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First entry: 05/06/2020
Last update: 09/10/2021
Submitter/Owner of this record
Mr. Marc Taconet ( OceanExpert :
)
Submitter/Owner Role
FAO
Datasource URL
Parent Project URL
ODIS-Arch URL
ODIS-Arch Type
English name
Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Database - FAO
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
Citation
Abstract
Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Database contains a global inventory of fisheries measures to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Host institution of the resource
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO
Technical contact email
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Technical notes
FIGIS
Interface Languages
English
Contributing Countries
GLOBAL
Countries owning the source
GLOBAL
Sea Region
World
Spatial Coverage
Data policy
all content fully open access (no registration)
Metadata standard
none
Keywords
Ecosystems
GIS
Geospatial data
WebGIS
fisheries
fisheries protection
vulnerable marine ecosytems
Themes
DS11 Fisheries and aquaculture
DOI's
Types
Data systems/portals (allowing downloading of data sets)
Maps and atlases (geospatial products)
Manuals, guidelines, standards and best practices
Interaction techs
File download (HTTP, FTP, …)
Contributing data to
Obtaining data from