Sei whale encounter effort from boat surveys in Berkeley Sound, 2017

Shapefile showing the tracks of sei whales followed during encounters recorded from boat surveys in Berkeley Sound (and adjacent waters) during 2017

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	December 14, 2020, 09:57 (PST)
Created	January 30, 2020, 05:26 (PST)
Region	Falkland Islands
Language	eng
Topic Category	Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start	2017-02-09
Temporal Extent End	2017-05-31
Dataset Reference Date	2017
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. See information in the open access report: Weir, C.R. (2017). Developing a site-based conservation approach for sei whales Balaenoptera borealis at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands. Falklands Conservation report. Version 1.0, September 2017. 115 pp.
West Longitude	-58.1
South Latitude	-51.74
East Longitude	-57.5
North Latitude	-51.51
Spatial Reference System	WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name	Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address	Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role	Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations	Restricted until publication
Use Constraints	Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference	Please acknowledge data source as: Falklands Conservation Conserving Falklands whale populations: addressing data deficiencies for informed management. A Darwin PLUS Initiative project funded by the UK government
Data Format	shape
Update Frequency	one off
Accuracy	100 metre
Resource Type	Dataset
Original Title	Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date	2017-10-12
Metadata Point of Contact	datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent	Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID	FK-FC-566

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