oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
SEFSC Gomex Shelf 2000

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Seabirds,Sea turtles,Vessel,Visual Sighting, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2000/2000

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
Mullin, K.D. and D.M. Drass, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center

Abstract:
A continental shelf survey in Gulf of Mexico was conducted  in 2000 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center and Minerals Management Service to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey.

During 16 survey days, 85 cetacean groups were sighted, including

Atlantic spotted dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Rough-toothed dolphin
Sperm whale

The dataset  is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file.

Purpose:
The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters.

Specific objectives of this survey are:

1. Collect line-transect data to estimate abundance and define distribution of cetacean species in continental shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico.

2. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species for genetic and contaminant analysis in order to study the stock structure of Gulf of Mexico cetaceans.

3. Collect ichthyoplankton samples with bongo and neuston gear for the purpose of estimating abundance and defining the distribution of eggs, larvae, and small juveniles of Gulf of Mexico fishes, particularly king and Spanish mackerel, clupeids, lutjanids and sciaenids.

4. Obtain station associated environmental and oceanographic data throughout the survey area using the SBE 911 plus CTD and the SBE 19 Seacat Profiler.

5. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of sea turtles, seabirds and other marine life and marine debris encountered during the survey.

Supplemental information:
[2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) =&gt; Hydroprogne caspia (176935)
Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) =&gt; Leucophaeus atricilla (824079)
Least Tern: Sterna antillarum (176923) =&gt; Sternula antillarum (824127)
Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) =&gt; Thalasseus maximus (824142)
Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) =&gt; Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932)
Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) =&gt; Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)
Benthic Foraminifera Collected in the Canadian Arctic During the 1966 Field Season

Keywords: Biota, Occurrence, Oceans, Biological Classification, Observation
Temporal coverage: null/null

This papers purpose was to provide information on foraminifera species living in the Canadian Arctic. Samples were collected from the sediment of Hecla and Griper Bay and Hazen Strait, a part of the channel system of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The area represents a high-latitude, partly land-locked marine environment. The samples were collected from the ice surface through seal holes and leads in the ice using Dietz-LaFond bottom grabber and piston corer. Samples were collected from the benthos at depths ranging from 17 metres to 458 metres deep. Foraminifera samples were washed through a 230 mesh sieve dried and weighed and species were inspected for the determination of relative percentages of species present. The OBIS view of this data set includes presence only.

Also included in the report, but not included in this OBIS view are images of species found at the sampling locations (Vilks,1969).
Survey data of tidal flats on the Monitoring sites 1000 project, BDCJ

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2014

This dataset contains data of the occurrence of macrozoobenthos which was recorded at survey sites of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Projects: Coastal Area Survey (Tidal flats). The annual survey was carried out with eight places of Japanese coast from north (Hokkaido) to south (Okinawa). In addition, the data about reference specimens in the survey every five years is included. The data of this dataset is derived from the data file of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Projects: Coastal Area Survey. The data file includes the information about quantity data of macrozoobenthos (the number of individuals per quadrats).
Comparative study of the organismic assemblages associated with the demosponge Sarcotragus foetidus Schmidt, 1862 in the coasts of Cyprus and Greece

Keywords: Cyprus, macrofauna, Sarcotragus foetidus, Greece
Temporal coverage: 2003/2007

This dataset includes species found in the demosponge Sarcotragus foetidus. The sponges were collected form two stations, in depths between 5 and 17 meters. The stations were located in Linaraki (Sithonia, Halkidiki, Greece) and in Milourgia (Kissonerga, Pafos, Cyprus). Sampling in Cyprus was conducted in January of 2003 and August of 2003 and 2007, in depths between 5 and 10 meters. Sampling in Greece was conducted in February and July of 2003, in depths between 14 and 17 meters.
Sunshine Coast Council Turtle Tracking (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2014

Original provider:
Dr Col Limpus

Dataset credits:
Data provider
GHD, Xstrata and  DERM nesting flatback monitoring
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
The Matilda project is a partnership between TurtleCare Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Queeensland's Department of Environment and Resource Management.


Abstract:
Matilda is a female Loggerhead turtle who was tagged and fitted with a tracker when she came up on Shelly Beach for what was probably her third nest of the season.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=696">Visit STAT's project page</a> for additional information.

