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Distribution and Relative Abundance of Humpback Whale in Irish EEZ 2005-2011
Adult humpbacks range from 11-16 m in length, with females being slightly larger than males. The head is broad with a series of fleshy knobs on rostrum (and sometimes on the lower jaw), called tubercles. Body colour is black with white on the throat and belly. The pectoral fins are extremely long (one-third of the body length) with scalloped leading edges. They are typically white in colour but may have a dark upper surface, with white beneath.The tail fluke
typically has a dark upper surface with white beneath, however the under-surface can be dark in some individuals. The scarring, colour
pattern and shape of each tail fluke is unique and provides for identification and tracking of individuals. The dorsal fin is small with a broad base, raised hump in front and "knuckles" behind. The blow is typically low and bushy and has a distinct V-shape when viewed from directly behind or in front of the animal.
The data collected includes observations, relative abundance, search for and range of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) recorded from marine mammals observations on board ships of opportunity between 2005 and 2011.
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(2013) . Distribution and Relative Abundance of Humpback Whale in Irish EEZ 2005-2011. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/c6b91bdb-3715-4cc9-8784-e41e53bd8465 |
Simple
- Alternate title
- IWDG Marine Mammals Atlas Humpback Whale Distribution
- Date ( Creation )
- 2005-01-01T00:00:00
- Date ( Publication )
- 2013-12-31T00:00:00
- Date ( Revision )
- 2015-11-20T00:00:00
- Identifier
- INSPIRE UUID / SD.IE.IWDG.AtlasMarineMammals.HumpbackWhale / 1.0
- Purpose
- Ireland has an obligation to report to the European Union on the favourable conservation status (FCS) of certain protected species and habitats every six years and this requires comprehensive species and habitat monitoring networks at a national level.
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Unknown
- GemetInspireTheme ( Theme )
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- Species distribution
- GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1 ( Theme )
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- whale, cetacean, mammal, vertebrate
- Irish Whale and Dolphin Group ( Theme )
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- whales, Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, marine mammals, distribution, Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
- ISO 3166 ( Place )
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- Ireland
- Use limitation
- Creative Commons licence conditions apply
- Use limitation
- Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0
- Access constraints
- License
- Use constraints
- License
- Other constraints
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Spatial representation type
- Grid
- Denominator
- 50000
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Oceans
- Geoscientific information
- Biota
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Vertical extent
- Minimum value
- -5000
- Maximum value
- -1
Vertical CS
Vertical datum
- Supplemental Information
- Vector dataset.
- Reference system identifier
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EPSG
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http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326
- Alternate title
- EPSG
- Date ( Publication )
- 2009-11-25
- Distribution format
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- CSV, KML, Esri shapefile, WMS, WFS, REST, GeoJSON (RFC 1480, 7.0, v10.x, 1.3.0, 2.0, Esri, 4.0 )
Point of contact
- OnLine resource
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REST service
REST service
- OnLine resource
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Get JSON
Get JSON
- OnLine resource
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WMS GetCapabilities
WMS GetCapabilities
- OnLine resource
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WFS GetCapabilities
WFS GetCapabilities
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Conformance result
- Alternate title
- INSPIRE Data Specifications v3.1
- Date ( Publication )
- 2014-04-17
- Explanation
- The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.
- Pass
- false
Conformance result
- Alternate title
- INSPIRE Interoperability Regulation
- Date ( Publication )
- 2010-12-08
- Explanation
- Level of conformance with the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Pass
- false
- Statement
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This Atlas presents data collected during the IWDG ISCOPE I and II projects, the IWDG/GMIT Marine Mammals and Megafauna in Irish waters project, the IWDG Ferry Surveys Programme and the IWDG casual and effort-based sightings scheme between January 2005 and January 2011. A single marine mammal observer (or up to three observers, in the case of IWDG ferry surveys) conducted visual survey effort from research vessels, naval service vessels and commercial ro-ro ferries between 2005 and 2011. Survey effort was conducted either from the ships’ bridge, the monkey island (the roof of the bridge) or from the ‘crow’s nest’ (R.V. Celtic Explorer). Using an angle board and distances were estimated with the aid of a range finding stick (Heinemann 1981). Environment data were recorded every 15 – 20 minutes using Logger 2000 software (IFAW 2000). Sightings were also recorded using Logger 2000. Automated position data were obtained through a laptop computer linked to a USB GPS receiver. Survey effort was conducted up to Beaufort sea-state six and in moderate to good visibility.As these were surveys on board vessels of opportunity, the surveys were conducted in ‘passing mode’ and cetaceans sighted were not approached.
Sightings were identified to species level where possible, with species identifications being graded as definite, probable or possible.Where species identification could not be confirmed, sightings were downgraded (e.g. unidentified dolphin / unidentified whale / unidentified beaked whale etc.) according to criteria established for the IWDG’s cetacean sightings database (IWDG 2013). Observer effort focused on a 90 degree arc ahead of the ship; however sightings located up to 90 degrees to port and starboard were included. Surveyors scanned the area by eye and using binoculars (typically 10X40 or 8X50). Bearings to sightings were measured.
Metadata
- File identifier
- c6b91bdb-3715-4cc9-8784-e41e53bd8465 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2018-01-25T15:23:51
- Metadata standard name
- ISDI Metadata Profile
- Metadata standard version
- 1.2
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