AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Historical quantitative benthos grab samples from the Southern Baltic Sea

Historical quantitative benthos grab samples from the Southern Baltic Sea. They dataset was digitised at the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel; Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences; Marine Ecology Division; Fishery Biology section.
The Historical quantitative benthos grab samples from the Southern Baltic Sea data contains two main parts: Polish and German data. Polish data are from:

Demel/Mankowski 1951
Demel/Mulicki 1954: Quantitative investigations on the biological bottom productivity of the South Baltic
Mulicki/Demel 1951-1955
Mulicki/Zmudzinski 1956-1957
Okolotowicz 1983: Assessment of pollution in the Bay of Gdansk from macrozoobenthos
Ostrowski 1968-1969
Ostrowski 1972
Ostrowski 1973
Ostrowski 1974
Ostrowski 1976
Thulin 1922: Bottenboniteringar i södra östersjön i samband med fisktralninger
Tulkki 1965
Zmudzinski 1971
Zmudzinski 1972
Zmudzinski 1973
Zmudzinski 1974
Zmudzinski/Ostrowski 1975.

The reconstructed German data are:

"Hagmeier 1925" Basis of the distribution records: Die Arbeiten mit dem Petersenschen Bodengreifer auf der Ostseefahrt im April 1925
"Hagmeier 1930" Basis of the distribution records: Die Bodenfauna der Ostsee im April 1929 nebst einigen Vergleichen mit April 1925 und Juli 1926
"Hertling 1928" Basis of the distribution records: Untersuchung über die Ernährung von Meeresfischen (zu: Hagmeier: Die Ostseefahrt im Juli 1926)
"Kühlmorgen-Hille 1952-1953" Basis of the distribution records: FIELDWORK
"Kühlmorgen-Hille 1961-1965" Basis of the distribution records: FIELDWORK
"Löwe 1957" Basis of the distribution records: FIELDWORK: Die Sonderstellung der Saßnitz-Rinne in biologischer und fischereilicher Hinsicht
"Petersen 1913" Basis of the distribution records: The animal communities of the sea-bottom and their importance for marine zoogeography
"Schulz 1973" Basis of the distribution records: Biologische Untersuchungen während des internationalen Ostseejahres 1969/70
The Danish national database for marine data

Data of the monitoring programmes for the marine environment in Denmark.
The dataset is no longer maintained (as per 1 July 2011 )
Background
The Belt project in 1974 to 1978 was the first monitoring programme for the marine environment in Denmark. The monitoring of the open waters became more permanent in 1979 when a monitoring programme was implemented according to the HELCOM convention. At the same time regional programs were initiated by the Danish counties. The monitoring of the marine environment was intensified with the implementation of the Monitoring programme under the Action Plan for the Aquatic Environment from 1989, which was later revised with effect from 1993. The national monitoring programme NOVA-2003 (in Danish) including ground water, streams, lakes and the sea started in 1998. 

The data in MADS comes from NERI's own cruises, the Danish counties and from other marine research institutes in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany. The geographical coverage of the database is the Danish fiords and coastal waters, the inner Danish waters, the western Baltic Sea, Skagerrak and the eastern North Sea. It is only the Danish data that is available on these pages. Data from Sweden, Norway and Germany migth be found at ICES. 

Use of data
Data from the online MADS pages can be used freely. Please cite NERI as source when using the data in publications.
UF FLMNH Ichthyology

The UF Fish Collection, dating to 1917, contains 214,205 lots and 2,300,803 specimens. Included are representatives of 8,250 species from 400 families. The collection includes 93 primary types and approximately 1,600 lots of secondary types representing 563 species. Also in the collection are 5,825 specimens of disarticulated and articulated skeletons representing 875 species. Especially notable are historic collections of large and important marine fishes as well as rapidly growing collections of freshwater fishes from Southeast Asia. In 2006, the museum expanded its program to archive frozen tissue samples with a newly established UF Genetic Resources Collection. Tissues of fishes are stored in -20ºC freezers and number 4,150 samples of 900 species. All specimens and tissues are databased online and available for loan.
Moluscos Marinhos de Augusto Nobre

Marine mollusks collected along the continental Portuguese coast by Augusto Nobre (former director of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Porto) between 1884 and 1939. The collection consists of dry shells of specimens belonging to the Phylum Mollusca (classes Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda).
Study extent - The collection includes mostly coastal species (from intertidal to 10-20m depth) collected by hand or by local fishermen, from the Portuguese coast, including some estuarine species.

