AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
EMODnet Human Activities, Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)

The dataset on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in the EU was created in 2021 by CETMAR for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the aggregation and harmonization of datasets provided by several sources. It is released as soon a new plan is adopted or updated by an EU member state and it is available for viewing and download on EMODnet web portal (Human Activities, https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities). The dataset contains polygons, points and lines representing Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden. The MSP dataset is made up of 3 types of spatial features: MSP Spatial Plan, MSP Zoning Element and MSP Supplementary Regulation. Also there is a non spatial feature called MSP Official Documentation. The distance to coast (EEA coastline shapefile) has been calculated using the UTM WGS84 Zone projected coordinate system where data fall in. The MSP datasets shown on the EMODnet portal do not represent agreed maritime boundaries and are therefore without prejudice to the sovereign rights of the relevant States. Any datasets shown cannot be used as a claim by a State for its continental shelf or exclusive economic zone extents and sovereign rights.
Miesmuschelb├ñnke im Nieders├ñchsischen Wattenmeer 2000 (UIG), Blue mussel beds in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony 2000

Miesmuschelb├ñnke im Nieders├ñchsischen Wattenmeer 2000. Im Rahmen des Miesmuschel Managementplans wurden j├ñhrliche Kartierungen der eulitoralen Miesmuschelb├ñnke im Nieders├ñchsischen Wattenmeer durchgef├╝hrt. Die Erfassung erfolgte mittels stereoskopischer Auswertung von Luftbildern. Die Befliegungen fanden im Fr├╝hjahr bzw. Sommer fl├ñchendeckend statt. (Deutsch), Blue mussel beds in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony 2000. The intertidal blue mussel beds were determined yearly in the scope of the blue mussel management plan. Aerial surveys were carried out and aerial photographs were analysed by using a stereoscope to detect the mussel beds. (Englisch)
Miesmuschelb├ñnke im Nieders├ñchsischen Wattenmeer 2008 (UIG), Blue mussel beds in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony 2008

Miesmuschelb├ñnke im Nieders├ñchsischen Wattenmeer 2008. Im Rahmen des Miesmuschel Managementplans wurden j├ñhrliche Kartierungen der eulitoralen Miesmuschelb├ñnke im Nieders├ñchsischen Wattenmeer durchgef├╝hrt. Die Erfassung erfolgte mittels stereoskopischer Auswertung von Luftbildern. Die Befliegungen fanden im Fr├╝hjahr bzw. Sommer fl├ñchendeckend statt. (Deutsch), Blue mussel beds in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony 2008. The intertidal blue mussel beds were determined yearly in the scope of the blue mussel management plan. Aerial surveys were carried out and aerial photographs were analysed by using a stereoscope to detect the mussel beds. (Englisch)
Tethys Research Institute aerial survey cetacean sightings 2009-2011

Aerial survey cetacean sightings between 2009 and 2011 in the Pelagos Sanctuary, the Central Tyrrhenian, the Corsica and Sardinia Seas, the Ionian Sea and the Gulf of Taranto.
Monitoring abundance and distribution is essential in any conservation strategy, but is often ignored in many regions, including much of the Mediterranean. It is a priority of the Italian Ministry of the Environment, who funded a series of aerial surveys around Italy, to provide significant baseline information on cetaceans distribution and abundance. 

The covered areas included the Pelagos Sanctuary, the Central Tyrrhenian, the Corsica and Sardinia Seas, and the Ionian Sea and the Gulf of Taranto.

Numbers of animals within the Sanctuary are significantly higher in summer, when human activities and thus potential population level impacts are highest. A crude comparison with data from past shipboard surveys suggests an appreciable decrease in fin whale density in the Pelagos Sanctuary area over the last decade, reiterating the need for a major synoptic basinwide survey, as well as regular monitoring surveys. The low CVs and Cis reconfirm the effectiveness of aerial surveys in estimating abundance of certain cetacean species in suitable areas/circumstances and may provide a model for other areas of the Mediterranean. 

These surveys provide baseline data to develop efficient long-term systematic monitoring programmes, as required by a number of national and international frameworks. The collected data may also be crucial in assessing whether ship strikes, one of the main causes of death for fin whales in the Mediterranean, are affecting the Mediterranean population.

