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CetSiBS: Cetacean sightings in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait Citation Cetacean sightings in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait (CetSiBS). 2011. Dataset assembled by A.Birkun, Jr. and S.Krivokhizhin. EMODNet. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/2706 Contact: Birkun, Alexei Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description Over 645 sightings of cetacean groups (of one and more individuals) have been recorded in the Black Sea, Azov Sea and Kerch Strait during the period from 1993 to 2010 inclusive. more Most the data were obtained by means of special cetacean line transect aerial and vessel-based surveys conducted by trained observers. Some data were colllected during cetacean photo-identification studies. The dataset is accompanied with the estimated values of cetacean density and abundance. For the most recent 5 years of data collection, only presence data are made available, for data older than 5 years, abundance data is made available. Scope Themes: Biology > Mammals Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Marine mammals, surface vessel, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, MED, Azov Sea, MED, Black Sea, MED, Black Sea, Kerch Strait, Cetacea, Delphinus delphis ponticus Barabasch-Nikiforov, 1935, Phocoena phocoena relicta Abel, 1905, Tursiops truncatus ponticus Barabash-Nikiforov, 1940 Geographical coverage EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations Bounding Box Coordinates: MinLong: 30,2; MinLat: 41,53 - MaxLong: 41,75; MaxLat: 46,58 [WGS84] MED, Azov Sea [Marine Regions] MED, Black Sea [Marine Regions] MED, Black Sea, Kerch Strait [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage 15 August 1993 - 21 September 2010 Taxonomic coverage Parameter Count (in assayed sample) of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC] Contributors Brema Laboratory, more, data manager, data provider, data owner, data creator Related datasets Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research Metadatarecord created: 2010-11-03 Information last updated: 2022-08-16 | ||||
