AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
2005-Ongoing UK MarLIN Shore Thing timed search results

"Intertidal species, effort based search undertaken by students (16+) and volunteer groups with support from an ecologist.  During the twenty minute timed species search surveyors look for 22 species, 4 non native and 18 climate change indicator species within 1 of 3 habitats rockpools; boulders, crevices and overhangs; or open rock. Abundance is recorded using a simplified version of SACFORN.
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The surveys are conducted by A-level students or volunteer groups with the aid of a trained rocky shore ecologist. The results are recroded using the following abundancy scale: (1) Abundant = definately found at a certain level of the shore, (2) Frequent = definitely found after some searching, (3) Rare = intensive search to find 1 or 2 individuals, and (4) Not found = not found after searching (Abundant, frequent and rare results recorded in sample description). Species have been selected from the MarCLIM surveys and the shore thing protocol and recording forms are available on the project website.

    Data is sumbitted to NBN through marine recorder, but is recorded as presence absence only through this pathway. Original records (AFRN) are kept in a MYSQL database at the Marine Biological Association and as hard copy in the same place.

    Geographical coverage: Troposphere; Eastern Channel; Western Channel - Celtic Sea; Irish Sea; Southern North Sea; Northern North Sea; Minches - Western Scotland; Scottish Continental Shelf; Faroe-Shetland Channel; Bristol Channel; English Channel; Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland; Irish Sea and St. George's Channel; North Sea; soil and sediment boundary layer.
CURLEW_VLAANDEREN - Eurasian curlews (Numenius arquata, Scolopacidae) breeding in Flanders (Belgium)

CURLEW_VLAANDEREN - Eurasian curlews (Numenius arquata, Scolopacidae) breeding in Flanders (Belgium) is a bird tracking dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It contains animal tracking data collected by the LifeWatch GPS tracking network for large birds (http://lifewatch.be/en/gps-tracking-network-large-birds) for the project/study CURLEW_VLAANDEREN, using trackers developed by Ornitela (https://www.ornitela.com). The study has been operational since 2020. In total 5 individuals of Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) have been tagged at several locations in Flanders (Belgium), mainly to study their habitat use and migration behaviour.
Data are automatically synced with Movebank and from there periodically archived on Zenodo (see https://github.com/inbo/bird-tracking).

This dataset was collected using infrastructure provided by INBO and funded by Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) as part of the Belgian contribution to LifeWatch. Additional funding was provided by Provincie Vlaams-Brabant and Natuurpunt Studie.

The DOI in the citation represents all versions. To find the DOI of the different versions, go to the Zenodo record.
Natura 2000 Network (Saltmarshes vegetation)

Key species of estuarine habitats, which have been identified through the analysis of the phytosociological communities that are developed within Natura 2000 sites in Cantabria.
Project Data
No Description available

Title	Implementation of the management plans for the aquatic spaces included in the Natura 2000 Network in Cantabria
Funding	Government of Cantabria
Infauna from seagrass meadows in the coastal Bulgarian Black Sea (2013-2014)

Abundance (individuals/m2) and biomass (g/m2) of macrozoobenthic taxa from seagrass meadows along the Southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast (Burgas Bay), collected during field surveys of IBER-BAS in 2013-2014 as part of project PERSEUS. Due to the sampling method (hand corer), the dataset represents the infauna associated with the seagrasses. The dataset also contains measurements of several environmental parameters at the stations: sediment grain size (% gravel, sand, and silt/clay); sediment moisture content (%) and total organic matter (% loss on ignition); temperature and salinity of the water.
PERSEUS is a research project that assesses the dual impact of human activity and natural pressures on the Mediterranean and Black Seas. PERSEUS merges natural and socio-economic sciences to predict the long-term effects of these pressures on marine ecosystems. The project aims to design an effective and innovative research governance framework, which will provide the basis for policymakers to turn back the tide on marine life degradation. http://www.perseus-net.eu/


