Ceatacean watch data 2004-2006

This dataset was obtained as part of the Darwin Plus- funded project 'Marine Spatial Planning for the Falkland Islands' (July 2014-July 2016). The data comes from a project called 'Cetacean Watch' that was carried out by Falklands Conservation between 2004 and 2006 where they asked the public to report ceatacean sightings in coastal water of the Falkland Islands.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

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Last Updated December 21, 2020, 10:00 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:20 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2004-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2006-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2006
Lineage The attribute table contains common species names (in English), GPS location of sightings, count of number of adults and calves and a rank of certainty (probable, possible, definite) of the species watched from the boat. The dataseries comprises of 654 records.
West Longitude -63.45
South Latitude -55.55
East Longitude -35.3
North Latitude -42.333
Spatial Reference System 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 Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Please acknowledge data source as: Falklands Conservation
Data Format csv, shape
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy Approximately 500 metres
Resource Type Dataseries
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2015-09-27
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-FC-209

Dataset extent

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