Dataset Details - ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin
Visual detections of Cetaceans made during Aerial Surveys using aircraft based visual observers, conducted by University College Cork as part of the ObSERVE Project 2015 - 2017
01/12/2021
01/12/2021
To assess the occurrence, distribution and abundance of seabirds, cetaceans and other marine megafauna in the Irish Atlantic Margin
Visual detections of seabirds, cetaceans and marine megafauna by obervers during line transect surveys (for cetaceans) / strip transect surveys (for seabirds) conducted from aircraft
Irish Atlantic Margin
2015 - 2017
Surveys followed standard line-transect methodology for aerial surveys. The target weather and sea conditions for aerial survey work were broadly prescribed as requiring a surface wind strength of Beaufort Force 3 or less, with good visibility (1km or more). Flying speed over the ground was 90 knots (167km/hr) at a survey altitude of 600 feet (183m) above the sea surface. Observers recorded all sightings of marine megafauna seen from the air including cetaceans, seabirds, seals, turtles, sharks and fish. Summer 2015 surveys were conducted using observers with considerable aerial survey experience. These experienced observers also trained and assessed Irish based observers who then undertook the remaining surveys.
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Use of the data in any publication is prohibited until 1st May 2019. Any publication post 1st May 2019 should acknowledge the ObSERVE project partners the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Restricted (Data can be viewed on the mapping system but is not available for download)
Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 28 March 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/322>
Dataset species distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Dataset record distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Dataset Contacts
Oonagh O'Loughlin
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ObSERVE@dccae.gov.ie
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution No. records
Day 16116
2015
2017
Record Statistics

16116

0

64

2

Resolution No. records
100m 16116
1km 0
2km 0
10km 0
50km 0
Surveys
SurveyId Title Data Capture Period Species Records
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Dataset Attributes
Attribute Description
Altitude Altitude at which specimen was captured
Behaviour A description of the type of behaviour observed
Number of adults The number of adults observed
Number of calves The number of calves observed
Number of juveniles The number of juveniles observed
Platform type The type of platform from which the observation was made
Record comment A comment associated with any individual record
Recording platform The name of the platform from which the observation was made
Sampling method Description of the sampling method employed to make the record
Sea state Sea conditions at the time of observation
Survey name Name of survey if the record was made as part of a specific survey (including collections of casual observations and other loose assemblages of data)
Time (UTC) The time at which the sighting was made
Type of sighting A description of the type of sighting made
Recorded Species
TaxonId PrefnameTaxonId Name Authority Group Rank Records
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