Dataset
OBIS-SEAMAP Open in mapper Explore occurrences
Original provider: Israel Marine Mammal Research and Assistance Center (IMMRAC) Dataset credits: Nir Hadar, Oz Goffman, Aviad Scheinin and Dani Kerem, Israel Marine Mammal Research and Assistance Center (IMMRAC) Abstract: IMMRAC is a purely voluntary registered nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of cetacean populations in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the noethern Red Sea, through scientific research and public education. IMMRAC is a partner of ACCOBAMS. Research activities are under the academic auspices of the Institute for Maritime Studies, School of Marine Sciences in the University of Haifa. Open Sea research activity along the 190 km-long Israeli Mediterranean coast is conducted throughout the year, weather permitting. It focuses on the socio-ecology of the resident bottlenose dolphin population through half-day surveys from inflatable boats and private yachts. Due to logistic reasons, open sea research in the Red Sea is opportunistic and sporadic.
Citation: Kerem, D. 2014. IMMRAC marine mammal sightings from the Mediterranean's Levantine Basin. Version 1.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/ffda027c.
Published: October 08, 2025 at 19:15
URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_819
Dani Kerem
IMMRAC (Israel Marine Mammal Research and Assistance Center)
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
ACCOBAMS and WDCS
The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
| Field | Missing | Invalid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| maximumDepthInMeters | 105 |
|
|
| minimumDepthInMeters | 105 |
|
The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.
| Flag | Dropped | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO_DEPTH | 105 |
|
|
| ON_LAND | 3 |
|