MarBEF Data System

UK Royal Navy Marine Mammal Observations

Citation

UK Royal Navy. UK Royal Navy Marine Mammal Observations. In: OBIS-SEAMAP . OBIS-SEAMAP, http://seamap.env.duke.edu, 2006-12-07 10:09:57-05, vector digital data. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/1994

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Description

Dataset information available at http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/64 more

THe RN often operate in remote areas and it is hoped that by collecting this sort of data the RN may be able to contribute to a better scientific understanding of cetacean distributions/ breeding areas/ migration routese etc. By ensuring that RN personnel keep watch for cetaceans this helps them to comply with current risk mitigation measures.

Scope

Themes:

Biology > Mammals

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Marine mammals, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, World Oceans

Geographical coverage

EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations

Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -122,43; MinLat: -74,65 - MaxLong: 159,23; MaxLat: 70,33 [WGS84]

World Oceans [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage

1947 - 2003

Contributor

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), data owner

Related datasets

Published in:

EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations

URLs

Dataset information:

seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/64

Dataset status: In Progress

Data type: Data

Data origin: Research: field survey

Metadatarecord created: 2009-06-09

Information last updated: 2011-04-07

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