Dataset Details - European Seabirds and Sea (ESAS) Cetacean Sightings 1980-2023
Records of cetaceans encountered during ESAS surveys in NE Atlantic from 1980 to 2023.
20/12/2024
20/12/2024
To record location and abundances of cetacean species in the NE Atlantic
Ship and aircraft based survey using ESAS full strip transect method with snapshot method for flying birds and scan data.
Northeast Atlantic
1980 to 2023
Data recorded by research institutions, universities and the JNCC.
Complete
N/A
Restricted (Data can be viewed on the mapping system but is not available for download)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), European Seabirds and Sea (ESAS) Cetacean Sightings 1980-2023, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 23 December 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/406>
Dataset species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset record distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset Contacts
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
N/A
N/A
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 3527 |
1980
2010
Record Statistics
3527
0
38
15
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 3527 |
| 1km | 0 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 0 |
| 50km | 0 |
Surveys
| SurveyId | Title | Data Capture Period | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dataset Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Abundance | Measure of abundance of the organism recorded. |
| Activity/Behaviour | A description of the type of behaviour observed |
| Life Stage | A description of the life stage of the organism recorded. |
| NumberOfObservers | Number of observers that contributed to the sample. |
| Sampling method | Description of the sampling method employed to make the record |
| Sex | The sex of the organism if known. |
| Time | The time at which the sighting was made. |
| Visibility | Visibility at the time of observation. |
| WindForce | Wind force and sea state according to the Beaufort scale. |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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