AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
OW AVISO Sea-Surface Height & Niiler Climatology

The dataset contains satellite-derived sea-surface height measurements collected by means of the TOPEX/Poseidon/ERS, JASON-1/Envisat, and Jason-2/Envisat satellite sensors. Reprocessed science quality monthly and weekly delayed data is collected when available from AVISO, Near-real time data is collected daily is available as weekly 7-day composites. All data is at a spatial resolution of approximately 0.25 degrees. The geographic coverage is global, and the temporal coverage ranges from 1993-present. The data is combined with a Niiler Climatology (Niiler et al., 1994) to obtain absolute sea surface heights. 
Geostrophic currents (u and v components) are mathematically derived, and available at a spatial resolution of 0.5Âº.

Tags: doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, geostrophic currents, global, jason, monthly, national marine fisheries service, niiler, noaa, ow, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, pifsc oceanwatch (ow) metadata portfolio, poseidon, remote sensing, satellite, sea surface height, ssh, topex, u.s. department of commerce, weekly
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Shipboard Cetacean Surveys- Oceanographic- XBT

The Expendable Bathythermographs  (XBTs) measure the temperature of the water column with depth.

Tags: american samoa, central pacific ocean, cetaceans, cetaceans - shipboard surveys, commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, high seas, johnston, line transect, main hawaiian islands, national marine fisheries service, noaa, oceanographic sampling, oscar elton sette, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific islands region, palmyra, ship surveys, u.s. department of commerce, wake, western pacific ocean, xbt
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Satellite-derived bathymetry for nearshore benthic habitats in Timor-Leste

Bathymetric data derived from multispectral, high-resolution (2 m) satellite imagery from DigitalGlobeâs WorldView-2 satellite to provide near complete coverage of nearshore terrain along the northern coastline of Timor-Leste, including the district of Oecusse to the west of mainland Timor-Leste and Atauro Island. Satellite images acquired by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) for the region are from Feb 9, 2010 to October 2, 2013. Methods used by CREP to estimate depths from the WorldView imagery were adapted from instructions developed by Kyle Hogrefe for using IKONOS imagery to derive seafloor elevations in optically clear water (Ehses and Rooney 2015).

Bathymetry values shallower than ~20 m were derived by gauging the relative attenuation of coastal, blue, green and yellow spectral radiance as a function of depth. A multiple linear regression analysis of coastal, blue, green and yellow band spectral values against in-situ depth determined the variables of y-intercept, coastal, blue, green and yellow slope values. The variables for each band were then used in a multivariate slope intercept equation to derive depth over the imagery. Variables and combinations of the bands were adjusted to improve the statistical accuracy and spatial coverage of the final derived bathymetry product. Digital image processing to derive depths was conducted with ENVI, and editing and integration was performed using Esri's ArcGIS.  

The method assumes uniform water clarity but deviations from that condition made extraction difficult in water depths greater than 20 m. Results show that biotic material, or sediment in the water column skewed results shallower if the material has a high albedo and deeper if the material has a low albedo.

Tags: aquatic habitat, atauro, base map, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, baucau, benthic habitat, biosphere, bobonaro, coastal habitat, coastal processes, coral reef ecosystem division, coral reef ecosystem program, coral reef studies, coral reefs, coral triangle initiative, corals, country/territory, cred, crep, democratic republic of timor-leste (east timor) (09s126e0001), derived depths, derived products, dili, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecosystem sciences division, estimated depths, geographic information, gis, gis product, indian ocean, jaco, lautem, liquica, manatuto, mapping, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, ocean basin, oceans, oecusse, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, pseudobathymetry, reef habitat, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, satellite (digital scans), sea floor, seafloor elevation, timor, timor leste, timor sea, timor-leste, u.s. department of commerce, united states agency for international development, us doc, usaid, vila mpa, water depth, worldview-2, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Rebreather Fish Surveys in the Main Hawaiian Islands from 2015-06-14 to 2015-08-13

Surveys were conducted in the course of a reef fish survey cruise conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). These data come from surveys conducted using close-circuit rebreathers. The use of rebreathers is intended to provide data that can be compared against data gathered on open-circuit SCUBA, which is the breathing apparatus typically used by CREP.

The survey domain encompassed hard bottom habitats in the Main Hawaiian Islands and the stratification included island, reef zone, and depth. Sites were surveyed using the stationary point count (SPC) method to quantify reef fish assemblages.  At each survey site, fish biologists entered the water and conducted paired fine-scale (~700 square meters) and high degree of taxonomic resolution Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) survey to assess species diversity, size distribution, and abundance of fishes at the site. At each site, one survey was conducted on open-circuit SCUBA and one on closed circuit rebreather. Only rebreather survey data is described here.

