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.

Reference system identifier: EPSG / 3408

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-map	https://geo.abds.is/geoserver/abds/wms?	walrus_v4_2025

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OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://geo.abds.is/geonetwork/srv/api/records/89053f0c-79e8-4d54-86a4-6557db4ae0f9/attachments/walrus_haulout_database_Atlantic_caff_v4.zip	Shape file
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://geo.abds.is/geonetwork/srv/api/records/89053f0c-79e8-4d54-86a4-6557db4ae0f9/attachments/user_guidance_atlantic_walrus_db.docx	User Guidance
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://geo.abds.is/geonetwork/srv/api/records/89053f0c-79e8-4d54-86a4-6557db4ae0f9/attachments/walrus_haulout_database_Atlantic_caff_v4.csv	Database - CSV

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Metadata

File identifier: 89053f0c-79e8-4d54-86a4-6557db4ae0f9 XML

Metadata language: English

Character set: UTF16

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2026-03-04T14:31:53.898499816Z

Metadata standard version: 1.2

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)	Hólmgrímur Helgason	abds@caff.is	Point of contact
British Antarctic Survey	Hannah Cubaynes	hannah.cubaynes@bas.ac.uk	Originator
British Antarctic Survey	Peter Fretwell	ptf@bas.ac.uk	Author
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources	Eva Garde	evga@mail.ghsdk.dk	Author
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute	Maria Gavrilo	m_gavrilo@mail.ru	Author
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources)	Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen	mhj@ghsdk.dk	Author
Higdon Wildlife Consulting	Jeff Higdon	jeff.higdon@gmail.com	Author
Norwegian Polar Institute	Kit Kovacs	kit.kovacs@npolar.no	Author
independent researcher	Margarita Leskova	together.savetheplanet@gmail.com	Author
Norwegian Polar Institute	Christian Lydersen	christian.lydersen@npolar.no	Author
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Cory Matthews	cory.matthews@dfo-mpo.gc.ca	Author
Systematic Conservation Consultancy	Boris Solovyev	solovyev.boris@gmail.com	Author
WWF-UK	Alejandra Vergara-Pena	avergara-pena@wwf.org.uk	Author