Whale sightings from DPLUS082 boat surveys, 2019 to 2021

Shapefile of whale sighting positions recorded during boat surveys in Berkeley Sound (and adjacent waters) and Falkalnd Sound during 2019 to 2021

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Last Updated October 29, 2021, 07:26 (PDT)
Created October 29, 2021, 07:25 (PDT)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2019-01-25
Temporal Extent End 2021-06-16
Dataset Reference Date 2021-10-29
Lineage Data were logged in the field using a digital voice recorder and transcribed into a custom-built Excel spreadsheet. Positions recorded on handheld GPS at 1-min intervals and were checked during analysis. Shapefile created in QGIS and published in project Technical Report (available 31 Jan 2022).
West Longitude -59.7
South Latitude -51.84
East Longitude -57.6
North Latitude -51.39
Spatial Reference System EPSG:32721
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Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Restricted, but open subject to limitations and prior agreement with responsible organisation. Copyright must be cited
Resource Reference Copyright: (c) Falklands Conservation
Data Format shapefile
Update Frequency Not planned
Accuracy <300m
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2021-10-29
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
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