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PGS biota data - mammal and turtle observations - aggregated
Contact:
Viana, Laura ;
Whaley, Matthew
Availability:
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Description
PGS vessels have continuous observation for mammal and turtle sightings, this can be a combination of visual inspection and acoustic sensors. The data provides details for the sightings under numerous projects offshore Brazil. This dataset is the result of processing input data from multiple projects and ensuring the data are consistently formatted and aggregated into a single common format. The original files can be found on the Ocean Data Platform.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Acoustics, Biology > Mammals, Biology > Reptiles
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal · Biota · Brazil · Industry · Mammals · Occurrence · Whales · Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone
Geographical coverage
Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
1 May 2018 - 30 November 2021
Contributors
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company, data creator
Viana, Laura
HUB Ocean, data creator
Whaley, Matthew
Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Release date: 2026-04-23
Metadatarecord created: 2026-05-05
Information last updated: 2026-05-05

