AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Sea Around Us Project - Relative pelagic fish abundance inferred from commercial catch data, Western Australia (1997-2006) (NESP MB D1)

This dataset describes the relative abundance of an assemblage of commercially exploited pelagic fishes around Western Australia, mapped over a 30 arc-minute (0.5 degree) spatial grid. The data cover the period 1997-2006 and are derived from an analysis of commercial landings available through the Sea Around Us Project (http://www.seaaroundus.org/). Further details can be found in the following peer-reviewed publication: Bouchet PJ, Meeuwig JJ, Huang Z, Letessier TBL, Nichol SL, Caley MJ, Watson RA. 2017. Continental-scale hotspots of pelagic fish abundance inferred from commercial catch records. Global Ecology and Biogeography. DOI: 10.1111/geb.12619

Below is a full list of species considered, with their respective contributions to the total catch (%):

Greenback horse mackerel / Trachurus declivis -- 10.92 %
Greater amberjack / Seriola dumerili -- 0.05 %
Samson fish / Seriola hippos -- 0.01 %
Silver gemfish / Rexea solandri -- 2.80 %
Snoek / Thyrsites atun -- 1.22 %
Indo-Pacific blue marlin / Makaira mazara -- 2.87 %
Striped marlin / Tetrapturus audax -- 0.26 %
Black marlin / Makaira indica -- 0.17 %
Indo-Pacific sailfish / Istiophorus platypterus -- 0.06 %
Shortbill spearfish / Tetrapturus angustirostris -- 0.00 %
Bluefish / Pomatomus saltatrix -- 0.13 %
Southern bluefin tuna / Thunnus maccoyii -- 19.17 %
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel / Scomberomorus commerson -- 16.93 %
Skipjack tuna / Katsuwonus pelamis -- 9.82 %
Yellowfin tuna / Thunnus albacares -- 9.40 %
Bigeye tuna / Thunnus obesus -- 7.67 %
Albacore tuna   / Thunnus alalunga -- 4.16 %
Longtail tuna / Thunnus tonggol -- 0.78 %
Kawakawa (mackerel tuna) / Euthynnus affinis -- 0.56 %
Wahoo / Acanthocybium solandri -- 0.01 %
Great barracuda / Sphyraena barracuda -- 0.25 %
Tope shark / Galeorhinus galeus -- 6.66 %
Swordfish / Xiphias gladius -- 6.09 %

Tags: ABUNDANCE, BIOGEOGRAPHY, HOTSPOTS, MACKEREL, MARLIN, TUNA, WILDLIFE DISTRIBUTION
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8485 From 04 Mar 2025 To 18 Mar 2025

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8485.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5886 From 01 Oct 2013 To 18 Oct 2013

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5886.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 20161218 From 17 Dec 2016 To 22 Dec 2016

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 20161218.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5736 From 01 Apr 2013 To 13 Apr 2013

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5736.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
2022 Offshore petroleum exploration acreage release

This resource is the 2022 offshore petroleum acreage release. The 2022 Petroleum Acreage Release comprises 10 areas located across four sedimentary basins: the Bonaparte Basin, the Browse Basin, the Gippsland Basin and the Northern Carnarvon Basin. Work program bidding for the 2022 release areas will remain open until 2 March 2023. For more information on investing in offshore petroleum exploration, including the acreage release map booklet and diagrams, refer to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
For information on the 2022 acreage release areas visit the Department of Industry, Science and Resources website. The release areas can also be viewed interactively via the Acreage Release persona on Geoscience Australia's Data Discovery Portal.

Tags: Oil and Gas
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5157 From 01 May 2011 To 13 May 2011

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5157.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate

This resource is a map of  Native Title Determination Applications is kept by the Native Title Registrar pursuant to s 98A(1) of the NTA and contains information on all applications made under s 61 of the NTA, including claimant, non-claimant, compensation applications and applications for a revised determination of native title. The Schedule includes claimant applications that are not on the Register of Native Title Claims because they have: 
a) not yet been considered for registration; 
b) been considered for registration but have not been accepted; or 
c) been amended, but the amended application has not yet been considered for registration.

Provides a spatial representation of native title matters, related to custodial statutory functions associated with Registers in support of the Native Title Act 1993.

