Acquario di Genova, Delfini Metropolitani Project, cetacean sightings 2001-2009
Acquario di Genova

Acquario di Genova

Delfini Metropolitani is a long term reserach project of Acquario di Genova to study the ecology of cetaceans and, in particular, of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). The study area is located along the Eastern Ligurian coast, between Genoa and La Spezia. The research platforms are two 5.10 m long inflatables. Research activity is conducted during the whole year, depending on weather conditions.

The project is mainly focused on the bottlenose dolphin with regards to habitat use, home range analysis, abundance estimates, and interactions with human activities (fishing, trawling, sea traffic). We use photo-ID techniques for abundance estimates, home range analysis and social structure analysis. We use ArcGIS 9.3 as a software tool for spatial analysis.

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Gnone, G., M. Bellingeri, F. Dhermain, F. Dupraz, S. Nuti, D. Bedocchi, A. Moulins, M. Rosso, J. Alessi, R.S. McCrea, A. Azzellino, S. Airoldi, N. Portunato, S. Laran, L. David, N. Di Meglio, P. Bonelli, G. Montesi, R. Trucchi, F. Fossa and M. Wurtz. 2011. Distribution, abundance and movements of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Pelagos Sanctuary MPA. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1002/acq.1191

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Attributes in dataset provided

Attribute (table column)	Description
oid	Unique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)
id	Record ID
id_sightin
obs_date	Observed date
sp_obs	Species observed
obs_count	Observed count
number_new
obs_time	Observed time
latitude	Latitude of observation
longitude	Longitude of observation
sp_tsn	Species ITIS TSN