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MONICET: Long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020)
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Azevedo, J. M. N.; Fernández, M.; González García, L.; (2023) MONICET: long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020). https://doi.org/10.14284/599
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Azevedo, J. M. N.; Fernández, M.; González García, L.; (2023) MONICET: long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020) . https://doi.org/10.14284/595
Azevedo, J. M. N.; Fernández, M.; González García, L.; (2022) MONICET: long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020) . https://doi.org/10.14284/593
Azevedo, J. M. N.; Fernández, M.; González García, L.; (2021) MONICET: long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020) . https://doi.org/10.14284/546
Contact:
N. Azevedo, José Manuel
Availability: 
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Description
The dataset was colected by whale watching companies in the Azores between 2009 and 2020 as a contribution to the long term monitoring of cetaceans. It contains the identification of the species observed, the geographic position of the observation, the life stages and its respective abundance and behavior, as well as related environmental variables (sea state, visibility). more
"MONICET is a collaborative platform to collect, organize and disseminate cetacean occurrence data and photo-identification images collected by whale watching companies in the Azores. Data were collected from 2009 to 2020 in collaboration with twelve different whale watching companies located in four different islands: São Miguel, Terceira, Pico and Faial. Data was collected and inserted in the MONICET database by qualified guides or biologists onboard and validated by the research team responsible for the MONICET platform."
"MONICET is a collaborative platform to collect, organize and disseminate cetacean occurrence data and photo-identification images collected by whale watching companies in the Azores. Data were collected from 2009 to 2020 in collaboration with twelve different whale watching companies located in four different islands: São Miguel, Terceira, Pico and Faial. Data was collected and inserted in the MONICET database by qualified guides or biologists onboard and validated by the research team responsible for the MONICET platform."
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Mammals, Biology > Reptiles
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Distribution records, Ecology, Geographical distribution, Marine mammals, Spatial distribution, Temporal variations, Whale-tourism, ANE, Azores, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Cetacea, Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811, Dermochelyidae Fitzinger, 1843
Geographical coverage
ANE, Azores [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -28,9987; MinLat: 37,3118 - MaxLong: -25,0008; MaxLat: 38,908 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: -28,9987; MinLat: 37,3118 - MaxLong: -25,0008; MaxLat: 38,908 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
1 January 2009 - 12 December 2020
Taxonomic coverage
Parameters
Count of marine mammals
Development stage of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Horizontal visibility (WMO code) in the atmosphere by visual estimation and conversion to WMO code using table 4300 [BODC]
Speed of wind {wind speed} in the atmosphere by visual estimation and conversion to Beaufort scale [BODC]
Count of marine mammals
Development stage of biological entity specified elsewhere [BODC]
Horizontal visibility (WMO code) in the atmosphere by visual estimation and conversion to WMO code using table 4300 [BODC]
Speed of wind {wind speed} in the atmosphere by visual estimation and conversion to Beaufort scale [BODC]
Contributors
University of the Azores; Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS, data creator
N. Azevedo, José Manuel
González García, Laura
González García, Laura
University of Lisbon; Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre - Madeira (MARE-Madeira), data creator
Fernández Morrón, Marc
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), data creator
Fernández Morrón, Marc
Aquatic Research Network (ARNET), data creator
Fernández Morrón, Marc
Aqua Açores, data provider
Atlantiangra, data provider
Azores Experiences, data provider
Espaço Talassa, data provider
Futurismo Azores Adventures, data provider
Ocean Emotion, data provider
Peter Whale Watch, data provider
Picos de Aventura, data provider
Sea Colors, data provider
Terra Azul, data provider
Terra do Pico, data provider
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Publication
Based on this dataset
Dinis, A. et al. (2021). Large-scale movements of common bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic: dolphins with an international courtyard. PeerJ 9: e11069. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11069
Sousa, A. et al. (2021). Climate change vulnerability of cetaceans in Macaronesia: Insights from a trait-based assessment. Sci. Total Environ. 795: 148652. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148652
Alves, F. et al. (2019). Complex biogeographical patterns support an ecological connectivity network of a large marine predator in the north‐east Atlantic. Diversity Distrib. 25(2): 269-284. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12848
Bencatel, J. et al. (2019). Atlas de mamíferos de Portugal. 2ª Edição. Universidade de Évora: Évora. ISBN 978-989-8550-80-4. 271 pp.
Cecchetti, A. et al. (2019). A first assessment of operator compliance and dolphin behavioural responses during swim-with-dolphin programs for three species of Delphinids in the Azores. Arquipélago (Ciénc. Biol. Mar. = Life Mar. Sci.) 1(36): 23-37. https://dx.doi.org/10.25752/arq.19678
Valente, R. et al. (2019). Baleen whales in Macaronesia: occurrence patterns revealed through a bibliographic review. Mamm. Rev. 49(2): 129-151. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mam.12148
Alves, F. et al. (2018). Home sweet home? Wide-ranging movements of socially stable resident Delphinids (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Revista Scientia Insularum 1: 37-49. https://dx.doi.org/10.25145/j.SI.2018.01.004
Fernandez, M. et al. (2018). A matter of timing: how temporal scale selection influences cetacean ecological niche modelling. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 595: 217-231. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps12551
Cecchetti, A. (2017). Effects of tourism operations on the behavioural patterns of dolphin populations off the Azores with particular emphasis on the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). PhD Thesis. Universidade dos Açores: Ponta Delgada. XV pp.
Cecchetti, A. et al. (2017). Short-term effects of tourism on the behaviour of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the Azores. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 98(5): 1187-1196. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000674
Fernández Morrón, M. (2017). Modelling the ecological niche of cetaceans: new perspectives and applications. PhD Thesis. Universidade dos Açores: Ponta Delgada. 21 pp.
Hartman, K.L. et al. (2015). Sex differences in residency patterns of Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) in the Azores: Causes and management implications. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 31(3): 1153-1167. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12209
URLs
Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2021-12-07
Information last updated: 2023-04-07