Sampling description - Sampling extends from 1884 to 1939 and was done by Augusto Nobre on an occasional basis. The collection also includes a few specimens sampled by his contemporary fellows (namely the botanist G. Sampaio) or borrowed from other collections (e.g., G. Batalha).

Quality control - The collection is part of a larger set of specimens which served as the basis for Augusto Nobre's work "Moluscos Marinhos de Portugal" published between 1939-1940. It was recently revised bu Rolanda Matos in the late 1990s (work published in 2007) who records 885 boxes, each containing from one to several specimens. As of today, four boxes are missing, the remaining 881 being stored at the Museum of Natural History of the University of Porto and listed in the present data set. For most specimens there is a precise location and sampling date. According to Rolanda Matos (2007) sampling dates range from 1884 to 1939, with most being done during the 1930s. Some labels do not include a date, for which a range between 1884-1939 was attributed.

Method Steps - The dataset was retrieved from the current database (indexrerum) and exported to specify. Latitude and longitude were estimated using GeoLocate (http://www.museum.tulane.edu/geolocate/). Determinations were done by Rolanda Matos (2007) and names were converted, when necessary, to fit the classification of Bouchet - Rocroi (2005) used in WoRMS and COL.
Collection Aves (spirit preserved) SMF

The Aves (spirit preserved) collection is part of the SeSAM collections of Senckenberg which combines all collections held at the Senckenberg Natutal History Museum of Frankfurt. This collection contains bird specimens preserved in alcohol from all over the world.
The ornithological collections at Senckenberg include about 90000 bird skins, 994 mounted specimens in the exhibition, about 11500 skeletons, 4000 spirit specimens, and 5050 egg clutches.  About 75% of the known bird species are represented. The geographic focus is on Central Europe, Northern Africa, and South America.  Concerning the number of specimens, it is the second largest ornithological collection in Germany.

The major part of the collection is not directly accessible for the public, but is used by scientists from all over the world, especially those studying the present and past geographic distribution of avian species. The hummingbird collection is of outstanding size and taxonomic completeness. The collection of bird skeletons is among the largest and most complete in Europe.

Whereas most birds have been killed for collection purposes in earlier centuries, new entries of the collection stem almost exclusively from accidental finds of dead specimens, from bird parks and zoological gardens, as well as from exchange with other institutes.
Collection Crustacea SMF

Decapoda and Isopoda, mainly North Sea, Mediterranean, Japan. -- Largest collection of japanese crabs outside of Japan. -- One of the largest freshwatercrab-collection of the world
The Crustacea collection (except ostracods, see for that group Section Micropaleontology I) currently comprises about 32,000 catalogued lots, consisting of about 400,000 individuals. Together with the large amount of unidentified and uncatalogued samples (about 10,000) this is one of the largest collections in Europe. Also within the collection there are a number of areas of international scientific importance: decapods of Europe, Near East and Far East (largest collection of Japanese decapods outside Japan) and the freshwater crab collection, which contains many type specimens. Besides this the terrestrial isopod collection becomes very significant. 

Remarkable special collections are the former private decapod collection of Tune Sakai; the crustacean collection of the Heidelberg-Museum; and the crustacean collection of the Zoological Museum of Göttingen University, which was deposited at the Senckenberg in 1985. During the last century the Göttingen Crustacea collection was one of the largest in Germany, it contains about 1,500 lots forming the basis for a number of classical research publications. 

