Annual Penguin Census 1977-2015 v1.0

Published by Southwest Fisheries Science Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 18, 2025 | Last Modified: 2019-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00

Data were collected from two penguin monitoring sites in the Antarctic peninsula region between 1977 and 2015 using traditional census methods. Seabirds observed in this study are Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae), chinstrap (P. antarctica), and gentoo (P. papua) penguins. The two study sites are the US AMLR Program sites at Cape Shirreff (Livingston Island) and Copacabana (King George Island).

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describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55435
issued	2019-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55435
language	[]
references	[ "https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/swfsc/dmp/pdf/55435.pdf" ]
rights	otherRestrictions, unclassified
spatial	-43.0,-65.0,-64.0,-58.0
temporal	1977-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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