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DASSH Data Archive Centre expert sightings records

Marine Biological Association

Description

Occasional sighting of marine species recorded by academics, professionals or expert amateur naturalists.

Geographic Description

UK

Purpose

To report species sightings. Often range extensions rare, BAP or vagrant species

Data quality

Records are from experienced recorders, are usually backed up with photographic evidence or specimens and are often validated by taxonomic experts. Some sightings of important species seen by volunteers and confirmed by expert recorders/taxonomists are included. All records have been QA'd including plotting locations.

Methods

Primarily casual observations whilst on shore, at sea or diving.

Citation

DASSH Data Archive Centre expert sightings records by Marine Biological Association under licence CC-BY

Released under DASSH terms and conditions – See http://www.dassh.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions

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CC-BY

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Date created: 2017-03-30
Metadata updated: 2017-06-16

Citations

DOI https://doi.org/10.15468/tggq3w    79 citations for these data

Licence

Creative Commons with Attribution 4.0 4.0 Creative Commons with Attribution 4.0 4.0

Temporal scope

1935-01-01 - 2009-08-21

Location

The Laboratory
Citadel Hill
Plymouth, Devon PL1 2PB
England

jpar@mba.ac.uk

Contact

Jon Parr
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