Falkland Islands cetacean stranding database
Data and Resources
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | December 21, 2020, 09:57 (PST) |
| Created | January 30, 2020, 05:17 (PST) |
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Language | eng |
| Topic Category | Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment |
| Temporal Extent Start | 1866-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 2013-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2013 |
| Lineage | The dataset comes from a wide range of sources including reports, papers and personal communication to establish historic strandings. Recent strandings are now reported directly to EPD by landowners and visitors who idenfy stranded cetaceans. This dataset was revised and restructured as part of the Darwin Plus- funded project 'Marine Spatial Planning for the Falkland Islands' (July 2014-July 2016). Because the database did not record GPS locations only the general locations were used to identify the sites on a map using detailed topographic map and asking local inhabitants when local names were used. An index of accuracy was given to each locations based on the confidence of estimation of the mapped locations (offset_km). The greater the offset value the lower the confidence. It was not possible to map some locations, in particular older ones, as no location or very vague (eg. West Falkland) locations were available. The attributes of each stranding are Species, Location (general description of locations), Number (number of stranded animals), Source (name of person who reported the stranding), Notes (including more details on species, and inccuracy with the data such as year), Year, offset_km (the index of accuracay in km, so the real event may have taken place within the area around the location given equivalent to the accuracy value in km). |
| West Longitude | -61.4548 |
| South Latitude | -52.9257 |
| East Longitude | -57.6865 |
| North Latitude | -50.9992 |
| 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 | Open access |
| Use Constraints | Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply |
| Resource Reference | Cite data source as: FIG Historic records of stranding cetaceans around the Falklands. |
| Data Format | shape |
| Update Frequency | as needed |
| Accuracy | locations are not taken with GPS but with reference of the name of the location. Accuracy ranges from 1 to 20 kilometres all around the point on the map. |
| Resource Type | Dataset |
| Original Title | Hidden (internal use only) |
| Metadata Date | 2013-12-23 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-FIG-1 |