6c7b9ae291dbf18aea19d04f0c617419 English dataset Andrew Cameron Irish Sea Conservation Zones GIS Officer a.cameron@irishseaconservation.org.uk pointOfContact 2022-11-03 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2011 Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Liverpool Bay UK, Whale and Dolphin Critical Habitats 2010-12-31 publication 2010-12-31 creation 2010-12-31 revision ISCZ00000043 The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society conducted a survey to aid in the identification of cirtical cetacean habitats, to aid in the MPA selection process. Areas were identified by use of a scoring system which included concentration of animals, evidence of the area being used for improtant life processes (e.g. feeding, breeding) and the confidence of the quality and quantity of the available data. Full details can be found in the report: Clark et al. (2010) Towards Marine protected Areas for Cetaceans in Scotland, England and Wales, WDCS Scotland. Alice Walters WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation data@shorewatch.org originator Alice Walters WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation data@shorewatch.org custodian continual Documents Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Cetacean behaviour Cetacean morphology and physiology Cetacean reproduction Habitat extent SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Copyright otherRestrictions Restricted to SNCBs/DEFRA/MMO English biota biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Eastern Channel Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Western Channel and Celtic Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Southern North Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Northern North Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Minches & Western Scotland Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Scottish Continental Shelf Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Rockall Trough & Bank Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Faroe-Shetland Channel Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Atlantic North West Approaches -35.7494 4.8581 43.8720 66.0121 2010-01-01 2010-12-31 This information was extracted from ESRIISO metadata (incorporating ISO and FGDC elements) using the EsriIsoToMedin xslt version 1.0;ISO Resource created in environment: Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6002) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) Data Manager 01752 633102 01752 633291 Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk distributor https://us.whales.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/towards_marine_protected_areas_for_cetaceans_.pdf Report url A link to the web service or dataset http://https://us.whales.org/ A link to the general host site dataset This resource is referring to the report only, the raw data is not accessible. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society conducted a survey to aid in the identification of cirtical cetacean habitats, to aid in the MPA selection process. Areas were identified by use of a scoring system which included concentration of animals, evidence of the area being used for improtant life processes (e.g. feeding, breeding) and the confidence of the quality and quantity of the available data. This dataset is an extract which covers the Liverpool bay area of the Irish Sea. Full details can be found in the report: Clark et al. (2010) Towards Marine protected Areas for Cetaceans in Scotland, England and Wales, WDCS Scotland