Long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020)
Citation
Azevedo, J. M. N.; Fernández, M.; González García, L.; (2021) MONICET: long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/599 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
The dataset was colected by whale watching companies in the Azores between 2009 and 2020 as a contribution to the long term monitoring of cetaceans. It contains the identification of the species observed, the geographic position of the observation, the life stages and its respective abundance and behavior, as well as related environmental variables (sea state, visibility).Additional info
"MONICET is a collaborative platform to collect, organize and disseminate cetacean occurrence data and photo-identification images collected by whale watching companies in the Azores. Data were collected from 2009 to 2020 in collaboration with twelve different whale watching companies located in four different islands: São Miguel, Terceira, Pico and Faial. Data was collected and inserted in the MONICET database by qualified guides or biologists onboard and validated by the research team responsible for the MONICET platform."Taxonomic Coverages
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2688
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Cetacearank: infraorder
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136999
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Cheloniidaerank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137000
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Dermochelyidaerank: family
Geographic Coverages
ANE, Azores
EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
José Manuel N. Azevedooriginator
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS
Marc Fernández Morrón
originator
University of Lisbon; Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre - Madeira
Marc Fernández Morrón
originator
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação
Marc Fernández Morrón
originator
Aquatic Research Network
Laura González García
originator
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS
Laura González García
metadata author
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS
content provider
Aqua Açores
content provider
Atlantiangra
content provider
Azores Experiences
content provider
Espaço Talassa
content provider
Futurismo Azores Adventures
content provider
Ocean Emotion
content provider
Peter Whale Watch
content provider
Picos de Aventura
content provider
Sea Colors
content provider
Terra Azul
content provider
Terra do Pico
José Manuel N. Azevedo
administrative point of contact
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS