Dataset
EurOBIS MeasurementOrFact Open in mapper Explore occurrences
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).
Contacts
José Manuel N. Azevedo
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS
Marc Fernández Morrón
University of Lisbon; Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre - Madeira
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
| Field | Missing | Invalid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | 77,572 |
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The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.
| Flag | Dropped | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON_LAND | 15 |
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