IOW Natural History & Archaeological Society Marine Records
Citation
Isle of Wight Local Records Centre (2022). IOW Natural History & Archaeological Society Marine Records. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7axhcw accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
This dataset comes from fish records from around the Isle of Wight. Some data is historical but new sightings are being added to the dataset. Therefore it is not yet complete.Purpose
Most of the records were collected by fishermen, amateur naturalists, local recording groups and scientific research; hence the purpose of data capture will vary from one record to the next.Sampling Description
Quality Control
Data have only been updated and maintained sporadically and should not be regarded as having comprehensive geographic or taxonomic coverage. Most of the species are easily identifiable and records are validated by local experts. A significant proportion of the records originate from professional surveys.Method steps
- Most of the records were collected by amateur and commercial fishermen. Some of the records come from local experts through local recording groups and others through scientific research papers. Therefore the methods of data capture will vary from one record to the next.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The dataset covers the waters around the Isle of Wight, including the Solent. The records are largely ad-hoc and coverage is incomplete. The records in this dataset were provided with four or six figure grid-references but these grid references refer to the approximate central location of sites and hence may not represent the actual location of the species occurrence.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorIsle of Wight Local Records Centre
Isle of Wight Council
Newport
PO30 2QS
Isle of Wight
homepage: http://www.wildonwight.co.uk/lrc/
metadata author
Isle of Wight Local Records Centre
Isle of Wight Council
Newport
PO30 2QS
Isle of Wight
homepage: http://www.wildonwight.co.uk/lrc/
distributor
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Anne Marston
administrative point of contact
email: lrc@iow.gov.uk