AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
On the Radiata of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part I. Ophiuridae, by Edward Forbes

This is a historical dataset by Edward Forbes regarding species of the family Ophiuridae from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea within the years 1841 and 1843. Species occurrence data is provided while temporal and spatial data is not provided for every record. The datasets regards species of the family Ophiuridae. There are four newly described species.
Based on extracts of the original publication "I dredged it in various depths" and "This pretty little Starfish was dredged…" it is concluded that the sampling instrument of the cruise was a dredge.
Survey dataset on Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) and other gobies at the Belgian Coast, Oosterschelde, Westerschelde and at nuclear plants near Doel - Borssele

Deze dataset werd bijeengebracht door het labo van Aquatische Ecologie (KULeuven) en omvat de gegevens afkomstig van een studie naar Pomatoschistus minutus langs de Belgische Kust, Oosterschelde, Westerschelde en ter hoogte van de kerncentrales van Doel en Borssele.
Staalnames gebeurden met Zeeleeuw, Zeekat, visserbootjes (Katja, Kontiki, opa, sepia) en handmatig (in de surfzone). Op het ogenblik van de sleep werd telkens temperatuur, saliniteit en diepte bepaald. Daarnaast werden tijdens de staalnames met de Zeeleeuw ook vaarsnelheid, vaarrichting, luchttemperatuur, luchtdruk, luchtvochtigheid en conductiviteit en hoeveelheid chlorophyl a bepaald. 

Bij de bemonstering werden telkens ook de andere grondelsoorten meegenomen en werden voor de verschillende soorten de respectievelijke densiteiten bepaald. Enkel voor Pomatoschistus minutus werden geslacht, totale lengte, standaard lengte en gewicht bepaald.
Spatial distribution of plankton in the Cabo Frio Upwelling System in the South Brazilian Shelf

Plankton observations along the South Brazilian Shelf, with a focus on the Cabo Frio Upwelling System. The sampling was done using images generated by an in-situ imaging device, the Lightframe On-Sight Key Species Investigation (LOKI): An underwater camera system designed for vertical hauls for continuous, in-situ imaging of zooplankton. It is equipped with an environmental sensor (CTD) that measured the density of the water column, salinity, oxygen concentration and temperature.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 862428 (MISSION ATLANTIC).
Harbour seals GPS telemetry in Baie du Mont Saint-Michel

8 harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) were captured in the Baie du Montt-Saint-Michel (France) between January 2006 and October 2007 and fitted with Fastloc GPS/GSM tags (Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by the DIREN Basse Normandie. The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent at the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU, Aero’Baie, PELAGIS (CNRS/La Rochelle University), the Office national de la chasse de la faune sauvage (ONCFS), the Zoo de La Fleche and the Zoo La Bourbansais. Seals were caught under licenses delivered by the French ministry of the environment.
Original provider: Cécile Vincent, Centre d’Études Biologiques de Chizé Dataset credits: Cecile Vincent, CEBC (CNRS/La Rochelle University) Purpose: Identification of individual movements and foraging areas of harbour seals Supplemental information: [2020-10-23] A few records had incorrect date/time. They are corrected.
MAR-ECO 2003 - Arni Fridriksson

MAR-ECO (2003 - 2010)was an international exploratory study of the animals inhabiting the northern mid-Atlantic. Scientists from 16 nations around the northern Atlantic Ocean participated in research of the waters around the mid-Atlantic Ridge from Iceland to the Azores.
This data set is subset of the data collected, and comprises presence/absence records for zooplankton and nekton, collected in 2003 on R/V Arni Fridriksson. Contact person Thorsteinn Sigurdsson, Marine Research Institute, Iceland, e-mail: steini@hafro.is
Rehabilitated loggerhead from southern Italy - 2 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Il 5 giugno 2013, in occasione della Giornata Nazionale dell'Ambiente, presso la spiaggia di Brancaleone (RC) e' stata liberata Rughetta, una tartaruga in difficolta' salvata dai biologi del Centro Recupero Tartarughe Marine CTS di Brancaleone. Grazie ad una collaborazione con l'Universita' di Pisa, un apparecchio satellitare e' stato posizionato sul carapace dell'esemplare, ed e' ora possibile seguire gli spostamenti studiandone quindi il comportamento.
Original provider:
Paolo Luschi

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Islameta Group, Dept. of Biology - University of Pisa
Originating data center
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)
Project partner
L'iniziativa e' stata realizzata con la collaborazione di Earth Day Italia, il principale partner italiano dell'Earth Day Network che in Italia lavora per promuovere la formazione di una nuova coscienza ambientale ed organizza concerti nelle piazze piu' importanti di Italia, e del media partner Donna Moderna che ha promosso una raccolta fondi sulle pagine del settimanale.

