Dataset

Long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020)

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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).

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

Published: September 17, 2025 at 09:48

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

José Manuel N. Azevedo
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS

Laura González García
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS

Aqua Açores
Aqua Açores

Atlantiangra
Atlantiangra

Azores Experiences
Azores Experiences

Espaço Talassa
Espaço Talassa

Futurismo Azores Adventures
Futurismo Azores Adventures

Ocean Emotion
Ocean Emotion

Peter Whale Watch
Peter Whale Watch

Picos de Aventura
Picos de Aventura

Sea Colors
Sea Colors

Terra Azul
Terra Azul

Terra do Pico
Terra do Pico

77,572
occurrence records
199,792
measurements and facts
29
taxa
25
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 77,572
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
ON_LAND 15
0.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data