Harbour seals GPS telemetry in Baie des Veys

Cécile Vincent, Centre d’Études Biologiques de Chizé

Dataset credit

Cecile Vincent, CEBC (CNRS/La Rochelle University)

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Cécile Vincent Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chize (CEBC)
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

Twelve harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) were captured in the Baie des Veys (Normandy, France) between October 2007 and October 2008 and fitted with Fastloc GPS/GSM tags (Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by the DIREN Basse Normandie. The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent at the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU, the Reserve Naturelle Nationale du Domaine de Beauguillot, PELAGIS (CNRS/La Rochelle University), and the Office national de la chasse de la faune sauvage (ONCFS). Seals were caught under licenses delivered by the French ministry of the environment.

Purpose

Identification of individual movements and foraging areas of harbour seals

Supplemental information

N/A

References

Attributes

Overview

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Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
fidFID
pttPTT
animal_idAnimal ID (SEAL ID)
datetimeDate and time
latLatitude in decimal degrees
lonLongitude in decimal degrees
date_captureDate the animal was captured
speciesSpecies name
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
num_animalsNumber of animals (Always 1)
sexSex
seal_numberSEAL ID
countryCountry the animal was captured in
catching_areaArea code of the capture location
body_massBody mass (kg)
total_lengthTotal length (cm)
girthGirth (cm)
type_tagTag type
tag_numberTag number
start_trackingDate the tracking started
end_trackingDate the tracking ended
durationNumber of days for tracking
remarksRemarks
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID2032
Seabirds0
Marine mammals23,975
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total23,975
Date, Begin2007-10-24
Date, End2009-04-29
Temporal prec.111110
Latitude49.28 - 49.66
Longitude-1.30 - -0.20
Coord. prec.5 decimal digits
PlatformTag
Data typeTelemetry location
TracklinesYES (ID: 2033)
Traveled (km)30,558
Travel hours38,641
Contr. through
Registered2019-10-30
Updated2019-11-22
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (All)
Shared with OBIS*
GBIF (via DOI)*
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