Dataset
OBIS-SEAMAP Open in mapper Explore occurrences
Original provider: Italo-Tunisian Cetacean Research Project Dataset credits: Atutax, Ketos, ISPRA, ACCOBAMS Abstract: Within the framework of the ACCOBAMS agreement a partnership of Italian and Tunisian research bodies is investigating the presence of cetacean, and the relationship with maritime traffic, within the region comprise among Tunisia-Sicily-Sardinia considered a critical habitat for cetacean species. To be able to systematically investigate the region, especially in high sea areas and all year round, ferries are used as platform of observations. Floating marine litter is experimentally investigated
Citation: Aissi, M. 2015. Cetacean coordinated transborder monitoring using ferries as platforms of observation off Tunisia 2013-2014 - Atutax. Version 1.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/d7c87604.
Published: October 09, 2025 at 14:21
URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_1263
Mehdi Aissi
Atutax
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 | |
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| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | 63 |
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| maximumDepthInMeters | 63 |
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| minimumDepthInMeters | 63 |
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The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.
| Flag | Dropped | Records | |
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| NO_DEPTH | 63 |
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