Whale Sighting Distribution (1990-2015) in inshore waters of the Falkland Islands

The dataset provides a density of baleen whale observations around the Falkland Islands' territorial waters (22km from shore) in the post-whaling era (1990s-2015). The summed observations are those from the GIS dataset 'All_Inshore_Whale_Sightings_1940-2015.shp'. These correspond to the 'observation hotspots' identified in the publication, 'Return of the whales in Falkland Islands' waters' (Frans & Aug? 2016, in prep). The dataset was derived from data collected in the more comprehensive dataset called Inshore_Whale_Sightings_1940-2015.shp (code: FK-SAERI-268). 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'.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	December 21, 2020, 10:05 (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	1990-01-01
Temporal Extent End	2015-12-31
Dataset Reference Date	2016
Lineage	Post-whaling observations from the GIS dataset 'All_Inshore_Whale_Sightings_1940-2015.shp', were filtered by year (i.e. 1990s-2015) and quality (i.e. reliability ranks A-C) and used to map the density of inshore (22km) whale sightings. The species considered are: Blue, Fin, Humpback, Minke, Sei, Southern right (S_Right). A column for unidentified species was also added. The density (sum_obs) of unique observations per 1 kmsq grid cell for all species was calculated.
West Longitude	164536
South Latitude	164269.46
East Longitude	475536
North Latitude	4364269.46
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	Cite data source as: Veronica F. Frans, Amelie A. Auge. Use of local ecological knowledge to investigate endangered baleen whale recovery in the Falkland Islands, Biological Conservation 202 (2016) 127-137
Data Format	shape
Update Frequency	not planned
Accuracy	1 km
Resource Type	Dataset
Original Title	Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date	2016-03-20
Metadata Point of Contact	datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent	Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID	FK-SAERI-267

Dataset extent

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