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Whale Watch Azores Bryde's whale 2004
Citation
Steiner, L., M.A. Silva, J. Zereba & M.J. Leal, 2007. Bryde's whales, Balaenoptera edeni, observed in the Azores: a new species record for the region. https://marineinfo.org/doc/dataset/1995
Contact:
Whale Watch Azores, more
Availability: 
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
Dataset information available at
http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/432 more
7 Bryde's whales, Balaenoptera brydei, were seen several times by whale watching boats around Faial and Pico Islands, Azores. They were observed from the beginning of July until the end of August. A mother/calf pair was the most frequently observed.
7 Bryde's whales, Balaenoptera brydei, were seen several times by whale watching boats around Faial and Pico Islands, Azores. They were observed from the beginning of July until the end of August. A mother/calf pair was the most frequently observed.
Lineage
Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Mammals
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Azores, Bio-geographical regions, Biota, Citizen science, Environment, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Geoscientific Information, Habitats and biotopes, Marine mammals, Metadata non conformant, Metadata not evaluated, No limitations to public access, Oceans, Sea regions, WGS84 (EPSG:4326), Whales, XYZ ASCII, ANE, Azores, Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878
Geographical coverage
ANE, Azores [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -28,878; MinLat: 38,345 - MaxLong: -28,08; MaxLat: 38,638 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: -28,878; MinLat: 38,345 - MaxLong: -28,08; MaxLat: 38,638 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
2004
Taxonomic coverage
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878 [WoRMS]
Contributors
Whale Watch Azores, more, data creator
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System
OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations
Publication
Based on this dataset
Steiner, L. et al. (2008). Bryde's whales, Balaenoptera edeni, observed in the Azores: a new species record for the region. Marine Biodiversity Records 1: e66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755267207007282
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Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Citizen science
Release date: 2009-05-29
Metadatarecord created: 2009-06-09
Information last updated: 2025-03-26
