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Code: BiodivCetaceans
Description: Biodiversity - Cetaceans
Long Description:
CodeType: Datasets - Datasets
Deprecated: False
Created Date: 2021-09-07
Modified Date: 2025-05-21
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Code Relationships [29]
CodeTypeDescription
AngleOfSearch Search angle of the survey team in degrees.
Areas_OSPAR OSPAR regions
ASTSA Animal state at time of sampling
BD_CountMethod Count method in biodiversity projects related to sea birds and marine mammals
Beaufort Beaufort wind force scale
Behaviour Marine animals' behaviour, mainly relative to sea birds and cetaceans
CloudCover Cloud coverage expressed in octas or in percentage brackets
ConfidenceRating Level of confidence in the observation made (eg. taxonomic identification)
Cue The factor that first alerted the observer to the presence of cetaceans
DataFlow Dataflows managed by ICES
Datasets Datasets
DatasetVer The code combines the dataset code and the version code
Ecoregion ICES Ecoregions
EDMO European Directory of Marine Organisations (EDMO)
Grading Qualitative measure used to classify an observation (eg. water turbidity, glare, etc)
Platform Class Platform Class - BODC/SeaDatanet L06 list
PositioningDevice Type of device used to record the geographical position
Precipitation Type of precipitation observed during sampling
SHIPC SeaDataNet Ship and Platform Codes
Sightability Subjective impression of the environmental or observation conditions for spotting marine animals (eg birds or cetaceans)
SightingPosition Direction of sighting is recorded in place of an angle
SpecWoRMS Selection of WoRMS AphiaID species references
SurveyTeam Member of the survey team who recorded the observation
SurveyType The nature of the survey
SwellHeight Height of the swell (of waves) in meters
TargetTaxa Taxonomic group(s) targeted by the survey
Theme Dataset thematic coverage for data hosted by ICES
Version Version of dataset
Visibility Visibility (in km or as a range code)
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AngleOfSearch [6]
CodeDescriptionRelation
BL The angle of search is below Related
BP0 90º (beam-port to 0º) Related
BP10 100º angle (beam-port to 10º) Related
BS0 90º angle (beam-starboard to 0º) Related
FV 360º angle Related
FW 180º angle (forward) Related
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