oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
DNA barcoding as a tool to explore elasmobranch diversity in environmental DNA off the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania)

Keywords: 12S rRNA, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2020/2021

Metabarcoding was used to explore species diversity in eDNA samples from the PNBA. Results confirmed the presence of 29 different species, 12 sharks and 17 rays of which 14 species had previously never been reported from the PNBA in the literature.
Zooplankton Abundance_Umbrella net_sea ice zone 2007/12

Keywords: BIOTA, PLANKTON NETS, SIPEX II, Zooplankton, R/V AA &gt; R/V Aurora Australis, OCEANS, BIOSPHERE &gt; ECOSYSTEMS &gt; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS &gt; PLANKTON &gt; ZOOPLANKTON, Occurrence, SIPEX
Temporal coverage: null/null

Zooplankton were collected during the winter-spring transition during two cruises of the Aurora Australis: SIPEX in 2007 and SIPEX II in 2012. The umbrella net was 2 metres long, 28 cm2 mouth area and mesh size of 100 um. The net was lowered through holes drilled through the pack ice and lowered to 100 m. It was pulled slowly by hand to the surface, closed and brought back through the ice hole. The contents were preserved in 5% buffered formaldehyde and examined under a Leica M12 in the laboratory. Species were identified to the lowest taxon possible.
Quality control:There were no problems encountered with this dataset.

Australian Antarctic Data Centre Note - 2018-07-04:
The original datasheet was reformatted to fit GBIF/IPT Biodiversity.AQ standard. The new datasheet "ZooplanktonSIPEX_I_II.csv" provides the dataset ID, event ID (cruise and station), sampling protocol, verbatim latitude and verbatim longitude that were converted to decimal latitude and longitude (also provided), continent, country, occurrence, basis of record, organism quantity (Abundance in individual per m3), sex and life stage. The taxonomical organisation is provided to the lowest taxonomical rank that could be determined, after matched in WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species).
AMAPPS Southeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2012

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Aircraft
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Supplemental information:
Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available.

The data submitted to OBIS-SEAMAP were arranged by Beth Josephson, NEFSC.
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of fish communities in the Florida Keys during 2018

Keywords: FISH, FISH CENSUS, HABITAT, North Atlantic Ocean, US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center, DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS &gt; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC &gt; Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS &gt; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER, biological data, OCEAN &gt; ATLANTIC OCEAN &gt; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, CORAL REEF STUDIES, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; FISH, DEPTH - OBSERVATION, IOOS, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, visual observation, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 743, Biennial, FLORIDA KEYS, in situ, swimmer/diver, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, OCEAN &gt; ATLANTIC OCEAN &gt; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN &gt; GULF OF MEXICO, CORAL REEF, FISH SPECIES, COUNTRY/TERRITORY &gt; United States of America &gt; Florida &gt; Florida Reef Tract (26N080W0007), FISH - CORAL REEF, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Oceans &gt; Marine Biology &gt; Fish, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, OCEAN BASIN &gt; Atlantic Ocean &gt; North Atlantic Ocean &gt; Florida Reef Tract (26N080W0007), National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), Samplingevent, oceanography, Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Biosphere &gt; Zoology &gt; Corals &gt; Reef Monitoring and Assessment &gt; Reef Fish Census &gt; Stationary, Numeric Data Sets &gt; Fish Census, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Oceans &gt; Marine Biology &gt; Fish &gt; Fish Census, SEFSC, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT, National Oceanic &amp; Atmospheric Administration
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

This dataset includes observations of reef fish near the Florida Keys in 2018. Data were sourced from the SEFSC Data Portal and aligned to Darwin Core. This data is a subset of data from an ongoing project that includes data from other regions and years and is dependent on the sampling design. The stationary point count method (7.5m radius cylinder) is used to conduct fish surveys in Florida as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). This method collects and reports information on species composition, density, size structure, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity). Data provided in this data set are from the Florida Keys. Data are collected using a 2-stage, stratified random survey design. Lead agencies involved include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA Fisheries) and National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS).
Habitats and fish communities at mesophotic depths in the Mexican Pacific

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

Mesophotic ecosystems, found at the limit of light penetration in the ocean, are rich in biodiversity and harbour unique ecological communities. However, they remain among the least studied habitat zones on earth due to the high costs and technological limitations. Here, we characterize mesophotic communities in two marine reserves across a range of habitat types, depths and temperatures using submersible technologies, with the goal of understanding the processes that structure these communities across biogeographical regions.
Seagrass and associated benthic community data derived from field surveys at Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, conducted July-August, 1997.

