Verified marine records from Indicia-based surveys

Marine Biological Association

Description

Data include marine records from the following: iSpot records: www.ispotnature.org, iRecord: www.brc.ac.uk/irecord and the MBA Indicia-based recording scheme 'Sealife Survey': www.mba.ac.uk/recording. Records are verified by organisations and individuals with relevant taxonomic expertise from the Marine Biological Association and the Conchological Society.

Geographic Description

UK wide but consists of ad hoc reports so geographic coverage coverage variable

Purpose

Collected voluntarily. iSpot records are recorded by members of the public wishing to have identifications confirmed and records from iRecord and the MBA Recording scheme are reported sightings from a wide range of recorders.

Data quality

All data has been verified using the iRecord verification system, by relevant taxonomic experts or organisations with considerable taxonomic expertise.

Methods

Records captured from experts and non-experts using Indicia-based online recording forms.

Citation

Verified marine records from Indicia-based surveys by Marine Biological Association and Biological Records Centre under licence CC BY. Released under DASSH terms and conditions – See http://www.dassh.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions

Rights

CC BY

Creative Commons Attribution

Digitised records