:25,000 scale Europe coastline.

      For continuity, some spawning and nursery grounds have been mapped beyond UK waters.

      Now superceded by :

      Ellis, J.R., Milligan, S., Readdy, L., South, A., Taylor, N. and Brown, M. 2010. Mapping the spawning and nursery grounds of selected fish for spatial planning. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from Cefas. Defra Contract No. MB5301
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    Currentness_Reference: 2003
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    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: REQUIRED: The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed.
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      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -17.490000
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 10.822000
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      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.963438
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      Theme_Keyword: Spawning grounds
      Theme_Keyword: Fish
      Theme_Keyword: UK
      Theme_Keyword: Icthyoplankton
      Theme_Keyword: Egg and larval stages
      Theme_Keyword: marine spatial planning
      Theme_Keyword: impact assessment
      Theme_Keyword: Cefas
    Place:
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  Use_Constraints: REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted.
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Data_Quality_Information:
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      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: \\PC2940\D$\Spawning\SpawningGrounds.mdb
      Process_Date: 20100216
      Process_Time: 11030800
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset copied.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
      Process_Date: 20100312
      Process_Time: 13360200
    Process_Step:
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      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: \\Lowfile3\c3446$\MB102_Spawning and Nursery Areas\Spawning ground maps (Mary)\Coull_et_all_Spawning_grounds
      Process_Date: 20100312
      Process_Time: 14000900
    Process_Step:
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      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\andy\arcGISwork\Final layers Andy\Coull_et_all_Spawning_grounds
    Process_Step:
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      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\andy\arcGISwork\Final layers Andy\march09layers\spawning_grounds_1998_superceded
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
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    Attribute:
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      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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    Attribute:
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      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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    Attribute:
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      Attribute_Definition: Intensity of spawning ground use, either Higher, Lower or Undetermined. If absent then different levels of use are not differentiated for this species.
    Attribute:
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  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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