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1997/1997

The distribution of seagrass and associated benthic communities on the reef and lagoon of Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, was mapped between the 29 July and 29 August 1997. For this survey, observers walked or free-dived at survey points positioned approximately 50 m apart along a series of transects. Visual estimates of above-ground seagrass biomass and % cover of each benthos and substrate type were recorded at each survey point. A differential handheld global positioning system (GPS) was used to locate each survey point (accuracy ±3m). A total of 349 benthic survey points were examined. To assist with mapping meadow/habitat type boundaries, an additional 177 field points were assessed and a georeferenced 1:12,000 aerial photograph (26th August 1997) was used as a secondary source of information. Bathymetric data (elevation below Mean Sea Level) measured at each point assessed and from Ellison (1997) supplemented information used to determine boundaries, particularly in the subtidal lagoon. 127.8 ±29.6 hectares was mapped.
Survey details and original data from https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.858945
Study of the meiobenthos from a dumping site in the Southern Bight of the North Sea

Keywords: Meiobenthos, Dumping grounds, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1985/1985

The meiobenthos of a dumping site in the Southern Bight of the North Sea was examined as part of a PhD thesis. Next to the faunistic research, it also examined the link between abiotic parameters and the characteristics of presen nematode communities.
Happywhale - Long-finned pilot whale in North Atlantic Ocean, Happywhale - Long-finned Pilot Whale in North Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2023, null/null

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 15 contributors in alphabetic order:

Charlotte Kirchner; Conor Ryan; Elizabeth Zwamborn; Javier Cotin; Joel Moore; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kristy King; Lottie Eastwood; Madalena; Marijke Nita de Boer; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Phillippa Tichotova; Sabine+Ulf; Ted Keyel; Veronika Doppelreiter
HRC CETOS Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys February 2005

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2005/2005

Original provider:
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.

Dataset credits:
The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program

Supplemental information:
Effort data is not available.
ABYSSLINE UKSRL Contract Area CCZ Megafauna 2013-2015: Arthropoda

Keywords: Occurrence; Deep-sea mining; Polymetallic nodule; Clarion-Clipperton Zone; megafauna; Annelida
Temporal coverage: 2013/2015

This dataset describes the abyssal megafaunal annelid morphotypes observed during the two ABYSSLINE cruises (AB01/MV1313 - 2013 and AB02/TN319 - 2015) to the UKSRL polymetallic-nodule exploration contract area (UK-1) and the site EPIRB (~250 km east of the UK-1 area) in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. These megafaunal annelids were recorded using ROV, AUV, Baited Camera, and Baited Trap. There appear to be at least 12 distinct morphospecies identified by imagery. This dataset is from the paper: Amon D, Ziegler A, Drazen J, Grischenko A, Leitner A, Lindsay D, Voight J, Wicksten M, Young C, Smith C (2017) Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Ctenophora, Mollusca. Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e14598. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e14598
TPWD HARC Texas Coastal Fisheries Upper Laguna Madre Bag Seine

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1977/2008

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) utilizes several sampling gears for fisheries-independent monitoring of finfish and shellfish communities. They include bag seines, trawls, gill nets and oyster dredges. TPWD uses multiple gears in a random sampling protocol, and they identify (to the lowest taxonomic unit possible) and count everything that they collect. This dataset contains bag seine data collected for the Upper Laguna Madre system in Texas from 1977 to 2008. Collected data also included spatial and temporal information describing the sample location and time, collection gear information, hydrological data (e.g. dissolved oxygen, water temperature, and salinity), weather conditions, species caught, and number of each species captured. Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) calculated the relative abundance data, calculated as the catch of a particular species in a sample divided by the total number of animals captured in that sample. Absence data was recorded for species on the TPWD species sampling lists that were not captured during sampling.
UKSRLPMN12016 Senkenberg

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research UK Seabed Resources Ltd (UKSR) is pleased to submit this annual report on activities with respect to the Plan of Work associated with both of its 15-year International Seabed Authority (ISA) Exploration Licences. The first licence entered into effect on 8 February 2013 (UK1); the second on 29 March 2016 (UK2). UKSR has integrated together the exploration programmes of UK1 and UK2 in order to provide UKSR and the ISA and its stakeholders a broader insight into CCZ-wide ecosystem structure and function. This report describes UKSR’s activities and particular achievements for the calendar year 2016, and also its plans for the future.
South Florida Fisheries Habitat Assessment Program (FHAP-SF)

