Cetacean Monitoring undertaken during the Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WESPAS) 2019
L o a d i n g
Overviewbiodiversitybiotacetaceanenvironmentirelandmammalmarinemarine faunanational parks and wildlife servicenpwsspecies distribution
The Western European Shelf Passive Acoustic Survey is an acoustic survey undertaken by the Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services (FEAS) Department of the Marine Institute of Ireland. The WESPAS provides a unique opportunity for surveillance of the summer distribution of cetaceans in shelf water habitats along Ireland’s Atlantic margins which can be difficult to reach by other means.
Additional Information
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Conforms To["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.", "http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326"]
Contact Emaildatadelivery@housing.gov.ie
Contact NameDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
FrequencyOther
Guidhttps://data.gov.ie/dataset/63beedd3-e5c0-4d0e-a313-b17fe70c7f24
Harvest Object Idbe2ab2d2-bb40-4f6c-81b3-d3b32b8315ca
Harvest Source Id01350574-268d-4abb-b9b4-8108224932c4
Harvest Source Titledata.gov.ie - Environment
Identifier63beedd3-e5c0-4d0e-a313-b17fe70c7f24
Issued2022-05-31
Language["http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ENG"]
Modified2026-06-03T02:26:25
ProvenanceThe Cybertracker (http://www.cybertracker.org/) data collection software package (Version 3.501) was used to collect all positional, environmental and sightings data, and save it to a Microsoft Access database. Positional data was collected using a portable GPS receiver with a USB connection and recorded every 5 seconds.
Each line transect was assigned a unique transect number, and a new transect was started anytime the vessel activity changed (i.e. changing from on-transect to inter-transect). Each subsequent sighting was also assigned to this unique transect number.
Publisher NameDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Publisher Urihttps://data.gov.ie/organization/department-of-housing-planning-community-and-local-government
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Temporal End2019-07-10
Temporal Start2019-06-13
Theme["http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/data-theme/ENVI", "Environment"]
Urihttps://data.gov.ie/dataset/63beedd3-e5c0-4d0e-a313-b17fe70c7f24