Dataset

OceanCare cetacean sightings in Sicily, Italy 2016-2019

OBIS-SEAMAP Open in mapper Explore occurrences

Original provider: OceanCare Dataset credits: Silvia Frey, OceanCare Abstract: This dataset comprises the work carried out by OceanCare in the waters east and north of Sicily, Italy between 2016-2019. The project was dedicated to survey cetacean populations in these waters. Cetacean spatial and temporal distribution is studied using boat-based surveys.

Citation: Frey, S. 2019. OceanCare cetacean sightings in Sicily, Italy 2016-2019. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/ea77d637.

Published: October 08, 2025 at 19:12

URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_2038

Silvia Frey
KYMA sea conservation & research

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)

184
occurrence records
7
taxa
7
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 184
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 184
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 184
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 184
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data