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OceanCare cetacean sightings in Sicily, Italy 2016-2019
OceanCare
Dataset credit
Silvia Frey, OceanCare
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Silvia Frey |
KYMA sea conservation & research |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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Citation
Frey, S. 2019. OceanCare cetacean sightings in Sicily, Italy 2016-2019. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/ea77d637. Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography. 22(2):104-115.
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Abstract
This 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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Purpose
OceanCare 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 information
N/A
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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 (2019-11-11) - Initial
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References
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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 downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.
Attributes in dataset
| Attribute (table column) | Description |
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| oid | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
| obs_date | Date of the sighting |
| obs_time | Time of the sighting (local time zone) |
| species | Scientific name originally recorded |
| sp_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| lat | Latitude in decimal degrees |
| lon | Longitude in decimal degrees |
| group_size_min | Minimum group size |
| group_size_max | Maximum group size |
| group_size | Average of min and max group sizes (rounded to nearest interger) |
| on_effort | Flag indicating on / off effort |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 2038 |
| DOI | 10.82144/ea77d637 |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| 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 |
| Registered | 2019-11-11 |
| Updated | 2019-11-11 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY-NC (Minimum) |
| Sub group(s) | ACCOBAMS |
| Shared with |
GBIF
OBIS |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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