The computer-catalogue (SeSam) covers about 65% of the whole collection (about 21,000 catalogue numbers). This includes all incoming material since 1989 and parts of the other collection that have been revised by scientists of the section or visiting scientists. Besides crustaceans the section also administers the collections of other marine Arthropods (Xiphosura, Pantopoda), consisting of about 1,750 catalogued and about 800 uncatalogued lots.
Collection Mollusca SMF

The Mollusca collection is part of the SeSAM collections of Senckenberg which combines all collections held at the Senckenberg Natutal History Museum of Frankfurt. This collection contains molluscs from all over the world.
The mollusc collection consists of both Recent and fossil Tertiary molluscs and is one of the worlds major research collections. Actually it contains about 30,000 species/subspecies of Recent molluscs (the Pulmonates making up about half of this number) and ca. 8,500 Tertiary fossil taxa. It comprises about 0.6 million lots including ca. 7,000 primary type specimens. Coverage is worldwide. Most important is the collection of land- and freshwater species which is particularly strong in material from the Palearctic and Asia (Thailand, China, Japan, Philippine Islands). Especially well represented are the freshwater bivalves and among the gastropods families such as the Cyclophoridae, Hydrobioidea, Pupillidae, Clausiliidae, Camaenidae and Helicidae. The marine collection includes major holdings from the European seas, the Eastern Atlantik, the Caribbean, the Red Sea and SE-Asia. Strength of the fossil collection is the European Tertiary, especially Oligocene and Neogene faunas.
Collection Aves (bird skins) SMF

The Aves (bird skins) collection is part of the SeSAM collections of Senckenberg which combines all collections held at the Senckenberg Natutal History Museum of Frankfurt. This collection contains bird skins from all over the world.
The ornithological collections at Senckenberg include about 90000 bird skins, 994 mounted specimens in the exhibition, about 11500 skeletons, 4000 spirit specimens, and 5050 egg clutches.  About 75% of the known bird species are represented. The geographic focus is on Central Europe, Northern Africa, and South America.  Concerning the number of specimens, it is the second largest ornithological collection in Germany.

The major part of the collection is not directly accessible for the public, but is used by scientists from all over the world, especially those studying the present and past geographic distribution of avian species. The hummingbird collection is of outstanding size and taxonomic completeness. The collection of bird skeletons is among the largest and most complete in Europe.

Whereas most birds have been killed for collection purposes in earlier centuries, new entries of the collection stem almost exclusively from accidental finds of dead specimens, from bird parks and zoological gardens, as well as from exchange with other institutes.
Global distributions of pteropods (Gymnosomata, Thecosomata, Pseudothecosomata) abundance and biomass - Gridded data product (NetCDF) - Contribution to the MAREDAT World Ocean Atlas of Plankton Functional Types

The aim of this study was to collect and synthesize existing pteropod (Gymnosomata, Thecosomata and Pseudothecosomata) abundance and biomass data, in order to evaluate the global distribution of pteropod carbon biomass, with a particular emphasis on its seasonal, temporal and vertical patterns.
Pteropods are a group of holoplanktonic gastropods for which global biomass distribution patterns remain poorly resolved. The aim of this study was to collect and synthesize existing pteropod (Gymnosomata, Thecosomata and Pseudothecosomata) abundance and biomass data, in order to evaluate the global distribution of pteropod carbon biomass, with a particular emphasis on its seasonal, temporal and vertical patterns. We collected 25 902 data points from several online databases and a number of scientific articles. The biomass data has been gridded onto a 360 x 180° grid, with a vertical resolution of 33 WOA depth levels. Data has been converted to NetCDF format. Data were collected between 1951-2010, with sampling depths ranging from 0-1000 m. Pteropod biomass data was either extracted directly or derived through converting abundance to biomass with pteropod specific length to weight conversions. 

In the Northern Hemisphere (NH) the data were distributed evenly throughout the year, whereas sampling in the Southern Hemisphere was biased towards the austral summer months. 86% of all biomass values were located in the NH, most (42%) within the latitudinal band of 30-50° N. The range of global biomass values spanned over three orders of magnitude, with a mean and median biomass concentration of 8.2 mg C l-1 (SD = 61.4) and 0.25 mg C l-1, respectively for all data points, and with a mean of 9.1 mg C l-1 (SD = 64.8) and a median of 0.25 mg C l-1 for non-zero biomass values. The highest mean and median biomass concentrations were located in the NH between 40-50° S (mean biomass: 68.8 mg C l-1 (SD = 213.4) median biomass: 2.5 mg C l-1) while, in the SH, they were within the 70-80° S latitudinal band (mean: 10.5 mg C l-1 (SD = 38.8) and median: 0.2 mg C l-1). Biomass values were lowest in the equatorial regions. A broad range of biomass concentrations was observed at all depths, with the biomass peak located in the surface layer (0-25 m) and values generally decreasing with depth. However, biomass peaks were located at different depths in different ocean basins: 0-25 m depth in the N Atlantic, 50-100 m in the Pacific, 100-200 m in the Arctic, 200-500 m in the Brazilian region and >500 m in the Indo-Pacific region. Biomass in the NH was relatively invariant over the seasonal cycle, but more seasonally variable in the SH. The collected database provides a valuable tool for modellers for the study of ecosystem processes and global biogeochemical cycles.

