Species Distribution - Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pupping sites

Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are present around the coast of Scotland in internationally import numbers. They breed on wave-exposed rocky coasts, sometimes on sand or shingle beaches at the foot of cliffs, often on relatively remote islands, with large groups of pregnant females returning to traditional breeding sites in the autumn. This data shows the breeding colonies currently listed with the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU).

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Date ()
2016-05-18
Identifier

Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_1926
 

Scottish Government

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Marine Directorate

Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay

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Edinburgh

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EH6 6QQ

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United Kingdom
+44 (0)300 244 4000
 

Scottish Government

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Marine Directorate

Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay

 ,

Edinburgh

 ,

EH6 6QQ

 ,

United Kingdom
+44 (0)300 244 4000
 

Scottish Government

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Marine Directorate

Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay

 ,

Edinburgh

 ,

EH6 6QQ

 ,

United Kingdom
+44 (0)300 244 4000
 

Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU)

Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews

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St Andrews

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KY16 8LB

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United Kingdom
+44 (0)1334 463446
Maintenance and update frequency
unknown
Keywords
BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

  • Seal behaviour

  • Seal reproduction
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

  • Species distribution
Use constraints
Open Government Licence
Use constraints

The following attribution statement must be used: Contains information from Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) & Sea Mammal Research Unit licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Access constraints
otherRestrictions
Other constraints

no limitations to public access
Distance
50  http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/gmxUom.xml#m
Metadata language
eng (en)
Topic category
  • Biota
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Geographic identifier

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Date ()
2010-01-01

Begin date
2015-01-01
End date
2017-10-18
Reference system identifier

OGP

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urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Distribution format
OnLine resource
View layer on Marine Scotland Maps (

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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OnLine resource
Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) website (

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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OnLine resource
nmpwfs:species_distribution_grey_seal_pupping_sites (

OGC:WFS

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OnLine resource
nmpwfs:species_distribution_grey_seal_pupping_sites (

OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities

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OnLine resource
nmpwfs:species_distribution_grey_seal_pupping_sites (

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

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Download as zipped shapefile on WGS1984 datum

Scope
dataset
Statement

Data provided by Sea Mammal Research Unit. Includes all colonies surveyed by SMRU, but also some smaller sites for which SMRU only have irregular count data.

Metadata

File identifier
Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_1926
Metadata language
eng (en)
Resource Type
dataset
Date stamp
2024-02-15
Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.2
 

Scottish Government

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Marine Directorate
+44 (0)300 244 4000
 
 

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