Identification

Title

2021 Okeanos Casablanca fishing port Morocco Rhincodon typus bycatch sighting

Abstract

In February 2021 a whale shark was observed to be caught as bycatch by a bottom trawler at Casablanca fishing port, Morocco. The species was first identifiedÂ in a photo posted in february 2021 on social media. The exact date of the capture is then unknown. The only image we could have was blurred to guarantee the anonymity of the informer and attached to this message. This record was submitted as part of the Marine Record manuscript submission service https://mbr.biomedcentral.com/submission-guidelines/preparing-your-manuscript/marine-record.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://www.dassh.ac.uk/datasets/DASSHDT00000471

name: DASSH Resource Link

description: A link to the web service or dataset

http://https://www.dassh.ac.uk/

name: The DASSH website homepage

description: A link to the general host site

Unique resource identifier

code

DASSHDT00000471

codeSpace

http://https://www.dassh.ac.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3857

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

effective date

2017-05-12

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-7.6148

East bounding longitude

-7.6148

North bounding latitude

33.6038

South bounding latitude

33.6038

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

inapplicable

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2021-02-01

End position

2021-02-28

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-08-30

date type

creation

effective date

2021-02-28

date type

revision

effective date

2021-02-28

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

Ad hoc sighting of Whale Shark sighting from fishing vessel bottom trawler (approximatly 22m length) with a wooden hull. Primarily used to target hake and shrimp.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

MEDIN data guideline for ad hoc sightings

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2012-12-19

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open access; open government licence - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

No restrictions to public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Okeanos

email address

okeanos.maroc@gmail.com

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)

full postal address

Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill

Plymouth

PL1 2PB

telephone number

01752 633102

facsimile number

01752 633291

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)

full postal address

Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill

Plymouth

PL1 2PB

telephone number

01752 633102

facsimile number

01752 633291

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-08-31

Metadata language

eng