Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science
In the French West Indies, more than 20 species of cetaceans have been observed over the last decades. The recognition of this hot spot of biodiversity of marine mammals observed in the French Exclusive Economic Zone of the West Indies motivated the French government to create in 2010 a marine prote...
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| author | Lorraine Coché Elie Arnaud Laurent Bouveret Romain David Eric Foulquier Nadège Gandilhon Etienne Jeannesson Yvan Le Bras Emilie Lerigoleur Pascal Jean Lopez Bénédicte Madon Julien Sananikone Maxime Sèbe Iwan Le Berre Jean-Luc Jung |
| author_facet | Lorraine Coché Elie Arnaud Laurent Bouveret Romain David Eric Foulquier Nadège Gandilhon Etienne Jeannesson Yvan Le Bras Emilie Lerigoleur Pascal Jean Lopez Bénédicte Madon Julien Sananikone Maxime Sèbe Iwan Le Berre Jean-Luc Jung |
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| description | In the French West Indies, more than 20 species of cetaceans have been observed over the last decades. The recognition of this hot spot of biodiversity of marine mammals observed in the French Exclusive Economic Zone of the West Indies motivated the French government to create in 2010 a marine protected area (MPA) dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals: the Agoa sanctuary. Threats that cetacean populations face are multiple but well-documented. Cetacean conservation can only be achieved if relevant and reliable data are available, starting by occurrence data. In the Guadeloupe archipelago, and in addition to some data collected by the Agoa sanctuary, occurrence data are mainly available through the contribution of citizen science and of local stakeholders (i.e., non-profit organizations (NPO) and whale-watchers). However, no observation network has been coordinated and no standards exist for cetacean presence data collection and management.In recent years, several whale watchers and NPOs regularly collected cetacean observation data around the Guadeloupe archipelago. These observations are highly valuable, often made by experienced observers able to accurately distinguish between species, and some of them were used for scientific targeted studies Stevick et al. 2016, Heenehan et al. 2019, Stevick et al. 2018, Kennedy et al. 2014. Our objective was to gather datasets from three Guadeloupean whale watchers, two NPOs and the Agoa sanctuary, that agreed to share their data. These heterogeneous data went through a careful process of curation and standardization in order to create a new extended database, using a newly designed metadata set. This aggregated dataset contains a total of 4,704 records of 21 species collected in the Guadeloupe Archipelago from 2000 to 2019. The database was called Kakila ("who is there?" in Guadeloupean Creole). The Kakila database was developed following the FAIR principles with the ultimate objective of ensuring sustainability. All these data were transferred into the PNDB repository (Pole National de Données de Biodiversité, Biodiversity French Data Hub, https://www.pndb.fr).In the Agoa sanctuary and surrounding waters, marine mammals have to interact with increasing anthropogenic pressure from growing human activities. In this context, the Kakila database fulfils the need for an organised system to structure marine mammal occurrences collected by multiple local stakeholders with a common objective: contribute to the knowledge and conservation of cetaceans living in the French Antilles waters. Much needed data analysis will enable to identify high cetacean presence areas, to document the presence of rarer species, and to determine areas of possible negative interactions with anthropogenic activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db6a28cbd0354defb5121f5bc11730952022-12-22T02:41:01ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282021-07-01912910.3897/BDJ.9.e6902269022Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen scienceLorraine Coché0Elie Arnaud1Laurent Bouveret2Romain David3Eric Foulquier4Nadège Gandilhon5Etienne Jeannesson6Yvan Le Bras7Emilie Lerigoleur8Pascal Jean Lopez9Bénédicte Madon10Julien Sananikone11Maxime Sèbe12Iwan Le Berre13Jean-Luc Jung14LETG, IUEM UBOPNDB (Pôle national de données de Biodiversité), UMS 2006 PatriNatOMMAGERINHA (European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents)LETG, IUEM UBOBREACH NPOSanctuaire AgoaPNDB (Pôle national de données de Biodiversité), UMS 2006 PatriNatUMR 5602 CNRS GEODELaboratoire BOREA, MNHN/CNRS/SU/IRD/UCN/UAAMURE, IUEM UBOPNDB (Pôle national de données de Biodiversité), UMS 2006 PatriNatCentre de Recherche en Gestion, École Polytechnique, Paris, Bâtiment EnstaLETG, IUEM UBOUniversité de BrestIn the French West Indies, more than 20 species of cetaceans have been observed over the last decades. The recognition of this hot spot of biodiversity of marine mammals observed in the French Exclusive Economic Zone of the West Indies motivated the French government to create in 2010 a marine protected area (MPA) dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals: the Agoa sanctuary. Threats that cetacean populations face are multiple but well-documented. Cetacean conservation can only be achieved if relevant and reliable data are available, starting by occurrence data. In the Guadeloupe archipelago, and in addition to some data collected by the Agoa sanctuary, occurrence data are mainly available through the contribution of citizen science and of local stakeholders (i.e., non-profit organizations (NPO) and whale-watchers). However, no observation network has been coordinated and no standards exist for cetacean presence data collection and management.In recent years, several whale watchers and NPOs regularly collected cetacean observation data around the Guadeloupe archipelago. These observations are highly valuable, often made by experienced observers able to accurately distinguish between species, and some of them were used for scientific targeted studies Stevick et al. 2016, Heenehan et al. 2019, Stevick et al. 2018, Kennedy et al. 2014. Our objective was to gather datasets from three Guadeloupean whale watchers, two NPOs and the Agoa sanctuary, that agreed to share their data. These heterogeneous data went through a careful process of curation and standardization in order to create a new extended database, using a newly designed metadata set. This aggregated dataset contains a total of 4,704 records of 21 species collected in the Guadeloupe Archipelago from 2000 to 2019. The database was called Kakila ("who is there?" in Guadeloupean Creole). The Kakila database was developed following the FAIR principles with the ultimate objective of ensuring sustainability. All these data were transferred into the PNDB repository (Pole National de Données de Biodiversité, Biodiversity French Data Hub, https://www.pndb.fr).In the Agoa sanctuary and surrounding waters, marine mammals have to interact with increasing anthropogenic pressure from growing human activities. In this context, the Kakila database fulfils the need for an organised system to structure marine mammal occurrences collected by multiple local stakeholders with a common objective: contribute to the knowledge and conservation of cetaceans living in the French Antilles waters. Much needed data analysis will enable to identify high cetacean presence areas, to document the presence of rarer species, and to determine areas of possible negative interactions with anthropogenic activities.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/69022/download/pdf/cetaceanscitizen scienceobservationdatabase |
| spellingShingle | Lorraine Coché Elie Arnaud Laurent Bouveret Romain David Eric Foulquier Nadège Gandilhon Etienne Jeannesson Yvan Le Bras Emilie Lerigoleur Pascal Jean Lopez Bénédicte Madon Julien Sananikone Maxime Sèbe Iwan Le Berre Jean-Luc Jung Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science Biodiversity Data Journal cetaceans citizen science observation database |
| title | Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science |
| title_full | Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science |
| title_fullStr | Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science |
| title_short | Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science |
| title_sort | kakila database towards a fair community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the guadeloupe archipelago based on citizen science |
| topic | cetaceans citizen science observation database |
| url | https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/69022/download/pdf/ |
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