: Marine biologists studying the Deraniyagala's beaked whale used a set of 11 photographed sightings to build a profile for identification, comparing morphology against genetically confirmed individuals. Conservation Case Studies
Researchers often use a minimum of 11 sightings as a statistical baseline for various ecological analyses. 11. Sightings
: Citizen science projects, like the avvistAPP in the Adriatic Sea, use aggregated sightings to track invasive taxa, where specific species (like Cotylorhiza tuberculata ) may account for exactly 11% of total recorded data points. The Role of Citizen Science : Marine biologists studying the Deraniyagala's beaked whale