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Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This dataset contains the results from studies of the Weddell Seal (Lepotonychotes weddellii) in the Vestfold Hills region, Antarctica. Results from tagging surveys, photographs and aerial surveys since 1973 are reported. Numbers, life stage, sex, moult stage and migration patterns have been reported. Fecal samples have been collected and from the otoliths, vertebrae, cephalopod beaks and crustacean remains, the diets and feeding habits have been investigated. Many of the results are reported in the document. This metadata record encompasses ASAC projects 89, 95 and 199 (ASAC_89, ASAC_95, ASAC_199).

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Title Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/40f6d8ae-a1a7-4c33-9dd3-617bce5da4ab
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 07/02/1983 - 08/04/1996
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        77.8,
        -68.75
      ],
      [
        78.93,
        -68.75
      ],
      [
        78.93,
        -68.3
      ],
      [
        77.8,
        -68.3
      ],
      [
        77.8,
        -68.75
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/weddell-seals-of-the-vestfold-hills-antarctica