Tags: aquatic habitat, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral reef ecology, coral reef ecosystem division, coral reef ecosystem program, coral reefs, corals, country/territory, cred, crep, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecological dynamics, ecosystem monitoring and assessment, fish, fish - coral reef, fish assemblages, fish biomass, fish census, fish species, hawaii, hawaii island, hawaii island (19n155w0003), hawaiian islands, hawaiian islands (21n157w0027), hi'ialakai, honolulu, kauai, kauai island, kauai island (22n159w0001), lanai island, lanai island (20n156w0002), main hawaiian islands, marine biology, maui, maui island, maui island (20n156w0004), mhi, molokai island, molokai island (21n157w0001), national coral reef monitoring program, national marine fisheries service, niihau island, niihau island (21n160w0001), nmfs, noaa, north pacific ocean, numeric data sets, oahu (21n157w0003), oahu island, ocean basin, oceans, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pacific reef and assessment monitoring program, pifsc, ramp, rapid assessment studies, rapid ecological assessment, rea, reef assessment and monitoring program, reef fish, reef fish census, reef habitat, reef monitoring and assessment, spc, species identification, species identification - count, species identification - organism length, species richness, stationary, stationary point count, survey, survey - biological, survey - swimmer/diver, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us doc, visual estimate, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EM300 Multibeam Sonar Data collected from January 26 to April 22 from NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai cruise HA-15-01 to the Pacific Remote Island Areas and American Samoa in 2015

Multibeam data were collected using a Simrad EM300 30-kHz sonar aboard NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai, a 68-m (218') NOAA research vessel, from January 26 to April 22, 2015 during cruise HA-15-01. Multibeam data were acquired at Johnston, Howland, Baker, Jarvis, and Palmyra in the Pacific Remote Island Areas, and Swains and Tutuila in American Samoa.  The multibeam data were collected using Kongsberg SIS software in the *.all format and processed using SABER and QPS Qimera editing software. Surface sound velocity values were supplied by Seabird SBE-45 MicroTSG and a SBE-38, and motion corrections from a TSS/Applanix POS MV (Model 320 Version 4) vertical reference were applied to the data in real time. WGS84 datum. The vessel is equipped with a sound velocity profiler; however, no casts were acquired during mapping operations. Attempts were made to improve vertical fit of the EM300 data by using sound velocity profile data from other sources (data from previous cruises, and synthetic data derived from World Ocean Atlas using velocipy); however, these alternatives were not effective. Resulting vertical discrepancies with pre-existing surfaces are Â±10m; however, the EM300 data cover deep depths (up to 4800m) and therefore these errors were considered acceptable. The EM300 data only covered new terrain around Howland and Baker islands, and therefore only the data for these areas have been processed. Depths mapped range from ~50 m to 4800 m. These data are not to be used for navigation.

Tags: american samoa, american samoa (14s170w0000), aquatic habitat, baker island, baker island (00n176w0001), bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic habitat, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral reef ecosystem division, coral reef ecosystem program, coral reefs, corals, country/territory, cred, crep, cruise metadata catalog for multibeam mapping missions, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, earth science, ecosystem sciences division, equatorial pacific ocean, esd, geographic information, geophysical, hi'ialakai, howland island, howland island (00s176w0001), jarvis island (00s160w0001), johnston atoll, johnston atoll (16n169w0001), line islands, mapping, multibeam sonar, national marine fisheries service, nmfs, noaa, ocean basin, oceans, pacific islands benthic habitat mapping center, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pacific remote island areas, pacific remote islands marine national monument, palmyra atoll (05n162w0001), pibhmc, pifsc, pria, reef habitat, reef monitoring and assessment, sea floor, seafloor elevation, south pacific ocean, swains atoll (11s171w0001), tutuila island (14s170w0016), u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us doc, usa minor outlying islands, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Cost Earnings Data 1993 - Hawaii Longline

These data were collected to support the first cost-earnings study of this fleet.  Operational and vessel costs were collected by in-person interviews with vessel owners, captains, and crew. Revenue information was obtained from the Hawaii Department of Aquatic Resources commercial catch reports and NMFS logbooks (fishing effort).  A total of 95 vessels (out of 122 active vessels in 1993) were interviewed and M. S. Hamilton, R.E. Curtis, and M.D. Travis conducted the project.

