AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Vallisneria 2003-2004

We compared nekton use of Vallisneria americana Michx. (submerged aquatic vegetation, SAV) with marsh shoreline vegetation and subtidal nonvegetated bottom (SNB) using a 1-m2 drop sampler in the oligohaline area of Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Mean densities of most abundant species were significantly different among six habitat types. Harris mud crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii, Ohio shrimp Macrobrachium ohione, blue crab Callinectes sapidus, daggerblade grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio, white shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus (fall), rainwater killifish Lucania parva, naked goby Gobiosoma bosc, code goby Gobiosoma robustum (fall), speckled worm eel Myrophis punctatus (fall), and gulf pipefish Syngnathus scovelli (spring), were much more abundant, and species richness also was greater, in Vallisneria than over SNB. Vallisneria supported densities of most species that were similar to those in marsh vegetation, although naked goby and gulf pipefish were more abundant in Vallisneria, and speckled worm eel and saltmarsh topminnow Fundulus jenkinsi were more abundant in marsh. Within the Vallisneria bed, densities of Harris mud crab, rainwater killifish, and speckled worm eel were higher at sites near the marsh (SAV Inside Edge) than at sites more distant from the marsh (SAV Outside Edge), and Ohio shrimp (fall) densities were higher in the interior of the bed than along the edges. The mean size of blue crab was larger in marsh than Vallisneria and larger in Vallisneria than SNB. White shrimp did not differ in size among habitat types. Vallisneria beds may provide an important nursery habitat for young blue crab and white shrimp that use oligohaline estuarine areas. These SAV beds can provide an alternative structural habitat to emergent vegetation during periods of low water, because Vallisneria occurs in the subtidal and generally persists throughout the year on the Gulf coast. Species whose young thrive in low-salinity waters and also depend on structure would benefit most from Vallisneria habitat in estuaries.

Tags: 1-m2 drop sampler, 2002, 2003, animals - individual - mass, biomass, census, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, galveston fisheries ecology projects, gulf of mexico, macroinvertebrates, marine biology, marine invertebrates, national marine fisheries service, noaa, oceans, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Southeast Region 1972-1976 general canvass statistics

This data set, in the table ALS.ALS_LANDINGS7278 contains annual and monthly quantities and values for all seafood products that are landed within the Southeast Region and sold by established seafood dealers and brokers.  It complements the table ALS.ALS_LANDINGS.  These types of fishery-dependent data, referred to as the general canvass landings statistics, have been collected by the NOAA Fisheries Service, National Marine Fisheries Service and its predecessor agency, the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and more recently by our State partner agencies under the Cooperative Statistics Program.  These data are available on computer since the early 1960's.  The quantities and values that are reported in this data set include the annual and monthly landings that were initiated in 1972.  Between 1962 and 1971, the data for were collected annually and not monthly.  See the sections on Links for the reference to the annual general canvass landings.

The general canvass landings from 1972-1976 include quantities and values for all marine commercial landings and are identified by species (usually the local or common name).  These data are collected from or reported by every seafood dealer or broker that is licensed by each state in the Southeast Region (North Carolina through Texas). Information on the gear and area of capture is available for most of the landings statistics in the data set (please see Issues for exceptions); however, they are summary records and do not contain information on the quantities of fishing effort or identify the fishermen or vessels that caught the fish or shellfish. This table contains data from FL-TX for the years 1972-1976.  The ALS.ALS_LANDINGS table contains data for GA-NC for the same period as well as all the more recent monthly data.

In the early years, the data in this data set were collected by field agents employed by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center and assigned to local fishing ports.  The field agents canvassed the seafood dealers and recorded the quantity and value for each species or species category from the dealer?s  receipts.  Based on interviews with dealers and fishermen as well as their own detailed knowledge of the fishing activity in the area, the agents would determine the type of fishing gear and area where the fishing occurred.
In addition, summarized data are extracted from the NOAA-SEFSC Gulf Shrimp System for commercial landings of shrimp species that are landed at ports in the coastal area of the Gulf of Mexico.

