GREC Tursiops sightings in the Mediterranean 1988-2010
Groupe de Recherche sur les Cétacés

Dataset credit

Groupe de Recherche sur les Cétacés and Alexandre Gannier

Abstract

Data were obtained during sailboat dedicated surveys.

Purpose

Surveys were not focused on a specific cetacean species.

Supplemental information

Other data fields (not included here) describe environmental behavioral and other items. Pictures were taken opportunistically, as well as acoustic recordings.

References

N/A

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Alexandre Gannier Groupe de Recherche sur les Cétacés
Data entry Connie Kot Duke University

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.

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

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)
num_rowRow number
matricul
obs_dateObserved date
lat1Original latitude format
long1Original longitude format
latitudeLatitude of observation
longitudeLongitude of observation
obs_countObserved count
time1Original time format
obs_timeObserved time
sp_obsSpecies observed
sp_tsnSpecies ITIS TSN
SEAMAP ID814
Seabirds0
Marine mammals95
Sea turtles0
Total95
Date, Begin1988-08-02
Date, End2010-08-14
Latitudes35.58 - 43.60
Longitudes-3.11 - 28.09
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Updated2012-01-31