Abstract:
Il 5 giugno 2013, in occasione della Giornata Nazionale dell'Ambiente, presso la spiaggia di Brancaleone (RC) e' stata liberata Rughetta, una tartaruga in difficolta' salvata dai biologi del Centro Recupero Tartarughe Marine CTS di Brancaleone. Grazie ad una collaborazione con l'Universita' di Pisa, un apparecchio satellitare e' stato posizionato sul carapace dell'esemplare, ed e' ora possibile seguire gli spostamenti studiandone quindi il comportamento. 

Supplemental information:
Visit STAT's project page for additional information.

This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.
IFCB Utö 2021 JERICO-RI Gulf of Finland Pilot Supersite

The data set available here is published with article “Kraft et al. (2022). Towards operational phytoplankton recognition with automated high-throughput imaging, near real-time data processing, and convolutional neural networks. Front Mar. Sci. 9. Doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.867695” and if used for further purposes, the article should be cited accordingly. The data set contains approximately 150 000 images belonging to 50 different classes (~57 000) + unclassifiable (~94 000) consisting mainly of phytoplankton. The images can be used to validate classifier model performance with data from natural samples. The images were collected with an Imaging FlowCytobot from a continuous deployment in 2021 at the Utö Atmospheric and Marine Research Station operated by Finnish Environment Institute and Finnish Meteorological Institute. The images were manually annotated by expert taxonomists.
The data was used for validating CNN model performance for natural samples. The sample selection targeted on one sample per week from continuous operation between January to December 2021. Due to scarcity of some classes additional samples were selected from expected seasons. The selected samples were manually inspected: all classifications were assessed (confirmed or corrected) and all identifiable images that were left under the thresholds were labeled. The unidentifiable images that were left without an assigned class were considered as unclassified. More detailed explanation and example images can be found from the publication Kraft et al. 2022.
Intertidal rocky shore assemblages near Porto Ercole

Data were collected as part of the National (COFIN) project ‘Assessment of anthropogenic influences on assemblages of algae and invertebrates of rocky shores’. The algae assemblages and invertebrates next to a marina were compared to those of reference shores, to evaluate if the assemblages differ in composition and abundance
This dataset is about intertidal rocky shore assemblages on a shore next to a marina (Porto Ercole, NW Mediterranean, 42°23'.35N, 11°12'.23E) and on an adjacent exposed shore
3 Sites (stretches of shore 30-50 m long, hundreds of m apart) were sampled in each Shore, at Midshore and Lowshore level 
8 Replicates (visual counts on 20x20 cm quadrates) were sampled in each Site
Sampling was repeated at 10 different dates
Taxa were identified at the most detailed level of taxonomic resolution achievable by the naked eye by projecting photographs onto a grid
Data are percentage cover (sessile organisms) or number of individuals (mobile animals) of each taxon in each quadrate
Happywhale - Northern bottlenose whale in Arctic Ocean

Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.
Original provider: Happywhale Dataset credits: Happywhale and contributors Supplemental information: Sightings and images were submitted to Happywhale by contributors. A portion of the Happywhale data were transferred to OBIS-SEAMAP upon the agreement between Happywhale and OBIS-SEAMAP. There may be duplicate records among Happywhale datasets and other OBIS-SEAMAP datasets. The precision of date/time vary per record. Some records have date accuracy up to year only. This dataset includes sightings and photos from the following 5 contributors in alphabetic order: Alex Cowan; Judit Roch; Karen Mulders; Michael Jackson; Nacho Oria
Green Turtles in Syria (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

In 2004, an important new green turtle rookery was dicovered in Syria. Follow up work discovered sea turtles are being utilised as food in the country and are being negatively impacted by fisheries interaction. In 2006 we are continuing the vital work from the last years and tracking a green turtle to identify her internesting habitat and post breeding migration. This was originally planned for 2005 but not realised due to the low nesting levels that year.
Original provider: ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece Dataset credits: Data provider ARCHELON (2004-2007) Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project partner ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece has been conserving turtles in Greece since 1983. In 2004 it expanded its work to coordinate and initiate a project in Syria. Project sponsor or sponsor description The transmitter was purchased thanks to an award from the British Chelonia Group and is supported by SEATURTLE.ORG and Ford - Middle East.The project has been supported by the Marine Conservation Society Turtle Conservation Fund. Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.
Sea birds sightings in the Black Sea recorded by CeNoBS Aerial Expedition in 2019

