Document of dataset 1994

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
title in English
UK Royal Navy Marine Mammal Observations
Description in English
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.
Abstract in English
Dataset information available at http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/64
License
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-NC-4.0.html
bibliographicCitation
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.
Version
1
Release date
May 29 2009 12:00AM

Temporal coverage

Temporal
Start date
1947-01-01
End date
2003-01-01

Geographical coverage

Spatial
World Oceans

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Bio-geographical regions
Biota
Environment
Geoscientific Information
Habitats and biotopes
Marine mammals
Metadata non conformant
Metadata not evaluated
No limitations to public access
Oceans
Sea regions
WGS84 (EPSG:4326)
XYZ ASCII

Themes

theme
Biology > Mammals

Ownerships

contributor
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Dataset references

record
European Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations

Special collections

part of special collection
available through EurOBIS
EMODNET
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Document metadata

date created
2009-06-09
date modified
2025-03-26