Aerial surveys - species codes

Created by Sarah Manthorpe

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TermDefinition
RAGU
R
Razorbill
RA
Guillemot
GU
Black guillemot
BG
Atlantic Puffin
AP
Auk spp.
AS
Manx shearwater
MX
Cory's shearwater
CSH
Great shearwater
GSH
Sooty shearwater
SSH
Shearwater spp
SH
Northern fulmar
F
Northern Gannet
GX
Black-backed gull spp
BBG
Kittiwake
K
Herring/common gull
HCG
Skua spp
SKS
Petrel spp
PTS
Tern spp
TS
Shag/Cormorant
SACS
Small gull sp
SG
Large gull spp
LG
Common scoter
CX
Velvet scoter
VS
Shelduck
SU
Eider duck
E
Brent goose
BG
Swan spp.
SWS
Goose spp.
GOA
Seaduck spp.
SDS
Red-throated Diver
RH
Great Northern Diver
ND
Merganser
RM
White-tailed eagle
WE
Wader spp.
WDS
Pinniped spp.
P.
Basking shark
BAS
Blue shark
BS
Shark spp.
SK
Leatherback turtle
LBT
Turtle spp.
TT.
Jellyfish spp
J.
Sunfish
MM
Tuna
TU
Fish
F.
Harbour porpoise
HP
Common dolphin
CD
Striped dolphin
SD
White-sided dolphin
WSD
Bottlenose dolphin
BND
White-beaked dolphin
WBD
Common or striped
CDSD
Risso's dolphin
RD
Unidentified dolphin
UDS
Long-finned pilot whale
PW
Killer whale
KW
Minke whale
MW
Fin whale
FW
Fin/Sei whale
FWSW
Humpback whale
HBW
Sei whale
SW
Blue whale
BW
Sperm whale
SP
N. bottlenose whale
NBW
Sowerby's beaked whale
SBW
Gervais' beaked whale
GBW
True's beaked whale
TBW
Cuvier's beaked whale
CBW
Beaked whale spp.
UBW
Beluga/White whale
BB
Northern right whale
NRW
Pygmy sperm whale
PSW
False killer whale
FKW
Small whale
SMW
Medium whale
MDW
Large whale
LW