SHARK - National marine environmental monitoring of Ringed seal in Sweden since 1995
Citation
SHARK (2023). SHARK - National marine environmental monitoring of Ringed seal in Sweden since 1995. Version 1.2. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/76cuj6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-02-15.Description
Data from the Swedish environmental monitoring program for Ringed seal.
The monitoring program was initiated in 1995 by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and later the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management took over the responsibility and financing of the program.
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 Ringed seal is performed by counting seals in transects from airplane.
Information about the program and the methods are available in Swedish at the website of Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, https://www.havochvatten.se/hav/samordning--fakta/miljoovervakning/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-sal-och-havsorn.html,https://www.havochvatten.se/vagledning-foreskrifter-och-lagar/vagledningar/ovriga-vagledningar/undersokningstyper-for-miljoovervakning/undersokningstyper/bestand-av-knubbsal-och-vikaresal.html
Sampling Description
Study Extent
Monitoring programSampling
Information about the program and the methods are available in Swedish at the website of Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, https://www.havochvatten.se/hav/samordning--fakta/miljoovervakning/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-sal-och-havsorn.html,https://www.havochvatten.se/vagledning-foreskrifter-och-lagar/vagledningar/ovriga-vagledningar/undersokningstyper-for-miljoovervakning/undersokningstyper/bestand-av-knubbsal-och-vikaresal.htmlMethod steps
- Data are collected by counting seals in transects from airplane.
- Information about the program and the methods are available in Swedish at the website of Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, https://www.havochvatten.se/hav/samordning--fakta/miljoovervakning/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-sal-och-havsorn.html,https://www.havochvatten.se/vagledning-foreskrifter-och-lagar/vagledningar/ovriga-vagledningar/undersokningstyper-for-miljoovervakning/undersokningstyper/bestand-av-knubbsal-och-vikaresal.html
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Contacts
SHARKoriginator
position: Data manager
Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
SE
email: shark@smhi.se
SHARK
metadata author
position: Data manager
Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
SE
email: shark@smhi.se
SHARK
administrative point of contact
position: Data manager
Swedish Meterological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
SE
email: shark@smhi.se