Commercial fishing areas – delimited area in which fishing takes place using active equipment such as seines, purse seines and shrimp trawls, or passive equipment such as nets and lines. The information recorded is based on interviews with fishermen.
Status: Submitted
Submitter: Norwegian Mapping Authority
Owner: Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
Version number 1
The dataset is important in many different contexts in connection with planning and administration of coastal areas. It is used when preparing municipal coastal zone plans and zoning plans, and in regional plans as well. It is an important theme for balancing interests when dealing with applications for sea initiatives. E.g. quay facilities, marine pipelines and aquaculture.
Theme: Marine activities
In scope of Inspire Directive: Yes
DOK according to KMD-definitions: Yes
In scope of Norway digital agreement: Yes
Land-use plans subject to law (PBL): No
In scope of the Geodata Act: Yes
Mareano: No
Ecological Base Map: No
DOK-status: Proposal
DOK-status date approved:
Updated: 4/8/2020 4:13:34 AM