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2021

The South Florida Fisheries Habitat Assessment Program (FHAP-SF) provides spatially explicit information on inter-annual variability in seagrass communities and establishes a baseline for understanding ecosystem responses to environmental fluctuation, perturbation and Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)-associated, water-management alterations. Specifically, FHAP-SF documents the status and trends of benthic macrophyte distribution, abundance, and species composition in Florida Bay and the southwestern Everglades, as well as providing data on turtlegrass reproduction and shoot characteristics. Resource managers will be able to use these data to address ecosystem-response issues on a real-time basis, and to weigh alternative restoration options. FHAP-SF objectives are to: 1) develop a basic understanding of the relationships among water quality parameters (e.g., salinity, water clarity, nutrient levels) and seagrass species distribution and abundance in south Florida, 2) provide baseline data for parsing anthropogenically-induced changes from natural system variation, and 3) help verify model predictions on species and ecosystem-level responses to water quality changes associated with CERP.
Universidad Simon Bolivar Museum of Natural Sciences

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1979/2008

The dataset of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales of the Universidad Simon Bolivar contains 3 groups of sub-datasets from different projects carried out in the Venezuelan Caribbean and Atlantic front since 2000. Most of the registers come from two localities, the Morrocoy National Park in the central-west of Venezuela, and the east upwelling zone. Most represented groups are peracarid crustaceans and gastropods among other invertebrates.
Newport Aquarium 2004: Loggerhead Turtle (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2004/2005

Original provider:
Marine Turtle Research Group / SEATURTLE.ORG

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Marine Turtle Research Group
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
This project is a collaboration among the <a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/"> Marine Turtle Research Group</a> (Brendan Godley, Annette Broderick, Lucy Hawkes), Michael Coyne (SEATURTLE.ORG)the <a href="http://www.ncwildlife.org/"> North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission</a> (Matthew Godfrey) and <a href="http://www.newportaquarium.com"> the Newport Aquarium</a>.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This project was funded by the <a href="http://www.newportaquarium.com/">Newport Aquarium, Kentucky, USA</a>


Abstract:
Fisher was found in a nest on Fort Fisher beach in 1995 and transported to the Fort Fisher Aquarium in North Carolina USA. By January 2003, Fisher had reached 90 pounds and measured over 2 feet in length.  Outgrowing his Fort Fisher home, the now sub-adult loggerhead was loaned to the Newport Aquarium in Kentucky, USA, to be featured in Turtles: Journey of Survival.  When the turtle exhibit ended in spring of this year, Newport staff realized that it was time to say goodbye to Fisher and return him to the wild.  Now a formidable 150 pounds, Fisher would be of great value to the wild populations of sea turtles. This is Fishers first ever exposure to the wild and it will be fascinating to see what happens!

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=33">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.
SHARK - National environmental monitoring of Harbour seal in Sweden since 1988

Keywords: aeroplane, Top predators, land or seafloor, Long-term monitoring, Air monitoring, Samplingevent, ship
Temporal coverage: 1988/2020

The national monitoring program was initiated by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and is now financed by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management.

The monitoring is performed by the Swedish Museum of Natural History.

Data is stored in the database SHARK, hosted and maintained by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.

Monitoring of seals is performed by counting seals from land, ship or airplane.

More information is available in Swedish at https://www.havochvatten.se/hav/samordning--fakta/miljoovervakning/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-sal-och-havsorn.html
GPS locations of Northern Gannets season 2015 / Localisations GPS de fous de Bassan saison 2015

Keywords: Samplingevent, seabirds ; migrator birds ; GPS locations ; foraging behavior ; tracking ; gannets ; Morus bassanus ; oiseaux migrateurs ; localisations GPS ; comportement d'alimentation ; fou de Bassan, Marine turtles birds mammals abundance and distribution ; Abondance et distribution de tortues marines oiseaux et mammifères
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Since 2012, the [Laboratoire d'ornithologie marine de Rimouski (LOMR)](https://www.facebook.com/LOMRimouski) has implemented an annual monitoring program of the feeding behaviour of gannets (Morus bassanus) nesting in Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock National Park (more specifically on Bonaventure Island). The LOMR is directed by Magella Guillemette (professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski) in collaboration with David Pelletier (professor at the Cégep de Rimouski). Several dozen college and university students (undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate) participated in collecting these data.

The data in this dataset is from 2015. On the SLGO catalogue, you will find [datasets up to 2017](https://catalogue.preprod.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/?q=fou+de+bassan+pelletier). More recent data can be requested from LOMR by contacting the authors of the data. 

The locations were recorded using GPS data loggers, programmed at a frequency of 10 minutes and attached to the bird's tails with Tesa brand marine grade white tape.
Depuis 2012, le [Laboratoire d'ornithologie marine de Rimouski (LOMR)](https://www.facebook.com/LOMRimouski) a mis en place un programme de suivi annuel du comportement alimentaire des fous de Bassan (Morus bassanus) nichant dans le parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé (plus spécifiquement sur l'île Bonaventure). Le LOMR est dirigé par Magella Guillemette (professeur à l'Université du Québec à Rimouski) en collaboration avec David Pelletier (professeur au Cégep de Rimouski). Plusieurs dizaines d'étudiant.e.s des niveaux collégial et universitaire (1er, 2e et 3e cycles) ont participé la collecte de ces données.

