https://doi.org/10.82144/bd02f9b5 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/865 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/5a32e307-49c5-48ee-9190-825ad4cc3c28 https://obis.org/dataset/1cdd5450-4c53-4f82-855e-3b4e4c3b4a02 Luca Giovagnoli Cetaceansound.Org Primary contact cetaceansound@gmail.com http://www.cetaceansound.org/ OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Luca Giovagnoli Cetaceansound.Org Primary contact cetaceansound@gmail.com http://www.cetaceansound.org/ owner 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Luca Giovagnoli, CetaceanSound.org Dataset credits: Luca Giovagnoli, CetaceanSound.org Abstract: Research on marine mammals was conducted in 1988-2006 and sightings were collected from each ferry on the Adriatic Sea. The lines included: Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece. We had 175 sightings in 12 years. For each sighting, we collected: date, time, weather condition, sea position, numbers of animals, kind of animals, depth and so on. This research was conducted to observe and study the biological competition between humans and dolphins (both of them are catching blue fish). All of the data collected was used for my thesis degree at Parma University - Vet Medicine. Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Marine Biology Visual sighting Vessels Sightings N/A Data provided to OBIS-SEAMAP are from 1988-2000 and other years of data from this project are currently being worked on. Erroneous points (i.e., on land or otherwise) were excluded. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/865 Oceans 12.5306 19.29 45.29 37.33 1988-01-11 1998-03-26 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). family Delphinidae Dolphins species Delphinus delphis Short-beaked common dolphin species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale species Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin My whole career has been based on the study of cetaceans and how they are used to communicate. I’ve been studying their language and their ways of hunting and feeding. I started in 1988 with the first Italian work about cetaceans’ distribution in all of the Adriatic Sea. I studied the biological competition between humans and dolphins. Then in 1990, I began studying indigenous populations in the Adriatic Sea. With the group of Electonics directed by Eng. Massimo Azzali (I.R.Pe. M. CNR – Ancona), we worked out many theses about sounds and ultrasound in dolphins’ communication. In particular, we studied the system to prevent dolphins from ending up in fishing nets and the way they have to communicate between different groups. I carried out many research studies in Italy and many European countries, as well as the United States. My interest has been focused in the study of wild and domestic animals, whether by applying conventional veterinary medicine or the homeopathic and natural approach. I decided to create the Organization called Cetaceansound.Org, because I really trust in the opportunity to save dolphins and creatures from the ocean. I’ll keep on working in this field because they represent our future. notPlanned Luca Giovagnoli Cetaceansound.Org Primary contact cetaceansound@gmail.com http://www.cetaceansound.org/ NA NA NA Luca Giovagnoli owner NA zd_865 2025-07-31T15:50:05-04:00 dataset Giovagnoli, L. 2013. Adriatic Shipping Company marine mammal sightings in the Adriatic Sea 1988-2000. Version 1.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/bd02f9b5. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/865 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/865/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/865/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_865 zd_865