CATT F-POD Data - Wales

These data gathered and contributed to CATT by:Natural Resources WalesSwansea UniversityCardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre / The Wildlife Trust of South and West WalesWalesEquivalent to Natural Resources Wales PlanEach site has a unique Site Code of 13 characters GB 050N 005W XXX the first three characters are landmass, the next six are latitude and longitude, the last three identify the specific site.The data set contains files generated by the Chelonia Limited passive acoustic logger, F-POD. The files can be analysed using the freeware available on a link in related materials. This dataset is updated regularly with new recordings.Classification and noise risks are scored from 0 to 11 for each file using ‘Classification Warnings’ (Files & Filters Tab) Quick view or export.Summed risks of 3 or 4 require user evaluation.Summed risks of 5 or 6 likely require special handling.Summed risks of 7 and above are likely highly misleading.The CATT project aims to track trends in the population of those cetacean groups that can be monitored acoustically by logging their echo-location activity using the F-POD instrument made by Chelonia. These groups are porpoises, dolphins and all other toothed whales except the Sperm Whale.Long term population monitoring projects are notoriously difficult to establish using conventional funding streams, so CATT is supported by the participants and by Chelonia Limited. Chelonia is loaning instruments and providing free data curation, some data analysis, and funding for the deployment of F-PODs on some coastal observation sites maintained for other purposes. After 5 years it should be possible to form a clear assessment of the utility of the project and how it might best proceed.The data will become openly available within 6 months of being brought ashore, on the basis that users should notify and acknowledge the participants whose data is used.The data can support various types of analysis and opportunities that will include:Detection of trends over time in levels of cetacean acoustic activity.Insights into local patterns of cetacean activity of particular interest to participating citizen groups.Studies of cetacean acoustic behaviour – F-POD data has already given major insights intoclick-based social communication in riverine and marine dolphins, and in porpoises.Opportunities for Master’s projects and larger academic studies.Opportunities for training in relevant skills including handling and analysing the data set.Opportunities for raising awareness of ocean life.Natural Resources WalesWAL Skomer MCZ NRW GB051N005WSKMCardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre / The Wildlife Trust of South and West WalesWAL CB4 GB052N004WCR4WAL CB5 GB052N004WCR5WAL CB6b GB052N004WCR6Swansea UniversityWAL Swansea Station51 GB051N004WS51WAL Swansea Station53 GB051N004WS53WAL Swansea Station59 GB051N004WS59WAL Swansea Station64 GB051N004WS64WAL Swansea Station72 GB051N004WS72WAL Swansea Station132 GB051N004W132

本数据集由以下机构收集并贡献给CATT项目：自然资源威尔士、斯旺西大学、卡迪根湾海洋野生动物中心/威尔士西南野生动物信托。数据与自然资源威尔士计划等效。每个站点均拥有独特的13位站点代码GB 050N 005W XXX，其中前三位代表陆地区域，接下来的六位代表纬度和经度，最后三位用于识别具体站点。数据集包含由Chelonia Limited生产的被动声学记录仪F-POD生成的文件，这些文件可以使用相关材料中链接的免费软件进行分析。数据集定期更新，包含新的录音。每个文件的分类和噪声风险使用‘分类警告’（文件与过滤器选项卡）的快速查看或导出进行评分，评分范围为0至11。风险总和为3或4时需要用户评估，风险总和为5或6时可能需要特殊处理，风险总和为7及以上可能具有高度误导性。CATT项目的目标是跟踪可由F-POD仪器记录的回声定位活动进行声学监测的鲸类群体的人口趋势。这些群体包括鼠海豚、海豚以及除抹香鲸之外的所有齿鲸。利用传统资金流建立长期人口监测项目历来极具挑战性，因此CATT项目由参与者和Chelonia Limited支持。Chelonia Limited提供仪器租赁、免费数据整理、部分数据分析以及对某些沿海观测站点的F-POD部署资金支持。五年后，应能够对项目的效用以及其最佳进展方式形成明确评估。数据在登陆岸后六个月内将公开提供，前提是用户应通知并认可使用其数据的参与者。数据可以支持各种类型的分析和机会，包括：检测鲸类声学活动水平随时间的变化趋势；深入了解对参与公民团体特别感兴趣的地方鲸类活动模式；研究鲸类的声学行为——F-POD数据已为河海海豚和鼠海豚基于点击的社交交流以及海豚的声学行为提供了重大洞察；为硕士项目和更大规模学术研究提供机会；为相关技能培训提供机会，包括数据集的处理和分析；提高公众对海洋生物的认识。自然资源威尔士WAL Skomer MCZ NRW（GB051N005WSKM）、卡迪根湾海洋野生动物中心/威尔士西南野生动物信托WAL CB4（GB052N004WCR4）、WAL CB5（GB052N004WCR5）、WAL CB6b（GB052N004WCR6）、斯旺西大学WAL Swansea Station51（GB051N004WS51）、WAL Swansea Station53（GB051N004WS53）、WAL Swansea Station59（GB051N004WS59）、WAL Swansea Station64（GB051N004WS64）、WAL Swansea Station72（GB051N004WS72）、WAL Swansea Station132（GB051N004W132）。