Les données présentes dans ce jeu de données sont celles de 2015. Sur le catalogue de l'OGSL, vous trouverez [les jeux de données allant jusqu'à 2017](https://catalogue.preprod.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/?q=fou+de+bassan+pelletier). Les donnés plus récentes peuvent être demandées au LOMR en contactant les auteurs des données. 

Les localisations ont été enregistrées à l'aide de consignateurs de données GPS, programmés à une fréquence de 10 minutes et fixés sur la queue des oiseaux avec du ruban adhésif blanc de grade marin de marque Tesa.
SHARK - National Ringed seal monitoring in Sweden since 1995

Keywords: Air monitoring, Samplingevent, Seals (animals), Marine mammals
Temporal coverage: 1995/2020

Data from Swedish environmental monitoring of abundance of Ringed seal. Swedish monitoring of Ringed seals started in 1995. The monitoring program was initiated by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and later the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management took over the responsibility and financing of the program. The monitoring is performed by the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Data is stored in the database SHARK, hosted and maintained by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Monitoring of ringed seal is performed by counting seals in transects from airplane. More information is available in Swedish at https://www.havochvatten.se/hav/samordning--fakta/miljoovervakning/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-sal-och-havsorn.html
Foraminíferos de las Colecciones Biológicas de la Universidad del Magdalena

Keywords: Universidad del Magdalena, Colección biológica, Foraminifera, CBUMAG, Specimen, Foraminíferos, Occurrence, Caribe colombiano, Marino
Temporal coverage: 2014/2017

El presente conjunto de datos contiene a los foraminíferos de las Colecciones Biológicas  adscritas al Centro de Colecciones Científicas (CCC) de la Universidad del Magdalena. El recurso cuenta actualmente con 213 registros biológicos de especímenes que fueron recolectados en el Caribe colombiano, en inmediaciones de las islas de San Andrés y Providencia y en áreas oceánicas profundas. Esta colección está conformada en un 100% por especímenes obtenidos de entidades externas. El 65% de los lotes fueron obtenidos en áreas poco profundas (0 -12 metros) y el restante 35% entre los 174 y 4064 metros de profundidad. Los especímenes están depositados bajo el acrónimo CBUMAG: FOR.
La colección fue documentada, digitalizada y publicada por primera vez durante la ejecución del proyecto BID-CA2020-055-NAC "Incremento de la accesibilidad de información marina de las Colecciones de Historia Natural de Colombia, mediante la movilización de datos, el fortalecimiento de la infraestructura y el entrenamiento". El presente conjunto de datos es el producto de dicho proceso realizado entre 2021-07-01 y 2023-06-30, como parte del entregable “Colección de biología marina del Centro de Colecciones Biológicas de la Universidad del Magdalena – CBUMAG” aportado por la UniMagdalena al proyecto.
This data set contains the foraminifera of the Biological Collections attached to the Center for Scientific Collections (CCC) of the Universidad del Magdalena. The resource currently has 213 biological records of specimens that were collected in the Colombian Caribbean, in the vicinity of the islands of San Andrés and Providencia and in deep oceanic areas. This collection is made up of 100% specimens obtained from external entities. 65% of the lots were obtained in shallow areas (0 -12 meters) and the remaining 35% between 174 and 4064 meters deep. The specimens are deposited under the acronym CBUMAG: FOR.
The collection was documented, digitized and published for the first time during the execution of the BID-CA2020-055-NAC project "Increasing the accessibility of marine information of the Natural History Collections of Colombia, through data mobilization, infrastructure strengthening and training". The present dataset is the product of that process carried out between 2021-07-01 and 2023-06-30, as part of the deliverable "Marine Biology Collection of the Biological Collections Center of the University of Magdalena - CBUMAG" contributed by UniMagdalena to the project.
Data from: Rehabilitating the cyanobacteria – niche partitioning, resource use efficiency, and phytoplankton community structure during diazotrophic cyanobacterial blooms

Keywords: Aphanizomenon, Nitrogen fixation, Nodularia, Samplingevent, Limiting nutrients
Temporal coverage: 1966/2008

1. Blooms of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria are recurrent phenomena in marine and freshwater habitats, and their supplying role in aquatic biogeochemical cycles is generally considered vital. The objective of this study is to analyze if an increasing proportion of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria affects (i) the composition of the non-diazotrophic component of ambient phytoplankton communities, and (ii) resource use efficiency (RUE; ratio of chl a to total nutrients) – an important ecosystem function.