Green Balkans NGO's cetacean sightings in the Bulgarian Black Sea waters

Popov Dimitar

doi:10.15468/wdcqsp

Green Balkans NGO's cetacean sightings in the Bulgarian Black Sea waters

Citation

Popov, D. and Meshkova, G. 2022. Cetacean sightings in Bulgarian Black Sea waters 2015-2022. Green Balkans NGO's Cetacean Monitoring and Conservation Program. https://doi.org/10.15468/wdcqsp accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

Original provider: Green Balkans NGO Dataset credits: Green Balkans NGO Abstract: Sightings from vessel surveys conducted in Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea over the period 2015-2022. Purpose: Main purpose of dedicated surveys from 2017 onwards is to estimate abundance and density of cetaceans in Bulgarian territorial waters of the Black Sea. Supplemental information: The surveys from 2017 onwards have been funded by OceanCare.

Purpose

Main purpose of dedicated surveys from 2017 onwards is to estimate abundance and density of cetaceans in Bulgarian territorial waters of the Black Sea.

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).

Delphinus delphis ponticus
common name: Black Sea Common Dolphin rank: subspecies
Phocoena phocoena relicta
common name: Black Sea Harbor Porpoise rank: subspecies
Tursiops truncatus ponticus
common name: Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphin rank: subspecies
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Black Sea

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Popov Dimitar
originator
position: Primary contact
Green Balkans NGO
email: dpopov@greenbalkans.org

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://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: https://seamap.env.duke.edu

Popov Dimitar
owner
position: Primary contact
Green Balkans NGO
email: dpopov@greenbalkans.org

Popov Dimitar
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Green Balkans NGO
email: dpopov@greenbalkans.org