Malin Shelf

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Malin Shelf is a broad continental shelf region off the northwest coast of Ireland known for its complex oceanography, rich marine ecosystems, and importance to regional fisheries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf continental shelf
marine region
adjacentTo Malin Sea
Rockall Trough
averageDepth approximately 100 to 200 metres
fallsWithin Irish Exclusive Economic Zone
hasEcologicalCharacteristic high primary productivity
important nursery grounds for fish
rich benthic communities
hasEnvironmentalConcern climate-driven changes in stratification
fishing pressure
habitat disturbance from bottom trawling
hasFeature incised glacial troughs on the seabed
shelf break
tidal mixing fronts
hasOceanographicCharacteristic complex tidal currents
fronts between mixed and stratified waters
influence of Atlantic inflow
seasonal stratification in parts of the shelf
strong tidal mixing
hasSeabedSubstrate gravel
mud
sand
hasWaterMassInfluence North Atlantic Current
shelf-edge currents
importantFor demersal fisheries
pelagic fisheries
regional fisheries
influences productivity of adjacent Irish coastal waters
regional marine biodiversity
locatedIn North-East Atlantic Ocean
surface form: northeast Atlantic Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf Ireland
northwest coast of Ireland
partOf Celtic Sea
surface form: Celtic Seas ecoregion

European continental shelf
subjectOf ecosystem modelling studies
fisheries research
oceanographic studies
supportsSpecies Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
surface form: Atlantic cod

Nephrops norvegicus
haddock
herring
mackerel
whiting
usedByCountry Ireland
usedBySector commercial fishing
scientific research

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