European Ocean Biodiversity Information System

[ report an error in this record ] Print this page

Observatoire Pelagis - Reseau National Echouage (French stranding network) strandings 1934-2020
Citation
Dabin, W. 2022. Observatoire Pelagis - Reseau National Echouage (French stranding network) strandings 1934-2020. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1406) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5827
Contact: Dabin, Willy

Access data
Archived data
Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Description

The French stranding network is co-ordinated by the Joint Service Unit PELAGIS, UAR 3462, University of La Rochelle-CNRS, dedicated to monitoring marine mammal and seabird populations, as a continuous monitoring programme. The network is constituted of around 300 trained volunteers distributed along the whole French coast who collect data according to a standardized observation and dissection protocol. The network was established in the early 1970’s and its organisation and procedures are considered unchanged since the mid 1980’s. Data are centralized into a single database held in La Rochelle.

more

Purpose: With over 23,000 entries, the stranding data base documented since 1970 by the French stranding network provides one of the largest dataset on cetaceans in Europe. Stranding data would rank high in cost-effectiveness compared to most other sources of data on cetaceans because they are do not require to any expensive field work at sea. As a result of their comparatively low cost per unit effort, stranding data can be collected across wide spatial and temporal ranges and at fine resolution. For scientific purposes, the term “stranding” is commonly used for either live or dead specimen. Supplemental information: [2022-01-18] Data in 2020 were appended. [2018-04-26] Records in 2016 were appended. [2017-01-05] Records in 2015 were appended. Time and group size of the sightings are not available online. They may be released upon request. Original provider: Observatoire PELAGIS - Reseau National Echouage (French stranding network) - UAR 3462 University La Rochelle - CNRS Dataset credits: Observatoire PELAGIS UAR 3462, University La Rochelle - CNRS- Agence des Aires Marines Protégées - Direction de l'Eau et de la Biodiversité


Scope
Themes:
Biology > Mammals
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Groundings, Whales, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, World Oceans, Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson, 1828), Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray, 1872), Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804, Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867, Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828, Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878, Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758), Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758), Berardius arnuxii Duvernoy, 1851, Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804), Cetacea, Cystophora cristata (Erxleben, 1777), Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776), Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758, Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895, Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777), Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822), Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874, Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846, Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809), Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812), Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791), Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820), Hyperoodon (Hyperoodon) ampullatus (Forster, 1770), Hyperoodon planifrons Flower, 1882, Indopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926), Kogia sima (Owen, 1866), Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser, 1956, Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828), Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray, 1846, Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826), Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781), Mesoplodon bidens (Sowerby, 1804), Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817), Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855), Mesoplodon layardii (Gray, 1865), Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758), Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758), Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758), Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777), Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777), Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846), Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758, Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758), Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758, Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846), Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775), Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais & Deville in Gervais, 1853), Sotalia guianensis (Van Beneden, 1864), Stenella attenuata (Gray, 1846), Stenella clymene (Gray, 1850), Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833), Stenella frontalis (Cuvier, 1829), Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828), Steno bredanensis (G. Cuvier in Lesson, 1828), Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758, Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1832 [1833]), Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821), Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823

Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -178,1667; MinLat: -66,1164 - MaxLong: 167,9833; MaxLat: 51,083 [WGS84]
World Oceans [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
17 April 1934 - 31 December 2020

Taxonomic coverage
Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson, 1828) [WoRMS]
Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray, 1872) [WoRMS]
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 [WoRMS]
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 [WoRMS]
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 [WoRMS]
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878 [WoRMS]
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Berardius arnuxii Duvernoy, 1851 [WoRMS]
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804) [WoRMS]
Cetacea [WoRMS]
Cystophora cristata (Erxleben, 1777) [WoRMS]
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) [WoRMS]
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895 [WoRMS]
Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777) [WoRMS]
Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) [WoRMS]
Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874 [WoRMS]
Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 [WoRMS]
Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) [WoRMS]
Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812) [WoRMS]
Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791) [WoRMS]
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820) [WoRMS]
Hyperoodon (Hyperoodon) ampullatus (Forster, 1770) [WoRMS]
Hyperoodon planifrons Flower, 1882 [WoRMS]
Indopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926) [WoRMS]
Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) [WoRMS]
Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser, 1956 [WoRMS]
Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828) [WoRMS]
Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray, 1846 [WoRMS]
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826) [WoRMS]
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) [WoRMS]
Mesoplodon bidens (Sowerby, 1804) [WoRMS]
Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817) [WoRMS]
Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855) [WoRMS]
Mesoplodon layardii (Gray, 1865) [WoRMS]
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777) [WoRMS]
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777) [WoRMS]
Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846) [WoRMS]
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846) [WoRMS]
Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775) [WoRMS]
Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais & Deville in Gervais, 1853) [WoRMS]
Sotalia guianensis (Van Beneden, 1864) [WoRMS]
Stenella attenuata (Gray, 1846) [WoRMS]
Stenella clymene (Gray, 1850) [WoRMS]
Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) [WoRMS]
Stenella frontalis (Cuvier, 1829) [WoRMS]
Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828) [WoRMS]
Steno bredanensis (G. Cuvier in Lesson, 1828) [WoRMS]
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1832 [1833]) [WoRMS]
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) [WoRMS]
Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823 [WoRMS]

Contributors
Université de La Rochelle; Observatoire Pelagis (UMS 3462)data creatordata owner
Dabin, Willy
Peltier, Hélène
Duke University; Marine Geospatial Ecology Labdataset publisher

Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2017-10-02
Information last updated: 2024-08-08
All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy