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Historical Seabed Drifters Dataset

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
30 July 2026
Topic
Not set
Licence
Not set

Summary

Dataset containing historical Seabed drifters data. A dataset for all deployments and returns has been created. It contains the following information. Drifter Releases (By year/Drop). Drifter Releases AND Returns (By year/Drop). Each file contains information on: Lat/Long /Date of release, Lat/Long /Date of return, Days out. The Dataset contains 11704 entries for Seabed drifters (1969-1990), with a 41 percent Return’s rate.

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
29 July 2026
Harvest GUID
CEFAS58c0d04d-04de-437c-a842-a686ce3569ff
Extent (Latitude)
57.75° to 47.50°
Extent (Longitude)
-15.00° to 7.00°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2020-01-22
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-07-29
Dataset reference date (creation)
2020-01-22
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor, owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng