Extraction of species - hunting of seals HOLAS 3 (Baltic sea)

The dataset contains the number of hunted seals per species (ringed, harbour, and grey) per county/municipality as reported by the Contracting Parties for the period 2016-2021. The data was made available by HELCOM Contracting Parties in response to a data call. The data was reported by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, and Sweden. The activity was declared as not relevant in Germany, Latvia and Poland. Attribute specification and units: Area: Name of the area given by the national data provider DesArea: Unit area Grey_2016-Grey_2021: Number of individuals per year (2016 – 2021) for grey seals Harb_2016-Harb_2021: Number of individuals per year(2016 – 2021) for harbour seals Ring_2016-Ring_2021: Number of individuals per year (2016 – 2021) for ringed seals Notes: Notes regarding the data grey_avg: average of the number of individuals per year ringed_avg: average of the number of individuals per year harbo_avg: average of the number of individuals per year

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Additional Info

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Original title Hunting of seals (HOLAS 3)
Original abstract
Topic category
  • pressures_impacts
Sub category
Resource language English
Domain area
  • baltic_sea
Owner HELCOM
Provider HELCOM
Data portal helcom
Presentation form
Spatial representation
Coordinate reference system epsg:3035 - ETRS89 / LAEA Europe
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    Derived datasets
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    Temporal extent 2022-11-01
    2025-10-31
    Spatial extent
    Data accessibility
    Validation level Official data
    Additional information
    Metadata completeness Complete
    Notes

    Additional info - MSP - Environment

    Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

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    MSFD Classes Species - Mammals
    MSFD Descriptors/Criteria D1 Biodiversity - mammals
    Non MSFD Classes Pressures
    WFD

      Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC

      Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV

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      Variables

        Additional info - MSP - Conservation

        Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...

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        Types
          Zonation

          Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities

          Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...

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          Activity types

            Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning

            Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)

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            Types

              Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic

              Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...

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              Activity types
                Value types
                  Categories

                    Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services

                    Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural

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                    CICES classes

                      Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning

                      Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement

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                          Who is in charge?

                          Additional info - MSP - Relevance

                          Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames

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                          Relevance (spatial and temporal)