Document of dataset 8975

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
title in English
LifeWatch observatory data: performance test of harbour porpoise detection in the Belgian part of the North Sea
Acronym
Lifewatch_performance_test
Abstract in English

This project aims to determine how many F-PODs are needed to represent a station/area in the Belgian part of the North Sea. We are deploying 4-5 F-pods per area midshore and offshore in spring 2025.

License
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
bibliographicCitation
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium; (2025: LifeWatch observatory data: performance test of harbour porpoise detection in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Temporal coverage

Temporal
Start date
2025-01-01

Geographical coverage

Spatial
Belgian part of the North Sea

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Acoustic data
Acoustic detection
Animal tracking
C-PODs
F-PODs
Harbour porpoises
Hydrophones
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM)
Porpoises
Porpoises
Underwater acoustics
Underwater acoustics
Underwater Acoustics

Themes

theme
Biology
Biology > Acoustics
Biology > Mammals
Physical > Underwater acoustics

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords
Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ownerships

creator
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
creator
Elisabeth Debusschere
creator
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
contributor
Elisabeth Debusschere
contributor
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
contactPoint
Elisabeth Debusschere
contactPoint
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

Dataset references

is part of
European Tracking Network (ETN) data
related
LifeWatch observatory data: acoustic receivers data from the permanent Cetacean passive acoustic sensor network in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Projects

was generated by
LifeWatch - Flemish contribution to LifeWatch.eu

Special collections

part of special collection
European Tracking Network

Document metadata

date created
2025-12-19
date modified
2026-06-12