AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, for the Vessel Surveys for Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals and Seabirds project (VSAD survey GU2303) from 2023-06-22 to 2023-08-14 (NCEI Accession 0290373)

As part of the Vessel Surveys for Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals and Seabirds (VSAD) project, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) conducted a shipboard survey of the U.S. oceanic waters of the Gulf of Mexico out to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from 2023-06-22 to 2023-08-14. The survey was designed for a two-team independent visual observer approach with distance sampling to estimate the detection probabilities for marine mammal sightings. A sighting constituted a single or 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 biopsy samples, and non-marine mammal sightings (a.k.a. occurrences) such as sea turtles.

Tags: 0290373, 10.25921/rp7t-jn41, 2023, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, big eye binoculars, biological classification, biological data, biopsy, birds, cetacean, cetaceans, dart biopsy gun, distance sampling, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, dolphins, earth science, fl laboratory, gordon gunter (ices code: 33gg), gulf of america, gulf of mexico, in situ, line transect sampling, mammals, marine mammals, marine species inventory, miami, ms laboratory, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, pascagoula/stennis, reptiles, sea turtles, ships, southeast fisheries science center, species abundance, species identification, turtles, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, vessel survey for abundance and distribution of marine mammals and seabirds (vsad), video camera, visual estimate, visual observation, visual observations
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CTD Data

Environmental parameters collected during conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts typically performed daily at the end of marine mammal visual observations;.

Both processed and unprocessed CTD are provided

Tags: 0244002, 10.25921/01c2-5g70, 14450, 2018, atlantic ocean, atmospheric/ocean indicators, bathymetry/seafloor topography, big eye binocular, binoculars, biological, bureau of ocean energy management, camera, cameras, cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the noaa ship pisces in the , climate indicators, conductivity, continent, ctd, depth, distance sampling, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, flourescence, fluorescence, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, in situ, in situ/laboratory instruments, line-transect, m17pg00013, miami lab, na15oar4320064, na20oar4320472, national marine fisheries service, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, nmfs, noaa, noaa ship pisces, north america, north atlantic ocean, ocean, ocean chemistry, ocean optics, ocean temperature, oceanography, oceans, oxygen, photograph, photographs, pisces (ices code: 33gg), salinity, salinity/density, ships, southeast fisheries science center, survey ships, temperature, u.s. department of commerce, us department of the interior, us doc, us doi, video camera, visual estimate, visual observation, water depth, water temperature
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 2022-08-25 to 2022-09-02 (NCEI Accession 0277994)

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: 0277994, 2022, 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
Water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other measurements from CTD taken from NOAA Ship Oregon II in the Gulf of Mexico from 2017-06-09 to 2017-07-19 as part of the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) (NCEI Accession 0166524)

The Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) is a State/Federal/university program for collection, management and dissemination of fishery-independent data and information in the southeastern United States. This dataset consists of profile data collected by CTD casts during cruises in 2017.

Tags: 0166524, 166524, 2017, atlantic ocean, coastal waters of alabama, coastal waters of florida, coastal waters of louisiana, coastal waters of texas, conductivity, ctd, depth, dissolved oxygen, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/nodc, doc/noaa/nmfs, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, fluorometers, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, hypoxia, hypoxia in the gulf of mexico, in situ, ms laboratory, national centers for environmental information, national marine fisheries service, national oceanographic data center, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, noaa ship oregon ii, north atlantic ocean, ocean, ocean chemistry, ocean temperature, oceans, oregon ii, oregon ii (ices code: 316o), oxygen, oxygen meters, pascagoula/stennis, profile, salinity, salinity/density, ships, southeast area monitoring and assessment program (seamap), southeast fisheries science center, temperature, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, water temperature
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
golden crabbers focus group transcript

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) considered (but ultimately rejected) instituting a golden crab individual transferable quota (ITQ) program in 2013. In preparation for that proposal, a group interview was conducted in Ft Lauderdale on February 6th, 2012. The interview was transcribed and is currently a PDF.

Topics included a history of the golden crab fishery and Council management. Information from this interview is included in this article 

Crosson, S., Yandle, T., & Stoffle, B. (2013). Renegotiating property rights in the Florida golden crab fishery. International Journal of the Commons, 7(2), 521-548. DOI: http://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.385

A link is provided to that as a child document

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science services, golden crabbers project, models, national marine fisheries service, noaa, regulatory models, social and economic models, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Status Report

The Gulf of Mexico is one of the most ecologically and economically valuable marine ecosystems in the world and is affected by a variety of natural and anthropogenic phenomena including climate, hurricanes, coastal development, agricultural runoff, oil spills, and fishing. These complex and interacting stressors, together with the highly dynamic nature of this ecosystem, present challenges for the effective management of its resources. We analyze a compilation of over 100 indicators representing physical, biological, and economic aspects of the Gulf of Mexico and find that an ecosystem-wide reorganization occurred in the mid-1990s. Further analysis of fishery landings composition data indicates a major shift in the late 1970s coincident with the advent of US national fisheries management policy, as well as significant shifts in the mid-1960s and the mid-1990s. These latter shifts are aligned temporally with changes in a major climate mode in the Atlantic Ocean: the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). We provide an explanation for how the AMO may drive physical changes in the Gulf of Mexico, thus altering higher-level ecosystem dynamics. The hypotheses presented here should provide focus for further targeted studies, particularly in regard to whether and how management should adjust to different climate regimes or states of nature. Our study highlights the challenges in understanding the effects of climatic drivers against a background of multiple anthropogenic pressures, particularly in a system where these forces interact in complex and nonlinear ways.

