Dataset

Cetacean observations in the waters of Karaginsky Island and Beringa Island in 2009

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Original provider: Russian Cetacean Habitat Project Dataset credits: Russian Cetacean Habitat Project Far East Russia Orca Project Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Abstract: This dataset includes observations of cetaceans in the waters of Karaginsky Island and Beringa Island in 2009 in frames of the Russian Cetacean Habitat Project. Observations were made visually from the 5 m long inflatable boat or from 30 m cargo ship (in Litke Strait). Observed species include killer whale, minke whale, humpback whale, harbor porpoise and Dall’s porpoise.

Citation: Filatova, O. 2013. Cetacean observations in the waters of Karaginsky Island and Beringa Island in 2009. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/59eb3f41.

Published: October 07, 2025 at 22:58

URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_597

Olga Filatova
Far East Russia Orca Project

78
occurrence records
5
taxa
5
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 78
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 78
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 78
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 78
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data