Fish of the Sea of Azov

Sampling event
Latest version published by Institute of marine biology of the NAS of Ukraine on Apr 28, 2025 Institute of marine biology of the NAS of Ukraine

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Description

The data were collected as part of ichthyological research in the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov, Molochny Estuary, Utlyutsky Estuary and Syvash. The data were collected as part of expeditionary research using various ichthyological methods.

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,135 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Event (core)
1135
Occurrence 
4779

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Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Demchenko V, Demchenko N, Mytiai I, Antonovsky O (2025). Fish of the Sea of Azov. Version 1.0. Institute of marine biology of the NAS of Ukraine. Samplingevent dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=demchenko_azov_sea&v=1.0

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Institute of marine biology of the NAS of Ukraine. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 3b0ed4fc-09e3-4658-ab0e-f943cb5c5f96.  Institute of marine biology of the NAS of Ukraine publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Samplingevent; Observation

Contacts

Viktor Demchenko
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Scientific researcher
Institute of Marine Biology of the NAS of Ukraine
UA
Natalia Demchenko
  • Originator
Researcher
Institute of Marine Biology of the NAS of Ukraine
UA
Ivan Mytiai
  • Originator
Researcher
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
UA
Oleksandr Antonovsky
  • Originator
Researcher
Pryazovskyi National Nature Park
UA
Oleh Prylutskyi
  • Custodian Steward
Head of the Laboratory for Natural Ecosystem Monitoring
Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova" of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine
UA

Geographic Coverage

Azov Sea, Europe

Bounding Coordinates South West [44.528, 32.871], North East [47.754, 40.605]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 1997-2020

Project Data

The project is aimed at collecting, digitalization and preservation of data on biodiversity records in Ukraine. The project was implemented by the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group with the support of the Goethe-Institut Ukraine, part of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ukraine.

Title Preservation of Scientific Heritage of Nature Reserves and National Parks Affected by the War
Design Description Data collection was carried out as part of expeditionary research using various ichthyological methods. Fishing rods, gill nets, and traps were used to collect samples. The work was carried out in different seasons of the year.

The personnel involved in the project:

Viktor Demchenko

Sampling Methods

Data collection was carried out as part of expeditionary research using various ichthyological methods. Fishing rods, gill nets, and traps were used to collect samples. The work was carried out in different seasons of the year.

Study Extent Ukraine. Sea of ​​Azov, Molochny Estuary, Utlyutsky Estuary and Syvash

Method step description:

  1. Planning of venues for ichthyological research
  2. Conducting field research and analysis of catches of industrial fishing gear
  3. Filling in a specialized database
  4. Summarizing and converting data into Darwin Core format

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Demchenko V., Vinokurova S., Chernichko J., Vorovka V. (2015). Hydrological regime of Molochnyi liman under anthropogenic and natural drivers as a basis for management decision-making. Environmental Science & Policy 46:37-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2014.08.01
  2. Demchenko V.A., Demchenko N.A. (2015). Alien species in the ichthyofauna of northwestern part of the Azov Sea basin. Russian Journal of Biological Invasions 6(2):78-86.
  3. Демченко В.А., Демченко Н.А. (2015). Чужеродные виды в ихтиофауне водоемов северо-западной части Азовского бассейна. Российский журнал биологических инвазий 1:17-29.
  4. Демченко Н., Демченко В. (2013). Структура ихтиофауны рек северо-западного Приазовья в различных гидроэкологических условиях. Scientific Letters of Academic Society of Michal Baludansky 4:69-70.
  5. Демченко В.О. (2011). Риби охоронних категорій водойм північно-західної частини Азовського моря. Морський екологічний журнал 4:40-49.

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