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Conch Visual Survey 2013

The dataserie is a set of 4 datasets comprising presence and abundance of Spiny Lobster and Queen Conch in Turks and Caicos shallow water. The presence is represented by binary information while abundance in total numbers within one cell.

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Last Updated September 8, 2021, 16:51 (UTC)
Created October 29, 2020, 20:25 (UTC)
Region TC
Language eng
Topic Category Economy; economic activities, conditions and employment
Temporal Extent Start 2013-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2013-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2013
Lineage The datasets were created using a summary document from Conch Visual Survey conducted by DECR in 2013. The presence and abundance of both species was estimated by interviewing 28 fishermen. Fishermen were asked to estimate a number of conch and lobster catch within 18 km x 18 km cells marked on a map. The final numbers were calculated for every cell by summarizing a feedback from all the fishermen
West Longitude -72.4726
South Latitude -20.9693
East Longitude -71.0344
North Latitude 21.9762
Spatial Reference System WGS84
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Access Limitations Restricted, data environmentally and commercially sensitive, however data is open to government departments
Use Constraints Restricted
Data Format shape
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy 18km
Resource Type Dataseries
Metadata Date 2020-01-17
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