POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 on: during navigation or search mode

Miguel Machete

doi:10.14284/19

POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 on: during navigation or search mode

Citation

Machete, M.; Institute of Marine Research (IMAR), Portugal; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores (DOP/UAC), Portugal; (2016): POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 on: during navigation or search mode. https://doi.org/10.14284/19 accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-04-14.

Description

Sightings of cetaceans were recorded daily, at 6 different fixed periods (snap shots), when the boat was in navigation or search mode. Sightings were recorded at distances shorter and larger than 300 meters from the boat.

For more detailed information on the dataset, including abundances estimates, please contact data owner (miguel@uac.pt)

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2688

Cetacea
rank: infraorder

Geographic Coverages

ANE, Azores - http://marineregions.org/mrgid/2454

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Institute of Marine Research (IMAR)
PT

originator
University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
PT

Miguel Machete
originator
University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
PT
email: ricardo@uac.pt

Miguel Machete
metadata author
University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
PT
email: ricardo@uac.pt

Rui Prieto
administrative point of contact
University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
PT
email: rprieto@uac.pt

Mónica Silva
administrative point of contact
University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
PT
email: monica@uac.pt

Diana Catarino
administrative point of contact
University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
PT
email: dianacatarino@uac.pt

Miguel Machete
administrative point of contact
University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
PT
email: ricardo@uac.pt