The distribution of seabirds and marine mammals in Falkland Island Waters
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Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1998-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 2000-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2002 |
| Lineage | In the Falkland Islands, hydrocarbon exploration licences were awarded in 1996 and activity culminated in 1998 with the drilling of six wells by the drilling rig Borgny Dolphin. The perceived threat to seabirds of potential surface pollution demanded that the location of important concentrations of seabirds in these waters be determined. In February 1998, JNCC, under contract to Falklands Conservation (FC), with funds from the exploration licence holders (Falklands Operators Sharing Agreement), commenced at-sea surveys of seabirds and marine mammals in Falkland Islands waters. The results of the first year of surveys were published as Seabird and marine mammal dispersion in the waters around the Falkland Islands 1998-1999 (White et al. 1999). An atlas depicting vulnerability of seabird concentrations to surface pollution entitled Vulnerable concentrations ofseabirds in Falkland Islands waters (White et al.2001) was also derived from the survey results. The atlas highlighted the locations of seabird concentrations that were most highly vulnerable to the effects of surface pollution. This report summarises three years of survey work and updates and expands the distribution atlas. |
| 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: R W White, K W Gillon, A D Black and J B Reid, 2002, The distribution of seabirds and marine mammals in Falkland Island Waters, ISBN 1 86107 534 0, JNCC. |
| Data Format | |
| Update Frequency | not planned |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| Resource Type | Report |
| Original Title | Hidden (internal use only) |
| Metadata Date | 2015-03-19 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-JNCC-185 |