Dataset

Marine fauna in underwater monitoring (years 2015-2016)

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Data on the presence and distribution of marine species during underwater visual census activities in the Gulf of Catania, Eastern Sicily, Ionian Sea. Data were collected on fixed line transects placed from 5 to 12 meters of deep, using scuba diving ARA equipment, and they include: date, time and geographical coordinates of the surveys, recorded species, size and number of individuals. The monitoring was supervised in years 2015 and 2016 by the MareCamp association.

Citation: Monaco, Clara; Garofalo, Dario; MareCamp Association; (2020); Marine fauna in underwater monitoring (years 2015-2016). https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/556

Published: September 17, 2025 at 09:27

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=fauna_underwater_monitoring

Dario Garofalo
Associazione Marecamp ODV

Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

Alessandra Raffa
Associazione Marecamp ODV

Giuliana Pellegrino
Associazione Marecamp ODV

632
occurrence records
2,196
measurements and facts
26
taxa
26
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

No missing or invalid fields.

Quality flags

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

No quality flags.

Measurement types

DNA derived data