Dataset credit
Whale Watch Azores
Abstract
Seven Bryde's whales, Balaenoptera brydei, were seen several times by whale watching boats around Faial and Pico Islands, Azores. They were observed from the beginning of July until the end of August. A mother/calf pair was the most frequently observed.
Purpose
N/A
Supplemental information
N/A
References
Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
|---|
| Primary contact |
Lisa Steiner |
Whale Watch Azores |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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Attributes
Overview
Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downlodable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission unless otherwise noteded below.
Attributes in dataset provided
| Attribute (table column) | Description |
|---|
| obs_date | Observed date |
| obs_time | Observed time |
| latitude | Latitude of observation |
| longitude | Longitude of observation |
| species | Species observed |
| sp_tsn | Species ITIS TSN |
| obs_count | Number of animals observed |
| calf | |
| behaviour | |
| boat | |
| water_temp | |
| oid | Unique ID number (generated by SEAMAP) |
|
| SEAMAP ID | 432 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 24 |
| Sea turtles | 0 |
| Total | 24 |
| Date, Begin | 2004-07-03 |
| Date, End | 2004-08-30 |
| Latitudes | 38.35 - 38.64 |
| Longitudes | -28.88 - -28.08 |
| Platform | Boat |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | N/A |
| Updated | 2008-08-20 |
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