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An opportunistic Marine Mammal survey between Harwich, UK and Rothera Research Station, Antarctica

An opportunistic marine mammal survey through the Atlantic Ocean between the UK and Antarctica was undertaken in November and December 2020. The RRS James Clark Ross, was used to transfer cargo and personnel for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) from the UK to Rothera Research Station, Antarctica for the start of the 2020/2021 summer season. The transit and station relief included stops at King Edward Point and Bird Island, South Georgia, Falkland Islands and Signy Research Station, South Orkney Islands. The journey took a total of 48 days. Two JNCC marine mammal observers were on-board as well as other dedicated observers. Marine mammal observations were made as opportunistic sightings and recorded along with geographical position and other metadata. This transit and subsequent survey was unique in its passage as few vessels journey down the centre of the North and South Atlantic and continue on down the Western Antarctic Peninsula. British Antarctic Survey will continue to make this journey twice a year and it could provide a platform for an annual marine mammal survey of the entire Atlantic Ocean.

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Alternate title
Polar Data Centre (PDC) record GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01587
Date (Publication)
2021-12-13
Identifier
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id= / GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01587
Custodian
  British Antarctic Survey
High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , CB3 0ET , UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
Originator
  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre - Mathews, R., & Frontier, N.
High Cross, Madingley , Cambridge , CB3 0ET , UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
Maintenance and update frequency
unknown Unknown
Keywords
  • NDGO0001
NERC OAI Harvesting
  • NERC_DDC
GCMD Parameter Valids
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring
BAS Free-text keywords
  • Atlantic
  • Dolphin
  • Marine Mammal
  • Southern Ocean
  • Whale
Use limitation
Data released under Open Government Licence V3.0: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
Data released under Open Government Licence V3.0: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Oceans
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Begin date
2020-11-05
End date
2020-12-23
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Distribution format
Distributor
  Polar Data Centre - British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
Protocol
http
Name
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Function
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Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset

Domain consistency

Measure identification
INSPIRE / Conformity_001

Conformance result

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Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
No
Statement
An effort was made to record all sightings immediately by any observer informing the dedicated surveyors/data recorders when marine mammals were sighted. However, some sightings were reported later in the evening. The position of sightings was therefore calculated by ships track and time of sighting. Behaviour, distance and bearing was often not reported or trusted and therefore the data recorders did not include this information into the database for those sightings. Species ID was only decided by the experienced marine mammal surveyors at time of sighting and those who were frequently surveying and had undergone species ID training while on-board. Photographic images also allowed for species ID.
File identifier
GB_NERC_BAS_PDC_01587 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-12-13
Metadata standard name
NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
Dataset URI
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01587
 
 

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