Priority Action Areas for Eel Management in the Seine-Normandie Basin

A 2022 geospatial dataset from the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières defines priority action areas for the European eel management plan in the Seine-Normandie basin. It maps rivers and tributaries where management actions are prioritized to reduce mortality and aid the recovery of the eel population, which has been in decline for over 20 years. The dataset distinguishes between Level 1 areas with planned work programs (2009-2015) and Level 2 areas where actions should be taken as opportunities arise.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing habitat restoration projects based on the designated priority action areas.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of conservation efforts relative to eel population presence.
• Monitoring compliance with the European eel stock replenishment regulation within a specific management unit.
• Planning state-led actions on river works based on the two-tiered priority level system.

Strengths

• Dataset is explicitly tied to a formal European Union regulation and a national management plan.
• Spatial data distinguishes between two priority levels for targeted action.
• Last updated date of 2022-05-13 is provided.

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

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Time Range

Plan covers years 2009 to 2015 for Level 1 actions.

Freshness

Last updated 2022-05-13 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Seine-Normandie basin, France.