Effort data are from 2009 only. When time and observed counts were not available, "00:00:00" and "1" was filled in, respectively.
Marine turtle sightings, strandings and captures in French waters 1990-2003

Dataset of marine turtle sightings, strandings and captures occurring in French waters from 1990 to 2003.
PurposeWe set out to determine the spatial and temporal trends for sightings, strandings and captures of hard-shell marine turtles in the northeast Atlantic from two recording schemes. One recording scheme (presented here) included marine turtle sightings, strandings and captures occurring in French waters that originated from annual sightings and strandings publications of Duguy and colleagues (Duguy 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004; Duguy et al. 1997a, b, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003). Records presented in Duguy publications prior to 2001 contained location descriptions, providing no geographic coordinates with error estimates. Longitude and latitude positions for these events were estimated to be the closest coastal point to the descriptive location.Duguy publications, 2001 onwards, were accompanied by maps displaying the approximate location of sightings and strandings events. These maps were digitized and georeferenced and coordinate positions determined for all appropriate records. Georefenced hard-shell turtle (Lk and Cc) capture/sighting/stranding records from the papers of Duguy for France 1990-2003 (featured in Witt et al. 2007) only includes records that could have coordinates derived from their locational descriptions.The second recording scheme used were records of sightings and strandings of marine turtles in the British Isles obtained from the TURTLE database operated by Marine Environmental Monitoring. Data from the TURTLE database were submitted to EurOBIS and can be viewed on OBIS-SEAMAP: Marine Turtles.

AbstractWe present data spanning approximately 100 years regarding the spatial and temporal occurrence of marine turtle sightings and strandings in the northeast Atlantic from two public recording schemes and demonstrate potential signals of changing population status. Records of loggerhead (n = 317) and Kemp’s ridley (n = 44) turtles occurring on the European continental shelf were most prevalent during the autumn and winter, when waters were coolest. In contrast, endothermic leatherback turtles (n = 1,668) were most common during the summer. Analysis of the spatial distribution of hard-shell marine turtle sightings and strandings highlights a pattern of decreasing records with increasing latitude. The spatial distribution of sighting and stranding records indicates that arrival in waters of the European continental shelf is most likely driven by North Atlantic current systems. Future patterns of spatial-temporal distribution, gathered from the periphery of juvenile marine turtles habitat range, may allow for a broader assessment of the future impacts of global climate change on species range and population size.
Phytoplankton monitoring in the South Adriatic (Adricosm-STAR project), 2008-2009

Phytoplankton monitoring in the South Adriatic (Adricosm-STAR project), 2008-2009. 
Discrete water samples are taken at multiple depth layers. The samples were fixed with Ca(HCO3)2-buffered formaldehyde (0.8% final concentration) and cell abundance and species composition of phytoplankton were estimated according to Utermöhl’s method (1958), using an inverted microscope equipped with phase contrast, at 200-320-400x final magnifications.
The project aims at the development and partial implementation of an integrated coastal area and river and urban waters management system that considers both observational and modelling components. The area of investigation is the Bojana river Delta and the whole Montenegro Adriatic coast: the project considers transboundary water issues, such as the Bojana river that is managed by both Montenegro and Albania, and the Montenegro coastal area which is naturally affected by Albanian marine waters. The project develops innovative components such as studies of climate change impacts on the water resources and sediment transport.
Phytoplankton monitoring in the Trieste harbour - North Adriatic Sea (FERRIERA), 2008-2014

Phytoplankton monitoring in the Trieste harbour, close to an iron foundry (FERRIERA), in the North Adriatic Sea. Sampling during 2008-2014.
Samples were fixed with Ca(HCO3) 2-buffered formaldehyde (0.8% final concentration) and cell abundance and species composition of phytoplankton were estimated according to Utermöhl’s method (1958), using an inverted microscope equipped with phase contrast, at 320-400x final magnifications.
INRAM: monitoring van benthische fauna in Belgische havens en het Belgische Kustgebied

Deze dataset bevat gegevens over populatie-eigenschappen van het hyper- en epibenthos, bemonsterd in het Schelde-estuarium, de Belgische kustwateren en de Belgische kusthavens.
Binnen het kader van het INRAM project werden populatiekarakteristieken van hyper- en epibenthos onder de loep genomen.

