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Kakila database: towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science
Coché, L.; Arnaud, E.; Bouveret, L.; David, R.; Foulquier, E.; Gandilhon, N.; Jeannesson, E.; Le Bras, Y.; Lerigoleur, E.; Lopez, P.J.; Madon, B.; Sananikone, J.; Sèbe, M.; Le Berre, I.; Jung, J.-L. (2021). 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 9: e69022. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e69022
In: Biodiversity Data Journal. Pensoft Publishers: Sofia. ISSN 1314-2836; e-ISSN 1314-2828
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    Cetacea [WoRMS]
    Marien/Kust
Author keywords
    cetaceans; citizen science; observation; database; FAIR; French West Indies
Auteurs  Top 
  • Coché, L.
  • Arnaud, E.
  • Bouveret, L.
  • David, R.
  • Foulquier, E.
  • Gandilhon, N.
  • Jeannesson, E.
  • Le Bras, Y.
  • Lerigoleur, E.
  • Lopez, P.J.
  • Madon, B.
  • Sananikone, J.
  • Sèbe, M.
  • Le Berre, I.
  • Jung, J.-L.
Abstract
    Background In the French West Indies, more than 20 species of cetaceans have been observed over the last decades. The recognition of this hotspot 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. nonprofit organisations (NPO) and whale-watchers). However, no observation network has been coordinated and no standards exist for cetacean presence data collection and management. New information In recent years, several whale watchers and NPOs regularly collected cetacean observation data around the Guadeloupe Archipelago. 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 standardisation 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 Donnees de Biodiversite, 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 us 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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