Cetacean sightings off Turkey 2006-2011

SAD-DEMAG (Underwater Research Society - Marine Mammals Research Group)

Dataset credit

N/A

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Fethi Bengil SAD-DEMAG
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

Some sporadic observations from Turkish waters are recorded between 2006-2011.

Purpose

Contribution to the distribution of cetacean species in Turkish waters.

Supplemental information

The time was not recorded and replaced with 00:00:00.

References

Attributes

Overview

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Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oid
dataset_noDataset number
recorded_byThe provider name
data_noSequential number
dayDay of the sighting
monthMonth of the sighting
yearYear of observation
obs_dateObservation date
obs_timeAs time was not recorded, this is always 00:00:00.
locationLocation
sp_obsSpecies name
sp_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number assigned by OBIS-SEAMAP
resightIndicate how many times the same animals were sighted in the day.
obs_countGroup size
lat_d
lat_m
lat_s
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
lon_d
lon_m
lon_s
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
geom
OBIS-SEAMAP ID839
Seabirds0
Marine mammals23
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total23
Date, Begin2006-06-12
Date, End2011-01-02
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude36.32 - 41.54
Longitude26.18 - 31.83
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughACCOBAMS
Registered2012-04-09
Updated2012-04-09
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
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