Green Balkans NGO's cetacean strandings on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast

Green Balkans NGO

Dataset credit

Green Balkans NGO

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Popov Dimitar Green Balkans NGO
Data entry Connie Kot

Citation

Abstract

Cetaceans' strandings along Bulgarian Black Sea coast compiled and recorded within Green Balkans NGO's Cetacean Monitoring and Conservation Program.

Purpose

Data was collected within Green Balkans NGO's Cetacean Monitoring and Conservation Program and aims to monitor species composition and temporal and spatial trends in stranded cetaceans along Bulgarian coast.

Supplemental information

[2023-01-17] Data since 2011 were added.
Time was not provided and "00:00:00" was used.
Species column shows the scientific name at the species level. Actual identification should be at the subspecies level if possible.

References

Popov, D. and Meshkova, G. 2022. Cetacean strandings along Bulgarian Black Sea coast 2010-2022. Green Balkans NGO Cetacean Monitoring and Conservation Program.

Attributes

Overview

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Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID (generated by SEAMAP)
noSequential number of stranding records
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudedefinition not provided
dateDate of the stranding
speciesSpecies scientific name
sexSex of marine mammal
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
obs_countNumber of animals (always 1)
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID824
Seabirds0
Marine mammals1,525
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total1,525
Date, Begin2010-04-19
Date, End2022-12-06
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude41.98 - 43.72
Longitude27.45 - 28.61
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformShore
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughACCOBAMS
Registered2012-02-24
Updated2023-01-18
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
Shared with OBIS
GBIF (via DOI)
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