Dataset

Cetacean distribution around Mayotte Island

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Original provider: Jeremy Kiszka Dataset credits: Jeremy Kiszka Abstract: This dataset gather 434 cetacean sightings around the Mozambique Channel island of Mayotte (France). These data were systematically collected during surveys having various objectives (small cetaceans, humpback whales). It includes 18 species, including the dugong, the humpback whale, beaked whales (2 species), sperm whales (3 species) and 11 delphinids.

Citation: Kiszka, J. 2009. Cetacean distribution around Mayotte Island. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/c06489db.

Published: October 07, 2025 at 22:44

URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_463

Jeremy Kiszka
Florida International University

434
occurrence records
18
taxa
18
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 434
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 434
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 434
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 434
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data