Title	: Policy-oriented marine Environmental Research in the Southern EUropean Seas (PERSEUS)
Funding: 	FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Grant agreement ID: 287600 Funding scheme: CP-IP-SICA - Large-scale integrating project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries (SICA)
Study Area Description: 	Mediterranean and Black Seas
Purpose	: The data were collected to characterize the current diversity and community structure of macrozoobenthic communities associated with seagrasses in the Bulgarian Black Sea, and to test the sensitivity and performance of several uni- and multivariate zoobenthic indices commonly used in WFD/MSFD assessments in the Black Sea
Black coral occurrences on the Azores shelves (central north Atlantic) from 1991 to 2019

Black corals are antipatharian corals that occur from sublittoral to abyssal depths on hard, mixed and soft substrates. Under favourable conditions, some black coral species form dense stands known as black coral gardens which create habitat for a variety of associated species.
Black coral occurrences are considered indicative of the presence of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems according to the International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas (FAO, 2009). Furthermore, their international trade is regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species because of concerns about the effects of black coral extraction on the fragile habitats they form.
Dense stands of Antipathes wollastoni, Tanacetipathes sp., Antipathes furcata and Antipathella subpinnata have been observed on the Azores shelves but knowledge on their distribution and the assemblages they form is scarce.
This dataset compiles black coral occurrences from sublittoral surveys conducted across the Azores archipelago (NE Atlantic) between 1991 and 2019. Sampling concentrated on island shelf and margin settings and was conducted using a variety of platforms: (i) two small remote operated vehicles (a VideoRay Explorer micro-ROV and a SeaBotix LBV300S-6 mini-ROV); (ii) two custom-made drop-down cameras built from Tritech MD4000, GoPro Hero3+ and GitUp Git 2 cameras; and (iii) SCUBA diving using both conventional and closed-circuit systems.
The compilation comprises 2353 presences and absences identified at depths ranging between 3m and 264 m.

Acknowledgements: To the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology for grants and individual contracts awarded to Fernando Tempera (refs: SFRH/BD/12885/2003, SFRH/BPD/79801/2011), V. de Matos (SFRH/BD/86390/2012) and P. Afonso (IF/01640/2015) and Okeanos Strategic Program. To projects MARÉ (Life-Nature B4-3200/98/509), OGAMP (INTERREG IIIb— MAC/4.2/A2 2001), MARMAC (INTERREG IIIb—03/MAC/4.2/A2 2004), POOC São Miguel – Costa Norte, CoralFish (EC-FP7ENV/2007/1/213144), CORAZON (FCT/PTDC/MAR/72169/2006), MARFOR (EC-BIODIVERSA/004/2015), PLATMAR (FCT/PTDC/GEO-GEO/0051/2014) and Mission Atlantic (EC H2020-LC-BG-08-2018) for funding surveys throughout the archipelago and work by F. Tempera, J.N. Gomes Pereira, V. de Matos and D. Milla i Figueras. To the Azores Regional Government for funding the projects MoniZec, BALA, MoniZec-ARP and MONICO via the Regional Foundation for Science - Technology (DRCT/FRCT) and the Regional Directorate for Maritime Affairs (DRAM).
Macrozoobenthos collected in the northern part of the Romanian littoral (Danube mouths) between 2000-2010

The macrozoobenthos dataset includes a number of  243 samples collected in the Northern part of the Romanian littoral between Sulina and Chituc from 10 m to 57m depths. Van Veen grab with a sampling area of 0.05 m2 was employed as a macrozoobenthos sampler. One replicate  was collected at every station. Sampling was done in spring, summer and autumn mounths.The samples have been analyzed qualitative (number of species) and quantitative (densities and biomasses). The macroinvertebrates have been identified at species level. Dataset contains abundance data (ind/m2) and biomass (g/m2). The macroinvertebrates have been identified at species level.
Summary of benthos at Gazi Bay, Kenya (EC-project 1989-1992)

