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Species distributions of marine mammals

Key	Value
EV	EBV
Realm	Marine
EBV class	Species populations
EBV name	Species distributions of marine mammals
Step in identification process	User & Policy Needs Assessment
Definition	The presence/absence (or probability of occurrence) of European marine mammal species within contiguous spatial units (grid cells) in EU's marine waters over time.
Metric	Binary presence/absenceProbability of occurrence
Spatial resolution unit	10 × 10 km – 50 × 50 km
Temporal resolution unit	3 or 6 years
Taxonomic scope	Marine mammal species indicated in the Review and analysis of Member States’ 2018 reports Descriptor 1: Species biological diversity
Which EESVs can be deduced from this EBV?	Recreation-related services

Common name (abbreviation)	Scientific name	RAATD	CEMP	IWC
Antarctic fur seal (ANFS)	Arctocephalus gazella	yes	yes	no
Crabeater seal (CRAS)	Lobodon carcinophaga	yes	no	no
Southern elephant seal (SOES)	Mirounga leonina	yes	no	no
Weddell seal (WESE)	Leptonychotes weddellii	yes	no	no
Humpback whale (HUWH)	Megaptera novaeangliae	yes	no	yes