Cetaceans Land Effort 2003-2012

Cetacean monitoring from a fixed point on land (Ladder hill) was undertaken twice a month starting approximately at 9am to 12 pm. The following environmental data waere recorded every 15mins: survey start time, sea state, swell height, cloud cover, visibility, and sunglare percentage. This survey method is no longer carried out.

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Last Updated June 24, 2025, 05:47 (PDT)
Created June 24, 2025, 05:47 (PDT)
Region Saint Helena
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2003
Temporal Extent End 2012
Dataset Reference Date 2012
Lineage In general 2 people carried out the survey. Binoculars were used to provide accuracy in species identification. The following environmental data was recorded every 15mins for three hours: survey start time, sea state, swell height, cloud cover, visibility, and sunglare percentage. Birds presence and absence was gathered as well.
West Longitude -5.76212
South Latitude -16.0025
East Longitude -5.72267
North Latitude -15.9274
Spatial Reference System EPSG:4326
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted, data environmentally and commercially sensitive, however data is open to members of the department
Use Constraints Restricted, but open subject to limitations and prior agreement with responsible organisation. Copyright must be cited
Resource Reference Cite copyright: (c) St Helena Government
Data Format excel
Update Frequency not planned - survey completed
Accuracy greater than 500 metres
Resource Type data series
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 25/02/2015
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Unique Resource ID SH-EMD-19