Dataset

Grey seals GPS telemetry in Molene Archipelago

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Original provider: Cécile Vincent, Centre d’Études Biologiques de Chizé Dataset credits: Cecile Vincent, CEBC (CNRS/La Rochelle University) Abstract: 21 grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were captured in the Molene archipelago, Brittany (western France) between June 2010 and June 2013 and fitted with Fastloc GPS/GSM tags (Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by the Parc naturel marin d’Iroise and Région Poitou-Charentes. The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent at the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU, the Parc naturel marin d’Iroise, Oceanopolis, the Office national de la chasse de la faune sauvage (ONCFS), PELAGIS (CNRS/La Rochelle University) and the Zoo de La Fleche. Seals were caught under licenses delivered by the French ministry of the environment.

Citation: Vincent, C. 2019. Grey seals GPS telemetry in Molene Archipelago. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/5f44abaf.

Published: October 08, 2025 at 12:47

URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_2028

138,872
occurrence records
1
taxa
1
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
maximumDepthInMeters 138,872
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 138,872
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 138,872
100.0%
ON_LAND 4,038
2.9%

Measurement types

DNA derived data