This dataset is part of the MARine Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project (MAREMIP).
Marine biological data of Sweden

SHARK ("Svenskt HavsARKiv" / "Swedish Ocean Archive") is the national marine biological monitoring database of Sweden, holding monitoring data on phytoplankton, zooplankton, bacterioplankton, phytobenthos, zoobenthos, seals, primary production, sedimentation and chlorophyll measurements.
In total 212 data providers have delivered data to SMHI, representing some 441 155 biological records, 35 189 chemical and physical records coming from 24 867 stations and 56 337 samples (in October 2009).
Historical Nominal Catches 1950-2010

The FishStatPlus-based dataset was prepared annually by ICES in cooperation with Eurostat. As the dataset can no longer be updated, and the program FishStatPlus is no longer supported by FAO, the dataset became historical in 2011. The data were extracted from the last available dataset in November 2011, and published on ICES page as an archive of datafiles in .xls and .csv format. The data are arranged as nominal catches in tonnes live weight per country per species per area and year. The archive includes file ICES.txt that provides notes to the dataset.
Fishery statistics for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) area have been published under the title Bulletin Statistique des Pêches Maritimes since 1903. In 1990 the title was changed to ICES Fisheries Statistics and the last publication was in 1992 with 1988 data. For the period 1999-2004 the data was published on a CD-ROM. Since 2004, Eurostat and ICES have worked together on the processing and publishing of these data.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The data for 1950–2005 results from a verification exercise conducted on the data for 1973-2005 and an extension of the database to cover the period 1950-1972 by the ICES Secretariat on the national submissions of catch data published by ICES in the annual volumes of the Bulletin Statistique and more recently in FishStat Plus format on the ICES website. The results of this exercise with proposals for changes to the original published data were sent to the national authorities in May 2009 for their advice and comments. Responses from the national authorities have been incorporated in this database. 

Comments and suggestions for improvements would be most welcome, addressed to: ICES Information Centre.
Monitoring of macrozoobenthos, fish and birds in the Voordelta

Port of Rotterdam is carrying out the Project Mainport Development Rotterdam, PMR, expanding the port with 1,000 hectares through suppletion of sand in the shallow coastal Voordelta area in the North Sea. As the Voordelta has the status of protected nature reserve (Natura2000 area), the loss of habitat, caused by the expansion of the port, must be compensated for. As part of the compensating measures, the Dutch national government established a series of protected areas in the Voordelta region and is following the effects of these measures. 
This dataset comprises abundances of macrozoobenthos, fish and birds in the “Voordelta”. The set exists of a pre-protected status data (2003 – 2007) and a post-protected status (currently still under embargo).
Crustaceans collection (IU) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris)

The collection covers all groups of crustaceans (except the very rare Remipedia and Tantulocarida). Consisting of some 100 000 inventoried lots arranged in systematic order, and with about 6000 type specimens, this collection is one of the richest in the world for its diversity.
The collection was established before 1800 with the collections of the explorer naturalists (voyages of Bougainville, Savigny, Dumont D'Urville …) and then continued, notably with those of the Travailleur and the Talisman. The collection has benefited from the work of prestigious scientists like Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Latreille, H. and A. Milne-Edwards, and Chevreux. The specimens, measuring 1 mm to over 2 m in size, are mainly preserved in alcohol. Some are kept dry (old collections such as the historical collection of crabs), others as slide preparations. The collection includes worldwide material of marine, freshwater and terrestrial crustaceans (including pest species). The collection grows 1 to 1.5% per year on average, varying according to the group, thanks to numerous donations and deposits. For 25 years the "Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos" (formely MUSORSTOM) expeditions have resulted in the largest collection in the world from the deep-water (bathyal) environment.
Phytal harpacticoid fauna at Gazi creek, McKenzie Point and Fort Jesus (1986-1988)

