Longline CTD Data

The excel file contains data on Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) collected, through Star-Oddi DST-CTD loggers, by CFL Hunter a commercial longline vessel which operates in the deep water longlining region to the East and South-East of the Falkland Islands. Anonymysed data is open to researchers on the basis of a research agreement. The data are not for commercial use.

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Last Updated December 14, 2020, 09:55 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:23 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category oceans
Temporal Extent Start 2017-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2017-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2017
Lineage The Data are collected continuously within 2 meters of the sea bed by loggers attached at either end of the vessel. However data are downloaded every two months when the vessel gets into the harbour in Stanley. The downloading to the vessel's computer takes place using the Star-Oddi communication box after the longline is hauled . The Star-Oddi software automatically produced CSV files. The data have been ownloaded and backed-up on a bi-monthly basis. Original data are not spatial, however they can be processed to be joined to a line and (x,y) position.
West Longitude -61
South Latitude -56.25
East Longitude -53
North Latitude -48.25
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 to government departments
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Cite data source as: Consolidated Fisheries Limited copyright (YYYY)
Data Format excel
Update Frequency monthly
Accuracy less than 1 m
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2017-09-03
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-CONFISH-392

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