Bird Island Proposed Marine Nature Reserve
Data and Resources
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | October 19, 2021, 11:11 (PDT) |
| Created | January 30, 2020, 05:23 (PST) |
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Language | eng |
| Topic Category | Boundaries; legal land descriptions |
| Temporal Extent Start | 2017-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 2017-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2017 |
| Lineage | The dataset was generated in QGIS initially from a 3nm buffer around the coastline of Bird Island. Then this buffer was used to derive a simplified boundary, as per the "Guidance on defining boundaries for MMAs in the Falkland Islands" , included as an Annex in Golding. N. & Aug?. A.A., 2017. The Assessment of Fishing Closure Areas as Sites for wider marine management in the Falkland Islands (known as the AFCAS report). Evidence supporting this boundary is from a variety of sources, and includes information on globally significant populations of seabirds. Further data sources are listed in the AFCAS report. |
| West Longitude | 223290.77 |
| South Latitude | 4205040.41 |
| East Longitude | 239306.66 |
| North Latitude | 4219735.82 |
| Spatial Reference System | UTM 21S WGS84 |
| Responsible Organisation Name | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Contact Mail Address | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Responsible Party Role | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Access Limitations | Restricted, send data request to data owner |
| Use Constraints | Restricted |
| Resource Reference | Please acknowledge data source as: the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) and the Falkland Islands Government |
| Data Format | shape |
| Update Frequency | one off |
| Accuracy | 1 metre |
| Resource Type | Dataset |
| Original Title | Hidden (internal use only) |
| Metadata Date | 2017-09-04 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-SAERI-417 |