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Data available on SFPA.ie

1. Annual - this section contains downloadable documents containing statistics relating to landings in Irish ports and by Irish sea fishing vessels.

2. Quarterly - A rolling 12-month report of landings, updated on a quarterly basis, will be posted here. Please check back regularly for updates.

3. Quotas and Quota Update – data updated weekly.

4. Calendar - The SFPAs Statistics Publication Calendar (Rolling)

Data available on data.gov.ie

Data is published periodically on Data.Gov.ie. Please see latest SFPA data here: Sea Fisheries Protection Authority - Publishers - data.gov.ie

Guidance on data requests

Should you require data not available on the above (Annual, Quarterly, Quota or Data.Gov.ie sources) please find below guidance on making data requests with the SFPA.

    1. 1. The SFPA can neither disclose vessel names nor any information that might relate back to an individual vessel (a confidentiality risk) - every cell of a dataset will have to contain the data from a number of vessels.
    2. 2. The more detailed the data set, the more chance there will be suppressed data (effectively missing data). Too many suppressed data cells may affect the usefulness of the resulting data set, so please bear this in mind. In some cases, none of the data requested can be released.
    3. 3. In addition, please ensure the data variables required are detailed in full (e.g. year/port/ ICES zone/ species) as revisions will be regarded as new requests.
    4. 4. Timeframes depend on the complexity of the request and unit workload.

    5. 5. Once you have confirmed that the data required is not available (on Annual, Quarterly, Quota or Data.Gov.ie), please send your detailed request to data@sfpa.ie.

Guidance on Open Data requests

    1. 1. This site hosts datasets published by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority. Open Data is data that can be freely used, re-used and re-distributed by anyone, subject only at most, to the requirement to attribute and share alike. Source: Open Data Handbook 
    2. 2. Open Data and re-use of public sector information directive

a. The European Union (Open Data and Re-use of Public Sector Information) Regulations 2021 SI 376/2021 (the Open Data Regulations), which transposes into Irish law the Open Data and re-use of Public Sector information Directive) (EU) 2019/1024 (the Open Data Directive) mandates the release of public sector data in free and open formats. The overall objective of the Open Data Directive is to continue the strengthening of the EU’s data economy by increasing the amount of public sector data available for re-use, ensuring fair competition and easy access to public sector information, and enhancing cross-border innovation based on data.

b. The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority is committed to the principles of Open Data, in accordance with the national Open Data Strategy. These principles are aimed at promoting innovation and transparency through the publication of Irish Public Sector data in open, free, and reusable formats. The SFPA’s statistics are published with the Creative Commons Attribution Licence.

      1. 4. To make an Open Data request, please contact OpenData@sfpa.ie – please ensure your request clearly indicates that it is being made under the Open Data Directive.
      2. 5. Before making a request for data we recommend that you review our list of main documents for reuse above and check to see if the data you seek is already available.
      3. 6. Open Data requests will be reviewed to ensure they meet the conditions required and whether any of the exemptions apply to preclude release.