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Orcas_observations_MI

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Citation
Watts, D.J. (2006) Orca observations on Macquarie Island, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.26179/bydg-v186, Accessed: 2026-06-17
Title
Orca observations on Macquarie Island
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI
doi:10.26179/bydg-v186
Created Date
2006-08-14
Revision Date
2024-09-17
Expected Date of Data Release
2006-08-14
Data Version
1
Parent record
None

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    Description

    This dataset contains sporadic shore based observations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) from Macquarie Island from 1989 to 1998 (inclusive). The following data are included in the dataset:

    Date and time of observation (Australian Eastern Standard Time) The name of the observer The location of the observation (the beach or bay from which the observation was made). The latitude and longitude of the sighted animal (WGS84). The sex of the animal (M=Male, F=Female) (where available). Lifestage of the animal (where available). The observed individual count. Extra notes relating to the observation.

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    Quality

    Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.
    Observations were only made on a sporadic and opportunistic basis.

    Access

    These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -54.48
    Southernmost:
    -54.79

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    158.76
    Easternmost:
    158.965

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • Killer Whales
    • Orcas
    • Macquarie Island
    • Orcinus orca

    Locations

    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

    Platforms

    • FIELD SURVEYS

    Instruments

    • VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

    Researchers

    • watts, dave (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
    • connell, dave (DIF AUTHOR)

    Use Constraints

    This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License
    (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

    Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=Orcas_observations_MI when using these data.

    Project

    • OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (Long Name)
    • OBIS (Short Name)
    • CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE (Long Name)
    • COML (Short Name)

    ISO Topic

    • BIOTA
    • OCEANS

    Dataset Language

    • English

    Orignating Centre

    • Australian Antarctic Division

    Dataset Progress

    • COMPLETE

    IDN Node

    • CEOS
    • AMD/AU
    • OBIS/AADC
    • AMD

    Metadata Revision History

      2008-03-03 - Dave Watts - added link to OBIS and mentioned GBIF. 2018-08-22 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates. 2024-09-17 - record updated by Dave Connell to add an extracted copy of the data (from the Biodiversity database).

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