De epibenthische gemeenschap werd bemonsterd mbv een boomkor. Vertebraten werden kwantitatief bemonsterd (uitgez. Crangon crangon, waarvan eveneens kwalitatieve stalen genomen werden), terwijl invertebraten kwalitatief werden bemonsterd.

De endobenthische gemeenschap werd zowel kwantitatief als kwalitatief bemonsterd gebruik makende van een Van Veen grijper.
Benthic macrofauna of the Ericeira coast (central Portugal) collected in May 2001

The dataset provides a quantitative list of the macrozoobenthic taxa collected in the infra and circalittoral sandy bottom off Ericeira (central Portugal) in May 2001. The fauna was identified to species or family level. The aim was to characterize the macrozoobenthic composition of sandy sediments potentially suitable for beach nourishment, in order to assess the environmental impact of the dredging operations on the benthic communities.
The increasing erosion along the Portuguese coast led to the definition of priority areas for beach nourishment. In order to assess the impact of the dredging operations on the benthic communities off Ericeira (a potential area for sand extraction) IPMA was appointed by the National Institute of Water (INAG) to carry out a sampling survey in the infra and upper circalittoral zones (10 to 50 m depth) in May 2001.  The sampling gear was a 0,1 m2 Smith-McIntyre grab. Sampling was performed by bathymetry level (10, 20, 40 and 50 m) along three transects perpendicular to the coast (distance between each 2 transects: 1/4 NM). Two grab samples for abiotic and biotic characterisation respectively, were collected in each of the 15 sampling sites. The macrozoobenthos was identified to species or family level and quantified. Addionally, sediment grain size distribution and organic matter content were determined.
MONICEPH - Monitoring cephalopods during whale watching activity in the Azores

MONICEPH project stores and analyses samples of cephalopods collected at the sea surface of the Azores, mostly during touristic activities. Remains of cephalopods are believed to be brought to the surface by cetaceans. The data collected helps increase understanding of oceanic cephalopod ecology and cetacean diets. Started in 2019, the dataset was compiled in collaboration with whale-watching companies on the islands of São Miguel, Faial, Pico and Terceira, and received additional samples from other sources. Project coordination by Stéphanie R.A. Suciu and José M.N. Azevedo.
Adriatic Shipping Company marine mammal sightings in the Adriatic Sea 1988-2000

Research on marine mammals was conducted in 1988-2006 and sightings were collected from each ferry on the Adriatic Sea. The lines included: Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece. We had 175 sightings in 12 years. For each sighting, we collected: date, time, weather condition, sea position, numbers of animals, kind of animals, depth and so on.
This research was conducted to observe and study the biological competition between humans and dolphins (both of them are catching blue fish). All of the data collected was used for the thesis degree of Luca Giovagnoli at Parma University - Vet Medicine.Data provided to OBIS-SEAMAP are from 1988-2000 and other years of data from this project are currently being worked on.Erroneous points (i.e., on land or otherwise) were excluded.
Observatoire Pelagis - Reseau National Echouage (French stranding network) strandings 1934-2020

The French stranding network is co-ordinated by the Joint Service Unit PELAGIS, UAR 3462, University of La Rochelle-CNRS, dedicated to monitoring marine mammal and seabird populations, as a continuous monitoring programme. The network is constituted of around 300 trained volunteers distributed along the whole French coast who collect data according to a standardized observation and dissection protocol. The network was established in the early 1970’s and its organisation and procedures are considered unchanged since the mid 1980’s. Data are centralized into a single database held in La Rochelle.
Purpose: With over 23,000 entries, the stranding data base documented since 1970 by the French stranding network provides one of the largest dataset on cetaceans in Europe. Stranding data would rank high in cost-effectiveness compared to most other sources of data on cetaceans because they are do not require to any expensive field work at sea. As a result of their comparatively low cost per unit effort, stranding data can be collected across wide spatial and temporal ranges and at fine resolution. For scientific purposes, the term “stranding” is commonly used for either live or dead specimen. Supplemental information: [2022-01-18] Data in 2020 were appended. [2018-04-26] Records in 2016 were appended. [2017-01-05] Records in 2015 were appended. Time and group size of the sightings are not available online. They may be released upon request. Original provider: Observatoire PELAGIS - Reseau National Echouage (French stranding network) - UAR 3462 University La Rochelle - CNRS Dataset credits: Observatoire PELAGIS UAR 3462, University La Rochelle - CNRS- Agence des Aires Marines Protégées - Direction de l'Eau et de la Biodiversité
Fishery survey in 1949 in the Tunisia (South-West Mediterranean)