Benthos density and abiotic data for 12 sampling stations in Gazi Bay. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Schrijvers, J. (1991). Ecological study of the benthos of the mangroves and surrounding beaches at Gazi Bay, Kenya - a summary report. Thesis. Universiteit Gent - Faculteit Wetenschappen, Vakgroep Biologie: Gent. 18, 1 table, 25 figures pp.
Summary of thesis "Ecologische studie van het benthos van de mangroves en aanpalende stranden van Gazi Bay, Kenia." This thesis is part of the EC-project "Dynamics and Assessment of the mangrove ecosystem in Kenya" (1989-1992).
Norfish: Dutch-Icelandic cod fishery, 1520-1852

NorFish is a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant led by Prof Poul Holm in Trinity College Dublin, focuses on the premise that a 16th century shift in marine fish pricing and supply in conjunction with the Little Ice Age and lowering of sea temperatures not only rise to the North Atlantic Fish Revolution but also forms one of the first documented examples of the disrupting effects of globalisation and climate change. The project examines the role of the Fish Revolution for a range of inter-related aspects of North Atlantic history, with NorFish’s interdisciplinary team drawing on archaeology, history, cartography, geography, and ecology to develop interpretative frameworks that synthesise a broad spectrum of source data to assess the overall objective of the project. NorFish’s interdisciplinary team draws on archaeology, history, cartography, geography, and ecology to assess the objectives of the project
The first quantitative evidence of Dutch cod fishing off the Icelandic coast is reported in 1655; Captain Jelle Alberts, from Vlieland in Friesland (Frisia) a province of the Netherlands, returned from Icelandic waters after 11 weeks of fishing with a cargo of salted cod. The condition of sale of these sated cod was that each specimen had to measure at least 22 inches to the tail (56cm) or else it would only count as half a cod (two would be counted as one).
Mesozooplankton North Adriatic-INTERREG Project

Mesozooplankton data collected in the framework of INTERREG II and III Italy-Slovenia project, implemented on behalf of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Environment Office by the Marine Biology Laboratory in Trieste, with the contribution of the newly-founded Regional Agency for the Conservation of the Environment (ARPA - Agenzia regionale per la protezione dell'ambiente).
Cymodocea nodosa in the slovenian coastal area

Cymodocea nodosa sampling in the Slovenian coast in 2009-2010. This dataset contains length of the photosynthetic part of the leaf and abundance of Cymodocea nodosa. 10 samples were collected at each of the 10 locations. In each sample, the length of the photosynthetic part was measured for 60 adult/intermediate leaves for a correct assessment of the Mediterranean meadows which is of great importance for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), and the Habitat Directive (HD)
Irish Benthos monitoring as part of the Water framework directive since 2012

A requirement of the Water Framework Directive is that benthic macro-invertebrates must be sampled from coastal and transitional waters at least twice within a river basin cycle (6 years) in order to classify these waterbodies. Numerous samples will be taken from sites in matched habitats throughout the water body. Sampling and analysis is carried out according to established protocols. The Directive requires the sampling of nominated coastal and transitional waters for benthic macro-invertebrates. This includes the field sampling, processing and analysis of samples. In addition, grab samples have been taken on vessels of opportunity and are considered suitable to fulfill obligations under the WFD. For each grab sample collected this dataset contains: - lists and abundance of benthic species >1mm, -sediment particle size analysis (PSA), -Folk (1954) sediment classification, and an estimate of organic matter (LOI).
SeaWatch-B: strandobservatiedata voor de Belgische Noordzee door burgers gemeten (2014-2018)

SeaWatch-B dataset voor de periode juni 2014 tem juni 2018.
Volgende variabelen (op vaste strandtrajecten aan de Belgische kust en minstens één keer per seizoen) werden gemeten: aanwezigheid mensen, honden, paarden; schaalhorens op strandhoofden; kruien; temperatuur strandwater; zeepieren op laagstrand; aangespoelde kwallen; dode schelpen en slakken in vloedmerk; kunstmatig afval in het vloedmerk; archeologische vondsten. Optioneel worden ook bestudeerd: kleine heremietkreeften in branding; aantal schelpkokerwormen; kiemende planten in vloedmerk en schuim op het strand.
Relative abundance of potentially pathogenic bacteria in treated wastewater and coastal water, Adriatic Sea time-series 2019-2020

