Manx Basking Shark Watch 2017-2018 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Jackie Watch

doi:10.15468/b3mvvu

Manx Basking Shark Watch 2017-2018 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Watch J. 2021. Manx Basking Shark Watch 2017-2018. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1512) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1279). https://doi.org/10.15468/b3mvvu accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-09.

Description

Original provider: Manx Basking Shark atch Dataset credits: Data provider Manx Basking Shark Watch Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner Dr Matt Witt of Exeter University has also been tagging basking sharks. He and his team very kindly analyse our tag data with theirs, adding huge value to our work. We have jointly published papers about this work in Nature Scientific Papers. See the paper here https://www.nature.com/articles/srep42837 Project sponsor or sponsor description The Manx Government's Department of Environment, Fisheries and Agriculture (DEFA) generously supports the running costs of Happy Jack, the MBSW research boat.

The Manx Lottery Trust very kindly sponsored Mae's SPOT tag. Abstract: Manx Basking Shark Watch is a charity with two aims
1: To study basking sharks.
2: To help the public to understand as much as possible about these enigmatic endangered animals and our work with them. Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.

Purpose

Not available

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Cetorhinus maximus
common name: basking shark rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jackie Watch
originator
position: Primary contact
Manx Basking Shark Watch
email: inter.tech@btinternet.com

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

Jackie Watch
owner
position: Primary contact
Manx Basking Shark Watch
email: inter.tech@btinternet.com

Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
originator
seaturtle.org
email: mcoyne@seaturtle.org
homepage: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/

Jackie Watch
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Manx Basking Shark Watch
email: inter.tech@btinternet.com