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Whale Watch Azores Bryde's whale 2004
Whale Watch Azores
Dataset credit
Whale Watch Azores
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Lisa Steiner |
Whale Watch Azores |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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Citation
Steiner, L., M.A. Silva, J. Zereba and M.J. Leal. 2007. Bryde's whales, Balaenoptera edeni, observed in the Azores: A new species record for the region. JMBA2 Biodiversity Records. 6. Steiner, L. 2013. Whale Watch Azores Bryde's whale 2004. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/5f78b74f. 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
Seven Bryde's whales, Balaenoptera brydei, were seen several times by whale watching boats around Faial and Pico Islands, Azores. They were observed from the beginning of July until the end of August. A mother/calf pair was the most frequently observed.
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Purpose
N/A
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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 (2008-08-20) - Initial
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References
Steiner, L., M.A. Silva, J. Zereba and M.J. Leal. 2007. Bryde's whales, Balaenoptera edeni, observed in the Azores: A new species record for the region. JMBA2 Biodiversity Records. 6.
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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 |
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| obs_date | Date of the observation |
| obs_time | Time of the observation (local time zone) |
| latitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
| longitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
| species | Species name recorded |
| sp_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| obs_count | Observed count (best estimate) |
| calf | Existance of calves |
| behaviour | Behaviour |
| boat | Description of boat |
| water_temp | Water temperature in celsius |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| oid | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 432 |
| DOI | 10.82144/5f78b74f |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 19 |
| Sea turtles | 0 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 5 |
| Non species | 0 |
| Total | 24 |
| Date, Begin | 2004-07-03 |
| Date, End | 2004-08-30 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | 38.35 - 38.64 |
| Longitude | -28.88 - -28.08 |
| Coord. prec. | 3 decimal digits |
| Platform | Boat |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | N/A |
| Registered | 2008-08-20 |
| Updated | 2025-08-29 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY (All) |
| Shared with |
GBIF
OBIS |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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