Baltic Porpoise Sightings 01-02

Anna Moscrop

doi:10.15468/y9txdf

Baltic Porpoise Sightings 01-02

Citation

Moscrop, A. 2011. Baltic Porpoise Sightings 01-02. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/344) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/y9txdf accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-05.

Description

Original provider: International Fund for Animal Welfare Dataset credits: International Fund for Animal Welfare Abstract: Boat-based acoustic and visual surveys for harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were conducted during the summers of 2001 and 2002in order to investigate their distribution and relative abundance in the Baltic Sea, and to compare the results with the adjacent Kiel and Mecklenburg Bights and the Little Belt. Purpose: Harbor porpoises are subject to year-round bycatch in gillnets and other fishing gear in these waters. This is of particular concern in the Baltic Sea where a survey carried out in 1995 indicated that the population is low and current levels of anthropogenic mortality are believed to be unsustainable. Supplemental information: 6/15/2010: The primary contact was changed from Douglas Gillespie to Anna Moscrop upon provider request. 3/28/2007: _obs_count (species count) field was blank. It is now filled with proper counts. This dataset includes visual sightings events only. Data for acoustic events during the survey are available in Baltic Porpoise Acoustic Surveys 01-02. Acoustic sound files are not available in OBIS-SEAMAP.

Purpose

Harbor porpoises are subject to year-round bycatch in gillnets and other fishing gear in these waters. This is of particular concern in the Baltic Sea where a survey carried out in 1995 indicated that the population is low and current levels of anthropogenic mortality are believed to be unsustainable.

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).

Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Baltic Sea,Poland

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Anna Moscrop
originator
position: Primary contact
Marine Conservation Research Ltd
email: amoscrop@mcr-team.co.uk

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

Anna Moscrop
owner
position: Primary contact
Marine Conservation Research Ltd
email: amoscrop@mcr-team.co.uk

Anna Moscrop
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Marine Conservation Research Ltd
email: amoscrop@mcr-team.co.uk