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Coastal and Marine Species Database

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The records in this Dataset are general marine and coastal records of different taxonomic groups submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre.

Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland

Temporal Coverage: Primarily for capturing new records from 2014 onwards, though it also contains some older records.

Species Groups recorded: alga, annelid, bony fish (Actinopterygii), bryozoan, cartilagenous fish (Chondricht, coelenterate (=cnidarian), comb jelly (Ctenophora), crustacean, echinoderm, flowering plant, lichen, marine mammal, mollusc, roundworm (Nematoda), sponge (Porifera), tunicate (Urochordata)

Dataset Status: Ongoing

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Theme Environment
Date released 2022-11-10
Date updated 2022-11-11
Dataset conforms to these standards The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.
Rights notes ['Creative Commons licence conditions apply', 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/', 'otherRestrictions']
Language English
Landing page http://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/197
Geographic coverage in GeoJSON format {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-10.5736466, 51.64193427],[-10.5736466, 55.2425014], [-6.02354632, 55.2425014], [-6.02354632, 51.64193427], [-10.5736466, 51.64193427]]]}
Spatial Reference Systems (SRS) TM75 / Irish Grid (EPSG:29903)
Vertical Extent {"verticalDomainName": "EPSG Projection 5731 - Malin Head height", "minVerticalExtent": "0", "maxVerticalExtent": "0"}
Provenance information The bulk of the records contained in this Dataset are from either professional recorders or highly competent recorders working in a voluntary capacity. Not all of the data has been validated. Data Capture Method: Data collected by different survey methods, but principally by direct field observation. Data Capture Purpose: To provide a facility for recorders to contribute to the knowledge of the distribution of coastal and marine species in Ireland and to make their records more freely avaiable. Original Format: Records submitted via the National Biodiversity Data Centre's on-line recording system.
Period of time covered (begin) 2013-01-01
Period of time covered (end) 2021-12-31