https://doi.org/10.82144/0a174c37 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/761 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/34d1718f-381e-4729-8bab-a509480a0381 https://obis.org/dataset/9695cec2-07b7-4337-8213-0b2045af5e8f Michela Bellingeri Acquario di Genova Primary contact mbellingeri@costaedutainment.it OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Michela Bellingeri Acquario di Genova Primary contact mbellingeri@costaedutainment.it 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: Acquario di Genova Dataset credits: Acquario di Genova Abstract: Delfini Metropolitani is a long term reserach project of Acquario di Genova to study the ecology of cetaceans and, in particular, of bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>). The study area is located along the Eastern Ligurian coast, between Genoa and La Spezia. The research platforms are two 5.10 m long inflatables. Research activity is conducted during the whole year, depending on weather conditions. 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 bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus Acquario di Genova N/A This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/761 Oceans,Mediterranean Sea,Ligurian Sea,Pelagos Sanctuary 8.8234 11.1286 44.407 42.5129 2001-04-27 2009-10-27 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale species Delphinus delphis Short-beaked common dolphin species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin species Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin species Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale The project is mainly focused on the bottlenose dolphin with regards to habitat use, home range analysis, abundance estimates, and interactions with human activities (fishing, trawling, sea traffic). We use photo-ID techniques for abundance estimates, home range analysis and social structure analysis. We use ArcGIS 9.3 as a software tool for spatial analysis. notPlanned Michela Bellingeri Acquario di Genova Primary contact mbellingeri@costaedutainment.it NA NA NA Michela Bellingeri owner NA zd_761 2025-07-31T15:33:13-04:00 dataset Bellingeri, M. 2011. Acquario di Genova, Delfini Metropolitani Project, cetacean sightings 2001-2009. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/0a174c37. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/761 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/761/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/761/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_761 zd_761 Gnone, G., M. Bellingeri, F. Dhermain, F. Dupraz, S. Nuti, D. Bedocchi, A. Moulins, M. Rosso, J. Alessi, R.S. McCrea, A. Azzellino, S. Airoldi, N. Portunato, S. Laran, L. David, N. Di Meglio, P. Bonelli, G. Montesi, R. Trucchi, F. Fossa and M. Wurtz. 2011. Distribution, abundance and movements of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Pelagos Sanctuary MPA. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: DOI: 10.1002/acq.1191.