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On this page you can filter and download ICES Vulnerable Marine EcoSystems data. Data are also available through
web services
.
You can see an inventory of the Vulnerable Marine EcoSystems database:
Year
VME Indicator
VME Habitat Type
Data access
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
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1894
Anemones
Black coral
Chemosynthetic species (seeps and vents)
Cold Seeps
Cup coral
Gorgonian
Hydroid
Lace coral
Oceanic ridges with hydrothermal vents/fields
Sea-pen
Soft coral
Sponge
Stalked crinoids (sea lilies)
Stony coral
Stylasterids
Xenophyophores
Anemone aggregations
Bryozoan patches
Cold seeps
Cold-water coral reef
Coral Garden
Deep-sea Sponge Aggregations
Hydrothermal vents/fields
Mud and sand emergent fauna
Seapen fields
Stalked crinoid aggregations
Tube-dwelling anemone aggregations
Tube-dwelling anemone patches
Xenophyophore aggregations
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Please confirm your acceptance of the following conditions before downloading data.
Within the VME dataset,available at
http://vme.ices.dk
, data are classified as either public or restricted.
Public data follow the ICES Data policy, restricted data may be available on request according to the procedure described below.
Public Data
1. Correct and appropriate data interpretation is solely the responsibility of data users.
2. Data Users must not expressly or otherwise imply ICES substantiation of their work, results, conclusions and/or recommendations. 3. Data sources must be duly acknowledged.
4. Data Users must respect any and all restrictions on the use or reproduction of data, such as restrictions on use for commercial purposes.
5. Data Users are obliged to inform ICES of any suspected problems in the data.
6. Data Users are encouraged to inform ICES of possible sources of other relevant data.
The full ICES Data Policy can be accessed on this link:
http://ices.dk/data/guidelines-and-policy/Pages/default.aspx
Restricted Data
Some data within the ICES VME Database may be classified as restricted as determined by the data provider (see ICES VME Data call on link)
http://www.ices.dk/data/Documents/Data_calls/20150610_VME_datacall_2015_2.pdf
Data users should note:
1. Only high level metadata for restricted records are available for download
2. Where available, the Responsible Organisation and Point of Contact is provided for each record, to enable the Data User to make a request direct to the Point of Contact.
Year
VME_indicator
Habitat Type
No. Measurements
Data Access
2008
12
Public
2008
Black coral
13
Public
2008
Stony coral
56
Public
2008
Sponge
885
Public
2008
Soft coral
18
Public
2008
Sea-pen
354
Public
2008
Cup coral
25
Public
2008
Gorgonian
137
Public
2008
Stylasterids
3
Public
2009
103
Public
2009
Black coral
488
Public
2009
Stony coral
279
Public
2009
Sponge
1044
Public
2009
Soft coral
9
Public
2009
Sea-pen
314
Public
2009
Cup coral
98
Public
2009
Gorgonian
240
Public
2010
109
Public
2010
Black coral
9
Public
2010
Stony coral
62
Public
2010
Sponge
998
Public
2010
Soft coral
1
Public
2010
Sea-pen
381
Public
2010
Cup coral
10
Public
2010
Gorgonian
249
Public
2010
Stylasterids
3
Public
2010
Anemones
20
Public
2011
137
Public
2011
Black coral
636
Public
2011
Stony coral
1092
Public
2011
Sponge
1257
Public
2011
Soft coral
18
Public
2011
Sea-pen
454
Public
2011
Cup coral
99
Public
2011
Gorgonian
625
Public
2011
Stylasterids
5
Public
2011
Anemones
11
Public
2011
Xenophyophores
5
Public
2012
198
Public
2012
Black coral
532
Public
2012
Stony coral
583
Public
2012
Sponge
2664
Public
2012
Soft coral
65
Public
2012
Sea-pen
497
Public
2012
Cup coral
160
Public
2012
Gorgonian
413
Public
2012
Stylasterids
2
Public
2012
Anemones
21
Public
2013
181
Public
2013
Black coral
7
Public
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