Averaged from 2012 to 2021, this data product contains a Fisheries Sensitivity Index 1 for eight gear groups. It was created by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network and measures the economic importance of fishing locations. The index combines aspects of catch irreplaceability and economic dependency on site access.
Use Cases
- Assess economic dependency of fishing communities based on the index's measure of dependency on specific sites.
- Model potential economic impact on the fishing industry based on the index's measure of impact from removing access.
- Prioritize marine conservation areas based on the index's measure of catch irreplaceability.
- Compare sensitivity across different fishing gear groups based on the separate indices generated for eight gear types.
Strengths
- Covers an average of 10 years of data from 2012 to 2021.
- Provides separate indices for eight distinct fishing gear groups.
- Integrates multiple economic concepts: irreplaceability, dependency, and impact.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
- Time Range
- 2012 to 2021 (average)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-11 08:12:48.874365; freshness should be verified.