Whale Sightings (1940-2015) in inshore waters of the Falkland Islands from local knowledge

The dataset comprises whale observations in Falkland Islands inshore (22km from shore) waters. Data have been based on local knowledge gathered from interviewing local Falkland Islands residents. Information on the categories in this dataset are enclosed as tables in the accompanying file, 'Whale Sighting Data Field Descriptions.xlsx'. This dataset is a subset of the raw and comprehensive dataset called Inshore_Whale_Sightings_1940-2015.shp (code: FK-SAERI-268). More information on how this database was created and 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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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	December 14, 2020, 09:53 (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	1940-01-01
Temporal Extent End	2015-12-31
Dataset Reference Date	2015
Lineage	Participants were prompted to draw on an A1-sized laminated map the locations where they sighted whales over different decades, from the earliest they could remember to 2015. The interview map displayed the Falkland Islands and the boundary of the inshore study area, with a 1kmsq grid throughout the area as a reference for scale and later use for digitising the maps. Using a dry-erase marker, participants drew polygons over the grid to indicate areas of sightings, and were encouraged to give as many details about each sighting as they could remember. For each polygon, the following attributes were recorded whenever possible: (1) the species seen; (2) the approximate year(s); (3) the approximate month(s); (4) the minimum and maximum number of whales seen; (5) the observation platform; (6) an estimate of how often they visited that location during the decade; and (7) the frequency of sightings they had in relation to those visits. The local knowledge observations were digitised in a GIS by selecting 1kmsq grid cells that intersected with the polygons drawn by the participants.
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-269

Dataset extent

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