Tags: 1972-1976, accumulative landings system (als), commercial fish landings, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishdep, fishery-dependent, florida east coast, gulf of mexico, national marine fisheries service, noaa, sefsc, southeast fisheries science center, species, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRCP Effects of Trap Fishing on coralline habitats 2001-2006

This dataset is derived from a Coral Reef Conservation Program-funded project to access effects of trap fishing on coral reefs and associated habitats in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Florida Keys.  These data are fishery-dependent and include GPS locations of trap buoys, habitats targeted, and effects on traps on coral reef organisms encountered. Field work was conducted with local partners: FWCC in Florida Keys UPR-M in Puerto Rico and USVI Fish and Wildlife in US Virgin Islands.

Tags: 1069, atlantic ocean, atlantic/caribbean, biology, biosphere, caribbean sea, caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean, coastal processes, coral reefs, corals, country/territory, damage assessment, distribution of trap fishing and effects on habitats in coral reef ecosystems, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, fish traps, florida, florida keys, florida keys (24n081w0007), galveston fisheries ecology projects, geographic information, in situ biological, lesser antilles, monroe county, national marine fisheries service, noaa, ocean basin, oceans, puerto rico, puerto rico (18n066w0000), reef monitoring and assessment, southeast fisheries science center, u. s. virgin islands, u. s. virgin islands (17n064w0000), u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us virgin islands, virgin islands, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish communities in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from 2013-09-02 to 2013-09-06 and from 2015-08-24 to 2015-08-28 (NCEI Accession 0224405)

The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) assessed coral reef fish communities at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) in the Gulf of Mexico using the 25m Fish Transect method. This method collects and reports information on species composition, density, size structure, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity). Data are collected using stratified random survey design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats less than 30m in depth. Each of these data tables contain additional survey-specific data fields. For complete information and descriptions of attributes and data fields for all data tables, refer to the data dictionaries. Three datasets are provided under the fish protocols and are distributed as one compiled package: (1) Analysis Ready dataset, (2) Boatlog/Station dataset, and (3) raw QAQC'd sample data file. The methodology used for this survey can be found in the point count fish protocols. All three datasets contain data fields on general station information (survey strata, depth, rugosity). Each of these data tables contain additional survey-specific data fields. For complete information and descriptions of attributes and data fields for all data tables, refer to the data dictionaries.

Tags: 0224405, 2013, 2015, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, benthic, biological, biological classification, biological data, biosphere, coastal landforms, coral reef, coral reef conservation program, coral reef conservation program (crcp), coral reef studies, coral reefs, corals, country/territory, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, east flower garden banks (27n093w0001), ecological dynamics, ecosystems, fish, fish - coral reef, fish biomass, fish census, fish species, flower garden banks, flower garden banks fish data, geomorphic landforms/processes, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, in situ, marine biology, marine ecosystems, national centers for coastal ocean science, national centers for environmental information, national coral reef monitoring plan (ncrmp) implementation, national coral reef monitoring program (ncrmp), national marine fisheries service, national ocean service, nccos research location, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, nos, numeric data sets, ocean, ocean basin, oceans, reef, reef and/or bottom regime - percent cover, reef fish census, reef monitoring and assessment, region, ships, solid earth, southeast fisheries science center, species identification, species identification - count, species identification - organism length, species richness, stationary, survey - biological, survey - coral reef, survey - swimmer/diver, swimmer/diver, texas, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us doc, visual observation, visual observations, west flower garden banks (27n093w0002), zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Sea Turtle Stranding Network Reports

The Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) was formally established in 1980 to collect information on and document the stranding of marine turtles along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts. The network encompasses the coastal areas of the eighteen state region 
from Maine through Texas, and includes portions of the U.S. Caribbean.

Data are compiled through the efforts of network participants who document marine turtle strandings in their respective areas and contribute those data to the centralized STSSN database.

The publicly available reports from this system provide summary or detailed information about the stranding information for a selected year and other chosen selection criteria.

Tags: 1998-present, abundance, atlantic coast, carribean, county, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, esa, fisheries-independent data, gulf of mexico, hawksbill, kemp's ridley turtle, leatherback, loggerhead turtle, month, morbidity, mortality, national marine fisheries service, noaa, olive ridley, protective species, region, sea turtle stranding and salvage network, southeast fisheries science center, species, state, stock structure, strandings, turtles, u.s. department of commerce, year, zone
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
First Care Area Logs for captive loggerhead and Kemps ridley sea turtles 2003-2014

The database contains records pertaining to sick captive sea turtles, their daily behavior, medications, food offered, food consumed, and water quality.