Tags: 1950-2015, atlantic ocean, biosphere, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, ecosystem management, ecosystems, fishery-dependent, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, gulf of mexico and caribbean branch, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Data from Cruise NF-0805, 11-24 March 2008, Virgin Islands

Data collected from plankton collecting gear aboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER during cruise #NF0805, March 11th - March 24th, 2008 as part of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Research (CRER) project and from inshore larval collections in St. Thomas April 1-8th, 2008.  Data are in spreadsheet format.  Each file contains a header that describes the column data within.

Tags: 2008, and flowthrough data from nancy foster in caribbean sea from 2007-03-30 to 2011-05-07 (ncei accessio, anegada passage, atlantic ocean, biology, biosphere, brewer's bay inshore larval collections, caribbean sea, caribbean sea plankton data, coral reef ecosystem research consisting of biologic data, coral reef ecoystem research larval fish data, corals, country/territory, crer larval fish data, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, ladcp, larvae, leeward islands, leeward islands plankton data, nancy foster, national marine fisheries service, noaa, noaa ship nancy foster, north atlantic ocean, numeric data sets, ocean, ocean basin, plankton, reef monitoring and assessment, reproduction, sadcp, sexual reproduction, southeast fisheries science center, st. john, st. john (18n064w0011), st. thomas, st. thomas (18n064w0033), u. s. virgin islands, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, usvi, virgin islands, virgin islands bongodata, virgin islands light trap data, virgin islands mocness data, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Vessel Surveys - NRDA

Large vessel surveys were conducted during June-August and Oct-Nov, 2010 in the north central Gulf of Mexico to collect data on marine mammal spatial distribution and abundance in the region of the Deepwater horizon oil spill. . Visual survey data ere collected following standard protocols and are intended for analysis using the line-transect Distance method to provide estimates of abundance for marine mammal stocks within the survey area. Each survey includes a collection of data sets including visual survey data (survey effort and sightings of marine mammals and other species), passive and active acoustics data, sample collection information, and physical oceanographic data. These data have been used to support assessments of injury to marine mammals associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, gordon gunter, gulf of mexico marine mammal vessel surveys - nrda, national marine fisheries service, noaa, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AMAPPS Southeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2012 at OBIS-SEAMAP

As part of the AMAPPS program, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center and the Northeast Fisheries Center conducted aerial surveys of continental shelf waters along the US east coast from New Jersey to South Carolina. The survey was conducted during 2012 between 4 April and 21 May. It was conducted along tracklines oriented perpendicular to the shoreline that were latitudinally spaced 20 km apart aboard a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft at an altitude of 600 feet (183 m) and a speed of 110 knots. The survey was designed for analysis using Distance sampling and a two-team (independent observer) approach to correct for visibility bias in resulting abundance estimates.

Tags: 1259, 14450, 2012, aircraft, airplane, animals/vertebrates, atlantic marine assessment program for protected species, atlantic ocean, baleen whales, binocular, binoculars, biological, biological classification, biological records, biosphere, camera, cameras, cetacean, cetaceans, climate indicators, coastal waters of deleware, coastal waters of florida, coastal waters of georgia, coastal waters of maryland, coastal waters of new jersey, coastal waters of north carolina, coastal waters of south carolina, coastal waters of virginia, community dynamics, continent, distance sampling, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, ecological dynamics, endangered species, in situ, indicator species, line-transect survey, mammals, marine mammal observation, marine mammals, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, noaa de havilland dhc-6-300 twin otter, noaa twin otter, north america, north atlantic ocean, northeast fisheries science center, ocean, paleoclimate indicators, photograph, population abundance, 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
EPA GOMEX Wild Goose Lagoon 2006

We compared nekton use of prominent habitat types within a lagoonal system of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (GoM). These habitat types were defined by combinations of structure (cover type) and location (distance from shore) as: Spartina edge (1 m from shore), Spartina (3 m from shore) Juncus edge (1 m from shore) seagrass located 3, 5, and 20 m from shore and shallow nonvegetated bottom at various distances from shore. Although seagrass and Spartina edge sites differed little in environmental characteristics, the density and biomass of most abundant taxa, including pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum), were higher in seagrass. Most species within seagrass and Spartina did not differ in abundance or biomass with distance from shore. Our study revealed a shift in peak habitat use in the northeastern GoM to seagrass beds from the pattern observed to the west where nekton is concentrated within shoreline emergent vegetation.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, galveston fisheries ecology projects, 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 aerial survey data in the North Atlantic from 1988-11-03 to 2005-07-09 (NCEI Accession 0160008)

