Cetacean sightings along the catalan coast
Citation
Giralt O, OBIS-SEAMAP, ACCOBAMS and WDCS (2021). Cetacean sightings along the catalan coast. OBIS-SEAMAP. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tfwhdx accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
Original provider: Associació Cetàcea Abstract: We currently are conducting a research project on cetaceans. The study is foccussed on the fin whale in the Mediterranean Sea, but we also see other cetaceans such as striped dolphin or bottlenose dolphin. One of the goals of our organization is to contribute to the conservation of the marine life. Purpose: The Mediterranean fin whale population is rather small and its distribution uncertain for the most part of the year. The main goal of the project is to collect geographical, environmental, biological, behavioral and population data of every sighting. We also want to take photographs of every whale detected. Supplemental information: The sightings have been made during the Fin Whale Project, a study approved by the Biodiversity and Protection of Animals division of the Departament of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing, Food and the Environment of the Catalan Government. With this project we expect to improve our knowledge about the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Mediterranean Sea.Purpose
The Mediterranean fin whale population is rather small and its distribution uncertain for the most part of the year. The main goal of the project is to collect geographical, environmental, biological, behavioral and population data of every sighting. We also want to take photographs of every whale detected.Sampling Description
Study Extent
NASampling
NAMethod steps
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Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Balaenoptera physaluscommon name: Fin Whale rank: species
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Stenella coeruleoalbacommon name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Oceans
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Oriol Giraltoriginator
position: Primary contact
Associació Cetàcea
email: recerca@associaciocetacea.org
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
Oriol Giralt
owner
position: Primary contact
Associació Cetàcea
email: recerca@associaciocetacea.org
ACCOBAMS and WDCS
originator
The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
homepage: http://www.accobams.org/
Oriol Giralt
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Associació Cetàcea
email: recerca@associaciocetacea.org