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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/id/dataset/1995
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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.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Mammals
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Citizen science, Marine mammals, Whales, ANE, Azores, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, 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]
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, more
OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, more
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
Metadatarecord created: 2009-06-09
Information last updated: 2011-04-07
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