Table 1 Results of the photographic verification process.

From: Assessing data bias in visual surveys from a cetacean monitoring programme

Photographic Verification

 

M

NM

Odontoceti

254 (9.2%)

2522 (90.8%)

Mysticeti

20 (3.9%)

494 (96.1%)

NI

13 (3.0%)

417 (97.0%)

Total

287 (7.7%)

3433 (92.3%)

  1. Number and percentage of the matched (M) and non-matched (NM) sightings, with photo/video records. The percentage is in relation to the total number of sightings recorded in the dataset, by suborder, non-identified (NI) and total cetacean occurrences.