Area Management - Norway Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) - Functional Units

Nephrops distribution is limited by the extent of suitable muddy sediment in which animals construct burrows. Nephrops are assessed across Europe as individual stocks in 34 functional units (FUs). This data combines the ICES functional units (based on ICES statistical rectangles), combined with the modelled extent of the muddy sediment in Scottish & adjacent waters, derived from sediment and VMS data.

海螯虾的分布受到适宜的泥质沉积范围的限制，该沉积范围为动物挖掘洞穴提供了条件。在欧洲，海螯虾被视为34个功能单元（FU）中的单独种群进行评估。本数据集融合了ICES功能单元（基于ICES统计矩形），并结合了苏格兰及周边水域中泥质沉积范围的模型化结果，该结果源自沉积物和VMS数据。