Dataset

Marine alien species in Eastern Sicily (year 2019)

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Data on the presence and distribution of alien species recorded by expert observers in the framework of the project "Presence and health aspects of alien fish species in the western Ionian Sea, eastern Sicily" (year 2019) carried out by the MareCamp association as thesis coordinator for students of the University of Messina. The project included surveys from Catania to Siracusa waters during fishing trips using different fishing gears (trammel, trowler, single net), observation, measurement, necroscopy, microscope analisys, and interviews with fishermen.

Citation: Monaco, Clara; Galasso, Gabriele; Garofalo, Dario; MareCamp Association; (2020); Marine alien species in Eastern Sicily (year 2019). https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/552

Published: September 17, 2025 at 09:49

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=marine_alien_species_sicily_2019

Dario Garofalo
Associazione Marecamp ODV

Gabriele Galasso
Associazione Marecamp ODV

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

Alessandra Raffa
Associazione Marecamp ODV

40
occurrence records
72
measurements and facts
13
taxa
13
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 40
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 40
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 40
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 40
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data