85cbc7e5ca44f9586fdf11667b88794b English dataset Barbara Cheney University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences b.cheney@abdn.ac.uk pointOfContact 2019-12-09 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 Individual based data on Bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation 2014-11-19 publication 2014-10-06 creation 2014-10-02 revision AULFS_BND_PHOTOID The Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation (SAC) was designated in 2005 under the European Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). This SAC extends from the inner firths to Helmsdale on the north coast and Lossiemouth on the south coast, and includes areas that are regularly used by the population of bottlenose dolphins occurring along the east coast of Scotland. Since 1989, this population of bottlenose dolphins has been the focus of an intensive research programme, carried out by the University of Aberdeen in collaboration with the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews. This dataset includes photo-identification and GIS data from the beginning of this research programme, focussing on May to September. Barbara Cheney University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences b.cheney@abdn.ac.uk originator Barbara Cheney University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences b.cheney@abdn.ac.uk custodian asNeeded Database Text or Plaintext Delimited Documents Geographic Information System Image Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Cetacean abundance SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Protected Areas MEDIN 2012-02-14 creation Permission must be sought for any use of the data including but not limited to research, commercial use, reproduced in full or part, or if used in any analyses. otherRestrictions Permission must be sought to access any of this information. English biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Scottish Continental Shelf ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 44E6 -4.2227 -3.2833 57.4740 57.8735 1989-07-02 2014-11-19 www.abdn.ac.uk/lighthouse. Wilson, B., Hammond, P.S. & Thompson, P.M. (1999) Estimating size and assessing trends in a coastal bottlenose dolphin population. Ecological Applications, 9(1): 288-300 and Cheney, B., Corkrey, R., Durban, J.W., Grellier, K., Hammond, P.S., Islas-Villanueva, V., Janik, V.M., Lusseau, S.M., Parsons, K.M., Quick, N.J., Wilson, B. and Thompson, P.M. 2014. Long-term trends in the use of a protected area by small cetaceans in relation to changes in population status. Global Ecology and Conservation 2, 118-128. Barbara Cheney University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences b.cheney@abdn.ac.uk distributor dataset This dataset was collected by the University of Aberdeen as part of a long-term research project using standard photo-identification protocols.