Cetacean Monitoring undertaken during the Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WESPAS) 2018
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/a87520b7-35ac-4c0d-99ee-c892e649f8fe
Harvest Object Id5ae2568c-5be9-4ee7-ab5c-edb2499e17ad
Harvest Source Id01350574-268d-4abb-b9b4-8108224932c4
Harvest Source Titledata.gov.ie - Environment
Identifiera87520b7-35ac-4c0d-99ee-c892e649f8fe
Issued2022-06-17
Language["http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ENG"]
Modified2026-06-03T02:27:17
ProvenanceThe IFAW Logger 2000™ (IFAW, 2000) data collection software package 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 10 seconds.
Environmental data was recorded at least every 15-30 minutes, or sooner if there was a change in environmental conditions. Environmental data recorded included; wind speed, wind direction, sea state, swell, visibility, cloud cover and precipitation. All data entry was time stamped by Logger and saved in the Access database.
The distance of each sighting from the ship was estimated using a fixed interval range finder, while the bearing from the ship was estimated with an angle board. This data, along with data such as species identification, group size, composition, heading, sighting cues, surfacing interval, behaviour and any associations with birds or other cetaceans was also recorded on the time stamped Logger sighting record page. Where species identification could not be confirmed, sightings were recorded at an appropriate taxonomic/confidence level (i.e. probable, possible, unidentified whale, unidentified dolphin etc.). Auxiliary and incidental sightings were also recorded.
Some data was amended to comply with GDPR legislation and open data publication guidelines.
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 End2018-07-24
Temporal Start2018-06-09
Theme["http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/data-theme/ENVI", "Environment"]
Urihttps://data.gov.ie/dataset/a87520b7-35ac-4c0d-99ee-c892e649f8fe