The dataset reports the relative abundance of potentially pathogenic bacteria in treated wastewater and coastal water samples collected in the proximity of discharge points at sea. The data derive from Next Generation Sequencing of amplicons of the V4-V5 region of 16S rRNA gene.
Only genera belonging to traditional and alternative (Newton et al 2013, Microbial Ecology 65, 1011-1023) fecal indicator bacteria are reported.
Continuous Plankton Recorder Dataset (NOAA) - Phytoplankton

Continuous Phytoplankton Recorder Survey by NOAA in the Northwest Atlantic, the Gulf of Maine and the Mid Atlantic Bight.
Phytoplankton samples were collected by continuous plankton recorders (CPRs) towed along repeated transect lines between New York and Boston and between Boston and Halifa.	Samples were periodically cross-checked between analysts for consistency.Specimens are preserved in formalin.
Status and occurrence of the non-indigenous Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822) in the central Wadden Sea (southern North Sea)

The species Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822) is native in the western Atlantic Ocean and was first documented in European coastal waters in 2017. To report its current distribution status in the central Wadden Sea, individuals were collected systematically from intertidal flats along 10 transects ranging from the outer Ems estuary to the outer Elbe estuary (German North Sea coast) between February and May 2022. In total, 897 specimens of M. lateralis were sampled from 392 stations (mean abundance 2.29 ± 4.97 ind./m²). The shell length ranged between 3.98 to 23.5 mm thus representing.
The species Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822) is native in the western Atlantic Ocean and was first documented in European coastal waters in 2017. Since then, M. lateralis was reported several times in large abundances in the coastal waters of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. While the introduction vector is still unclear we assume that further dispersal in the southern North Sea will be driven by larvae drift related to anti-clockwise residual tidal currents. To report its current distribution status in the central Wadden Sea, individuals were collected systematically from intertidal flats along 10 transects ranging from the outer Ems estuary to the outer Elbe estuary (German North Sea coast) between February and May 2022. In total, 897 specimens of M. lateralis were sampled from 392 stations (mean abundance 2.29 ± 4.97 ind./m²). The shell length ranged between 3.98 to 23.5 mm thus representing. Regarding the increasing number of records of M. lateralis at multiple sites in Europe since 2017, the species can be considered as established in the southern and central Wadden Sea.
Offshore nematodes from Rame and in microcosm experiment (exposure to metals)

Experimental data - nematode data from microcosms dosed with three levels of contaminants (Cu, Zn, Cd,Pb) plus controls and initial field samples.
A microcosm experiment was carried out to determine the effect of four heavy metals on offshore meiobenthic nematode communities. Both field and experimental data are available.
Happywhale - Common Bottlenose Dolphin in North Atlantic 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 21 contributors in alphabetic order: Allie Smith; Charlotte Kirchner; Christian Wegener; Corinne Eichler; Cottele Benny; Era Horton; Eric Angel Ramos; Iuliia; Janiek Schrijer; Kimberly Nesbitt; Lara Eade; Marilia Olio; Matthew Gledhill; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Phillippa Tichotova; Ryan Donnelly; Sabine+Ulf; Sara Franson; steve; Ula; Whale Wonders BVI
Whale Watch Azores Bryde's whale 2004

Dataset information available at
http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/432
7 Bryde's whales, Balaenoptera brydei, were seen several times by whale watching boats around Faial and Pico Islands, Azores. They were observed from the beginning of July until the end of August. A mother/calf pair was the most frequently observed.
Grey seals ARGOS telemetry in Molene Archipelago

16 grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were captured in the Molene archipelago, Brittany (western France) between April 1999 and August 2003 and fitted with SRDLs (Satellite Relay Data Loggers constructed at the Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by DIREN Bretagne and FEOGA (EU). The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent and Vincent Ridoux at Oceanopolis (Brest, France) and the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU 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:
Cécile Vincent, CEBC (CNRS/La Rochelle University)

Abstract:
16 grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were captured in the Molene archipelago, Brittany (western France) between April 1999 and August 2003 and fitted with SRDLs (Satellite Relay Data Loggers constructed at the Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by DIREN Bretagne and FEOGA (EU). The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent and Vincent Ridoux at Oceanopolis (Brest, France) and the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU 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.

