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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2010 Commercial Fishing: Important Shellfish Grounds around Shetland (a)</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=010_563fc9b1ffaae96ffcf0487f602a7b35</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">This map shows areas important for shell fish fishing. It was created by the Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment Initiative (SSMEI) Shetland Pilot, and covers the area of sea out to 12 miles. Two sources of the data are used for this map. An initial interview with Shetland fishermen was conducted (as described in previous abstract) where areas were drawn on maps. An additional source was used from predictive mapping techniques contracted to Envision Mapping Ltd. This contractor created a broadscale seabed habitat (with biotope codes) and then cross-referenced this map with fish preference information to show the likelihood of the habitat distribution. These areas were then scrutinised by a group of 15 fishermen at a stakeholder meeting, and these areas were extracted and joined with the original fishermen information. Data set may be incomplete. Consultation with fishermen is strongly advised.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20100220</dc:date>
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