Health Classification of Shellfish Production Areas on the Charente-Maritime Coast

An order from August 31, 2021, defines the health classification perimeters for shellfish production areas in CLAIRES on the Charente-Maritime coast. The dataset, published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), covers Group 2 excavating bivalves, including clams, hulls, tellins, and clams. It was last updated on September 17, 2021.

Use Cases

• Map shellfish harvesting zone safety classifications based on defined health perimeters.
• Monitor aquaculture site compliance based on regulatory health classifications for bivalve molluscs.
• Analyze sediment habitat suitability for Group 2 excavating bivalves based on classified production areas.

Strengths

• Specific regulatory order date (August 31, 2021) provides a clear legal context.
• Geospatial format (WMS) suggests it is suitable for mapping and integration with GIS tools.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Time Range

Based on an order from 2021-08-31.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00

Geography

Charente-Maritime coast, France.