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Species presence grid for the Turks and Caicos Islands

The species distribution grid is a dataset comprising information about confirmed presence of various species of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles and other animals in and around Turks and Caicos Islands. The grid has the resolution of 1km and covers area within Turks and Caicos Exclusive Economic Zone. At the moment the layer consist of a set of the following species: Nassau Grouper, Yellowtail Snapper, Great Barracuda, Horse-Eye Jack, Parrotfish species (genus: Sparisoma and Scarus), Bluehead Wrasse, Ocean Triggerfish, Spotted Eagle Ray, Nurse Shark, Carribean Shark, Queen Conch and Caribbean Spiny Lobster.

The data can be visualised at: https://webgis.gov.tc

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated May 16, 2024, 09:44 (UTC)
Created January 5, 2021, 20:28 (UTC)
Region TC
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2020-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2021-01-01
Dataset Reference Date 2021
Lineage The data for species presence comes from various available sources, including: GBIF database, REEF volunter fish project database, AGRRA fish presence, and DECR surveys data. Species presenece is indicated if at least one confirmed record fall within the particulart grid cell. Value 1 repsresents presence of the species while value 0 represents cells for which no confirmend information was available. Value 0 doesn't mean absence of the species.
West Longitude 113495.1453
South Latitude 2274164.0721
East Longitude 637495.1453
North Latitude 2776164.0721
Spatial Reference System WGS84 UTM 19N
Responsible Organisation Name Department of Environment and Coastal Resources
Contact Mail Address mgorny@saeri.ac.fk
Responsible Party Role resource provider, custodian, user, distributor, originator, point of contact, processor
Access Limitations Restricted, send data request to point of contact
Use Constraints Not for commercial use
Data Format shape
Update Frequency continual
Accuracy 1000m
Resource Type Dataserie
Metadata Date 2021-01-13
Metadata Point of Contact mgorny@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details published