This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.
Northern Territory Seabird colonies, Northern Territory Seabird colonies, Australia (1999)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1999/1999

Quantitative ground and aerial surveys of shorebirds, and significant breeding colonies for the Top End of the Northern Territory (NT), sourced from the Parks and Wildlife Service of the Northern Territory (PWSNT). At time of collating this report, some gaps were apparent in the data provided. Data exist from 1990-1999, but records from 2000-2003 are missing.
Data source from TERN geoserver https://acef.tern.org.au/geoserver/ - layer acef-default:NTSeaBirdColoniesSpecies3
Happywhale - Green sea turtle in North Pacific Ocean, Happywhale - Green Sea Turtle in North Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2021/2021, 2021/2023

Original provider:
Happywhale

Dataset credits:
Happywhale and contributors

Abstract:
Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.

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 2 contributors in alphabetic order:

Dawn Howell; Shannon Rivas
North Atlantic and Arctic Isopoda sampled during the BIOICE project

Keywords: Samplingevent, Scavengers, Filter feeders, Predators, Marine
Temporal coverage: 1991/2004

The North Atlantic and Arctic Isopoda dataset contains three parts: 1. Distribution records collected from literature; 2. Distribution records of specimens collected by the BIOICE project (Benthic Invertebrates of Icelandic waters 1992-2004); 3. Distribution records of specimens collected by the IceAGE project (Icelandic marine animals: Genetics and Ecology, since 2011).

This dataset contains distribution data regarding the 2nd group, isopods occurrences sampled during the BIOICE project
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Mammal Collection - marine records

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1944/2013

The MAGNT mammal collection, established in 1981, consists of about 8,200 databased specimens, the majority of which are from the Northern Territory.
This dataset is of marine species sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) January 2019 (https://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co137). Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and if not then matched to the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)
Datos de monitoreo asociados al indicador de condición tendencias para peces arrecifales - ICTac

Keywords: SamplingEvent, Peces arrecifales, Mar Caribe, Longitud estándar, Océano Pacífico, Hábito alimenticio
Temporal coverage: 2014/2021

Los datos se derivan de la línea de investigación del ICTac: Protocolo Indicador Condición Tendencias de áreas coralinas de los ecosistemas estratégicos marino-costero en Colombia. El protocolo busca establecer indicadores para proveer información sobre la condición y los cambios de los sistemas coralinas para entender, por medio de medidas prácticas y cuantitativas, la salud, integridad y el estado de conservación de estos ecosistemas. En este conjunto de datos se reportan los peces herbívoros y carnívoros arrecifales, documentados en estaciones de monitoreo del Mar Caribe y Océano Pacífico colombiano, que corresponden a 34.437 registros biológicos obtenidos entre el año 2014 y 2021.
UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Right side - 2015

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,Hatteras Aerial,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aerial survey
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Original provider:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Dataset credits:
William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Supplemental information:
This dataset includes the animal observations toward the right side of the airplane. The left side observations are registered in <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1350">UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Left side - 2015</a> (Dataset ID: 1350)

This dataset includes a subset of the data collection for the Hatteras Aerial surveys.
All the data of the collection are available in the following datasets including this dataset:
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1668">UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2017</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1670">UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2017</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1471">UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Left side - 2016</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1473">UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Right side - 2016</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1350">UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Left side - 2015</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1352">UNCW Hatteras Aerial Survey - Right side - 2015</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1237">AFTT Cape Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2014</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1235">AFTT Cape Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2014</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1138">AFTT Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2012-2013</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1140">AFTT Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2012-2013</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/851">AFAST Hatteras Aerial Survey -Left side- 2011-2012</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/855">AFAST Hatteras Aerial Survey -Right side- 2011-2012</a>

All the US Navy-funded survey datasets are found in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/partner/NAVY">OBIS-SEAMAP US Navy</a> page.
Zooplankton of Lebanon

Keywords: Oligotrophic, Introduced species, Biodiversity, Interannual variability, Occurrence, Microzooplankton, Observation, Vertical distribution
Temporal coverage: 1966/2003

This dataset contains data of zooplakton species which were found in Lebanese waters. The study area extends over 150 km between the south of Lebanon and offshore Tripoli city in the North. Monthly, seasonally and annual cruises were carried out between 1965 and 2007. Surface and vertical plankton samples were taken at standard depths 0m, 0-25m, 0-100m, 0-200m.
Data are available as a classification of the frequency of occurance.
SEFSC GoMMAPPS 2018 Winter Aerial Survey

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Abstract:
As part of GoMMAPPS, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center conducted aerial surveys of continental shelf waters (up to the 200-m isobath) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The survey was conducted between 18 January and 14 March 2018 aboard a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft at an altitude of 600 feet (183 m) and a speed of 100-110 knots (185-204 kph). Survey tracklines were oriented perpendicular to the shoreline and latitudinally spaced 20 km apart. The survey was designed for analysis using Distance sampling with a two-team (independent observer) approach to correct for perception bias in resulting abundance estimates.
The study area extended from the shoreline to the 200-m isobath between Tampa, FL and Port O’Connor, TX, and included fine-scale tracklines over estuarine waters of Mississippi Sound.

