9edd91ee-e977-4da9-b715-7c8990a532ba English HELCOM Secretariat data@helcom.fi 2026-03-05T16:24:05 EPSG:3035 Coastal fish indicator data 2026-02-25 https://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/9edd91ee-e977-4da9-b715-7c8990a532ba This dataset contains coastal fish key species and key functional group indicator data collected from national coastal fish monitoring programs as coordinated under HELCOM FISH PRO, FISH PRO II, FISH PRO III and EG Coastal Fish and used for HELCOM coastal fish indicator and thematic assessments. HELCOM Coastal fish core indicator database (COOL) contains updated data used in coastal fish core indicators for every current monitoring station in the Baltic Sea and information on the latest status assessment for the two coastal fish indicators: https://indicators.helcom.fi/indicator/coastal-fish-key-groups/ https://indicators.helcom.fi/indicator/coastal-fish-key-species/ The collection of monitoring data is described in the Monitoring guideline: https://helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/HELCOM-Guidelines-for-coastal-fish-monitoring-2019.pdf The database was originally developed in BalticBoost project (https://helcom.fi/helcom-at-work/projects/balticboost/) Theme 1: Biodiversity, which focused on creating a biodiversity assessment tool and improving data arrangements for the biodiversity elements where this is limited (e.g. coastal fish, birds and seals) so that a comprehensive assessment of biodiversity in the Baltic Sea can be carried out by 2018. The dataset is divided to pointwise observations where values are collected from one single location and polygon areas where values reflect larger area (ICES squares). The data is reported by national representatives of HELCOM EG Coastal Fish and validated annually in the group meeting and hosted by HELCOM Secretariat. Attributes: ID = Unique identifier of observation Country = Country of organization carrying out monitoring (in ISO 2-digit country codes) Organization = Organization carrying out monitoring AreaID = ID of monitoring areas AreaName = Name of monitored area Latitude = Latitude coordinate of monitoring site in WGS84 decimal degrees Longitude = Longitude coordinate of monitoring site in WGS84 decimal degrees L3_AssessmentUnit = HELCOM Level3 assessment unit Year = Year of observation IndicatorName = Indicator which the obsrevation value is related to IndicatorValue = Indicator value as in CPUE/WPUE Species = Key coastal fish species tthat indicator value applies to FunctionalGroup = Key coastal fish functional group that indicator value applies to Method = Monitoring method Geartype = Gear type used for monitoring Season = Season of monitoring RegistrationDate = Date when observation was included in the Coastal fish database HELCOM Secretariat data@helcom.fi GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme GEMET 2018-08-16 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.gemet-en MADS Use constraints: Data can be used freely given that the source (HELCOM) is cited. Access constraints: No limitations on public access. English environment 7.530661 33.849351 52.45589 66.438436 1976-01-01 2024-12-31 ESRI Shapefile 1.0 https://maps.helcom.fi/website/MADS/download/?id=9edd91ee-e977-4da9-b715-7c8990a532ba WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Download dataset https://maps.helcom.fi/website/mapservice/?datasetID=9edd91ee-e977-4da9-b715-7c8990a532ba WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Open in Map Viewer https://maps.helcom.fi/website/download/CoastalFishIndicatorData_2024.xlsx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Download as excel file Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 This dataset has been collected within HELCOM FISH-PRO group and stored to HELCOM Coastal fish indicator database developed in BALSAM project during 2013. Coastal fish indicator database was transferred to HELCOM Map and Data service during December 2024.