SCANS I cetacean sightings 1994

Occurrence Observation
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Description

Original provider: Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews Dataset credits: Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews Abstract: Shipboard and aerial line transect surveys were conducted of the North Sea and adhacent waters to provide accurate and avundance estimates of small cetaceans. Known as the SCANS survey, it was conducted in summer 1994. Shipboard transects covered 20,000 km and aerial transects covered 7000km. Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) and minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) dominated the data.

Data Records

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Lacey, C. 2015. SCANS I cetacean sightings 1994. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/a638012e.

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GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation; Marine Biology; Visual sighting; Marine Animal Survey; Marine mammals; Visual Sighting; Vessel; Occurrence

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EML Metadata https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1183/eml UTF-8 XML

Contacts

Claire Lacey
  • Owner ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Primary contact
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews
OBIS-SEAMAP
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
  • A328 LSRC building
27708 Durham
NC
US

Geographic Coverage

Oceans

Bounding Coordinates South West [48.327, -11.391], North East [61.931, 12.518]

Taxonomic Coverage

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Order Cetacea (Cetaceans)
Family Delphinidae (Dolphins)
Genus Globicephala (Pilot whales), Lagenorhynchus (White-beaked dolphins)
Species Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Common minke whale), Balaenoptera physalus (Fin whale), Delphinus delphis (Short-beaked common dolphin), Grampus griseus (Risso's dolphin), Lagenorhynchus acutus (Atlantic white-sided dolphin), Lagenorhynchus albirostris (White-beaked dolphin), Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale), Orcinus orca (Killer whale), Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise), Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm whale), Stenella coeruleoalba (Striped dolphin), Tursiops truncatus (Common bottlenose dolphin)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1994-06-27 / 1994-07-25

Project Data

No Description available

Title SCANS I cetacean sightings 1994
Funding NA

The personnel involved in the project:

Claire Lacey
  • Owner

Sampling Methods

NA

Study Extent NA

Method step description:

  1. NA

Collection Data

Collection Name zd_1183
Collection Identifier zd_1183
Parent Collection Identifier OBIS-SEAMAP

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Hammond, P. S., et al. 2002. Abundance of harbour porpoise and other cetaceans in the North Sea and adjacent waters. Journal of Applied Ecology: 39.2: 361-376.