This dataset contains an inventory of the benthic fauna of the Tunisian coasts by bottom trawling and dredging. The objectives are not known. We assume that this is an exploratory seabed trawling survey to assess the fishing possibilities in the region with this gear. We know that the inventory was written by Jacques Ancellin (director of the Boulogne-sur-Mer laboratory after the Second World War and he joined the OSTPM in 1942). Only species presence were recorded.
Important Note: This submission has been initially submitted to SEA scieNtific Open data Edition (SEANOE) publication service and received the recorded DOI. The metadata elements have been further processed (refined) in EMODnet Ingestion Service in order to conform with the Data Submission Service specifications.
Counts of seabirds, marine mammals and other megafauna during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXIX/1 - biodiversity excerpt as Darwin Core Archive

Please note: Abstract created by PANGAEA data editor using Jungblut et al. (2017). Marine top predators (seabirds, marine mammals and other megafauna) were counted during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXIX/1 passing the east Atlantic from Bremerhaven to Cape Town in fall 2012. Continuous half-hour transect counts were conducted by two observers from the bridge, situated approximately 18 meters above sea level, throughout daylight hours and while the vessel maintained its traveling speed (see Joiris -amp; Falck 2011).
Due to the width of the bridge, observations were limited to a 90° angle from the bow to one side, as it was impractical for one observer to simultaneously cover both sides. Species were initially identified with the naked eye and confirmed using binoculars (8 – 10 times magnification). Photos were used in retrospect to help identify rare or hard to classify specimens. Individuals following or circling around the ship were only counted once in a 30 min interval (i.e. during one 'transect count'). Water temperature and salinity were continuously and automatically recorded by a thermo-salinometer installed at the keel of the Polarstern (approximately 10 meters below sea level). Depth data were obtained either from the vessel's echosounder or hydrosweep. Data extraction was carried out from the DShip data system on board.
Macrozoobenthos of marine waters in mainland Portugal collected in March and September 2010

A macrozoobenthos species list is provided, based on datasets originated from infra and circalittoral samples (4 to 120 m depth) collected in the marine waters from north to south of mainland Portugal. Species composition, density and wet weight biomass are provided. The data were collected in the framework of the of the EEMA Programme, whose aim was the Ecological Assessment of Water Masses in mainland Portugal.
The dataset provides a species list originated from samples collected in marine waters of mainland Portugal, from north to south, encompassing the infra and circalittoral sedimentary bottom, from 4 to 120 m depth. The samples were collected in triplicate in georeferenced sites with a 0.1 m2 Smith-McIntyre grab, in March and September 2010. In the laboratory, the macrofauna was identified to species level. Species density and wet weight biomass are provided. Sediment grain size distribution and organic matter content were also determined per sampling site. This work was carried out in the framework of the EEMA Programme for the assessement of the Ecological State of Marine Waters in mainland Portugal.
Counts of seabirds, marine mammals and other megafauna during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXVIII/1 - biodiversity excerpt as Darwin Core Archive

