List of Falklands Whale Sighting Data Sources

Compiled list of sources and contact information for 'All_Inshore_Whale_Sightings_1940-2015.shp,' a GIS database of whale sightings used in 'Return of the Whales in the Falkland Islands' waters' (Frans & Aug? 2016, in prep). It is sorted by observation type (i.e., local knowledge, capture, survey, and opportunistic observations), with general details on the spatial and temporal coverage of each source (i.e., inshore or offshore; years or decades), the names of data owners and custodians, and contact information to obtain the original data. Each source has an individual identification number, which corresponds with the 'All Inshore Whale Sightings' GIS shapefile, also stored in the SAERI IMS Center. More information on how these data were used can be found in 'Return of the Whales in the Falkland Islands' waters' (Frans & Aug? 2016, in prep). This map was produced as part of the Darwin Plus- funded project, 'Marine Spatial Planning for the Falkland Islands' (July 2014-July 2016), and the Falkland Islands Environmental Studies Budget project, 'Mapping whale distribution around the Falkland Islands using best available knowledge'.

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Field Value
Last Updated December 21, 2020, 10:04 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:21 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 1905-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2015-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2016
Lineage A list of sources containing Falkland Islands whale location data was compiled. This list is sorted by observation type (i.e., local knowledge, capture, survey, and opportunistic observations), accompanied by general details on its spatial and temporal coverage (i.e., inshore or offshore; years or decades), names of data owners or custodians, and contact information to obtain the data. Each source has an individual identification number, which corresponds with the 'All_Inshore_Whale_Sightings_1940-2015' GIS shapefile, also stored in the SAERI IMS-GIS data centre.
West Longitude 187477.46
South Latitude 4133693.23
East Longitude 452531.38
North Latitude 4341392.2
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 Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Please acknowledge data source as: SAERI Marine Spatial Planning. A Darwin PLUS Initiative project funded by the UK government
Data Format excel
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy NA
Resource Type Report
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2016-03-19
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-SAERI-264

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Map tiles by Stamen Design, under CC BY 3.0. Data by OpenStreetMap, under CC BY SA.