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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
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Alexandre Gannier |
Groupe de Recherche sur les Cétacés |
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| Data entry |
Connie Kot |
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Citation
Gannier, A. 2016. GREC Tursiops sightings in the Mediterranean 1988-2010. Version 1.0.2. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/39fbfc14. 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
Data were obtained during sailboat dedicated surveys.
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Purpose
Surveys were not focused on a specific cetacean species.
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Supplemental information
Other data fields (not included here) describe environmental behavioral and other items. Pictures were taken opportunistically, as well as acoustic recordings.
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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.
- 1.0.2 (2016-12-09) - Update - The Tursiops truncatus sighting on 7/9/1997 at 12:59:00 was removed from this dataset and added to the Cetacean sightings in the north western Mediterranean Sea by GREC – EPHE – EcoOcéan Institut, 1996-1997 dataset (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1426) by request from the provider (to clarify the ownership of the data).
- 1.0.1 (2016-09-22) - Update - The coordinates of the sighting 1999-07-09 11:30:00 were corrected.
- Longitude 5.58267 => -5.58267
- 1.0.0 (2012-01-18) - 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) |
| num_row | Row number |
| matricul | definition not provided |
| obs_date | Observed date |
| lat1 | Original latitude format |
| long1 | Original longitude format |
| latitude | Latitude of observation in decimal degrees |
| longitude | Longitude of observation in decimal degrees |
| obs_count | Observed count |
| time1 | Original time format |
| obs_time | Observed time (local time) |
| sp_obs | Species observed |
| sp_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 814 |
| DOI | 10.82144/39fbfc14 |
| Version | 1.0.2 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 94 |
| Sea turtles | 0 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 0 |
| Total | 94 |
| Date, Begin | 1988-08-02 |
| Date, End | 2010-08-14 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | 35.58 - 43.60 |
| Longitude | -5.58 - 28.09 |
| Coord. prec. | 5 decimal digits |
| Platform | Boat |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | N/A |
| Registered | 2012-01-18 |
| Updated | 2016-12-09 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
Permission required |
| Sub group(s) | ACCOBAMS |
| Shared with |
None |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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