https://doi.org/10.82144/1b3b1c70 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/832 https://obis.org/dataset/49f1cbfd-07ab-422f-8952-e53ff4974d8d Marian Paiu Mare Nostrum NGO Primary contact marian_paiu@marenostrum.ro www.marenostrum.ro; www.delfini.ro OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Marian Paiu Mare Nostrum NGO Primary contact marian_paiu@marenostrum.ro www.marenostrum.ro; www.delfini.ro 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 2025-09-11 eng Original provider: Mare Nostrum Dataset credits: Mare Nostrum NGO Abstract: In the Black Sea the cetaceans are represented by three species, Phocoena phocoena relicta, Tursiops truncatus ponticus and Delphinus delphis ponticus. The main threat and cause of decline for the Black Sea dolphins are the fishing nets, so-called bycatches. For protection of the dolphin populations from Romanian Black Sea area in conformity with the objectives of the „National Action Plan for Conservation of Dolphins” and „Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area”, with finance from European Union true the Sectorial Operational Programme – Environment, NGO "Mare Nostrum” started a series of activities in partnership with National Institute for Marine Research and Development „Grigore Antipa” Constanta, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority, National Agency for Fishing and Aquaculture, Natural Science Museum Complex „Dolphinarium” Constanta, Border Police Inspectorate of Constanta County. Among these activities the cetacean sightings were collected either within dedicated ship-based or opportunistic surveys. The data recorded between 2010 and 2020 are reported. Along the years the data were collected in the frame of the inhouse monitoring program, projects and private funding. 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 survey cetacean sightings Black Sea cetaceans harbour porposie common dolphin bottlenose dolphin N/A The dataset is not available for download until the provider publishes the journal article on the data. [UPDATE] 2022 data were added on 2023-01-09 [UPDATE] 2021 data were added on 2022-02-07 [UPDATE] 2020 data were added on 2021-03-08 [UPDATE] 2018 and 2019 data were added on 2020-01-23 [UPDATE] 2017 data were added on 2018-02-28 [UPDATE] 2015 data were added on 2016-03-03 [UPDATE] 2014 data were added on 2015-01-27 [UPDATE] 2013 data were added on 2013-02-26 [UPDATE] 2012 data were added on 2013-02-27 Observations were made by the border police (20 m boat), or onboard small boats between 5-12 m long. Supplemental shore-based observations are abailable: <a href="/dataset/833">Cetaceans along Romanian Black Sea Coast from shore 2010-2011</a> Additional references: <a href="http://www.czga.ro/pagina.php?id=1" target="_blank">Romulus-Marian PAIU, Manuela Diana SAMARGIU, Mihaela CÂNDEA, Eugen ANTON. 2011. New data on bycatch and strandings of the Black Sea cetacean situation in the Romanian coast, and measures to limit bycatch deaths/fatalities. Book of abstracts at the Annual Zoological Congres of. 97</a> Paiu Romulus-Marian et all. 2013. Date privind situatia cetaceelor esuate, capturilor accidentale in plasele de pescuit si a celor ce populeaza apele romanesti ale Marii Negre, in perioada 2010-2012. Researches Marines The access to this work requires permission. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/832 Oceans,Romanian Black Sea waters 28.58507 30.9759 45.163701 43.72669 2010-03-27 2022-12-08 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). subspecies Delphinus delphis ponticus Black sea common dolphin subspecies Phocoena phocoena relicta Black sea harbor porpoise subspecies Tursiops truncatus ponticus Black sea bottlenose dolphin Increase the knowledge of cetaceans within the waters of Romania. annually Marian Paiu Mare Nostrum NGO Primary contact marian_paiu@marenostrum.ro www.marenostrum.ro; www.delfini.ro NA NA NA Marian Paiu owner NA zd_832 2025-09-11T15:36:37-04:00 dataset Paiu, M. 2023. Cetaceans sightings by boat since 2010. Version 1.0.9. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/1b3b1c70. Paiu, R.M., Paiu, A., Mirea-Candea, M., Gheorghe A.M., Timofte, C. 2022. Cetacean sightings within the Romanian Black Sea waters between 2010-2021. Mare Nostrum Cetacean Monitoring and Conservation Program - annual report. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/832) on yyyy-mm-dd OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/832 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/832/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/832/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_832 zd_832