KYMA boat-based surveys in Thyrrhenian Sea and Ionian Sea

Silvia Frey

doi:10.15468/ruw7dz

KYMA boat-based surveys in Thyrrhenian Sea and Ionian Sea

Citation

Frey, S. 2020. KYMA boat-based surveys in Thyrrhenian Sea and Ionian Sea. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2128) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/ruw7dz accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.

Description

Original provider: KYMA sea conservation & research Dataset credits: Silvia Frey, KYMA sea conservation & research Abstract: This dataset, belonging as a whole to KYMA sea conservation & research, comprises the monitoring data on great pelagics, mainly cetaceans and sea turtles, carried out in the central Mediterranean Sea, in particular in the southern Thyrrhenian Sea and western Ionian Sea since 2020. The research project is set up as a citizen science project. Spatial and temporal distribution of animals is studied using boat-based surveys. Purpose: KYMA sea conservation & research is a non-profit and non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of life in the oceans. It has been founded in 2019. The work of the young organization includes field research at sea and environmental education projects. With this monitoring project KYMA sea conservation & research aims at providing long-term data on the abundance of cetaceans and other great pelagics in the central Mediterranean Sea. Supplemental information: [2023-03-24] Sightings in 2021-22 were added. Effort data will be provided in the future.

Purpose

KYMA sea conservation & research is a non-profit and non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of life in the oceans. It has been founded in 2019. The work of the young organization includes field research at sea and environmental education projects. With this monitoring project KYMA sea conservation & research aims at providing long-term data on the abundance of cetaceans and other great pelagics in the central Mediterranean Sea.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin whale rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead sea turtle rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead sea turtle rank: species
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked common dolphin rank: species
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked common dolphin rank: species
Mola mola
common name: Ocean sunfish rank: species
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm whale rank: species
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped dolphin rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common bottlenose dolphin rank: species
Xiphias gladius
common name: Atlantic swordfish rank: species
Ziphius cavirostris
common name: Cuvier's beaked whale rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Mediterranean Sea,Thyrrhenian Sea,Ionian Sea

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Silvia Frey
originator
position: Primary contact
KYMA sea conservation & research
email: silvia@kyma-sea.org
homepage: http://www.kyma-sea.org

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu

OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu

Silvia Frey
owner
position: Primary contact
KYMA sea conservation & research
email: silvia@kyma-sea.org
homepage: http://www.kyma-sea.org

ACCOBAMS and WDCS
originator
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)
homepage: http://www.accobams.org/

Silvia Frey
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
KYMA sea conservation & research
email: silvia@kyma-sea.org
homepage: http://www.kyma-sea.org