Purpose:
The goal of the survey was to conduct line-transect surveys using the Distance sampling approach to estimate the abundance and spatial distribution of marine mammals and sea turtles in waters over the continental shelf in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Supplemental information:
Provider's survey code is TOSE18WIN.
Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available.
The dataset is accompanied by transect (effort) data which is provided as a separate file.
Sightings included were detected by the forward team.

Environmental Attribute Codes
Beaufort Sea state
0 Calm, mirror like seas
1 Waves &lt;1ft, rippled surface
2 Small wavelets (&lt;2 ft), no white caps
3 Large wavelets (&lt;3ft), scattered white caps
4 Swell 3-4 ft, numerous white caps
5 Swell &gt;5 ft, many white caps, some spray
6 Swell &gt;10 ft, white caps everywhere, spray
CloudCover
0 Clear
1 0-25% Cloudy
2 26-50% Cloudy
3 51-75% Cloudy
4 76-100% Cloudy
5 Overcast
Glare (Glare intensity)
0 No Impairment
1 Slight Impairment
2 Moderate Impairment
3 Severe Impairment
Weather
0 Clear
1 Mist
2 Light Rain
3 Heavy Rain
Conditions
0 Poor
1 Fair
2 Moderate
3 Good
4 Excellent
Haze
0 No
1 Yes
Fog
0 No
1 Yes
Sun penetration (Sun pen)
0 Poor
1 Fair
2 Good
3 Excellent
Turbidity
0 Poor
1 Fair
2 Good
3 Excellent
Ecological hyperbenthic data of the Scheldt estuary: historical data (1988-2001)

Keywords: Salinity gradients, Ecology, Occurrence, Estuaries, Biological data, Benthic boundary layer, Observation, Hyperbenthos
Temporal coverage: 1988/2000

Data on the ecology of the hyperbenthos community of the Scheldt estuary were derived from research projects on this matter (1988-2001).
Type Localities for organisms and fossils first described from Antarctica

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null

This data set lists over 300 organisms (74 taxa are fossils) that were first described from locations either on the Antarctic continent, or on islands immediately to the north of the Antarctic Peninsula. Work was completed in early 2000 and does not contain any newer references. Higher level taxonomy have been checked and completed against the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) (https://www.irmng.org). Place name locations taken from the SCAR Composite Gazetteer (http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/).
Octocorales colectados en el marco del proyecto: Bioprospección de octocorales del Caribe Colombiano, como una fuente potencial de compuestos citotóxicos

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, PERMISO_COLECTA, octocorales, SiB_MARINO, bioprospección, caribe colombiano
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

Se presentan 23 registros de octocorales de las familias Plexauridae y Gorgoniidae correspondientes a 10 especies y 3 géneros, los cuales se colectaron manualmente en la bahía de Santa Marta el 27 de abril del 2019. Los especímenes se encuentran depositados en el Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia - Makuriwa (MHNMC). El material fue colectado por la Universidad de La Sabana, en el marco del proyecto de investigación científica no comercial denominado “Bioprospección de octocorales del Caribe Colombiano, como una fuente potencial de compuestos citotóxicos” bajo el Permiso Marco de ARG #117 2015-05-26. Otro sí #3 del 2018-04-12, modif. Resolución 0935 del 2018-05-29 otorgado por el MADS – Dirección de Bosques, Biodiversidad y Servicios Ecosistémicos.
Distribution of Stylaraea punctata (Linnaeus, 1758) in Okinawa Island, Japan

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

Distributions of Stylaraea punctata was investigated in Okinawa Island, Japan in 2019. We conducted diving surveys at 14 sites and found S. punctata colonies at 4 of the 14 sites, indicating S. punctata inhabits around Okinawa Island. However, only a few number of S. punctata colonies were found in each site, suggesting the rareness of S. punctata in the island. Considering the conservation of the species, the coordinates of the studied sites are disambiguated. Detailed location information may be available on request.
Green Balkans NGO's cetacean strandings on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Land-based,Sightings,Stranding
Temporal coverage: 2010/2022

Original provider:
Green Balkans NGO

Dataset credits:
Green Balkans NGO

Abstract:
Cetaceans' strandings along Bulgarian Black Sea coast compiled and recorded within Green Balkans NGO's Cetacean Monitoring and Conservation Program.

