POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 to 2013: while fishing

Diana Catarino, University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP);Miguel Machete, University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)

Dataset credit

OBIS and EurOBIS

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Diana Catarino University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
Primary contact Miguel Machete University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
Secondary contact Institute of Marine Research (IMAR) N/A
Secondary contact University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP) N/A

Citation

Machete, M.; Institute of Marine Research (IMAR), Portugal; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores (DOP/UAC), Portugal; (2014): POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 to 2013: while fishing. https://doi.org/10.14284/16
Catarino, D. and M. Machete. 2021. POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 to 2013: while fishing. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from iOBIS (https//:www.iobis.org). Data accessed from https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152598.
Catarino, D and M. Machete. 2020. POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 to 2013: while fishing. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152598) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/f6095707-4117-4580-ad3e-e7e6bd20df5a)

Abstract

Recorded sightings of marine mammals close to the boat and/or interacting with the fishery, while tuna fishing.
For more detailed information on the dataset, including abundances estimates, please contact data owner (miguel@uac.pt)

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/f6095707-4117-4580-ad3e-e7e6bd20df5a
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=popa_marine_mammals_sighting_during_fishery_operation_1998_2013

Change History

The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.

- 1.0.0 (2020-06-30) - Initial
  • Initial release

References

Machete, M.; Institute of Marine Research (IMAR), Portugal; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores (DOP/UAC), Portugal; (2014): POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 to 2013: while fishing. https://doi.org/10.14284/16

Attributes

Overview

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 described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexGender of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152598
Version1.0.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals1,583
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total1,583
Date, Begin1998-05-15
Date, End2013-09-19
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude21.35 - 39.93
Longitude-39.13 - -15.77
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Registered2020-06-30
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Sub group(s)OBIS
Shared with None
Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML
See download history / statistics