Cetacean survey in Balabac Strait, Philippines

Louella Dolar

doi:10.15468/brvw4w

Cetacean survey in Balabac Strait, Philippines

Citation

Dolar, L. 2008. Cetacean survey in Balabac Strait, Philippines. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/461) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/brvw4w accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-03.

Description

Original provider: Louella Dolar Dataset credits: Louella Dolar Conservation International Abstract: These are the sightings of cetaceans found in Balabac Strait, Palawan, Philippines. The survey was carried out on May 3-14, 2006 using the line transect method. The survey vessel was a 20 m boat with a sighting platform 5 m above sea level. The survey covered 718 km of trackline in an area of 6,538 sq. km. Funding was provided by Conservation International- Philippines. Purpose: The survey was carried out to characterize the cetacean fauna of Balabac Strait, Palawan, Philippines. Balabac Strait is one of the three Marine Biodiversity Conservarion Corridors in the Philippines delineated by Conservation International-Philippines. Information on the physico-chemical parameters such as sea surface temperature, salinity and total dissolved solids were also gathered. Supplemental information: The observations of B. edeni could be B. omurai (Omura's whale). These two species occur in Philippine waters and are very difficult to tell apart. The observation for Stenella longirostris at 9:50 on 5/13/2006 is Stenella longirostris roseiventris. Effort data will be appended later.

Purpose

The survey was carried out to characterize the cetacean fauna of Balabac Strait, Palawan, Philippines. Balabac Strait is one of the three Marine Biodiversity Conservarion Corridors in the Philippines delineated by Conservation International-Philippines. Information on the physico-chemical parameters such as sea surface temperature, salinity and total dissolved solids were also gathered.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Balaenoptera edeni
common name: Eden's whale rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Feresa attenuata
common name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
Kogia sima
common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
Lagenodelphis hosei
common name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
Peponocephala electra
common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Stenella longirostris longirostris
rank: subspecies
Stenella longirostris
common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
Tursiops aduncus
common name: Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Balabac,Palawan,Philippines,Southeast Asia

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Louella Dolar
originator
position: Primary contact
Louella Dolar
email: None

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

Louella Dolar
owner
position: Primary contact
Louella Dolar
email: None

Louella Dolar
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Louella Dolar
email: None