Dataset

Cetacean sightings in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait

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Over 645 sightings of cetacean groups (of one and more individuals) have been recorded in the Black Sea, Azov Sea and Kerch Strait during the period from 1993 to 2010 inclusive.

Citation: Cetacean sightings in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait (CetSiBS). 2011. Dataset assembled by A.Birkun, Jr. and S.Krivokhizhin. EMODNet.

Published: September 17, 2025 at 09:55

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

Alexei Birkun
Brema Laboratory

Brema Laboratory
Brema Laboratory

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

Sergey Krivokhizhin
Brema Laboratory

879
occurrence records
860
measurements and facts
3
taxa
3
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 879
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 879
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 879
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 879
100.0%
ON_LAND 11
1.3%

Measurement types

DNA derived data