This study involves the numeration and locations of hard-shelled and leatherback sea turtles in the western North Atlantic

Tags: 0160008, 160008, 1988-2005, aerial survey, animals/vertebrates, atlantic ocean, beaufort, beaufort protected resources sea turtles, biological classification, biological data, biota surveys, bottlenose dolphin, camera, chelonioidea, coastal waters of georgia, coastal waters of north carolina, coastal waters of south carolina, coastal waters of virginia, dermochelys coriacea, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/nodc, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, hard-shelled turtle, images, leatherback turtle, mammals, marine mammals, national centers for environmental information, national marine fisheries service, national oceanographic data center, nc laboratory, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, photographs, plane, reptiles, southeast fisheries science center, species identification - count, spectral/engineering, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, visible imagery, visible wavelengths
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Habitat use and movements of sea turtles in Chazzahowitzka NWR

Pilot studies are being conducted for transect surveys and mark-recapture to assess long term relative abundance

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, national marine fisheries service, noaa, sefsc marine turtle, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Panama City laboratory Reef Fish video and trap Survey database

This data set is a Microsoft Access database containing detailed station data (station name  number, date, location, depth, time, and bottom temperature) as well as species, fish counts and measurements, and habitat data derived from the raw video and still images and from chevron fish traps.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, fishery independent, ground truthing, gulf of mexico, hard bottom, multibeam, national marine fisheries service, noaa, northeast gom, reef fish, reef fish surveys out of panama city, side scan, southeast fisheries science center, stereo cameras, trapping, u.s. department of commerce, video, water column
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Southeast Region Headboat Survey-Bioprofile

Dockside biological data collection is primarily used to obtain a representative sample for length and weight by species. The lengths are used in length frequency graphs and the weights are used to calculate mean weights to estimate total landings in weight. In addition, other biological samples may be taken e.g., otoliths, stomachs, spines, or gonads to support studies of age and growth, diet or reproduction.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, eez, fishdep, fishery-dependent, gonads, inshore, lengths, national marine fisheries service, noaa, offshore, otoliths, scales, southeast fisheries science center, southeast region headboat survey, species, spines, stomach, trip, trip duration, trip type, u.s. department of commerce, weight
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Sea Turtle Human/Gear Interactions Data NCEI Accession 0144841

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories is responsible for new gear development and testing to reduce bycatch and incidental interactions of protected species.  A gear repository and associated fishing gear database are maintained and updated quarterly to track all reported human interactions with sea turtles strandings.  Fishing gear and other articles from human interactions are collected by the Southeast Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) and shipped to the gear repository for analysis and archiving.  The gear is reviewed by staff gear experts that have a background in the particular fishery or commercial/recreational application.

Tags: 0144841, 144841, 1989-2015, agricultural aquatic sciences, agriculture, aquatic sciences, atlantic ocean, bay st. louis, caribbean sea, coastal waters of alabama, coastal waters of florida, coastal waters of louisiana, coastal waters of mississippi, coastal waters of texas, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/nesdis/nodc, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, fisheries, fishery survey - gear type - details, gear interactions, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, human/gear interactions data, ms laboratory, multiple ships, national centers for environmental information, national marine fisheries service, national oceanographic data center, nesdis, nmfs, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, oceanography, oceans, saba, sea turtle, southeast fisheries science center, u.s. department of commerce, us doc, visual estimate
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
AMAPPS Southeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2011 at OBIS-SEAMAP

As part of the AMAPPS program, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center and the Northeast Fisheries Center conducted aerial surveys of continental shelf waters along the US east coast from North Carolina to South Florida. The survey was conducted during 2011 between 7 February and 13 March. It was conducted along tracklines oriented perpendicular to the shoreline that were latitudinally spaced 20 km apart aboard a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft at an altitude of 600 feet (183 m) and a speed of 110 knots. The survey was designed for analysis using Distance sampling and a two-team (independent observer) approach to correct for visibility bias in resulting abundance estimates.

Tags: 1277, 14450, 2011, aircraft, airplane, animals/vertebrates, atlantic marine assessment program for protected species, atlantic ocean, baleen whales, binocular, binoculars, biological, biological classification, biological records, biosphere, camera, cameras, cetacean, cetaceans, climate indicators, coastal waters of florida, coastal waters of georgia, coastal waters of north carolina, coastal waters of south carolina, community dynamics, continent, distance sampling, doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc, earth science, ecological dynamics, endangered species, fl laboratory, in situ, indicator species, line-transect survey, mammals, marine mammal observation, marine mammals, miami, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, noaa de havilland dhc-6-300 twin otter, noaa twin otter, north america, north atlantic ocean, northeast fisheries science center, ocean, paleoclimate indicators, photograph, population abundance, 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