St Kilda - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

St Kilda

Statistics

Occurrence records	12,897
Species level	11,707
Species	453
Taxa	618
Datasets	24
Time range	1776 - 2019

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	0
No WoRMS match	2
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	8
No accepted name available	1

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	9,412	2,659
eventDate	7	0
maximumDepthInMeters	7,294	0
minimumDepthInMeters	7,323	0
occurrenceStatus	7	0
scientificNameID	2	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	704
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	1,280

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by JNCC Published 2025-03-20	3,638
European Seabirds At Sea (ESAS) Published 2025-03-20	2,744
JNCC seabird distribution and abundance data (all trips) from ESAS database Published 2021-04-24	2,656
Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by NatureScot Published 2025-03-20	1,468
Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by SeaSearch Published 2025-03-20	1,406
Marine species data for Scottish waters held and managed by Scottish Natural Heritage, derived from benthic surveys 1993 to 2012 Published 2025-03-20	768
Seabird 2000 Published 2025-03-20	63
Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by The archive for marine species and habitats data (DASSH) Published 2025-03-20	62
1507-1997 Paul F. Clark North East Atlantic Crab Atlas Published 2025-03-20	36
Marine Life Survey Data (collected by volunteers) collated by MarLIN Published 2025-03-20	22

Distribution

Disclaimer: EEZ boundaries based on Marine Regions (no endorsement).

Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa

Scientific name	Records
Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1,803
Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1,510
Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	855
Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	568
Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	314
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 LR/nt Phylum Echinodermata > Class Echinoidea	219
Corallinaceae Lamouroux, 1812 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	210
Corynactis viridis Allman, 1846 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	163
Laminaria hyperborea (Gunnerus) Foslie, 1884 Phylum Ochrophyta > Class Phaeophyceae	160
Calliostoma zizyphinum (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	144

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	7	2015
Semibalanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Thecostraca	7	2015
Chthamalus stellatus (Poli, 1791) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Thecostraca	12	2015
Leuconia johnstonii Carter, 1871 Phylum Porifera > Class Calcarea	5	2015
Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	7	2015
Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	5	2015
Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry, 1984 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	7	2015
Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea (Grant, 1826) Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae	6	2015
Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus, 1753 Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Ulvophyceae	7	2015
Hydropunctaria maura (Wahlenb. ex Ach.) C. Keller, Gueidan & Thüs, 2009 Phylum Ascomycota > Class Eurotiomycetes	7	2015

Data providers

Name	Records
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom	7,472
Joint Nature Conservation Committee	6,357
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	5,055
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea	2,748
Bureau Waardenburg bv – Ecology & Landscape	2,744
Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel; Research and Technology Centre	2,744
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Omgeving; Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek	2,744
Duke University	2,660
Seasearch	1,406
National Biodiversity Network Trust	768