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Metadata: Aerial survey of seals in Wales 2023
Abstract:
This data is counts of seals hauled out during aerial surveys of the coast of Wales in August 2023. Data consists of date and time, site number, photographic frame start and end, grid reference, number of seals and geographic region.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8876 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Aerial survey of seals in Wales 2023 |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Wales seal counts 2023, Wales seal counts 2023.lyr |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | NRW_DS161361 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313631333631 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2023-08-08 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2023-08-11 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | This data is counts of seals hauled out during aerial surveys of the coast of Wales in August 2023. Data consists of date and time, site number, photographic frame start and end, grid reference, number of seals and geographic region. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Data was collected by the Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews (SMRU) during their oblique aerial photographic surveys of the coast of Wales in August 2023. Survey followed standard techniques as outlined in Thompson et al. (2019). INFOMATION WARNING: When re-using the data described, end users must acknowledge the contribution of the originators (Sea Mammal Research Unit) in collecting the data. NRW does not authorise the commercial re-use of SMRUs preexisting IPR (e.g. methodologies or know-how) however this does not affect re-use of the resultant data described in this metadata. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Thomson, D. 2025. Census of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) around Wales during August 2023 using aerial survey. NRW Evidence Report Series Report No: 865, 28pp, Natural Resources Wales, Bangor |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | aerial counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | seals (see also specific species) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | aerial surveys | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | seal populations | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | grey seals | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | halichoerus grypus | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Seal abundance | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.5 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.61 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.24 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.77 |
| Regional sea | Wales (WLS) | |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales | |
| Delivery point | Maes y Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| City | Bangor | |
| Country | Wales | |
| opendata@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Sea Mammal Research Unit | |
| Phone | 01334 462630 | |
| Delivery point | Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews | |
| Postal code | KY16 8LB | |
| City | St Andrews | |
| ces6@st-andrews.ac.uk | ||
| URL | https://www.smru.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.html | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/geonode:nrw_wales_seal_count_2023 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | View and Download Data |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | information |
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layer/8373/?ows_service=wms |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Web Mapping Services |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | information |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data. Multiple occurences are allowed here. One entry shall be from the INSPIRE Metadata registry and the other free text should be part of the resource `Have specific limitations`. | There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. |
| noLimitations | ||
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | © CNC/NRW. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence, provided it is done so acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and recognising SMRU as the data originator. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. |
| This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights reserved. Data collected by SMRU under contract to NRW. | |
| https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ | ||
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Delimited |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents | |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2026-01-22 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2025-06-10 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-03-03 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |