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GAIA_IONIAN_2008-2018: Ionian Sea mega-fauna monitoring employing a sailing vessel along random tracks from 2008 to 2018
Citation
Azzolin, M. - Gaia Research Institute Onlus, Italy (2020): Ionian Sea mega-fauna monitoring employing a sailing vessel along random tracks from 2008 to 2018. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/6547
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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
In June 2008 Gaia Research Institute Onlus started a systematic survey of mega-fauna in the Northern Eastern Ionian Sea, in cooperation with the researchers of the Life and System Biology Department of the University of Turin (Italy). GAIA_IONIAN_2008-2018 dataset includes ten years of effort (survey track) and sightings data of marine mammals and marine reptiles collected by experienced marine mammal observers (MMOs) on board of a 12m sailing vessel. MMOs visually inspected both sides (130° angle) of the research vessel, while navigating along random transects. Distance and angle from the track line of each sighting were always recorded.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Mammals, Biology > Reptiles
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Biological monitoring, research vessel, surface vessel, Visual observation, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, MED, Ionian Sea, Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758), Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758), Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758, Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812), Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833), Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821), Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 19,9; MinLat: 22,41 - MaxLong: 38,231; MaxLat: 39,743 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: 19,9; MinLat: 22,41 - MaxLong: 38,231; MaxLat: 39,743 [WGS84]
MED, Ionian Sea [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
June 2008 - October 2018
Taxonomic coverage
Parameters
Count of Balaenoptera physalus (ITIS: 180527: WoRMS 137091) [BODC]
Count of Cheloniidae (ITIS: 173828: WoRMS 136999) [BODC]
Count of Delphinidae (ITIS: 180415: WoRMS 136980) [BODC]
Count of Delphinus delphis (ITIS: 180438: WoRMS 137094) [BODC]
Count of Grampus griseus (ITIS: 180457: WoRMS 137098) [BODC]
Count of Stenella coeruleoalba (ITIS: 180434: WoRMS 137107) [BODC]
Count of Tursiops truncatus (ITIS: 180426: WoRMS 137111) [BODC]
End date and time (UT in ISO8601 format to known precision) [BODC]
Length of sampling track [BODC]
Start date and time (UT in ISO8601 format to known precision) [BODC]
Count of Cheloniidae (ITIS: 173828: WoRMS 136999) [BODC]
Count of Delphinidae (ITIS: 180415: WoRMS 136980) [BODC]
Count of Delphinus delphis (ITIS: 180438: WoRMS 137094) [BODC]
Count of Grampus griseus (ITIS: 180457: WoRMS 137098) [BODC]
Count of Stenella coeruleoalba (ITIS: 180434: WoRMS 137107) [BODC]
Count of Tursiops truncatus (ITIS: 180426: WoRMS 137111) [BODC]
End date and time (UT in ISO8601 format to known precision) [BODC]
Length of sampling track [BODC]
Start date and time (UT in ISO8601 format to known precision) [BODC]
Contributors
University of Turin; Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (Dbios), data creator
Azzolin, Marta
Gaia Research Institute Onlus, data manager
Saintignan, Sébastien
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Publication
Based on this dataset
Azzolin, M. et al. (2020). Spatial distribution modelling of striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) at different geographical scales within the EU Adriatic and Ionian Sea Region, central‐eastern Mediterranean Sea. Aquat. Conserv. 30(6): 1194-1207. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3314
Azzolin, M. et al. (2019). Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) distribution in the Adrion Region (Adriatic and Ionian Sea) in relation with environmental and antropogenic variables. Biol. Mar. Medit. 26(1)
Arcangeli, A. et al. (2018). Amount, composition, and spatial distribution of floating macro litter along fixed trans-border transects in the Mediterranean basin. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 129(2): 545-554. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.028
Azzolin, M. et al. (2018). Multi source data analysis for improving striped dolphin distribution modelling at a regional scale, in: 2018 IEEE international workshop on metrology for the sea; learning to measure sea health parameters (MetroSea). pp. 145-149. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/metrosea.2018.8657895
Cañadas, A. et al. (2018). The challenge of habitat modelling for threatened low density species using heterogeneous data: the case of Cuvier’s beaked whales in the Mediterranean. Ecol. Indic. 85: 128-136. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.10.021
Azzolin, M. et al. (2016). Conservazione di Tursiops truncatus e Stenella coeruleoalba in Adriatico e MarIonio. Biol. Mar. Medit. 23(1): 336-340
Arcangeli, A. et al. (2015). Cetaceans at risk by plastic debris: First results from the Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring network. Biol. Mar. Medit. 22(1): 248-249
Pace, D.S. et al. (2015). New insights on the presence and distribution of the short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis, in Italian waters. Biol. Mar. Medit. 22(1): 262-263
Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2020-07-29
Information last updated: 2022-08-16
