Health Classification of Shell Production Areas in Finistère, France

Finistère department defines and classifies areas for live shellfish production according to Prefectural Decree No 29-2021-07-28-00003. The data includes the production area boundaries, shellfish group (I, II, or III), and sanitary classification (A, B, C, NC, SAA, or ZPNC). It was updated in February 2022 by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.

Use Cases

• Map shellfish production zones based on the right-of-way data.
• Analyze shellfish safety compliance based on sanitary classification categories.
• Categorize production areas by shellfish group (I, II, or III).
• Monitor regulatory adherence based on the referenced prefectural decree.

Strengths

• Data is defined according to a specific prefectural decree (No 29-2021-07-28-00003).
• Includes multiple classification dimensions: area boundaries, shellfish group, and sanitary status.
• Updated in February 2022, providing a relatively recent snapshot.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update was in February 2022.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Defined, identified, classified, and supervised by regulatory authorities.

Freshness

Last updated 2022-02-15 00:00:00

Geography

Finistère department, France