Purpose:
Identification of individual movements and foraging areas of grey seals
Amphipod distribution data from the North Atlantic and Artic waters compiled from literature records published in 1931-2018

This dataset contains Amphipod distribution records and is based on literature from the years 1931 to 2018. The data were collected during a variety of cruises and sampling events while the majority was obtained during the Danish Ingolf expedition. Sampling events took place in the North Atlantic and Arctic waters which included the Artic Ocean, Barents Sea, Kara Sea, Labrador Sea, Buffin Bay and Greenland Sea. Amphipods were predominantly collected using dredges, epibenthic sledges and remotely operated vehicles but scuba divers and vehicle-free baited traps were also used. This way, over 1566 Amphipod samples were collected in total which include 45 families, 117 genera and 164 species.
Historical landings for the lagoon of Venice (Italy) between 1945 and 2001

The dataset was obtained from the original registers of the fish markets of Venice and Chioggia that were available on paper documents from 1945 to 1996, and in electronic spreadsheets from 1997. The data originally included information on landings from aquaculture and sea- and lagoon-fishery merged together.
Thus, in order to obtain reliable time series for the lagoon-fishery alone, the raw data were treated with the aim of separating from the total catch the product from aquaculture and landings from sea-fisheries. Moreover, different unofficial sources were used to verify and correct official statistics taking into consideration unreported catch from illegal fishing. Species were reported in the original documents with their vernacular/dialectal names, thus it was necessary to attribute them their scientific name according to personal knowledge and interviews with fishermen and fish sellers. Marketed categories may include one or more species. Multispecies categories usually group taxonomically similar species, i.e. species of the same genus or family. The Mediterranean shore crab (Carcinus aestuarii) was registered into three categories, according to the life stage: ripe females, moulting individuals, and the other specimens. The different stages have different commercial values, with moulting individuals being the most valuable. The European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) was registered in two categories according to the size (juvenile or adult). Overall, landings for 19 market categories were obtained.
PANGAEA - Data from Ocean margin exchange project (OMEX I)

Data of physical, chemical and biological measurements collected along the northwest European shelf break.
The field data campaign of 80 research cruises took place in two of the three project phases along the European continental shelf. The studies included regions of both narrow-shelf and broad-shelf environments. 

OMEX I was aimed at understanding, evaluating and modelling the processes happening along the northwest European shelf break. It collected extensive physical, chemical and biological measurements. 

A number of sites on the European continental margin were studied. The primary site was at the Goban Spur, to the south west of Cornwall, supported by comparison sites off northern Norway and Iberia. This phase ran from the beginning of April 1993 until the end of December 1995 and collected over 600 individual data sets during 47 research cruise legs.
Presenza di cetacei nelle acque siciliane, Mar Ionio e Tirreno (osservazioni 2008-2019)

Data collection on population size and distribution of cetaceans in Sicily, Ionian Sea, promoted by the MareCamp association thanks to the citizen science initiative "Report a sighting and help the research" through phone and e-mail communications made by yachtsmen and fishers, and also filling in the following online form https://forms.gle/mAx9ZHZDzrPfs9P59 
Data here provided were collected in 2008-2019 period. The project is ongoing; sightings are reported in the database only if the advisories have good photos of reference able to distinguish the species and the area of observation.
Presence of boats, fishing activities, other species like birds, fish, jellyfish, meteorological and sea conditions are also collected.