https://doi.org/10.82144/5f98f5fb https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/425 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/68c69639-4240-413f-8e0a-73be5a775773 https://obis.org/dataset/344cf0a8-e322-44e8-8d57-0f6ec795b6ca Caroline Weir Ketos Ecology Primary contact Caroline.Weir@ketosecology.co.uk OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Caroline Weir Ketos Ecology Primary contact Caroline.Weir@ketosecology.co.uk owner 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Caroline Weir Dataset credits: Caroline Weir, Ketos Ecology Karen Stockin, Sea Watch Foundation Abstract: Spatial and temporal trends in the distribution of the harbor porpoise <i>Phocoena phocoena</i>, white-beaked dolphin <i>Lagenorhynchus albirostris</i>, and minke whale <i>Balaenoptera acutorostrata</i> were assessed at a coastal North Sea study area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Between March 1999 and October 2001, cetacean data were collected using both land- and vessel-based survey methods. A total of 174 sightings of these three cetacean species was recorded during approximately 330 h of combined survey effort (228 h land-based and 102 h vessel-based). Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Marine Biology Visual sighting Harbour porpoise white-beaked dolphin minke whale North-east Scotland distribution seasonality N/A This dataset is accompanied with a <a href=http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/423>land-based survey dataset</a>, a separate dataset available on OBIS-SEAMAP. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/425 Oceans -2.319667 -2.0225 57.148833 56.785667 1999-05-01 2001-10-13 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale species Lagenorhynchus albirostris White-beaked dolphin species Phocoena phocoena Harbor porpoise The data were collected to analyze the distribution and seasonality of cetacean species in the region, in order to provide recommendations for their long-term conservation and management. notPlanned Caroline Weir Ketos Ecology Primary contact Caroline.Weir@ketosecology.co.uk NA NA NA Caroline Weir owner NA zd_425 2025-07-31T14:17:32-04:00 dataset Weir, C. 2011. Harbour porpoises, white-beaked dolphins and minke whales in North Sea - Vessel surveys -. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/5f98f5fb. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/425 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/425/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/425/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_425 zd_425 Weir, C.R., K.A. Stockin and G.J. Pierce. 2007. Spatial and temporal trends in the distribution of harbour porpoises, white-beaked dolphins and minke whales off Aberdeenshire (UK), north-western North Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK: 87: 327-338.