Tags: Native Title
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6070 From 30 Sep 2014 To 07 Oct 2014

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6070.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 7648 From 05 Nov 2021 To 26 Nov 2021

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 7648.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 8235 From 17 Mar 2024 To 31 Mar 2024

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 8235.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastal to deep-marine geomorphic classification: A standardised framework and review of terms to support globally consistent mapping

Marine and coastal geomorphology is inherently interdisciplinary, involving the interpretation of landforms shaped by overlapping hydrodynamic, sedimentary, tectonic, and biogenic processes across diverse physiographic regions. As the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science aims to provide robust scientific information to address ocean challenges, geomorphic data is becoming an increasingly critical baseline resource to support evidence-based decision-making. Standardised, inter-jurisdictional geomorphic frameworks enable consistent terminology across scales. Though marine sub-discipline lexicons are generally well established, seabed geomorphology mapping encompasses terminological nuances that can hinder analysts working across disciplinary boundaries.

To address these challenges, the International Seabed Geomorphology Mapping Working Group (ISGM) developed a marine and coastal classification framework using an Ocean Best Practice process that incorporates science-community input. This two-part approach separates morphological mapping (Part 1) from geomorphic interpretation (Part 2), constraining the uncertainty inherent to stratigraphic interpretation to a second step. In Part 1, 40 bathymetric shapes are mapped and classified using standardised Morphology Feature terms. In Part 2, a hierarchical framework and glossary of over 400 terms across 11 overlapping classes assigns geomorphic interpretation. The framework supports classification from Setting/Process through basic geomorphic units (BGU), types (BGU-T) and sub-types (BGU-sT), allowing users to tailor classification to available data quality and application needs.

Implementation of the ISGM scheme is supported by open-access, machine-readable digital vocabularies, which standardise established terms without redefining them, and GIS tools. Applied examples demonstrate utility across global datasets. By integrating existing terminology into a standardised, hierarchical framework, the ISGM approach provides the first cross-class geomorphic framework capable of supporting consistent terminology from global to local scales.

<b>Citation</b> R. Nanson, R. Arosio, J. Gafeira, M. McNeil, D. Dove, L.R. Bjarnadóttir, M.F.J. Dolan, A. Post, S. Nichol, Z. Huang, J. Guinan, O.M. Bialik, J. Webb, J. Wells, A.G. Carroll, Coastal to deep-marine geomorphic classification: A standardised framework and review of terms to support globally consistent mapping, <i>Earth-Science Reviews</i>, Volume 276, 2026, 105439, ISSN 0012-8252, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105439.

Tags: Australia-wide geoscience data, GIS, Geomorphology and earth surface processes, Marine geoscience, Ocean Best Practice, Ocean Decade, Ocean Economy, Offshore Mapping, Published_External, Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity, bedforms, biogenic, cartography, coastal, fluid flow, fluvial, geology, glacial, human impacts, karst, marine, mass movement, physiography, scale, seabed, seabed mapping, seabed morphology
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7687 From 02 Dec 2021 To 21 Dec 2021

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7687.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 8261 From 19 May 2024 To 05 Jun 2024

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 8261.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5460 From 14 Mar 2012 To 21 Mar 2012

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5460.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5449 From 10 Nov 2011 To 16 Nov 2011

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5449.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5638 From 21 Aug 2012 To 11 Sep 2012

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5638.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 8466 From 13 Jan 2025 To 28 Jan 2025

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 8466.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 20131221 From 20 Dec 2013 To 31 Dec 2013

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 20131221.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 7152 From 10 May 2019 To 17 May 2019

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 7152.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Project A5 - Hammerhead connectivity movement KMZ files

Google Earth KMZ files of hammerhead sharks tagged with Wildlife Computers miniPAT archival tags and SPOT6 tags. Files of animals tagged with MiniPAT tags include an MELE polygon, which is the 'Maximum extent of location estimates', that is, a polygon enclosing all position estimates at the maximum error level (100 km). Collectively, movements are restricted within state waters with no hammerheads moving across state or International boundaries.

Tags: connectivity, hammerhead shark
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 20221015 From 15 Oct 2022 To 17 Oct 2022

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 20221015.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5837 From 01 Nov 2013 To 11 Nov 2013

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5837.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 6016 From 20 May 2014 To 04 Jun 2014

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 6016.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SSCN SEGMENT 2-C Nelson Marine Park Bathymetry Acquisition (20240017S)

This dataset is part of a broader survey carried out by EGS onboard the survey vessel RV Bold Explorer (RV BE) during the  SUBCO Subsea Cable Network (SSCN) cable route survey. 

