Marine Life List of Ireland

Barbara Maciejewska, Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (EcoServe);Roisin Nash, Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (EcoServe)

Dataset credit

OBIS and EurOBIS

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Barbara Maciejewska Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (EcoServe)
Primary contact Roisin Nash Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (EcoServe)
Secondary contact John Brophy Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (EcoServe) N/A
Secondary contact Mona McCrea Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (EcoServe) N/A
Secondary contact Marcin Penk Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (EcoServe)
Secondary contact Chris Emblow Polar Environmental Centre Akvaplan-niva
Secondary contact Dave Allen The Irish Moth & Butterfly Group
Secondary contact Mark Costello University of Auckland Leigh Marine Laboratory
Secondary contact EurOBIS Data Management Team Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Secondary contact Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (EcoServe) N/A
Secondary contact Brian Beckett Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (EcoServe) N/A

Citation

Allen D., Beckett B., Brophy J., Costello M.J., Emblow C., Maciejewska B., McCrea M., Nash R., Penk M. & Tierney A. Marine species recorded in Ireland during field suveys by EcoServe, Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd. Available online at http://www.marbef.org/data/eurobis.php. Consulted on yyy-mm-dd
Maciejewska, B., R. Nash, B. EurOBIS Data Management Team, J. Beckett, M. Brophy, M. McCrea, C. Penk, D. Emblow, M. Allen and . Costello. 2021. Marine Life List of Ireland. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from iOBIS (https//:www.iobis.org). Data accessed from https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103151512.
Maciejewska, B and R. Nash. 2020. Marine Life List of Ireland. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103151512) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/a97def2e-3a89-4a40-83c3-82ed18859ed1)

Abstract

This dataset contains data on marine species recorded in Ireland during field suveys by EcoServe, Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd.
This dataset contains data on marine species recorded in Ireland during field surveys by EcoServe, Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/a97def2e-3a89-4a40-83c3-82ed18859ed1
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=marinelife_ireland

Change History

The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.

- 1.0.0 (2020-06-30) - Initial
  • Initial release

References

Allen D., Beckett B., Brophy J., Costello M.J., Emblow C., Maciejewska B., McCrea M., Nash R., Penk M. & Tierney A. Marine species recorded in Ireland during field suveys by EcoServe, Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd. Available online at http://www.marbef.org/data/eurobis.php. Consulted on yyy-mm-dd

Attributes

Overview

Attributes are defined by OBIS.

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
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexSex of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
obs_datetime
tprecision
on_land
date_in_future
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103151512
Version1.0.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals7
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total7
Date, Begin2004-09-15
Date, End2008-05-14
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude53.21 - 53.92
Longitude-9.64 - -5.89
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Registered2020-06-30
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Sub group(s)OBIS
Shared with None
Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML
See download history / statistics