Nephrops Underwater Television Survey Functional Units
This dataset defines the Functional Units used as geographic management and reporting divisions for Nephrops Underwater Television (UWTV) surveys around Ireland. The Irish Functional Units are delineated according to ICES Statistical Rectangle boundaries and are used to monitor and manage populations of the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), a species common around the Irish coast. The data is published and maintained by the Marine Institute and supports stock assessment and fisheries management activities related to Nephrops surveys.Nephrops Functional Units represent geographic area management and reporting units for Nephrops Underwater Television (UWTV) surveys. The Irish Functional units 30 divisions were based on ICES Statistical Rectangle boundaries. The prawn (Nephrops norvegicus) are common around the Irish coast occurr…
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- Base URL
- http://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/services/ReportingUnits/MapServer/WFSServer?request=GetFeature&service=WFS&TYPENAME=ReportingUnits:Nephrops_Functional_Unit
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curl -s 'http://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/services/ReportingUnits/MapServer/WFSServer?request=GetFeature&service=WFS&TYPENAME=ReportingUnits:Nephrops_Functional_Unit' -H 'Accept: application/json'Base API endpoint — see the documentation for available routes.
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