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| Dataset Title: | United Kingdom National Whale Stranding Database 1913-2008
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| Institution: | NHM (Dataset ID: zd_731) |
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Attributes {
s {
ScientificName {
String long_name "ScientificName";
String sdn_P02_name "SeaDataNet biological format biotic parameters";
String sdn_P02_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/BPRP/";
String sdn_P02_urn "SDN:P02::BPRP";
String sdn_parameter_name "Taxon of biological entity specified elsewhere";
String sdn_parameter_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SCNAME01/";
String sdn_parameter_urn "SDN:P01::SCNAME01";
String sdn_uom_name "Not applicable";
String sdn_uom_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/XXXX/";
String sdn_uom_urn "SDN:P06::XXXX";
String standard_name "scientificname";
String units "Not applicable";
String units_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SCNAME01/";
}
BasisOfRecord {
String long_name "BasisOfRecord";
String units "None";
String units_uri "None";
}
InstitutionCode {
String long_name "InstitutionCode";
String units "None";
String units_uri "None";
}
YearCollected {
Float32 actual_range 1913.0, 2008.0;
String long_name "YearCollected";
String units "None";
String units_uri "None";
}
MonthCollected {
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String long_name "MonthCollected";
String units "None";
String units_uri "None";
}
DayCollected {
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String long_name "DayCollected";
String units "None";
String units_uri "None";
}
time {
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String axis "T";
String ioos_category "Time";
String long_name "Time";
String standard_name "time";
String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
String time_precision "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
String units_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/CJDY1101";
}
TimeOfDay {
Float32 actual_range 0.0, 0.0;
String long_name "TimeOfDay";
String units "None";
String units_uri "None";
}
MinimumDepth {
Float32 actual_range 0.0, 0.0;
String long_name "MinimumDepth";
String units "None";
String units_uri "None";
}
MaximumDepth {
Float32 actual_range 0.0, 0.0;
String long_name "MaximumDepth";
String units "None";
String units_uri "None";
}
ObservedIndividualCount {
Float32 actual_range 1.0, 1.0;
String long_name "ObservedIndividualCount";
String units "http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount";
String units_uri "http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount";
}
Notes {
String long_name "Notes";
String units "None";
String units_uri "None";
}
longitude {
String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
Float32 actual_range -27.38, 2.65;
String axis "X";
String ioos_category "Location";
String long_name "Longitude";
String standard_name "longitude";
String units "degrees_east";
String units_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ALONZZ01";
}
latitude {
String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
Float32 actual_range 38.78, 61.56;
String axis "Y";
String ioos_category "Location";
String long_name "Latitude";
String standard_name "latitude";
String units "degrees_north";
String units_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ALATZZ01";
}
aphia_id {
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String long_name "aphia_id";
String sdn_P02_name "SeaDataNet biological format biotic parameters";
String sdn_P02_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/BPRP/";
String sdn_P02_urn "SDN:P02::BPRP";
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String sdn_parameter_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SNANID01/";
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String sdn_uom_urn "SDN:P06::XXXX";
String standard_name "aphia_id";
String units "Not applicable";
String units_uri "https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SNANID01/";
}
}
NC_GLOBAL {
String AccConID "24";
String AccConstrDescription "This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms";
String AccConstrDisplay "This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.";
String AccConstrEN "Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)";
String AccessConstraint "Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)";
String AccessConstraints "None";
String Acronym "None";
String added_date "2009-05-29 12:11:29.413000";
String BrackishFlag "0";
String CDate "2009-06-09";
String cdm_data_type "Other";
String CheckedFlag "1";
String Citation "United Kingdom Natural History Museum United Kingdom National Whale Stranding Database 1913-2008. In: OBIS-SEAMAP . OBIS-SEAMAP, http://seamap.env.duke.edu/, 2004-03-11 12:42:47.154484-05, vector digital data.";
String Comments "None";
String ContactEmail "None";
String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3";
String CurrencyDate "None";
String DasID "1993";
String DasOrigin "Research: field survey";
String DasType "Data";
String DasTypeID "1";
String DateLastModified "{'date': '2025-02-18 01:34:01.301036', 'timezone_type': 1, 'timezone': '+01:00'}";
String DescrCompFlag "0";
String DescrTransFlag "0";
Float64 Easternmost_Easting 2.65;
String EmbargoDate "None";
String EngAbstract "Data of whale stranding monitored since 1913 in waters of England and Wales.";
String EngDescr
"The Natural History Museum has been monitoring whale strandings since 1913. In 1324, a statute was passed which gave the Crown qualified rights to cetaceans stranded on, or caught in the waters of England and Wales. Similar rights were claimed for the Crown of Scotland. The animals were described as \"Fishes Royal.\"
In 1913, by agreement with the then Board of Trade, these rights were transferred to the Natural History Museum in London, at that time known as the British Museum (Natural History). Since then, in monitoring cetacean strandings, over 8,000 animals have been recorded, some of the species being new to British waters. Initially, information was stored on a card index. Latterly, information is collated and entered on computer. The resulting database is used to produce distribution maps and analyze information about the biology and ecology of the different species.