Tags: 1993, annual, cost earnings data - longline (american samoa and hawaii), cost-earnings, distant waters (outside eez), doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, economics, eez, hawaii, hawaii longline fishery, hawaiian archipelago, legacy data set, national marine fisheries service, noaa, oceanic, pacific islands fisheries science center, pacific ocean, pifsc, socioeconomics, swordfish fishery, trip, tuna fishery, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Cost Earnings Data 2001 - American Samoa Longline

In 2001, 25 vessels > 50 feet in overall length joined the American Samoa longline fleet, which previously had consisted of local, small catamaran-style vessels (called alias) targeting albacore (Thunnus alalunga).  The entrance of these modern longliners drew considerable attention due to social, economic, and fishery sustainability concerns.  Economic information on 18 vessels were gathered by personal interviews with vessel operators, owners, or managers. Revenue information was estimated based on NMFS logbook data (landing and effort) and fish price data mainly provided by the 2001 Forum Fishing Agency. Operational and vessel costs were collected through in-person  interviews with vessel owners, captains, and crew.  This was the first cost-earnings study on this fleet.  J. M. O'Malley and S.G. Pooley conducted this project.

Tags: 2001, albacore tuna, american samoa, american samoa longline fishery, annual, cost earnings data - longline (american samoa and hawaii), cost-earnings, doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc, economics, legacy data set, national marine fisheries service, noaa, oceanic, pacific islands fisheries science center, pifsc, socioeconomics, south pacific ocean, trip, u.s. department of commerce, western pacific ocean
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Enviromental contaminants in Puget Sound fish - Chemical Analyses and Histological Preparation of Puget Sound Fish

As part of a long-term contaminant-monitoring program of fish in Puget Sound and Georgia Basin, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and NWFSC have collaborated in collection and analyses of fish and other marine biota to determine contaminant exposure and potential effects to a wide range of marine species. NWFSC staff help collect samples and conduct chemical tracer analyses of a number of marine organisms to provide information about spatial and temporal changes in contaminant and lipid levels, as well as provide information on their potential health effects. WDFW takes the lead on study design and sample collection and provide expertise in the distribution and ecology of the fishes. This information can then be used by agency management to make informed decisions about Puget Sound/Georgia Basin fishery resources and habitats.

In FY18-19, the NWFSC will analyze approximately 500 tissue/fluid samples of marine and anadromous fish species and the associated quality assurance samples for chemical contaminants (e.g., persistent organic pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PAH metabolites, xenoestrogens), as well as percent solids and lipids.  In addition, approximately 20 semi-permeable membranes and the associated quality assurance samples will be analyzed for this same suite of chemical contaminants.
Determining levels of persistent organic pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and xenoestrogens in various matrices of fish from Puget Sound.

Tags: chinook salmon, ddts, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, efs (environmental and fisheries sciences) division, instrument not applicable, montlake, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, obsolete, pacific herring
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Radio telemetry data - Characterizing migration and survival for juvenile Snake River sockeye salmon between the upper Salmon River basin and Lower Granite Dam

This project estimates survival and characterizes the migration of juvenile sockeye salmon between the upper Salmon River basin in central Idaho and Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River in Washington state using multiple technologies. The approach will use PIT tags and radio telemetry to determine the magnitude, where, and when mortality occurs and characterizes the migration for Snake River sockeye salmon. The outcome of this study will directly contribute to actions that will play a significant part in recovery of ESA-listed Snake River sockeye salmon by examining key uncertainties and filling data gaps.
Tagging, Monitoring sites, and detections by year.

Tags: above clearwater river confluence east bank (hells gate), above clearwater river confluence west bank (swallow's nest), above east fork salmon river confluence, above lemhi river confluence, above little salmon river confluence (shorts bar), above north fork salmon river confluence, above pahsimeroi river confluence, above red fish lake creek confluence (buckhorn bridge), above the middle fork salmon river confluence (sayer ranch), above the mouth of the salmon river, above valley creek confluence, animal and plant collection device, animal mounted instrument, below clearwater river confluence north bank (chief timothy island), below clearwater river confluence south bank (chief timothy island), below east fork salmon river confluence, below grande ronde river confluence, below lemhi river confluence (morgan bar), below little redfish lake, below little salmon river confluence (riggins weigh station), below lower stanley, below north fork salmon river confluence (loydd ranch), below pahsimeroi river confluence, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, fe (fish ecology) division, hammer creek recreation area, idaho, lower granite dam forebay mid-channel (rsw), lower granite dam forebay north bank (wing wall), lower granite dam forebay south bank, lower granite dam tailrace ds north bank, lower granite dam tailrace ds south bank, lower granite dam tailrace us north bank, lower granite dam tailrace us south bank, migration, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, pit tag, radio telemetry, rice creek bridge, salmon river basin, snake river sockeye salmon, survival modeling, vinegar creek boat launch
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Tag effect data - Lingcod Stock Enhancement: ecological interactions, fishery contributions, and life history

Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) populations along the West Coast of North America have recovered from overfishing, but the status of genetically distinct lingcod in Puget Sound, Washington is less clear. This project will use small-scale lingcod releases to learn about the benefits and risks of using stock enhancement as a tool to help rebuild marine fish populations. We have conducted experiments to improve rearing methods, improve release methods, and learn about lingcod life history, and are proceeding with a before-after-control-impact study that will quantify ecological impacts on wild fishes. WDFW collaborates on this project by conducting creel surveys.

This project has been or is currently supported by the Science Consortium for Ocean Replenishment, the Puget Sound Recreational Fisheries Enhancement Fund, and NOAA Aquaculture. Previous or present partners include the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, the Nisqually Tribe, WDFW, and the Washington SCUBA Alliance.
Data on effects of acoustic tags on hatchery lingcod feeding and movement.

Tags: acoustic tags, animal mounted instrument, artificial propagation, blakely harbor, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, ecosystem, effectiveness monitoring, food web, hatchery, itsami reef, kvi tower, les davis, life history, migrated from resource enhancement and utilization technologies division, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Vibrio population structure - Genetic and population structure analysis of clinical and environmental Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains

Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) is a marine bacterium capable of causing severe gastroenteritis in humans, usually through the consumption of raw shellfish. Before 1995, Vp-vibriosis was sporadic world-wide and caused by a relatively heterogeneous population of the bacterium. Since then, outbreaks have become more epidemic, with foci of infections traced to seafood harvested from single or geographically-linked sites. While initial outbreaks in Asia (and later in South America and the U.S. Gulf Coast region) have been attributed to a single serotypically-related pandemic clonal complex, other serotypes have been implicated in distinct geographical areas, including the Pacific Northwest and Alaska in the U.S.

Current risk assessment models are based on the presence of the virulence-associated genes tdh and trh, yet illnesses have been attributed to tdh- and/or trh- isolates. Previous phylogenetic studies have shown that Vp, like most Vibrio spp., is a genetically diverse species, and as yet there has been no definitive conclusion as to what genes are essential for virulence. Using phenotypic, genetic, and genomic comparison methods such as Multi-Locus Sequence Typing (MLST), we are examining the hypothesis that a set of highly-virulent clones of Vp with increased pathogenic potential have recently emerged in the PNW, and determining whether the emergence can be correlated with specific environmental parameters. MLST and other genotyping analyses of clinical and environmental Vp isolates from PNW sources demonstrate the extensive patterns of diversity as seen elsewhere. However, the majority of PNW strains obtained from human infections form a distinct clonal complex separate from most environmental isolates. Interestingly, many environmental isolates obtained from PNW sources are phylogenetically related to the pandemic clonal complex, but this group has not been associated with clinical infections in the region.
Genome sequences.

Tags: abundance, climate change, dna sequencer, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, migrated from resource enhancement and utilization technologies division, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, nwfsc montlake, vibrio
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Ratfish data - Movement and habitat use patterns of top predators and keystone species in the benthic food web

We have been using and continue to use acoustic telemetry methods to monitor the movement behavior and define habitat use of groundfish species in and out of Puget Sound waters. Detections of individual fishes has been collected at small and large scales over short and long term periods. We have data on sixgill and sevengill sharks, spiny dogfish, lingcod, copper, quillback, yellowtail and black rockfish, and spotted ratfish. These data are being used to describe the spatio-temporal patterns of behaviors expressed by top predators and other important members of the groundfish community in Puget Sound and along the West Coast. We intend for this information to inform the strength of inter- and intra-specific interactions quantified by ecosystem-scale models as well as the development of models used to determine the efficacy of spatial management strategies such as Marine Protected Areas. This has been a research topic since 2003, and will continue with work on listed species such as yelloweye and canary rockfish.
Acoustic telemetry data for whitespotted ratfish.

Tags: acoustic tags, animal and plant collection device, animal movement, british columbia, cb (conservation biology) division, demersal fish, doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc, home range, instrument not applicable, lingcod, marine reserves, national marine fisheries service, noaa. u.s. department of commerce, northwest fisheries science center, puget sound, strait of georgia and howe sound, strait of juan de fuca, west coast of united states
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce