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Great Eggcase Hunt - global citizen science observations of chondrichthyian eggcases
Citation
Allen H, Gordon C (2026). Great Eggcase Hunt - global citizen science observations of chondrichthyian eggcases. Version 1.2. Shark Trust. Samplingevent dataset. https://www.dassh.ac.uk/ipt/resource?r=st_greateggcasehunt&v=1.2 https://doi.org/10.15468/v3ugzp
Contact:
Allen, Harriet ;
Gordon, Cat ;
Availability: 
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
This dataset details approved records from the Shark Trust's Great Eggcase Hunt, active since 2003. Comprised of citizen science observations, both on land and in-situ, records of eggcases from around the world have been complied to help better understand these oviparous species. Data comes from ad-hoc records, regular surveys and data uploads from partner organisations. Please note that not all records are verified, but this has been indicated in the extended Measurements or Facts.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Fish
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal · Chondrichthyes · Egg cases · Oviparity · Social participation · Chimaeriformes · Chondrichthyes · Heterodontidae Gray, 1851 · Orectolobidae Gill, 1896 · Rajidae de Blainville, 1816 · Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Temporal coverage
1 January 2003 - 31 December 2024
Taxonomic coverage
Contributors
The Shark Trust, data creator
Allen, Harriet
Gordon, Cat
Gordon, Cat
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
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Other:
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Citizen science
Release date: 2026-04-30
Metadatarecord created: 2026-05-11
Information last updated: 2026-05-11
