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SMRU Small Cetacean Abundance in the North Sea (SCANS), 1994

Entry ID: seamap103

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Summary

Abstract: The Small Cetacean Abundance in the North Sea (SCANS) project was
initiated in 1993. Dedicated line transect shipboard surveys were conducted
between 27 June and 26 July 1994. Transects covered 20,000km2 in an area of
890,000km2. The survey area included the region specified in the Agreement on
Small Cetaceans Of the Baltic And North Seas (ASCOBANS) (excluding most of the
Baltic Sea proper) and ...

Purpose: The status of small cetaceans, particularly the harbour porpoise, in
the North Sea and adjacent waters was of considerable concern due to
substantial incidental bycatch in fishing operations, declines in the number of
stranding records and incidental sightings in coastal waters and from the
possible risk of contaminants and pollution. The objective of SCANS was to
provide essential information for ...

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Spatial coordinates

N: 61.93

S: 48.33

E: 12.52

W: -11.39

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU)

Dataset Title: SMRU Small Cetacean Abundance in the North Sea (SCANS), 1994

Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP

Dataset Release Date: 2004-05-07 10:26:49.566991-04

Dataset Release Place: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/

Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP

Data Presentation Form: vector digital data

Online Resource: http://smub.st-and.ac.uk/

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
OBIS-SEAMAP

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1994-06-27

Stop Date: 1994-07-25

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA SURFACE

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > U WIND COMPONENT

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > V WIND COMPONENT

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

BUOYS

SHIPS

Instrument

ANEMOMETERS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Use Constraints NOAA and NODC would appreciate recognition as the resource from which
these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations
of these data.

Ancillary Keywords

WIND - COMPONENT - EAST-WEST (U)

WIND - COMPONENT - NORTH-SOUTH (V)

Originating Center

NOAA/NESDIS/NODC

Data Center

National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: F101 > Wind Measurements from Buoys

Data Center Personnel
Name: NODC USER SERVICES Phone: 301-713-3277 Fax: 301-713-3302 Email: NODC.Services at noaa.gov Contact Address: National Oceanographic Data Center User Services Branch NOAA/NESDIS E/OC1 SSMC3, 4th Floor 1315 East-West Highway City: Silver Spring Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20910-3282 Country: USA