Document of dataset 8804

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
title in English
Whale-Watching cetacean occurrences by Futurismo Azores Adventures from 2008 to 2018 off São Miguel (Azores)
Abstract in English

Whale-watching vessels have become valuable platforms for cetacean data collection worldwide. In the Azores, a cetacean hotspot in the Atlantic, Futurismo Azores Adventures, a family-owned tourism company with whale-watching as its core business, has been collecting data regularly since 2008. The current dataset compiles observations of 20 cetacean species and 19 other species of marine megafauna, recorded by Futurismo Azores Adventures off São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) from 2008 to 2018. Data was collected during 4219 whale-watching commercial trips conducted daily and year-round. This information has been prepared for publication within the framework of the DTO-BioFlow project, which aims to enable a data flow into the EU Digital Twin Ocean.

Contactpoint
Email
lauragonzalez@futurismo.pt
License
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-NC-4.0.html
bibliographicCitation
González García L, Barata C, Idárraga Garcés V (2025). Whale-Watching cetacean occurrences by Futurismo Azores Adventures from 2008 to 2018 off São Miguel (Azores). Futurismo Azores Adventures.
Release date
Mar 27 2025 12:00AM

Temporal coverage

Temporal
Start date
2008-05-01
End date
2018-12-31
Start date
2008-05-03
End date
2018-12-26

Geographical coverage

Spatial
Azores

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Azores
Azores
Azores
Bio-geographical regions
Biota
cetacean
Environment
EurOBIS calculated BBOX
Geoscientific Information
Habitats and biotopes
Metadata non conformant
Metadata not evaluated
No limitations to public access
Oceans
Regional
Sea regions
vessel of opportunity
WGS84 (EPSG:4326)
XYZ ASCII

Themes

theme
Biology > Mammals

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords
Animalia
Aves
Balaenopteridae
Beloniformes
Carcharhinidae
Carcharhiniformes
Carnivora
Cheloniidae
Chordata
Delphinidae
Elasmobranchii
Exocoetidae
Hexanchiformes
Istiophoridae
Mammalia
Mobulidae
Molidae
Myliobatiformes
Orectolobiformes
Pelecaniformes
Phalacrocoracidae
Phocidae
Physeteridae
Procellariidae
Procellariiformes
Reptilia
Scombridae
Sphyrnidae
Teleostei
Testudines
Tetraodontiformes
Xiphiidae
Ziphiidae

Ownerships

creator
Laura González García
creator
Futurismo Azores Adventures
creator
Catarina Barata
creator
Futurismo Azores Adventures
creator
Valeria Idárraga Garcés
creator
Futurismo Azores Adventures
contributor
Ruben Rodrigues
contributor
Futurismo Azores Adventures
contactPoint
Laura González García
contactPoint
Futurismo Azores Adventures

Dataset references

record
European Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Projects

was generated by
DTO - BioFlow - Integration of biodiversity monitoring data into the Digital Twin Ocean

Special collections

part of special collection
available through EurOBIS
EMODNET

Document metadata

date created
2025-04-03
date modified
2026-01-26