10.82144/cd3b5dc4 5cafe349-5ce2-4511-888c-d19a4c588eae https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2128 a68e2a15-2ab2-474e-acc3-e7fbc895711c zd_2128 SilviaFreyKYMA sea conservation & researchPrimary contact silvia@kyma-sea.org www.kyma-sea.org OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor SilviaFreyKYMA sea conservation & researchPrimary contact silvia@kyma-sea.org www.kyma-sea.orgownerACCOBAMS and WDCSThe Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) accobams@accobams.net http://www.accobams.org/originator 2025-11-25 eng Original provider: KYMA sea conservation & research Dataset credits: Silvia Frey, KYMA sea conservation & research Abstract: This dataset, belonging as a whole to KYMA sea conservation & research, comprises the monitoring data on great pelagics, mainly cetaceans and sea turtles, carried out in the central Mediterranean Sea, in particular in the southern Thyrrhenian Sea and western Ionian Sea since 2020. The research project is set up as a citizen science project. Spatial and temporal distribution of animals is studied using boat-based surveys. OccurrenceGBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xmlObservationGBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Marine BiologyVisual sightingMarine Animal SurveyMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingVessel N/A [2025-11-25] Sightings in 2023-25 were added. [2023-03-24] Sightings in 2021-22 were added. Effort data will be provided in the future. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2128 Mediterranean Sea,Thyrrhenian Sea,Ionian Sea 14.56869 38.93708 38.93708 36.58786 2020-07-07 2025-07-25 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). speciesBalaenoptera physalusFin whale speciesCaretta carettaLoggerhead sea turtle speciesChelonia mydasGreen sea turtle speciesDelphinus delphisShort-beaked common dolphin speciesGrampus griseusRisso's dolphin speciesMola molaOcean sunfish speciesPhyseter macrocephalusSperm whale speciesStenella coeruleoalbaStriped dolphin speciesTursiops truncatusCommon bottlenose dolphin speciesXiphias gladiusAtlantic swordfish speciesZiphius cavirostrisCuvier's beaked whale KYMA sea conservation & research is a non-profit and non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of life in the oceans. It has been founded in 2019. The work of the young organization includes field research at sea and environmental education projects. With this monitoring project KYMA sea conservation & research aims at providing long-term data on the abundance of cetaceans and other great pelagics in the central Mediterranean Sea. annually SilviaFreyKYMA sea conservation & researchPrimary contact silvia@kyma-sea.org www.kyma-sea.org NA NA NA SilviaFreyowner NA 2025-11-25T09:49:27-05:00 dataset Frey, S. 2023. KYMA boat-based surveys in Thyrrhenian Sea and Ionian Sea. Version 1.4.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/cd3b5dc4. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2128 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2128/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2128/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_2128 zd_2128