Presence of cetacean species collected through Fixed-Line-Transect monitoring across the Western Mediterranean Sea (Civitavecchia-Barcelona route) between 2014 and 2018 ... : Presenza di cetacei rilevata con monitoraggio lungo transetti fissi attraverso il Mediterraneo occidentale (tratta Civitavecchia-Barcellona) tra il 2014 e il 2018 ...

• Main Authors: Arcangeli, Antonella, Campana, Ilaria, Paraboschi, Miriam
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Data Archive 2021
• Subjects: Biology > Mammals; Mammalia; Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus, 1758; Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758; Globicephala melas Traill, 1809; Grampus griseus G. Cuvier, 1812; Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758; Stenella coeruleoalba Meyen, 1833; Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821; Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823; Balaenoptera physalus; Physeter macrocephalus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/533; http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?dasid=6402&doiid=597

The dataset provided here consists of sighting data of marine mammals collected between January 2014 and December 2018, along the ferry route between Italy and Spain, within the Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring Network (FLT Med Net), a multidisciplinary monitoring project coordinated by ISPRA since 2007. The programme uses ferry boats as observation platforms to undertake surveys of marine macro-fauna and main threats (maritime traffic and floating marine litter), and involves several International partners that share common protocols for data collection across different routes in the Mediterranean Sea. This datasets includes 1432 georeferenced sightings of 8 cetacean species, together with effort data covered in good weather conditions (Beaufort ... : The Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring Network (FLT Med Net) is a multidisciplinary monitoring project coordinated by ISPRA since 2007, that uses ferry boats as observation platforms to undertake surveys of marine macro-fauna and main threats (maritime traffic and floating marine litter). The programme involves several partners (EcoOcean Institut, CIMA Research Foundation, University of Pisa, University of Tourin, Gaia Research Institute, Accademia del Leviatano, Capo Carbonara MPA, Ketos, University of Palermo, ATUTAX, University of Barcelona, University of Cadiz, Nereide) that share common protocols for data collection across different routes in the Mediterranean Sea. For cetaceans monitoring, data are collected by 2-3 dedicated observers (MMOs) placed on both sides of command deck of ferries during the entire trip, following standard line transect protocol. Observations are undertaken only in good weather conditions (Beaufort state ...