Fishery - fishing sites for equipment

Status: Submitted

Definition: 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.

Updated: 13.06.2025
Submitter: Norwegian Mapping Authority
Owner: Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries

Usage

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

Modellbaserte vegprosjekter: Yes

DOK-status

DOK-status: Proposal

DOK-status date approved:

Updated: 6/13/2025 4:41:38 AM

Geodatalov status

Evaluation criteria

ASSESSMENT POINT
STATUS VALUE
COMMENT
Metadata
good
Product spesification
useable
SOSI requirement status
good
GML requirement status
good
WMS status
good
WFS status
good
ATOM feed status
good
Nedlastingskrav status
good
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