Atlantic walrus haul-out site database

A dataset compiling all known terrestrial haul-out sites for the Atlantic walrus. The dataset comprises of the following documents: (1) the database in .csv format: walrus_haulout_database_Atlantic_caff_v4.csv; (2) the database in .shp format: walrus_haulout_database_Atlantic_caff_v4.shp; and (3) a user guidance document: user_guidance_atlantic_walrus_db.docx. The dataset will be updated annually. The latest update was 14th May 2025.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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bbox-south-lat 33.263444
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contact-email hannah.cubaynes@bas.ac.uk
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metadata-date 2025-06-30T09:08:55
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responsible-party [{"name": "British Antarctic Survey", "roles": [""]}]
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Tags
  • Atlantic
  • Mammal
  • Marine
  • Marine Mmmals
  • Walrus
  • database
  • haulout
isopen False
metadata_created 2025-09-19T18:11:38.736150
metadata_modified 2025-09-19T18:11:38.736156
notes A dataset compiling all known terrestrial haul-out sites for the Atlantic walrus. The dataset comprises of the following documents: (1) the database in .csv format: walrus_haulout_database_Atlantic_caff_v4.csv; (2) the database in .shp format: walrus_haulout_database_Atlantic_caff_v4.shp; and (3) a user guidance document: user_guidance_atlantic_walrus_db.docx. The dataset will be updated annually. The latest update was 14th May 2025.
num_resources 3
num_tags 7
title Atlantic walrus haul-out site database