Cetacean distribution in the South Atlantic and South Pacific Ocean (AR-OBIS)

Database containing published information from scientific papers and reports of
whales, dolphins and porpoises in the Atlantic Ocean, Magellanic region and
South Pacific Ocean. Peripheral records from farther offshore include reported
sightings in Malvinas/Falkland Islands, Drake Passage and the South Shetland
islands. Distribution at near shore waters of open coast sheltered fjords, bays
and river mouths. Different records encompassing counting, sighting and
stranding programs, personal communications with trained individuals,
photographs, unpublished abstracts from meetings, books newspaper articles, and
specimen collections from academic institutions and museums. The oldest records
were accepted by the authors when the documentation and synonymy were reviewed.