Within the "Support MSFD implementation in the Black Sea through establishing a regional monitoring system of cetaceans (D1) and noise monitoring (D11) for achieving GES", financed by European Commission - No. 110661/2018/794677/SUB/ENV.C2, a dedicated aerial survey for marine mammals, sea birds and marine debris using distance line transect methods was performed in 2019 in territorial and EEZs of five of the Black Sea riparian countries.
The action was planned to support the further implementation of Marine Strategy Framework Directive, providing a baseline for marine litter/debris. The project was implemented with the involvement of the 10 project partners and was coordinated by Mare Nostrum and ACCOBAMS Secretariat. For more detailed information on the dataset, including abundances estimates, please contact the project coordinator (marian_paiu@marenostrum.ro) or access the webpage www.cenobs.eu. The line transect distance sampling method has been used for the survey. This method is based on a statistical approach: data are collected by observers on board of aircrafts following specific transects designed to ensure an equal coverage and representation of the study area. For birds and marine litter a strip transect was adopted. The aerial survey has covered the waters of Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia (territorial waters and exclusive economic zones) following pre-defined transect lines within different blocks. The survey design has been later adjusted according to Flight Information Regions (FIRs) constraints, as this was limiting the possibility of flying in specific areas.
Harbour seals GPS telemetry in Baie de Somme

Ten harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) were captured in the Baie de Somme, Picardie (France) in October 2008 and fitted with Fastloc GPS/GSM tags (Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by the Région Poitou-Charentes. The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent at the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU, Picardie Nature, PELAGIS (CNRS/La Rochelle University) and the Office national de la chasse de la faune sauvage (ONCFS). Seals were caught under licenses delivered by the French ministry of the environment.
Original provider: Cécile Vincent, Centre d’Études Biologiques de Chizé Dataset credits: Cecile Vincent, CEBC (CNRS/La Rochelle University)Purpose: Identification of individual movements and foraging areas of harbour seals
Seagrasses of the Crimean coastal zone (Black Sea, 1960-2009)

The main aim of the dataset is preparing the available data by diversity and distribution of the Black Sea seagrasses, which were collected the scientists from IBSS around Ukranian and Russian coastal zone during last 50 years (1960 - 2009). The data about region, location, sampling equipment are given for each seagrass species. The species diversity is described from 45 transects, 164 stations at 0,3 - 20 m depth. These data are available now for scientists, professionals and they can be used in various purposes.
The dataset of the Black sea seagrasses contains the information about 6 species (Zostera marina L., Z. noltii Hornem, Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande, R. maritima L., Potamogeton pectinatus L. (= Stuckenia pectinata), Zannichellia palustris L. ( = Zannichellia major) .
Abundance of young mullet Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 in the surf zone along the southern coast of Brazil

This dataset presents abundance data of juveniles Mugil liza recorded in surf-zone in south Brazilian coast. The fish were collected monthly between June 2011 and May 2012 in the surf zones adjacent to the mouths of the six estuaries from 29°S, 48°W to 34°S, 53°W.
Two marine surf zone sampling points were selected at each site. At each sampling point, we collected five samples monthly. Each beach seine sample was conducted perpendicular to the beach at a depth of 1.5 m. The beach seine net was 9 m long and 1.5 m high with 13 mm knot-to-knot mesh in the wings and 5 mm knot-to-knot mesh in the 3 m central section. Each haul covered an area of approximately 120 m2. Mullet abundance data is the total number of individuals per sampling event. Water temperature (°C) and salinity were recorded monthly at each sampling event using a digital multiparameter probe. The salinity was measured using the Practical Salinity Scale (PSU). The water transparency was measured using a Secchi disk (cm). This study was conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (MMA), and all data collection and fish handling were endorsed by the Permanent License for Collection of Zoological Material. The dataset were formatted according to the Darwin Core (DwC) standard (TDWG 2015).
Zooplankton in the Ukrainia Black Sea shelf (1989-2005)

Species composition, abundance and biomasss of zooplankton at selected layers from the seabed to the surface. Approximately 100 species included in the database.
Dataset contains zooplankton data obtained during ecological monitoring in the Black Sea, Ukrainian part 1996-2005.

For data 1992-1993: Sampling was done by Juday net N49 mesh size = 0,168 mm. Samples were taken by standard depths from 200m (or bottom) to surface – 5 layers in deep-water regions. Also additional samples were taken every 25 m in limits 200-25m. In limits 25m – surface number of samples were taken according thermohaline water structure. Samples were sorted by macro and mezo plankton. Mezoplankton was analyzed under binocular directly on ship board. Abundance of each species was calculated according standard methods, for most abundant species adult and copepodit stages were calculated. Structure of both combs (Mnemiopsis and Pleurobrachia) population was identified by 3-9 size classes with body length measurements.

1996 - 2006: Sampling instrument - Jedy's net N 49, mesh size = 0,168 mm; fixation: formalin; sampling surface area - arranged as per sampling depths from the surface to the sea bed; depth of sampling - on standard levels, m.

