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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">AquaSmart Aquaculture Suitability Layers for Penang, Malaysia</dc:title>
  <dc:type xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">dataset</dc:type>
  <dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=009_CEFAS589b258e-a1cc-4a70-90e8-4776989754b9</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">The AquaSmart project aim was to identify potential areas of aquaculture 
development around the island of Penang, Malaysia for 5 different species; 
ogonori seaweed (*Gracilaria lichenodes*), blood cockle (*Tegillarca 
granosa*), slipper oyster (*Crassostrea iredalei*), tropical oyster (
*Crassostrea belcheri*), and barramundi (*Lates calcarifer*). To achieve 
this aquaculture suitability layers were generated that represent the areas 
that have the best range of environmental conditions for these species when 
grown under aquaculture (farming) conditions. These spatial data layers were 
generated in August 2024, and refined in September 2024 following comments 
from the 2nd AquaSmart workshop in Malaysia.

This data comprises the spatial data habitat suitability layers for the 5 
species as GeoTiff raster data, along with a georeferenced layered pdf map 
which serves to enable non-specialist users to be able to understand the 
conflicts and potential area of aquaculture development in the region.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20250114 20241211</dc:date>
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