Purpose:
Data was collected within Green Balkans NGO's Cetacean Monitoring and Conservation Program and aims to monitor species composition and temporal and spatial trends in stranded cetaceans along Bulgarian coast.

Supplemental information:
[2023-01-17] Data since 2011 were added.
Time was not provided and "00:00:00" was used.
Species column shows the scientific name at the species level. Actual identification should be at the subspecies level if possible.
Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 1999

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1999/1999

In 1998, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission?s (FWC) Fisheries Independent Monitoring (FIM) program began a long-term monitoring effort of key reef fish populations in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This effort was aimed at evaluating the relative abundance, size structure, and habitat utilization of specific reef fish species that are targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries.
Counts of isopods sampled at Gazi Bay (Kenya) between 18 and 25 October 1994

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Digitization
Temporal coverage: 1994/1994

In October 1994, the hyperbenthos of Gazi Bay was sampled at 38 locations using a hyperbenthic sledge to study the diversity of isopods. Sampling (day and night) was conducted in as many different habitats as possible. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: De Bont, R. (1999). Diversiteit van de isopoden van Gazi Bay (Kenia)= Diversity of the isopods of Gazi Bay, Kenya. Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Ghent. 28 pp.
CSIRO, Cruise SS200702, Marine Biodiversity Survey, Southeast Australia, 2007

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2007/2007

These data were collected as part of a biodiversity survey for south east Australian Marine Protected Areas including the Tasmanian Sea Mounts Marine Reserve conducted by CSIRO in 2007, including a revisit of our seamounts photographed in 1997. Data are from 54 sampling stations and specimens for selected species are lodged with various Australian museums.
ARCAS sea turtle strandings at Hawaii, Guatemala 2010-2013

Keywords: Occurrence,Land-based,Sightings, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2010/2013

Original provider:
Colum Muccio, Asociacion Rescate y Conservacion de Vida Silvestres (ARCAS)

Dataset credits:
Asociacion Rescate y Conservacion de Vida Silvestres (ARCAS)

Abstract:
In 2011, ARCAS documented the mortality of 39 olive ridley sea turtles in the área of Hawaii on the Pacific coast of Guatemala.  Another mortality of 128 turtlesm occured in 2013 in an área stretching roughly from the resort of Monterrico to the Salvadoran border.  Unlike the 2011 stranding, which was all but one Green, entirely olive ridleys, the 2013 had more of a mix of species, including 113 olive ridleys, 13 greens, 1 hawksbill and 1 leatherback.  at the same time, in neighboring El Salvador, there was a stranding of 190 sea turtles.

Supplemental information:
A stranding of Olive Ridley on 8/29/2012 was deleted as the location of this event was inaccurate.
Ghana Olive Ridley Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2009/2010

Original provider:
SEATURTLE.ORG

Dataset credits:
Data provider
SEATURTLE.ORG Animal Tracking Program
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
This project is a partnership between SEATURTLE.ORG, Florida Gulf Coast University, the Hlamhi Association for Turtle Conservation and Hope (HATCH), the University of Ghana and the Ghana Wildlife Division, Forestry Commission.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This project is sponsored in part by the Disney Worldwide Conservations Fund, SEATURTLE.ORG and the Hlamhi Association for Turtle Conservation and Hope (HATCH).


Abstract:
Historical records indicate that green, olive ridley, hawksbill, and loggerhead sea turtles once utilized Ghana’s coastal waters as foraging grounds.  Records also indicate leatherback, green, olive ridley, hawksbill, and loggerhead also utilized Ghana’s shore as nesting habitat.  There has not been a confirmed loggerhead or hawksbill nest in Ghana for 25 years indicating these two species have most likely been extirpated from the region.  Currently, the leatherback, olive ridley, and green sea turtles are the only remaining species nesting in Ghana. Sea turtles in this region are exposed to a maze of fishing vessels and nets that must be carefully avoided to reach the nesting beach.  Each year large sea turtle stranding events are documented during time periods of off-shore and near-shore fishing.  Illegal commercial fishing activity occurs regularly in shallow off-shore waters, whereas commercial and subsidence fishing take place near-shore and off the beach.  Understanding the temporal and spatial movement patterns of olive ridleys would provide information on the interaction of sea turtles and fisheries in Ghana's waters.With funding from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, we are gathering knowledge and creating educational programs necessary to implementing a conservation program that is socially and economically self-sustaining over the long term.  The proposed research will answer key questions about the ecology of olive ridley sea turtles that will allow limited existing resources to be used most effectively into the future, and will incorporate educational programs to reverse the social perception of sea turtles so that their preservation is part of the cultural norm.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=468">Visit STAT's project page</a> for additional information.

This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.