Dive survey GPS tracks

Dive surveys were conducted at different locations around St.Helena island and GPS tracks were taken to go with the quadrat photos to give a reference of where the quadrat photos are in relation to saint Helena.

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Last Updated December 10, 2021, 13:18 (CET)
Created December 10, 2021, 13:18 (CET)
Region Saint Helena
Language eng
Topic Category Oceans; salt water bodies (not inland waters)
Temporal Extent Start 16/01/2019
Temporal Extent End 21/01/2021
Dataset Reference Date 21/01/2021
Lineage Dived at various locations on both the leeward and winward sides of St.Helena and took GPS tracks of the dive along a transect using a handheld Garmin etrex10 device on a float towed by the diver with a bungee cord. Depth recorded from Suunto D4i dive computer.
West Longitude -5.7899992726743221
South Latitude -15.9949129913002253
East Longitude -5.7887958828359842
North Latitude -15.9932102076709270
Spatial Reference System EPSG:4326
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted, data environmentally sensitive, however data is open to researchers on the basis of a research agreement
Use Constraints Restricted, but open subject to limitations and prior agreement with responsible organisation. Copyright must be cited
Resource Reference Restricted, cite source of the data: St Helena Government, Environmental Managament Division, Marine Conservation Section. Sustainable fishery management for St Helena’s lobster populations - DPLUS 077. A Darwin PLUS Initiative project funded by the UK government.
Data Format GPS
Update Frequency Not planned- Survey completed
Accuracy GPS: +/-
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 30/06/2021
Metadata Point of Contact data.manager@sainthelena.gov.sh
Unique Resource ID SH-SHG-279