References:

Research of the ecosystem of the Black Sea, collected scientific essays under the editorship of V. Medinets, Vol. 1, Odessa, "IREN-POLIGRAF", 1994, p. 4-16 (in Russian)
Environmental Series, 7. Copyright by United Nations Development Programme, New York. Anon. 2002 Environmental State of the Black Sea. Report 1996-2000. Astroprint, Odessa. (in Ukrainian)
Historische Benthosdaten aus Nord- und Ostsee in den Jahren 1902-1912

This dataset has been reconstructed from museum collections.
This dataset represents presence data has been reconstructed from museum collections from old ICES routine cruises between 1902 and 1912. Identification of the species was done by specialists at the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel; Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences; Marine Ecology Division; Benthos Ecology section.
Macroalgae of the Crimean coastal zone (Black Sea, 1967-2007)

The main aim of the dataset is preparing the available data by diversity of the Black Sea macroalgae, which were collected by the scientists from IBSS around Crimean coast of the Ukrainian shelf during the last 40 years. The species diversity is described from 43 transects, 180 stations at 0,1 - 25 m depth. The data about location, region, sampling equipment are given for each macroalgae species. These data are available now for scientists, professionals and they can be used in various purposes.
The dataset of the Black sea macroalgae contains full taxonomic and ecological information about 105 species, among them 29 belong to Chlorophyta, 25 - Heterokontophyta and 51 - Rhodophyta. The data is concerning the taxonomic diversity of Cystoseira and Phyllopora Black sea biocenoses, which are key parts of the coastal ecosystem, having high status of conservation in Europe (Natura 2000; Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, Annex 1). The total number of dataset records is 7153, among them Chlorophyta - 1469, Heterokontophyta - 1784 and Rhodophyta - 3901.
Baltic Sea benthic meiofauna and macrofauna mid 1990s

Biomass and abundance of western Baltic Sea benthic meio and macrofauna (all fauna >6 um sieve). Individual measures of body size, from Bornholm to Lulea. Only from Swedish and Danish waters.
Individual size measurments made on fauna captured from Kajak gravity corer and van Veen grabs. Much of the sampling was conducted in conjunction with the Swedish Environmental Protection agencies annual benthic macrofauna survey. These samples formed the bulk of the doctoral thesis of Daniel Duplisea at the Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University in the mid 1990s. There are few replicates but a decent spatial coverage. Environmental data on bottom water temperature, salinity, oxygen, sediment C and N and loss of weight on ignition are included for many stations.
Harbour seals GPS telemetry in Baie des Veys

Abstract: Twelve harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) were captured in the Baie des Veys (Normandy, France) between October 2007 and October 2008 and fitted with Fastloc GPS/GSM tags (Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by the DIREN Basse Normandie. The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent at the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU, the Reserve Naturelle Nationale du Domaine de Beauguillot, PELAGIS (CNRS/La Rochelle University), and the Office national de la chasse de la faune sauvage (ONCFS). Seals were caught under licenses delivered by the French ministry of the environment.
Original provider: Cécile Vincent, Centre d’Études Biologiques de Chizé Dataset credits: Cecile Vincent, CEBC (CNRS/La Rochelle University) Purpose: Identification of individual movements and foraging areas of harbour seals
Holsatia-expedition 1887: Die mit der Kurre oder Dredge auf der Expedition gesammelten Tiere

Historical benthic dredge samples from the baltic
Historical benthic dredge samples from the baltic. The dataset was digitised at the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel; Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences; Marine Ecology Division; Benthos Ecology section.

Presence data were recovered from the following literature source:

 Brandt, 1887: Holsatia Expedition 1887 "Die mit der Kurre oder der Dredge auf den Expedition gesammelten Tiere"
Grey seals GPS telemetry in Molene Archipelago

21 grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were captured in the Molene archipelago, Brittany (western France) between June 2010 and June 2013 and fitted with Fastloc GPS/GSM tags (Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by the Parc naturel marin d’Iroise and Région Poitou-Charentes. The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent at the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU, the Parc naturel marin d’Iroise, Oceanopolis, the Office national de la chasse de la faune sauvage (ONCFS), PELAGIS (CNRS/La Rochelle University) and the Zoo de La Fleche. Seals were caught under licenses delivered by the French ministry of the environment.
Original provider: Cécile Vincent, Centre d’Études Biologiques de Chizé Dataset credits: Cecile Vincent, CEBC (CNRS/La Rochelle University) Purpose: Identification of individual movements and foraging areas of grey seals
Liverpool Bay Nematoda and Copepoda (UK)

Estuarine pollution gradient.Transect through dredgings disposal site, 7 stationson a 10m contour, 4 reps, (craib cores and Day grab (subsamples of 50ml syringe to a depth of 5cm))
Data were collected to look for changes in meiofauna community structures through a disposal site, to assess the utility of meiofauna samples collected by taking subsamples from grab samples compared to samples collected with a Craib corer and finally to relate the observed changes to the measured environmental variables