Chesapeake DolphinWatch sightings data (2017-2022): Citizen science reports of bottlenose dolphins observed in the Chesapeake Bay, USA

This dataset presents reports of bottlenose dolphin sightings submitted to the Chesapeake DolphinWatch program by citizen scientists over the span of five years (2017-2022). This dataset includes all sighting reports submitted to Chesapeake DolphinWatch, whether or not they were confirmed to be true by trained researchers. Each sighting's confirmation status is listed in the "Status" variable. Please note that this data describes the presence of bottlenose dolphins as described by citizen scientists. A lack of sightings at a particular date and time does not necessarily indicate the absence of dolphins. Further information regarding Chesapeake DolphinWatch can be found in the 'Related Links' section of this page.

本数据集收录了2017至2022年五年间，公民科学家提交给切萨皮克海豚观察计划（Chesapeake DolphinWatch）的宽吻海豚目击报告。本数据集涵盖所有提交至该计划的目击报告，无论是否经训练有素的研究人员核实为真实目击事件。每份目击报告的核实状态均记录于“状态（Status）”变量中。请注意，本数据所呈现的宽吻海豚存在情况均源自公民科学家的目击描述。特定日期与时段内无目击报告，并不必然代表彼时无海豚活动。有关切萨皮克海豚观察计划的更多信息，可参阅本页面的“相关链接（Related Links）”板块。