Dataset 81

CRRU Cetacean sighting in Scotland waters 1997-2010

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Realm: Marine
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate shelf and seas ecoregions
Central latitude: 57.767014
Central longitude: -2.642995
Duration: 14 years, from 1997 to 2010

1613 records

9 distinct species

Across the time series Phocoena phocoena is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

Boat-based cetaceans sightings data collected during dedicated boat-based surveys between the months of May and October. 1997 to 2010 inclusive in the outer southern Moray Firth in north-east Scotland. Unit of abundance = IndCountInt, Unit of biomass = NA

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