Tethys Research Institute shipboard survey cetacean sightings 1986-2012

Original provider:
Tethys Research Institute

Dataset credits:
Tethys Research Institute

Abstract:
This dataset, belonging as a whole to Tethys Research Institute, comprises the work carried out between 1986 and 2012 mainly in the Mediterranean Sea and in particular in the Corso-Ligurian-Provencal basin, in the Ionian Sea and in the Adriatic Sea. Research has also been carried out investigating cetaceans in Atlantic Ocean (Canary Islands, Morocco coasts) and in the Caribbean Sea. The dataset generated includes more than 8.400 sightings of cetaceans collected in 25 years of research activity.

Original provider:
Tethys Research Institute

Dataset credits:
Tethys Research Institute

Abstract:
本数据集整体归属于Tethys Research Institute，包含1986年至2012年间开展的研究工作，主要集中在地中海区域，具体涵盖科西嘉-利古里亚-普罗旺斯盆地、爱奥尼亚海及亚得里亚海。研究还涉及大西洋（加那利群岛、摩洛哥海岸）与加勒比海的鲸类（cetaceans）调查。该数据集收录了25年研究活动中收集到的超过8400次鲸类目击记录。