The area is confined to the data within the Nelson&nbsp;Marine Park. The Survey team and client representative joined the RV Bold Explorer on 17th April 2024 at Fremantle Port,  Australia. Following the embarkation of the survey team, equipment testing and commissioning was carried out. Calibration and verification of the DGPS positioning system and survey gyros onboard RV BE were performed while the vessel was alongside at Fremantle Port, Australia between 17th April and 18th April 2024. 

Prior to departure, tow sensors and hull-mounted sensors were wet tested. All systems were found to be operational. The RV Bold Explorer departed Fremantle Port, Australia and transited to the first site on 19th April 2024. The offshore calibration of shallow water multibeam echosounder (MBES) and USBL were performed on 19th April 2024 while the  calibration of deep water MBES was carried out on 20th April 2024.

The SSCN Segment 2-C survey comprised an investigation of bathymetry, seabed features and shallow geology along the proposed route. A subsequent geotechnical sampling programme was also executed.

This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.

Tags: AusSeabed, Australia-wide geoscience data, EARTH SCIENCES, HVC_144641, Multibeam, Oceans, Offshore Mapping, Published_External, Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity, bathymetry, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5310 From 29 Apr 2011 To 01 May 2011

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5310.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8156 From 30 Oct 2023 To 13 Nov 2023

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8156.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Southern Right Whale photo-IDs (NESP MaC 1.22)

The population of southern right whales in the Southern Hemisphere has been recovering slowly from near extinction due to its decimation from whaling before its ban in 1935 and cessation in the mid-1970’s. As the species recovers, there is increasing evidence of expansion of aggregation areas, including breeding grounds off the coast of Australia. Consequently, there is a need to update known southern right whale established aggregation areas recognised nationally as Biologically Important Areas (BIAs), as well as the national Southern Right Whale Conservation Management and Recovery Plan, which are both used in decision-making using new evidence.

This project collated over 2,000 images collected entirely opportunistically by researchers, volunteer citizen scientists, and whale watch operators, and completed matching of individually identifiable whales in photos (i.e., Photo-ID) between 1991 to 2021 in the southwest corner of Australia to evaluate abundance, residency, site fidelity and connectivity in this historically data limited region. The results are reported in the NESP report for Project 1.22 ("A photo-identification study of southern right whales to update aggregation area classification in the southwest of Australia"). A goal of this project was also to upload unique individual southern right whale Photo-IDs into the Australasian Right Whale Photo-Identification Catalogue (ARWPIC; AMMC 2021). The process for these Photo-IDs are briefly described here.

Tags: Aggregation areas, Biologically Important Areas, Calving grounds, Eubalaena australis, National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub, Photo-ID, critical habitats
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6401 From 23 Mar 2016 To 07 Apr 2016

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6401.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6515 From 11 Oct 2016 To 19 Oct 2016

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6515.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 7523 From 24 Feb 2021 To 27 Feb 2021

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 7523.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5454 From 03 Jan 2012 To 16 Jan 2012

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5454.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5426 From 13 Dec 2011 To 22 Dec 2011

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5426.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6894 From 28 Mar 2018 To 14 Apr 2018

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6894.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 20250922 From 22 Sep 2025 To 28 Sep 2025

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 20250922.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Acoustic telemetry detections of euryhaline Elasmobranchs (NESP MB A1)

This database contains acoustic telemetry data for euryhaline elasmobranchs in northern Australian rivers. Data was collected under the National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Marine Biodiversity Hub Project 2.4 'Supporting Management of Listed and Rare Species', and the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A1 'Northern Australian Hotspots for the Recovery of Threatened Euryhaline Elasmobranchs'. An acoustic receiver array was deployed in the Adelaide River, and another in the Alligator Rivers (primarily the South Alligator River) to monitor the movements, habitat use and natural mortality of threatened river sharks (Glyphis species) and sawfishes (Pristis species).

Receiver deployment data is available through the IMOS Animal Tracking Facility database (visit https://animaltracking.aodn.org.au/receivers/deployment and search for project 'NESP Northern Australian hotspots for the recovery of threatened euryhaline species'). Raw and processed (cleaned) detection data is attached to this record.

Tags: Acoustic telemetry, Carcharhinus leucas, Euryhaline elasmobranchs, Glyphis garricki, Glyphis glyphis, National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Marine Biodiversity Hub, National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub, Pristis clavata, Pristis pristis
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7966 From 16 Jan 2023 To 21 Jan 2023

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7966.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network