Dataset

Cetacean observations in Avacha Gulf 2005-2009

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Original provider: Far East Russia Orca Project Dataset credits: Far East Russia Orca Project Russian Cetacean Habitat Project Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Abstract: This dataset includes opportunistic observations of cetaceans conducted during our work with killer whales. Observations were made visually from the 4 m long inflatable boat. Observed species include minke whale, fin whale, Baird’s beaked whale, gray whale, humpback whale and Dall’s porpoise.

Citation: Filatova, O. 2013. Cetacean observations in Avacha Gulf 2005-2009. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/15ca3961.

Published: October 07, 2025 at 22:58

URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_596

Olga Filatova
Far East Russia Orca Project

53
occurrence records
6
taxa
6
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 53
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 53
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 53
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 53
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data