iziko South African Museum - Shark collection

Hamish Robertson, iziko South African Museum

Dataset credit

OBIS and AfrOBIS

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Hamish Robertson iziko South African Museum
Secondary contact iziko South African Museum
Secondary contact Ursula von St Ange CSIR / SADCO / AfrOBIS

Citation

iziko South African Museum, South Africa Shark Collection. AfrOBIS, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.
Robertson, H. 2020. iziko South African Museum - Shark collection. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152477) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/7fad32f7-40f3-4134-84a8-beca24103910)

Abstract

This collection has global holdings. It includes numerous representatives of eight of the shark groups, most representatives of the Batoids and Chimaeras, including rare species. Significant material is being acquired from, fisheries research and tooth fish long-lining and fishing company by-catches.

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/7fad32f7-40f3-4134-84a8-beca24103910
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.iobis.org/afrobis/resource?r=iziko_sharks

References

iziko South African Museum, South Africa Shark Collection. AfrOBIS, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

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
sexGender 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)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152477
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks1,196
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total1,196
Date, Begin1828-04-16
Date, End2005-07-02
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-52.23 - 68.33
Longitude-170.12 - 170.55
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-30
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
See metadata in static HTML
See metadata in FGDC XML
See download history / statistics