OceanCare cetacean sightings in Sicily, Italy 2016-2019
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Dataset creditSilvia Frey, OceanCare
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CitationFrey, S. 2019. OceanCare cetacean sightings in Sicily, Italy 2016-2019. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2038) on yyyy-mm-dd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AbstractThis dataset comprises the work carried out by OceanCare in the waters east and north of Sicily, Italy between 2016-2019. The project was dedicated to survey cetacean populations in these waters. Cetacean spatial and temporal distribution is studied using boat-based surveys.
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PurposeOceanCare is a non-profit and non-governmental organization founded in 1989 in Switzerland. The organization is dedicated to the protection of marine mammals and the conservation of the marine environment. The association works at national and international level in the areas of whaling, industrial fishing, environmental changes, seal hunting, dolphin captivity, and cetacean research. OceanCare has the Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a partner of the UNEP/CMS Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS). With this cetacean monitoring project OceanCare provides long-term data on cetacean abundance in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Supplemental informationN/A
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AttributesOverviewAttributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider. This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider. Attributes in dataset provided
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OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 2038 |
Seabirds | 0 |
Marine mammals | 184 |
Sea turtles | 0 |
Rays and sharks | 0 |
Other species | 0 |
Non spatial | 0 |
Non species | 0 |
Total | 184 |
Date, Begin | 2016-06-27 |
Date, End | 2019-09-26 |
Temporal prec. | 111110 |
Latitude | 36.71 - 38.77 |
Longitude | 14.63 - 15.90 |
Coord. prec. | 6 decimal digits |
Platform | Boat |
Data type | Animal sighting |
Effort | N/A |
Contr. through | ACCOBAMS |
Registered | 2019-11-11 |
Updated | 2019-11-11 |
Status | Published |
Sharing policy![]() | CC-BY-NC (Minimum) |
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