{999A9551-D701-4CF5-9373-131D3DD8D969}2005051219291400FALSE20060710171619002006081512091700PlatformLand-basedSightingsUser definedMicrosoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722enThe Natural History Museum has been monitoring whale strandings since 1913. In 1324, a statute was passed which gave the Crown qualified rights to cetaceans stranded on, or caught in the waters of England and Wales. Similar rights were claimed for the Crown of Scotland. The animals were described as "Fishes Royal."<br> In 1913, by agreement with the then Board of Trade, these rights were transferred to the Natural History Museum in London, at that time known as the British Museum (Natural History). Since then, in monitoring cetacean strandings, over 8,000 animals have been recorded, some of the species being new to British waters. Initially, information was stored on a card index. Latterly, information is collated and entered on computer. The resulting database is used to produce <a href='http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/strandings/distribution.html' taret='_new'>distribution maps</a> and analyze information about the biology and ecology of the different species.<br><br> The National Stranded Whale Recording Scheme is now the center of a coordinated investigation, funded since April 1990 by the then United Kingdom (UK) Department of the Environment, subsequently by the Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions, and now the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, into the biology and ecology of cetacean populations around the British Isles and is a contribution to the UK's program of research on the North Sea and its response to ASCOBANS (the Agreement on the conservation of Small Cetaceans Of the Baltic And North Seas). Investigations are carried out in association with the Institute of Zoology at Regents Park, London (London Zoo) which has responsibility for coordinating autopsies.Every year, between 350 and 800 whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively known as cetaceans) wash up on British shores. Most are dead, but some are still alive. The Museum is responsible for monitoring these strandings. Since The UK Whale & Dolphin Stranding Scheme started in 1913, more than 11,000 animals have been recorded. Museum scientists study the remains of dead stranded cetaceans to learn more about their biology. Their investigations reveal how many cetaceans strand in Britain each year, what species they are, where and when they strand, and the age and sex of the animals. They also research animal behavior and uncover causes of death.<br><br> The data our scientists compile is used by other researchers, government agencies, conservationists and animal welfare groups. The information they provide is vital to increasing our understanding of whales, dolphins and porpoises, and conserving them in the future. The UK Whale & Dolphin Stranding scheme is one of the longest-running scientific investigations of its kind. It has generated a wealth of crucial information about these captivating marine mammals.Time was not provided and filled with "00:00:00." Records without a date or latitude/longitude and a grid reference information were excluded.<br><br> Pregnant individuals are not counted as mass strandings, even where the offspring are partially born, and the data given does not record this detail.<br><br> This dataset is an updated version of a previous dataset published on SEAMAP as "UK NHM Whale Strandings 1970-79," last modified on 2004-03-11 12:42:47.Officer, S2011https://doi.org/10.82144/5230b344OBIS-SEAMAP731http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/731OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.6.0ground condition1913-02-132008-12-30CompleteNone planned-27.37662.64992961.566112438.7743-27.37662.64992938.774361.5661124Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details.1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset: Officer, S. 2011. United Kingdom National Whale Stranding Database 1913-2008. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/731) on yyyy-mm-dd. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy.ShapefileStrandings OfficerThe Natural History Museum, Londonmailing and physical address

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LondonSW7 5BDUnited Kingdomstrandings@nhm.ac.uk0207 942 51550207 942 5572 Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the datasetKingdomAnimalia202423PhylumChordata158852SubphylumVertebrata331030ClassMammalia179913SubclassTheria179916InfraclassEutheria179925OrderCetacea180403SuborderMysticeti552298FamilyBalaenopteridae180522GenusBalaenoptera180523SpeciesBalaenoptera acutorostrata180524SpeciesBalaenoptera borealis180526SpeciesBalaenoptera musculus180528SpeciesBalaenoptera physalus180527GenusMegaptera180529SpeciesMegaptera novaeangliae180530SuborderOdontoceti180404FamilyMonodontidae180481GenusDelphinapterus180482SpeciesDelphinapterus leucas180483GenusMonodon180484SpeciesMonodon monoceros180485FamilyDelphinidae180415GenusDelphinus180437SpeciesDelphinus delphis180438GenusGlobicephala180464SpeciesGlobicephala melas552461GenusGrampus180456SpeciesGrampus griseus180457GenusLagenodelphis180439SpeciesLagenodelphis hosei180440GenusLagenorhynchus180441SpeciesLagenorhynchus acutus180443SpeciesLagenorhynchus albirostris180442GenusOrcinus180468SpeciesOrcinus orca180469GenusPeponocephala180458SpeciesPeponocephala electra180459GenusPseudorca180462SpeciesPseudorca crassidens180463GenusStenella180428SpeciesStenella coeruleoalba180434GenusTursiops180425SpeciesTursiops truncatus180426FamilyHyperoodontidae770799GenusHyperoodon180503SpeciesHyperoodon ampullatus180504GenusMesoplodon180506SpeciesMesoplodon bidens180515SpeciesMesoplodon densirostris180517SpeciesMesoplodon europaeus180509SpeciesMesoplodon mirus180508GenusZiphius180497SpeciesZiphius cavirostris180498FamilyKogiidae621144GenusKogia180490SpeciesKogia breviceps180491FamilyPhocoenidae552307GenusPhocoena180472SpeciesPhocoena phocoena180473FamilyPhyseteridae180486GenusPhyseter180487SpeciesPhyseter macrocephalus180488The Natural History Museum, LondonHalpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009vector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle enFGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local timeConnie KotDuke Universitymailing and physical address

135 Duke Marine Lab Road

BeaufortNC28516USA252-504-7640connie.kot@duke.eduhttp://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profilehttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile2011-06-202012-03-28ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0datasetDownloadable Data0.0210.021zipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/731FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web siteOBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.mailing and physical address

A328, LSRC

DurhamNC27708USA919-613-8021seamap-contact@duke.eduNot to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. 002 Local Area Network 0.021 Shapefile Vector GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.0001670.000167D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224GCS_WGS_1984 This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.The Natural History Museum, LondonoidUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)swnomasssinglePart of a mass or single strandingobs_countNumber of animals observedsp_tsnSpecies ITIS TSNsp_obsSpecies observedfamgenusFamily or genus observedspeciesSpecies recordedobs_dateObserved datecountyrest_of_localitygrid_refsexlatitudeLatitude of observationlongitudeLongitude of observationyear_valYear of observationmonth_valMonth of observationday_valDay of observationname_commonCommon name of animal observed20060815