Tags: 0157625, 157625, 2003-2015, ammonia, ammonium (nh4), atlantic ocean, caretta caretta, coastal waters of texas, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, feeding, galveston historical turtle projects, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, kemp's ridley, laboratory analysis, lepidochelys kempii, loggerhead, national marine fisheries service, nitrate, nitrite, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, ocean chemistry, ocean temperature, oceans, ph, reptiles, salinity, salinity/density, salinometer, sea turtle, southeast fisheries science center, temperature probe, temperature probes, u.s. department of commerce, water chemistry, water chemistry kit, water temperature
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
GoM Estuarine Bottlenose Dolphin Photo-identification studies

These data sets include a compilation of small vessel based studies of bottlenose dolphins that reside within Mississippi Sound and nearshore coastal waters. The data consist primarily of photo-identification studies that use natural markings on animal dorsal fins to identify individuals over time. Surveys consist of line transects aboard small boats with concentrated effort to collect photographs of individuals. These photographs are reviewed to identify and catalog individual animals. In addition, several targeted studies have been conducted within this program to collect tissue biopsy samples for genetic and contaminant analyses. These data are used to examine demographic structure and population dynamics of the Mississippi Sound stock of bottlenose dolphins.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, gom estuarine bottlenose dolphin photo-identification studies, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, tursiops truncatus, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Pop-up Archival Transmitting (PAT) fish tag data

The cooperative tagging center (CTC) began deploying electronic tags in 2002.  To date over 300 tags have been deployed.  The following species have been monitored: bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, swordfish, blue marlin, white marlin, roundscale spearfish, longbill spearfish, sailfish, black marlin, blue shark, and escolar.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, popup archival tags, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Houston Ship Channel 1993-1994

Between May 5, 1993 and September 19, 1994, we collected quantitative 1-m2 area drop samples and measured a variety of habitat attributes using field surveys and aerial photography to characterize three existing marshes (Atkinson Island, Hog Island, and Cedar Point) in Galveston Bay. We also compared nekton densities among different types of intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats (pond, channel, cove, open bay, and four marsh types).  The vegetated surface consistently contained more species and dominant species exhibited at least some degree of habitat selection. To maximize fishery habitat, we recommend placing greater emphasis on constructing low marsh edge habitat by creating large areas of Spartina alterniflora and Scirpus maritimus marsh interspersed with a dense network of shallow channels and interconnected ponds.

Tags: 1 m2 cylindrical drop trap sampler, 1993, 1994, abundance, atkinson island, biomass, bolivar peninsula, brown shrimp, cedar point, crabs, distribution, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, elm grove point, environmental data, estuarine dependent, farfantepenaeus aztecus, farfantepenaeus duorarum, fish, galveston bay, galveston fisheries ecology projects, gulf of mexico, habitat characteristics, habitat recovery, hog island, invertebrates, land/ocean exchanges, litopenaeus setiferus, macrofauna, national marine fisheries service, nekton, noaa, pink shrimp, predator, prey, salt marsh, shrimp, southeast fisheries science center, submerged aquatic vegetation, texas, u.s. department of commerce, white shrimp
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Bottlenose dolphin sighting and biopsy surveys Atlantic coast

Data from these surveys have been used to help discriminate among stocks and estimate population sizes.

Tags: 2001-present, atlantic coast, biopsy, bottlenose dolphins, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, national marine fisheries service, noaa, protected resources marine mammals (beaufort), sightings, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
2012 Economic Survey of Gulf State Shrimp License Holders

This mail survey collected economic data on inshore commercial shrimp fishermen who held licenses to commercially harvest shrimp in state waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico throughout 2012.  It is designed to complement a similar economic data collection of commercial shrimp harvesters in offshore waters of the Gulf (those holding a federal shrimp permit).  Data regarding vessel values, indebtedness, commercial shrimp harvesting activities, revenues, and expenses were collected in order to produce simple standardized financial statements, including a balance sheet, cash flow statement, and income statement for the average or typical vessel.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, economic data collections for gulf of mexico & south atlantic shrimp fisheries, fishery-dependent, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Sea turtle photo-identification database

