Planning units layers used in ATLAS spatial prioritization on the North Atlantic

Planning units layers used for ATLAS EU prioritization scenarios on the North Atlantic (18°N to 76°N and 36°E to 98°W). This raster layer is designed on a grid of 25km * 25km resolution, that served to extract all the spatial data used prioritization. The 31 518 planning units (cells with value) corresponded to areas containing depths shallower or equal to 3500m, even if they could also contain deeper areas locally. For connectivity scenarios, only the planning units matching with the extent of available connectivity data were selected. One layer allocates planning units to the 13 geographical provinces (values ranging from 1 to 13) created for the purpose of prioritization. This dataset was built to feed a basin-wide spatial conservation planning exercise, targeting the deep sea of the North Atlantic. The goal of this approach was to identify conservation priority areas for Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) and deep fish species, based on the distribution of species and habitats, human activities and current spatial management.用于北大西洋（北纬18°至76°、东经36°至西经98°）ATLAS EU优先级规划场景的规划单元图层。本栅格图层基于25km×25km分辨率的网格构建，用于提取优先级规划所需的全部空间数据。共计31518个规划单元（带有数值的栅格单元格）对应水深小于或等于3500米的区域，即便局部区域可能存在更深水域。针对连通性场景，仅选取与可用连通性数据范围匹配的规划单元。其中一个图层将规划单元分配至为优先级规划构建的13个地理分区（数值范围为1至13）。 本数据集旨在支撑北大西洋深海全海域空间保护规划工作。本规划方法的目标是基于物种与栖息地分布、人类活动以及现行空间管理现状，识别脆弱海洋生态系统（Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems, VMEs）和深海鱼类物种的保护优先级区域。