A Piscicol Category Ranking is a legal classification of water and water plans according to the dominant fish groups.
L' Article L.436-5 of the code of l'environment defines the notion of classification of Category Piscicole.
The notions of public/privileged or unauthorised fishing are not relevant in this division.
This cutting also does not concern closed waters or fish farms.
The founding regulatory text of a Piscicol Category Ranking is l' stopped taken by the prefect of department:
— 1st category: waters mainly populated by trout, as well as those where it seems desirable to provide special protection for fish of this species.
—2nd category: all other waters subject to the provisions of the Decree.
__Origin__
Cutting/fusion of polygons of rivers d'water and planes of the BDTopo
Classification corresponding to the prefectural decree n°65-2018-12-12-022
Only Category 2 water courses are digitised.
All water courses or portions of water, water, canals and water planes not classified in 2nd category are classified as 1st category.
__Partner organisations__
DDT Hautes-Pyrénées
__Links annexes__
* [XML metadata view](http://ogc.geo-ide.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/csw/all-dataset?REQUEST=GetRecordById&SERVICE=CSW&VERSION=2.0.2&RESULTTYPE=results&elementSetName=full&TYPENAMES=gmd:MD_Metadata&OUTPUTSCHEMA=http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd&ID=fr-120066022-jdd-83b3d4c7-dd2f-4e38-aa99-0d558feb4ce4)
* [COVADIS data standard: Fish categories of the rivers d'water and planes d'water](http://geostandards.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/afficherPageStandard.do?jeu=N_CAT_PISCICOLE_L)
[See this page on geo.data.gouv.fr](https://geo.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/0cb40d45606c54894ebceede10208eb5c7fd691f)
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