Dataset

MAR-ECO 2004 - Mammals and birds

EurOBIS Open in mapper Explore occurrences

MAR-ECO (2003 - 2010)was an international exploratory study of the animals inhabiting the northern mid-Atlantic. Scientists from 16 nations around the northern Atlantic Ocean participated in research of the waters around the mid-Atlantic Ridge from Iceland to the Azores. This data set is subset of the data collected, and comprises presence/absence records (sightings) for mammals and birds, collected in 2004 on R/V G.O. Sars. Skov,H, T. Gunnlaugsson, W.P. Budgell, J. Horne, L. Nøttestad, E. Olsen, H. Søiland, G. Víkingsson and G. Waring (2008) Small-scale spatial variability of sperm and sei whales in relation to oceanographic and topographic features along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep-sea Research II. 55: 254-268.

Citation: Skov,H, T. Gunnlaugsson, W.P. Budgell, J. Horne, L. Nøttestad, E. Olsen, H. Søiland, G. Víkingsson and G. Waring (2008) Small-scale spatial variability of sperm and sei whales in relation to oceanographic and topographic features along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep-sea Research II. 55: 254-268.

Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:14

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=mareco_2004_mammals_birds

Institute of Marine Research; Norwegian Marine Data Centre
Institute of Marine Research; Norwegian Marine Data Centre

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

1,164
occurrence records
34
taxa
33
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 1,164
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 1,164
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 1,164
100.0%
scientificNameID 4
0.3%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 1,164
100.0%
NO_MATCH 4
0.3%
WORMS_ANNOTATION_REJECT_AMBIGUOUS 4
0.3%

Measurement types

DNA derived data