Please note: Abstract created by PANGAEA data editor using Jungblut et al. (2017). Marine top predators (seabirds, marine mammals and other megafauna) were counted during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXVIII/1 passing the east Atlantic from Bremerhaven to Cape Town in fall 2011. Continuous half-hour transect counts were conducted by two observers from the bridge, situated approximately 18 meters above sea level, throughout daylight hours and while the vessel maintained its traveling speed (see Joiris -amp; Falck 2011).
Due to the width of the bridge, observations were limited to a 90° angle from the bow to one side, as it was impractical for one observer to simultaneously cover both sides. Species were initially identified with the naked eye and confirmed using binoculars (8 – 10 times magnification). Photos were used in retrospect to help identify rare or hard to classify specimens. Individuals following or circling around the ship were only counted once in a 30 min interval (i.e. during one 'transect count'). Water temperature and salinity were continuously and automatically recorded by a thermo-salinometer installed at the keel of the Polarstern (approximately 10 meters below sea level). Depth data were obtained either from the vessel's echosounder or hydrosweep. Data extraction was carried out from the DShip data system on board.
Counts of seabirds, marine mammals and other megafauna during POLARSTERN cruise PS83 (ANT-XXIX/10) - biodiversity excerpt as Darwin Core Archive

Please note: Abstract created by PANGAEA data editor using Jungblut et al. (2017). Marine top predators (seabirds, marine mammals and other megafauna) were counted during POLARSTERN cruise PS83 (ANT-XXIX/10) passing the east Atlantic from Cape Town to Bremerhaven in spring 2014. Continuous half-hour transect counts were conducted by two observers from the bridge, situated approximately 18 meters above sea level, throughout daylight hours and while the vessel maintained its traveling speed (see Joiris -amp; Falck 2011).
Due to the width of the bridge, observations were limited to a 90° angle from the bow to one side, as it was impractical for one observer to simultaneously cover both sides. Species were initially identified with the naked eye and confirmed using binoculars (8 – 10 times magnification). Photos were used in retrospect to help identify rare or hard to classify specimens. Individuals following or circling around the ship were only counted once in a 30 min interval (i.e. during one 'transect count'). Water temperature and salinity were continuously and automatically recorded by a thermo-salinometer installed at the keel of the Polarstern (approximately 10 meters below sea level). Depth data were obtained either from the vessel's echosounder or hydrosweep. Data extraction was carried out from the DShip data system on board.
CHALIST survey catch data: Bentho-demersal assemblages of the Gulf of Lion (North-western Mediterranean) from 1983 to 1992

This dataset includes all the CHALIST surveys between 1983 and 1992, that is five surveys undertaken in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1992. The aim of CHALIST surveys was to evalute the demersal resources of the Gulf of Lion in order to monitor annual variations of the main commercial species in terme of spatial distribution, average weight and size and age compositions and abundance indices.
All the target species collected were identified, weighted and counted. Length measurements were also carried out for a number of species. Important Note: This submission has been initially submitted to SEA scieNtific Open data Edition (SEANOE) publication service and received the recorded DOI. The metadata elements have been further processed (refined) in EMODnet Ingestion Service in order to conform with the Data Submission Service specifications.
Abundance data of large microzooplankton collected during the ABRACOS 1 and 2 surveys performed along the northeast Brazilian continental shelf, slope and open ocean

Abundance data (individuals.m-3) of large microzooplankton assemblages collected during two “Acoustics along the Brazilian coast” surveys ((ABRACOS 2)-[https://doi.org/10.17600/15005600]) performed along the northeast Brazilian continental shelf and slope between 5 and 9° S and around oceanic seamounts and islands from Fernando de Noronha ridge, including the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago itself and the Rocas Atoll.
The surveys were carried out on board the French oceanographic vessel R/V Antea in austral spring (September–October 2015) and autumn (April–May 2017). Planktonic cnidarians were sorted from zooplankton samples collected at 34 and 45 stations in spring and autumn, respectively. Samples were collected through oblique hauls, with a Bongo net with a 64 µm mesh size and 0.3 m mouth opening. The water column was sampled from near the bottom to the surface over the continental shelf and from 200 m to the surface in the offshore. The net was towed at approximately 2 knots, at various times of day and night. Important Note: This submission has been initially submitted to SEA scieNtific Open data Edition (SEANOE) publication service and received the recorded DOI. The metadata elements have been further processed (refined) in EMODnet Ingestion Service in order to conform with the Data Submission Service specifications.