Description
This dataset details approved records from the Shark Trust's Basking Shark Project. This dataset is in part comprised of records from the Marine Conservation Society's Basking Shark Watch (1986-2018), and data provided from the Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch.
Comprised of citizen science observations, records of Basking Sharks (sighted from land or at sea) from around the world have been complied to help better understand this species. Data comes mostly from ad-hoc records, with some observations recorded from more structured surveys and data uploads from partner organisations.
Enregistrements de données
Les données de cette ressource données d'échantillonnage ont été publiées sous forme d'une Archive Darwin Core (Darwin Core Archive ou DwC-A), le format standard pour partager des données de biodiversité en tant qu'ensemble d'un ou plusieurs tableurs de données. Le tableur de données du cœur de standard (core) contient 15 685 enregistrements.
2 tableurs de données d'extension existent également. Un enregistrement d'extension fournit des informations supplémentaires sur un enregistrement du cœur de standard (core). Le nombre d'enregistrements dans chaque tableur de données d'extension est illustré ci-dessous.
Cet IPT archive les données et sert donc de dépôt de données. Les données et métadonnées de la ressource sont disponibles pour téléchargement dans la section téléchargements. Le tableau des versions liste les autres versions de chaque ressource rendues disponibles de façon publique et permet de tracer les modifications apportées à la ressource au fil du temps.
Versions
Le tableau ci-dessous n'affiche que les versions publiées de la ressource accessibles publiquement.
Comment citer
Les chercheurs doivent citer cette ressource comme suit:
Allen H, Gordon C (2026). Basking Shark Project - global citizen science observations of Cetorhinus maximus. Version 1.1. Shark Trust. Samplingevent dataset. https://www.dassh.ac.uk/ipt/resource?r=st_baskingsharkproject&v=1.1
Droits
Les chercheurs doivent respecter la déclaration de droits suivante:
L’éditeur et détenteur des droits de cette ressource est Shark Trust. Ce travail est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0.
Enregistrement GBIF
Cette ressource a été enregistrée sur le portail GBIF, et possède l'UUID GBIF suivante : 2704fce8-280f-4fca-954e-ab520e67c830. Shark Trust publie cette ressource, et est enregistré dans le GBIF comme éditeur de données avec l'approbation du Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
Mots-clé
Samplingevent; social participation; Chondrichthyes; Observation
Contacts
- Fournisseur Des Métadonnées ●
- Créateur ●
- Personne De Contact
- Data Analyst
- 4 Creykes Court, 5 Craigie Drive
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5108-2032
- Créateur ●
- Personne De Contact
- Senior Conservation Officer
Couverture géographique
Global, with a participation bias from the British Isles.
| Enveloppe géographique | Sud Ouest [-90, -180], Nord Est [90, 180] |
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Couverture taxonomique
Basking Sharks - Cetorhinus maximus
| Species | Cetorhinus maximus (Basking Shark) |
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Couverture temporelle
| Date de début / Date de fin | 1986-01-01 / 2024-12-31 |
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Données sur le projet
The Shark Trust’s Basking Shark Project engages citizen scientists in recording observations of Basking Sharks from around the world. This contributes to a better understanding of this species, such as regional seasonality and key areas of habitat use.
| Titre | Basking Shark Project - citizen science observations of Basking Sharks, 1986-present. |
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| Identifiant | ST_BSP |
| Financement | Historic funders include: Countryside Council for Wales, DTO Bio-Flow, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Ken Watterson, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Natural England, Project AWARE, Save Our Seas Foundation and donations received through the Big Give's Green Match Fund and through specific Shark Trust appeals and adpotion programme. |
| Description du domaine d'étude / de recherche | Global, with a participation bias from the British Isles. |
| Description du design | Citizen science observations. Many are ad hoc finds, while some areas are more regularly surveyed using a standardised methodology. |
Les personnes impliquées dans le projet:
- Propriétaire
Méthodes d'échantillonnage
Records are gathered from citizen science observations submitted on an ad-hoc basis, with some recorders and/or partner organisations undertaking more regular, structured surveys.
| Etendue de l'étude | Data is generated from citizen science observations. Many are ad-hoc observations, while some areas are more regularly surveyed using a standardised methodology. The majority of observations are from shore based sightings, with some being from boat or air. |
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| Contrôle qualité | All data has been approved by a member of staff before publication. All records have undergone internal Quality Checks, with checks made against known species range and pin location checked and adjusted as required. |
Description des étapes de la méthode:
- NA
Métadonnées additionnelles
| Remerciements | This dataset would not be possible without the contributions of all citizen scientists and organisations that have participated. Whether reporting one ad-hoc find or multiple records over the span of years, every record has helped build towards this combined dataset. This data is in part comprised of data from other organisations, including the Marine Conservation Society's Basking Shark Watch (1986-2021) and data provided by the Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch. Data transformation and publication was funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Programme with Grant Agreement No. 101112823 (DTO-BioFlow) through an FSTP call. |
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| Introduction | The Shark Trust’s Basking Shark Project compiles records of Basking Shark observations from around the British Isles and further afield. This feeds a better understanding of this species, allowing for insights into historic movements and sighting patterns. |
| Premiers pas | This data is comprised of three tables: Event, Occurrence and extended measurements or facts. The measurementType 'WMOSeaState' describes the condition of the sea-surface, which can influence the ability of observers to spot and accurately identify sharks. The field 'identificationVerificationStatus' flags whether the record had any evidence to prove the species ID. Accepted evidence includes a photograph, specimen or expert ID and all records are approved following an internal QC process. Due to duplication of effort within the dataset from users submitting to multiple organisations or multiple users reporting the same shark, this data has undergone a quality control process whereby any assumed duplicate data (identified by being within 1km on the same day) has been removed, with the record with the highest quantity retained. If you would like access to the full dataset including duplicates, please contact conservation@sharktrust.org. |
| Objet | This dataset feeds a better understanding of this species, allowing for insights into historic movements and sighting patterns. |
| Description de la fréquence de mise à jour | Each subsequent year of data will be uploaded once internal QC has been completed. |
| Identifiants alternatifs | https://www.dassh.ac.uk/ipt/resource?r=st_baskingsharkproject |