Dataset

MONICEPH - Monitoring cephalopods during whale watching activity in the Azores

EurOBIS DNADerivedData Open in mapper Explore occurrences

MONICEPH project stores and analyses samples of cephalopods collected at the sea surface of the Azores, mostly during touristic activities. Remains of cephalopods are believed to be brought to the surface by cetaceans. The data collected helps increase understanding of oceanic cephalopod ecology and cetacean diets. Started in 2019, the dataset was compiled in collaboration with whale-watching companies on the islands of São Miguel, Faial, Pico and Terceira, and received additional samples from other sources. Project coordination by Stéphanie R.A. Suciu and José M.N. Azevedo.

Citation: Suciu S, Azevedo J M (2025). MONICEPH - Monitoring cephalopods during whale watching activity in the Azores. Version 1.9. Universidade dos Açores. Occurrence dataset. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=moniceph&v=1.9

Published: May 12, 2025 at 12:41

URL: http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=moniceph

Stephanie Suciu
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS

José M.N. Azevedo
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS

Gui Menezes
Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS

Azores Experiences

CW Azores

Delphis project

Dive Azores

ElasmoBase

Espaço Talassa

Futurismo

Moby Dick

Norberto Diver

Nova Atlantis

Picos de Aventura

R/V Song of the Whale Marine Conservation Research International

Sea Colors

Terra Azul

Terra do Pico

Water4Fun

Alabote Sportfishing Charter

Aqua Açores

182
occurrence records
118
sequences
16
taxa
15
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 168
92.3%

Quality flags

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

No quality flags.

Measurement types

DNA derived data