https://doi.org/10.82144/10e3d5b9 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/833 https://obis.org/dataset/1b351842-59b5-402a-bc6d-87bd3d60da0b 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. The data were collected mainly opportunistic and shared through the National Monitoring Network that we coordinate. 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 Land-based sightings Black Sea cetaceans common dolphin harbour porpoise bottlenose dolphin N/A [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] 2015 data were added on 2016-03-03 [UPDATE] 2014 data were added on 2015-01-27 [UPDATE] 2013 data were added on 2014-02-26 [UPDATE] 2012 data were added on 2013-02-27 Observations were made from shore. Supplemental boat-based observations are abailable: <a href="/dataset/832">Cetaceans along Romanian Black Sea Coast by boat 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> The access to this work requires permission. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/833 Oceans,Romanian coastal waters from Sulina to Vama Veche 28.57462 29.59697 44.571394 43.749507 2010-10-20 2022-08-04 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). order Cetacea Cetaceans subspecies Delphinus delphis ponticus Black sea common dolphin subspecies Phocoena phocoena relicta Black sea harbor porpoise subspecies Tursiops truncatus ponticus Black sea bottlenose dolphin Develope the knowledge of Black Sea cetacean within the Romanian coastal waters and increase involvement towards citizen science. 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_833 2025-09-11T15:36:51-04:00 dataset Paiu, M. 2023. Cetaceans sightings from shore since 2010. Version 1.6.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/10e3d5b9. 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. Researches MarinesData downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/833) on yyyy-mm-dd OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/833 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/833/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/833/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_833 zd_833