Telemetry data obtained from Fastloc GPS/GSM tracking of 14 harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) captured in Baie des Veys in 2020 and 2021

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Tracking data of 14 harbour seals were obtained from the deployment of Fastloc GPS/GSM tags developed by the Sea Mammal Research Unit (UK). Full tag description is available at: http://www.smru.st-andrews.ac.uk/Instrumentation/GPSPhoneTag/. The tags include a wet-dry sensor from which haulout events are recorded, a pressure sensor providing detailed dive data, as well as a Fastloc GPS recording irregular locations when the seal is not underwater. Data is stored onboard and transmitted via the GSM network when the seal is in the reception range. The data provided here are the individual GPS locations of the seals fitted with these tags for an average duration of 102 days.

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GPS locations of harbour seals tracked with GPS/GSM tags from Baie des Veys (France) in 2020-2021 - 5 MB

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GPS locations of harbour seals tracked with GPS/GSM tags from Baie des Veys (France) in 2020-2021 - Metadata - 778 bytes

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Summary of individual seals captured and fitted with GPS/GSM tags (Baie des Veys, 2020-21) - 1 KB

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Summary of individual seals captured and fitted with GPS/GSM tags (Baie des Veys, 2020-21) - Metadata - 789 bytes

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Additional information

Temporal extent	2020-10-13 – 2021-07-21
Date (publication)	2022-08-05
Date (revision)	2022-08-18
Status	onGoing
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	en
License	CC-BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons - Attribution, No commercial usage, No modification)
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-04
Created	2026-11-04
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