MB0106: Native Oyster Shellfish Landings Data for England and Wales

MFA landings data for Native Oysters from reported shellfish landings at ports in England and Wales. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform. The specific temporal coverage and volume of records are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in native oyster fishery landings based on reported port data.
• Assessing regional shellfish production levels for England and Wales.
• Supporting marine fisheries assessment (MFA) and stock management decisions.

Strengths

• Data originates from an official government source (Government Digital Service).
• Focuses on a specific commercial species (Native Oysters) within a defined region (England and Wales).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Reported shellfish landings at ports.

Time Range

2010

Freshness

unknown

Geography

England and Wales