SHARK - National environmental monitoring of Grey seal in Sweden since 1989
Citation
Swedish Museum of Natural History Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (2022). SHARK - National environmental monitoring of Grey seal in Sweden since 1989 https://doi.org/10.15468/ygk52s accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-03-24.Description
The national monitoring program was initiated by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and is now financed by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management.
The monitoring is performed by the Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Data is stored in the database SHARK, hosted and maintained by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
Monitoring of seals is performed by counting seals from land, ship or airplane.
More information is available in Swedish at https://www.havochvatten.se/hav/samordning--fakta/miljoovervakning/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-sal-och-havsorn.html
Sampling Description
Method steps
- Data is collected by counting seals from land, ship or airplane.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
"Data is collected within the following marine ecoregions using coordinate system WGS84:" http://marineregions.org/mrgid/2401, http://marineregions.org/mrgid/2379
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
SHARKoriginator
position: Data manager
Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
email: shark@smhi.se
SHARK
metadata author
position: Data manager
Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
email: shark@smhi.se
SHARK
administrative point of contact
position: Data manager
Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
email: shark@smhi.se