Dataset
OBIS-SEAMAP Open in mapper Explore occurrences
Original provider: Tethys Research Institute Dataset credits: Tethys Research Institute Abstract: This dataset, belonging as a whole to Tethys Research Institute, comprises the work carried out between 1986 and 2012 mainly in the Mediterranean Sea and in particular in the Corso-Ligurian-Provencal basin, in the Ionian Sea and in the Adriatic Sea. Research has also been carried out investigating cetaceans in Atlantic Ocean (Canary Islands, Morocco coasts) and in the Caribbean Sea. The dataset generated includes more than 8.400 sightings of cetaceans collected in 25 years of research activity.
Citation: Lanfredi, C. and G. Notarbartolo di Sciara. 2014. Tethys Research Institute shipboard survey cetacean sightings 1986-2012. Version 1.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/1a487845.
Published: October 09, 2025 at 14:57
URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_774
Caterina Lanfredi
Tethys Research Institute
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara
Tethys Research Institute
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
ACCOBAMS and WDCS
The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
| Field | Missing | Invalid | |
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| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | 8,464 |
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| eventDate | 3 |
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| maximumDepthInMeters | 8,464 |
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| minimumDepthInMeters | 8,464 |
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The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.
| Flag | Dropped | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO_DEPTH | 8,464 |
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| ON_LAND | 11 |
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