Taxon coveredMarine mammalsSea turtlesIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical addressRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusBalaenopteraSpeciesBalaenoptera acutorostrataSpeciesBalaenoptera physalusSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusDelphinusSpeciesDelphinus delphisGenusGlobicephalaSpeciesGlobicephala melasGenusGrampusSpeciesGrampus griseusGenusOrcinusSpeciesOrcinus orcaGenusPseudorcaSpeciesPseudorca crassidensGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella coeruleoalbaGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyHyperoodontidaeGenusHyperoodonSpeciesHyperoodon ampullatusGenusZiphiusSpeciesZiphius cavirostrisFamilyPhyseteridaeGenusPhyseterSpeciesPhyseter macrocephalusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderOdontocetiFamilyZiphiidaeFamilyZiphiidae
Alnitak
Alnilam
Ana Cañadas
Ricardo Sagarminaga
General Directorate for the Conservation of Nature, the Spanish Ministry for the Environment
LIFE-Nature programs, European Commission
Earthwatch Institute
ONRThis dataset, belonging as a whole to Alnitak, comprises the work carried out in the Alboran Sea and adjacent areas from 1990 to 2006, and it includes 3,712 sightings of cetaceans and 306 sightings of sea turtles, during more than 31,000 nmi (more than 57,000 km) on searching effort.Alnitak is a non-governmental non-profit association, founded in 1990 with the main aim of developing studies in cooperation with universities, environmental organizations and other institutions to increase our knowledge on the marine and coastal environment and thereby contribute to biodiversity conservation strategies. Alnitak focuses most of its research efforts into providing baseline scientific data for the adoption of management measures that should make fisheries sustainability, economic development and biodiversity conservation compatible. For this reason, Alnitak and its researchers have participated in useful and important projects such as LIFE02NAT/E/8610, SCANS II, CODA and NECESSITY. The research team of Alnitak has wide experience in research fields such as: the bioacoustics applied to Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) and Acoustic Harassement Devices (AHDs) and especially in the development of playback experiments and the cetaceans' reactions to them; the study of populations of sea turtles and in particular the monitoring of the bycatch in longline gear, data collection onboard fishing vessels, and experimental techniques on mitigation measures; and the study of cetacean populations, in particular their abundance and habitat preferences through spatial modelling, and their conservation problems. In this sense, Alnitak has been focusing during the last years in the development of Conservation Plans and the design of Marine Protected Areas, based on robust scientific data. In addition, there is a strong tradition of cooperation and synergy among the Alnitak team and the main European and other international entities with programs devoted to these issues (e.g., NOAA Fisheries, WIDECAST, SMRU, IWC, DIFRES, ACCOBAMS, EC, IEO Spain), the main stakeholders (e.g., the longline fishing fleet) and the competent authorities in Spain (Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Fisheries). Alnitak conducts research using the research vessel Toftevaag, which has been used to carry out the cetacean and sea turtle research for more than 15 years.[2016-09-20] The coordinates of two records were corrected:
Balaenoptera physalus, 2009-06-27 10:20:46
lat/long: (36.93, -5.775) => (35.93, -5.775)
Tursiops truncatus, 2007-01-14 10:08:39
lat/long: (36.516830, 2.789667) => (36.516830, -2.789667)
[2016-08-31] The 2007-2011 sightings were added.
Time is in GMT.
Several records do not have time recorded, which indicates the animal was seen far away and no contact was made.Cau00f1adas, A2013Alnitak-Alnilam Cetaceans and sea turtles surveys off Southern Spainhttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/429OBIS-SEAMAP429http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/429OBIS-SEAMAPvector digital dataground condition1990071520110829None planned-6.4113339.06666743.9816735.18333-6.41139.066743.981735.1833Alboran SeaNoneVesselsSightingsabundancehabitat preferencesspatial modelingline transectNoneAlboran SeaMediterranean SeaSpainOpen public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details.1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required.
Suggested citation for this dataset:
Cañadas, A. 2013. Alnitak-Alnilam Cetaceans and sea turtles surveys off Southern Spain. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/429) on yyyy-mm-dd.
Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP:
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
2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references.
3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.
4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP.
5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses.
6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy.ShapefileAna CañadasAlnilammailing and physical addressPradillos 29NavacerradaMadrid28491España676481284anacanadas@alnilam.com.esRelational databaseCañadas, A., R. Sagarminaga, R. de Stephanis, E. Urquiola and P.S. Hammond2005Habitat preference modelling as a conservation tool: Proposals for marine protected areas for cetaceans in southern Spanish watersvector digital dataAquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems15:495-521http://www.alnitak.info/spanish/publica/downloads/2005AQC.pdfCañadas, A. and P. Hammond2006Model-based abundance estimate of bottlenose dolphins off Southern Spain: Implications for conservation and managementvector digital dataJournal of Cetacean Research and Management8(1):13-27http://www.alnitak.info/spanish/publica/downloads/2006JCRM.pdfCañadas, A. and P.S. Hammond2008Abundance and habitat preferences of the short-beaked common dolphin (<i>Delphinus delphis</i>) in the southwestern Mediterranean: Implications for conservationvector digital dataEndangered Species Research4:309-331http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p309.pdfHalpin, 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. Hyrenbach2009OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributionsvector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle
OBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.mailing and physical addressA328, LSRCDurhamNC27708USA919-613-8021seamap-contact@duke.eduNot to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.
Also please refer to Use Constraints.FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web sitezipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/429OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 429Ei FujiokaDuke Universitymailing and physical addressLSRC A328DurhamNCUSA27708efujioka@duke.edu919-613-8021http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile2016092020160920All observation records are included.Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20160831AlnilamBiogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)formsighting form numberData providersighting form numberspeciesSpecies observedData providerSpecies observeddateDate of observationData providerDate of observationtimeTime of observation in GMTData providerTime of observation in GMTlatitudeLatitude of observation in decimal degreesData providerLatitude of observation in decimal degreeslongitudeLongitude of observation in decimal degreesData providerLongitude of observation in decimal degreesobs_countObserved count (best estimate)Data providerObserved count (best estimate)projectFor turtle sightings, this field is empty.Data providerFor turtle sightings, this field is empty.remarkFor mammal sightings, this field is empty.Data providerFor mammal sightings, this field is empty.sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPgeomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPGCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.00010.0001D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224