Historical Seabed Drifters Dataset
Summary
Dataset containing historical Seabed drifters data. A dataset for all deployments and returns has been created. It contains the following information. Drifter Releases (By year/Drop). Drifter Releases AND Returns (By year/Drop). Each file contains information on: Lat/Long /Date of release, Lat/Long /Date of return, Days out. The Dataset contains 11704 entries for Seabed drifters (1969-1990), with a 41 percent Return’s rate.
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Keywords
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Use limitation statement
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Licence
Open Government LicenceAttribution statement
See Cefas Data Portal for details – link to dataset below.
Technical information
Update frequency
notPlanned
Lineage
At Cefas (historically MAFF), from the early 1960s to 1990 large numbers of specially designed drifters were released in The Northeast Atlantic region in order to discover the speed and direction of the currents. Tags were released in quantity (50 units) at each station. Recoveries were made by fishing vessels or from beaches and different sea-areas. Historical data (1969-1990) were translated manually from logbooks into the new database. Original log-sheets, maps and any associated information were scanned and digitised.
Spatial information
Coordinate reference system
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Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 52.4581 to 52.4595
- Longitude from: 1.73881 to 1.74086
Metadata information
Language
English
Metadata identifier
a7e19cde-6e56-4480-9518-369de2e42428
Published by
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Contact publisher
data.manager@cefas.gov.ukDataset reference dates
Creation date
22 January 2020
Revision date
31 May 2023
Publication date
22 January 2020
Period
- From: 01 January 1969
- To: 31 December 1990
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Data and Supporting Information
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The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. Data is available in the following formats: CSV, ESRI Shapefile. The data can also be accessed via the WFS and WMS protocols. | Open link |