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Hebridean Dolphin and Whale Trust killer whale sightings 1990-2006
Citation

Koetter, S., Kot, C., 2006. Hebridean Dolphin and Whale Trust killer whale sightings 1990-2006. Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust. https://marineinfo.org/doc/dataset/3077

Contact: Koetter, Sandra
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Description
Killer whale sightings in the Hebrides Sea between 1990 and 2006. more

Some records do not have time recorded. In this case, it is filled with “00:00:00” and noted in the [Notes] field. Some records do not have group size recorded. In this case, it is filled with “1” and noted in the [Notes] field.
Lineage
Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Mammals
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, 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, ANE, Hebrides Sea, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Cetacea, Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geographical coverage
ANE, Hebrides Sea Stations [Marine Regions]
Along the West Coast of Scotland
Coordinates: MinLong: -7,55; MinLat: 55,23 - MaxLong: -4,33; MaxLat: 59,06 [WGS84]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -7,5497; MinLat: 55,2327 - MaxLong: -4,3333; MaxLat: 59,0633 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
24 July 1990 - 6 September 2006
Taxonomic coverage
Cetacea [WoRMS]
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Parameter
Animal sightings
Contributors
The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT), more, data provider
Koetter, Sandra
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, more
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Dataset information:
Other:
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Release date: 2012-06-13
Metadatarecord created: 2012-05-14
Information last updated: 2025-03-26
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