POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Turtle sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 2000 on: during navigation or search mode.

Diana Catarino, University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP);Miguel Machete, University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)

Dataset credit

OBIS and EurOBIS

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Diana Catarino University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
Primary contact Miguel Machete University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP)
Secondary contact Institute of Marine Research (IMAR) N/A
Secondary contact University of the Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (UAC-DOP) N/A

Citation

Machete, M.; Institute of Marine Research (IMAR), Portugal; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores (DOP/UAC), Portugal; (2016): POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Turtle sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 2000 on: during navigation or search mode. https://doi.org/10.14284/13
Catarino, D and M. Machete. 2020. POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Turtle sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 2000 on: during navigation or search mode.. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152498) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/8fbf53ba-500f-4c9d-8b70-c7e0ad483291)

Abstract

Sightings of turtles were recorded daily, at 6 different fixed periods (snap shots), when the boat was in navigation or search mode.
For more detailed information on the dataset, including abundances estimates, please contact data owner (miguel@uac.pt)

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/8fbf53ba-500f-4c9d-8b70-c7e0ad483291
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=popa_turtles_sightings_azores_1998_2013

References

Machete, M.; Institute of Marine Research (IMAR), Portugal; Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores (DOP/UAC), Portugal; (2016): POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Turtle sightings in the Azores tuna fishery from 2000 on: during navigation or search mode. https://doi.org/10.14284/13

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

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
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexGender of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152498
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles3,618
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total3,618
Date, Begin1998-05-16
Date, End2015-09-24
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude27.55 - 40.60
Longitude-38.65 - -12.93
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-30
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
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