https://doi.org/10.82144/2134f32c https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/429 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9b73aa44-609b-44e6-a0fc-2df9eb32cee1 https://obis.org/dataset/6ff78b05-3413-4626-a0d1-d36e75e2b2d3 Ana Cañadas Alnilam Primary contact anacanadas@alnilam.com.es OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Ana Cañadas Alnilam Primary contact anacanadas@alnilam.com.es owner ACCOBAMS and WDCS The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) http://www.accobams.org/ originator 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Alnilam Dataset credits: Alnitak Alnilam Ana Cañadas Ricardo Sagarminaga General Directorate for the Conservation of Nature, the Spanish Ministry for the Environment LIFE-Nature programs, European Commission Earthwatch Institute ONR Abstract: This dataset, belonging as a whole to Alnitak, comprises the work carried out in the Alboran Sea and adjacent areas from 1990 to 2006, and it includes 3,712 sightings of cetaceans and 306 sightings of sea turtles, during more than 31,000 nmi (more than 57,000 km) on searching effort. 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 Vessels Sightings abundance habitat preferences spatial modeling line transect N/A Time is in GMT. Several records do not have time recorded, which indicates the animal was seen far away and no contact was made. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/429 Oceans,Alboran Sea,Mediterranean Sea,Spain -6.411333 9.066667 43.98167 35.18333 1990-07-15 2011-08-29 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale species Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale species Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle order Cetacea Cetaceans species Delphinus delphis Short-beaked common dolphin species Globicephala melas Long-finned pilot whale species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin species Hyperoodon ampullatus Northern bottlenose whale family Hyperoodontidae Beaked whales species Orcinus orca Killer whale species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale species Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale species Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin genus Ziphius Goose-beaked whales species Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale Alnitak is a non-governmental non-profit association, founded in 1990 with the main aim of developing studies in cooperation with universities, environmental organizations and other institutions to increase our knowledge on the marine and coastal environment and thereby contribute to biodiversity conservation strategies. Alnitak focuses most of its research efforts into providing baseline scientific data for the adoption of management measures that should make fisheries sustainability, economic development and biodiversity conservation compatible. For this reason, Alnitak and its researchers have participated in useful and important projects such as LIFE02NAT/E/8610, SCANS II, CODA and NECESSITY. The research team of Alnitak has wide experience in research fields such as: the bioacoustics applied to Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) and Acoustic Harassement Devices (AHDs) and especially in the development of playback experiments and the cetaceans' reactions to them; the study of populations of sea turtles and in particular the monitoring of the bycatch in longline gear, data collection onboard fishing vessels, and experimental techniques on mitigation measures; and the study of cetacean populations, in particular their abundance and habitat preferences through spatial modelling, and their conservation problems. In this sense, Alnitak has been focusing during the last years in the development of Conservation Plans and the design of Marine Protected Areas, based on robust scientific data. In addition, there is a strong tradition of cooperation and synergy among the Alnitak team and the main European and other international entities with programs devoted to these issues (e.g., NOAA Fisheries, WIDECAST, SMRU, IWC, DIFRES, ACCOBAMS, EC, IEO Spain), the main stakeholders (e.g., the longline fishing fleet) and the competent authorities in Spain (Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Fisheries). Alnitak conducts research using the research vessel Toftevaag, which has been used to carry out the cetacean and sea turtle research for more than 15 years. notPlanned Ana Cañadas Alnilam Primary contact anacanadas@alnilam.com.es NA NA NA Ana Cañadas owner NA zd_429 2025-07-31T14:17:34-04:00 dataset Cañadas, A. 2018. Alnitak-Alnilam Cetaceans and sea turtles surveys off Southern Spain. Version 1.6.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/2134f32c. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/429 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/429/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/429/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_429 zd_429 Cañadas, A., R. Sagarminaga, R. de Stephanis, E. Urquiola and P.S. Hammond. 2005. Habitat preference modelling as a conservation tool: Proposals for marine protected areas for cetaceans in southern Spanish waters. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: 15:495-521.