Dataset contains a short list of Harpacticoida present in samples taken during April-August 1986-1988 at Gazi creek, McKenzie Point and Fort Jesus. In total, 16 species were (re)described and drawn (see publication). The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Demeulenaere, B. (1989). Taxonomische studie van de fytale harpacticoïdenfauna van Kenia = Taxonomic study of the phytal harpacticoid fauna of Kenya. BSc Thesis. Free University of Brussels : Laboratory for Ecology and Systematics: Brussel. 91 pp.
Microzooplancton in the South Adriatic Sea (ADREX Experiment) 2014

Microzooplankton collected in the South Adriatic Sea during ADREX Experiment in February 2014. The ADREX experiment, as part of EU Project PERSEUS (http://www.perseus-net.eu), focuses on the investigation of the role of the Adriatic-Ionian system in transmitting the human-made pressures in the eastern Mediterranean through the Adriatic Dense Water (AdDW) formation and spreading.
1844- Ongoing Verified Marine records from Indicia-based surveys,  United Kingdom.

Records collected voluntarily and uploaded via indicia based web recording sites including iSpot, Irecord, Marine Sightings Network and Sealife Survey. iSpot records are recorded by members of the public wishing to have identifications confirmed and records from iRecord and the MBA Recording scheme are reported sightings from a wide range of recorders.
Data include a subset of iSpot records: www.ispotnature.org, those submitted via iRecord: www.brc.ac.uk/irecord and the MBA Indicia-based recording scheme: www.mba.ac.uk/recording. Records are verified by organisations and individuals with relevent taxonomic Expertise. This includes the Marine Biological Assocation and the Conchological Society.
Loggerhead turtles in Slovenian and adjacent waters in 2002-2008

This dataset is one of the largest datasets on free-ranging marine turtles in the north Adriatic Sea. It comprises the work carried out by Morigenos in Slovenian and adjacent waters of the north Adriatic Sea, between 2002 and 2008.
This dataset comprises the work carried out by Morigenos in Slovenian and adjacent waters of the north Adriatic Sea, between 2002 and 2008. As part of a long-term program for the study monitoring and conservation of bottlenose dolphins, data on loggerhead turtles were also collected. This resulted in one of the largest datasets on free-ranging marine turtles in the north Adriatic Sea.

Morigenos - marine mammal research and conservation society is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental organization, dedicated to the research and protection of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and conservation of the marine environment. The organization was founded in 2001 and is carrying out several projects in the field of scientific research, education, public awareness and conservation. Apart from the Slovenian Dolphin Project - the research and conservation of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Slovenian and adjacent waters - Morigenos is actively participating in the study and conservation of Mediterranean marine turtles.
Data on cetacean strandings (1999 - 2014) on the Ukrainian coast of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and adjoining areas

This dataset contains data on cetacean strandings collected from 1999 to 2014 on the coastal areas of the Black sea and the Sea of Azov. Observations were conducted by Pavel Gol’din and Karina Vishnyakova, with the help provided by D. Markov, E. Gladilina, E. Gol’din, V. Sokhin, E. Kushnir, V. Serbin, Yu. Lyashenko, L. Godlevska, A. Nadolny, M. Kovalyova, O. Savenko, N. Kukharev and other colleagues and volunteers who took part in the field excursions and provided information on strandings.
Data on cetacean strandings on the Ukrainian coast of the Black Sea (2017)

This nation-wide dataset contains data on cetacean strandings recorded on the Ukrainian coast of the Black sea by researchers from a few institutions and personally reported by local residents and visitors, with photographs. Creation of the dataset was recommended by the Research Council on Marine Mammal Protection and the Ministry of Ecology and National Resources of Ukraine. Some field activities in 2017 were funded by the ACCOBAMS (project "Identification and initial assessment of cetacean groupings in coastal waters of the north-western Black Sea, Ukrainian sector")