The National Stranded Whale Recording Scheme is now the center of a coordinated investigation, funded since April 1990 by the then United Kingdom (UK) Department of the Environment, subsequently by the Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions, and now the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, into the biology and ecology of cetacean populations around the British Isles and is a contribution to the UK's program of research on the North Sea and its response to ASCOBANS (the Agreement on the conservation of Small Cetaceans Of the Baltic And North Seas). Investigations are carried out in association with the Institute of Zoology at Regents Park, London (London Zoo) which has responsibility for coordinating autopsies.
Every year, between 350 and 800 whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively known as cetaceans) wash up on British shores. Most are dead, but some are still alive. The Museum is responsible for monitoring these strandings. Since The UK Whale & Dolphin Stranding Scheme started in 1913, more than 11,000 animals have been recorded. Museum scientists study the remains of dead stranded cetaceans to learn more about their biology. Their investigations reveal how many cetaceans strand in Britain each year, what species they are, where and when they strand, and the age and sex of the animals. They also research animal behavior and uncover causes of death.
The data our scientists compile is used by other researchers, government agencies, conservationists and animal welfare groups. The information they provide is vital to increasing our understanding of whales, dolphins and porpoises, and conserving them in the future. The UK Whale & Dolphin Stranding scheme is one of the longest-running scientific investigations of its kind. It has generated a wealth of crucial information about these captivating marine mammals.";
String FreshFlag "0";
String GBIF_UUID "7ba44a6f-e031-4c43-9c7c-d8de11263558";
Float64 geospatial_lat_max 61.56;
Float64 geospatial_lat_min 38.78;
String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
Float64 geospatial_lon_max 2.65;
Float64 geospatial_lon_min -27.38;
String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
String history
"2025-03-09T23:36:18Z (local files)
2025-03-09T23:36:18Z http://erddap.eurobis.org/erddap/tabledap/zd_731.html";
String infoUrl "None";
String InputNotes "previous title: UK NHM Stranded Whale Recording Scheme, UK & Eire 1970-1979; seamap ID: zd_69";
String institution "NHM";
String keywords "aphia_id, BasisOfRecord, DayCollected, InstitutionCode, latitude, longitude, MaximumDepth, MinimumDepth, MonthCollected, Notes, ObservedIndividualCount, ScientificName, time, TimeOfDay, YearCollected";
String License "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0";
String license
"The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended
for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data
Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any
of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or
implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness, of this information.";
String Lineage "None";
String MarineFlag "1";
String modified_sync "2021-02-06 00:00:00";
Float64 Northernmost_Northing 61.56;
String OrigAbstract "None";
String OrigDescr "None";
String OrigDescrLang "English";
String OrigDescrLangNL "Engels";
String OrigLangCode "en";
String OrigLangCodeExtended "eng";
String OrigLangID "15";
String OrigTitle "None";
String OrigTitleLang "English";
String OrigTitleLangCode "en";
String OrigTitleLangID "15";
String OrigTitleLangNL "Engels";
String Progress "Completed";
String PublicFlag "1";
String ReleaseDate "None";
String ReleaseDate0 "None";
String RevisionDate "None";
String SizeReference "378 distribution records";
String sourceUrl "(local files)";
Float64 Southernmost_Northing 38.78;
String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v70";
String StandardTitle "United Kingdom National Whale Stranding Database 1913-2008";
String StatusID "1";
String subsetVariables "ScientificName,BasisOfRecord,YearCollected,MonthCollected,DayCollected,aphia_id";
String summary "Data of whale stranding monitored since 1913 in waters of England and Wales.";
String TerrestrialFlag "0";
String time_coverage_end "2008-12-30T00:00:00Z";
String time_coverage_start "1913-02-13T00:00:00Z";
String title "United Kingdom National Whale Stranding Database 1913-2008";
String UDate "2011-06-08";
String VersionDate "None";
String VersionDay "None";
String VersionMonth "5";
String VersionName "1";
String VersionYear "2009";
String VlizCoreFlag "1";
Float64 Westernmost_Easting -27.38;
}
}
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