Orca observations on Macquarie Island

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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Identification info

Alternate title
Orca observations on Macquarie Island
Date (Publication)
2006-08-14
Edition
1

Originator

Watts, D.J.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

WATTS, DAVE JOHN
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Castray Esplanade
Hobart
Tasmania
7000
Australia

Collaborator

WATTS, DAVE JOHN
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Castray Esplanade
Hobart
Tasmania
7000
Australia
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/Orcas_observations_MI

Status
Completed

Custodian

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Oceans

Extent

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W


Extent

Description
Temporal Coverage

Temporal extent

TimePeriod
1989-12-28 1998-01-23
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > TOOTHED WHALES
Keywords
  • Orcas
  • Killer Whales
  • Macquarie Island
  • Orcinus orca
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • FIELD SURVEYS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
  • COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD/AU
  • CEOS
  • AMD
  • OBIS/AADC
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Resource constraints

Use limitation
This metadata record is publicly available.

Resource constraints

Access constraints
licence
Other constraints
These data are publicly available via the Biodiversity Database at the provided URL.

Resource constraints

File type
Portable Network Graphic
Linkage
Creative Commons by Attribution logo

Title
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Website
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

Legal code for Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 International license

Use constraints
licence
Other 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.
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Distributor

Fees
free
Planned available datetime
2006-08-14T00:00:00
OnLine resource
GET DATA

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OnLine resource
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Resource lineage

Statement
Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only. Observations were only made on a sporadic and opportunistic basis.
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
2008-03-03 - Dave Watts - added link to OBIS and mentioned GBIF. 2018-08-22 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.

Metadata

Metadata identifier
string/Orcas_observations_MI

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Author

CONNELL, DAVE J.
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Sponsor

Australian Antarctic Division

Owner

AADC

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
5086519a-ea56-46fe-8d09-80f5eb8b1e6f

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Date (Last Revision)
2015-11-30T07:39:41

Identifier

Description
metadata.extraction_date

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
8.6

Metadata linkage
http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/Orcas_observations_MI

Point of truth for the metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2006-08-14T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2018-08-22

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
Other citation details
Version 1
Title
DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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Spatial extent

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