Defra MB0106: Finfish Farm Locations in Scottish Waters Aggregated to 10km Grid

Scottish waters contain data on finfish farm locations aggregated into 10-kilometer grid cells. The dataset likely contains aggregated metrics per cell, including total biomass, number of farms, and species counts. It originates from the UK Government Digital Service via the European open data platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling the cumulative biomass of aquaculture based on aggregated grid cell totals.
• Assessing the density of fish farming activity based on the number of farms per grid cell.
• Analyzing species composition in Scottish aquaculture based on the number of farms growing specific species.

Strengths

• Data is aggregated to a standardized 10-kilometer grid, facilitating spatial analysis.
• Includes multiple aggregated metrics per cell: total biomass, farm count, and species farm count.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from regulatory or operational records of fish farm locations.

Time Range

The title suggests a reference year of 2010.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Scottish waters.