POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 on: during navigation or search mode

Miguel Machete

doi:10.14284/19

POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 on: during navigation or search mode

Citation

Machete, M.; Institute of Marine Research (IMAR), Portugal; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores (DOP/UAC), Portugal; (2016): POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Marine mammal sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 1998 on: during navigation or search mode. https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/19 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

Sightings of cetaceans were recorded daily, at 6 different fixed periods (snap shots), when the boat was in navigation or search mode. Sightings were recorded at distances shorter and larger than 300 meters from the boat.

Additional info

For more detailed information on the dataset, including abundances estimates, please contact data owner (miguel@uac.pt)

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2688

Cetacea
rank: infraorder

Geographic Coverages

ANE, Azores

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Miguel Machete
originator
University of the Azores; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries
PT
email: ricardo@uac.pt

originator
Institute of Marine Research

originator
University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries
PT
email: ricardo@uac.pt

Miguel Machete
metadata author
University of the Azores; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries
PT
email: ricardo@uac.pt

Miguel Machete
point of contact
University of the Azores; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries
PT
email: ricardo@uac.pt

Diana Catarino
administrative point of contact
University of the Azores; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries
PT
email: dianacatarino@uac.pt
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0635-6174