Dataset

PONTUS-BIOFAC Black sea bottlenose dolphin sightings

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Original provider: Kiril Valchev Dataset credits: Kiril Valchev Abstract: The present database is intended to serve as a catalogue for photo-identification of bottlenose dolphins in the Bulgarian Black Sea area. It is part of a larger study of cetaceans in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Bulgaria and in NATURA 2000 protected areas where the species is subject to conservation.

Citation: Valchev, K. 2023. PONTUS-BIOFAC Black sea bottlenose dolphin sightings. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/497ee417.

Published: October 08, 2025 at 14:05

URL: https://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_2277

Kiril Valchev
Kiril Valchev

2
occurrence records
1
taxa
1
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 2
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 2
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 2
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 2
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data