Data products covering precipitation and temperature suitable for purposes of aquaculture

Results from the CERES project investigate climate change challenges for European aquaculture. The dataset contains projected precipitation data and maps of temperature suitability for farming and disease risk for saltwater and freshwater finfish. Data compares a present-day slice (2000-2020) with a mid-century slice (2040 2060) under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios.

Use Cases

• Modeling future precipitation changes for aquaculture site planning based on PML model projections.
• Assessing annual temperature suitability days for farming saltwater and freshwater finfish species under different climate scenarios.
• Estimating disease risk exposure days for aquaculture species based on temperature suitability maps.
• Comparing environmental conditions between present-day and mid-century time slices for strategic adaptation.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a specific EU research project (CERES), providing a clear research context.
• Includes comparative analysis for two distinct time slices (2000-2020 and 2040-2060).
• Covers two major climate scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) for impact assessment.
• Focuses on multiple European countries as indicated by the project scope.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

CERES (Climate change and European aquatic RESources) project, data extracted from the PML (Plymouth Marine Labs) model data portal.

Collection Method

Climate model projections and spatial mapping.

Time Range

Present-day (2000-2020) and mid-century (2040-2060) under RCP scenarios.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Europe, covering CERES project countries.