The ability to correctly and consistently identify sea turtles over time was evaluated using digital imagery of the turtles dorsal and side views of their heads and dorsal views of their carapaces

Tags: 2008-present, beaufort protected resources sea turtles, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north carolina, photographs, southeast fisheries science center, turtle, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Photographs

This contains the photos in .jpg format embedded with the exchangeable image file (EXIF) metadata recorded by the cameras (e.g., time, date, camera settings) as well as metadata tags specific to the research (e.g., project name, permit number). In addition to other attributes, file names contain the survey code (surveyEventID), sighting number and the original file name for the media file. If present, non-mammal photos are assigned MISC (miscellaneous). Photos are organized by collection date and divided into subdirectories that correspond to the sighting number (starting at one and numbered consecutively on each day of the survey) of that date. Subdirectories are defined as:

The nested file structure for photos may be as follows:

YYYYMMDD (Y=year, M=month, D=day)

Sighting_XXX

Sighting_XXX

E.g.: 20181027 (27 October 2018)

Sighting_026

Tags: 0243468, 10.25921/y796-a161, 14450, 2018, aircraft, airplane, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, baleen whales, binocular, binoculars, biological, biological classification, biological records, biosphere, camera, cameras, cetacean, cetacean and sea turtle visual observations using line-transect survey methods aboard a noaa dehavil, cetaceans, climate indicators, community dynamics, continent, dehavilland dhc-6 twin otter aircraft, distance sampling, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, dolphin, during the gulf of mexico marine assessment program for protected species (gommapps survey to18fa) f, earth science, ecological dynamics, endangered species, fl laboratory, gommapps, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, gulf of mexico marine assessment program, gulf of mexico marine assessment program for protected species (gommapps), in situ, indicator species, line-transect survey, m17pg00013, mammals, marine mammal observation, marine mammals, miami, na15oar4320064, na20oar4320472, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, noaa de havilland dhc-6-300 twin otter, noaa twin otter, north america, north atlantic ocean, ocean, oceanography, paleoclimate indicators, photograph, photographs, population abundance, sea turtle, sighting, southeast fisheries science center, species abundance, species identification, species/population interactions, toothed whales, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, video, video camera, visual estimate, visual observation, visual observations
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico (survey GU0402) from 2004-04-15 to 2004-06-10. (NCEI Accession 0284773)

The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is required to prepare an annual Stock Assessment Report (SAR) for each marine mammal stock to update abundance, stock structure, maximum net productivity, human-caused mortality, potential biological removal (PBR), and status.

In the summer of 2004, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) conducted a marine mammal survey in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GMx). Operations occurred in the waters from 200 m deep seaward to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from Brownsville, Texas east into the Straits of Florida. The survey was designed using ship-based, line-transect methods in which experienced marine mammal observers visually located marine mammals, identified the species (to the lowest taxonomic level possible) and counted the number of whales and dolphins sighted along predetermined tracklines. A sighting constitutes a group of marine mammals (whales and dolphins) seen at the same location and time. This dataset includes marine mammal visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols. This dataset also includes opportunistic marine mammal photographs and information on biopsy samples collected during the survey.

Tags: 0284773, 10.25921/haac-g960, 2004, 284773, 779-1633, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, atmospheric/ocean indicators, baleen whales, barometers, bathymetry/seafloor topography, big eye binocular, binocular, biological, biological classification, biological data, biological records, biosphere, cameras, cetacean, cetaceans, climate indicators, community dynamics, conductivity, distance sampling, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, dolphin, earth science, ecological dynamics, endangered species, fl laboratory, flourescence, fluorescence, gordon gunter (ices code: 33gg), gu-04-02, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, gulf of mexico marine mammal assessment vessel surveys, in situ, in situ/laboratory instruments, indicator species, line-transect, mammals, marine mammal observation, marine mammals, miami, miami lab, ms laboratory, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, noaa ship gordon gunter, north atlantic ocean, ocean, oceanography, oceans, paleoclimate indicators, pascagoula/stennis, photograph, photographs, population abundance, ships, sighting, southeast fisheries science center, species abundance, species identification, species/population interactions, survey - biological, survey ships, toothed whales, u.s. department of commerce, university of miami, us doc, visual estimate, visual observation, visual observations, water depth
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce