oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
MAREANO - Base-line mapping of epifauna obtained with Beamtrawl

Keywords: Ecological baseline studies, Museum collections, Observation, Occurrence, Baseline studies
Temporal coverage: 2006/2020

Data collected with a 2m beamtrawl towed about 200-300m. Dataset contains numbers and combined wet weight of specimen (down to 1 mg) within same species or higher taxonomic unit. Samples are preserved on formalin and then alcohol. After id the material is stored at the Bergen Museum, Bergen, Norway.
Cetaceans and seabirds along the Indian Ocean 110°E meridian (Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) expedition) RV Investigator voyage IN2019_V03 (2019)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

The aim of this study, as part of a large number of related studies, was to examine the occurrence of cetaceans and seabirds along the 110◦E meridian from temperate to tropical waters (39.5–11.5◦S). Cetaceans and seabirds were actively scanned for across a four-week period spanning austral autumn to winter. Acoustic recordings of vocalising cetaceans weremade using directional and omnidirectional sonobuoys (n = 87 deployments). In total, seven cetacean sightings (six baleen whale, one toothed whale), 186 seabird sightings and 225 cetacean acoustic detections were recorded.

A total of 22 seabird species were sighted, including, petrels, albatrosses, tropicbirds, terns, shearwaters, boobies, frigatebirds, gannets, gulls, skuas and prions.
Voyage details (metadata, projects, other datasets either online or as downloads, publications and reports, events, maps etc) can be accessed at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=IN2019_V03. If this data has been used in any products, please acknowledge with the following: We acknowledge the use of the CSIRO Marine National Facility (https://ror.org/01mae9353) in undertaking this research.
MAREANO - Base-line mapping of hyperbenthic crustacea fauna obtained with RP-sledge

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Ecological baseline studies, Museum collections, Baseline studies
Temporal coverage: 2006/2020

Hyperbenthic decanted crustacea collected with Rothlisberg-Piercy sledge, hauls 5-10 min bottomtime. All samples after 2012 are preserved on board in ethanol. Taxa identified as detailed as possible. Specimens kept at Bergen Museum, Bergen, Norway.
DUML coastal surveys on the occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in Camp Lejeune 2010-2013

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Navy project,Vessels,Sightings,line transect surveys, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2010/2013

Original provider:
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Dataset credits:
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Abstract:
This project was part of a monitoring program designed to provide quantitative information on the seasonal occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in the coastal waters around the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.  The work consisted of three components: 
(1) coastal line transect surveys, designed to provide estimates of the density of marine mammals and sea turtles in near-shore ocean waters –this dataset; 
(2) small boat-based photo-identification surveys to document patterns of residency by individual dolphins; and
(3) passive acoustic monitoring of the occurrence and distribution of bottlenose dolphins in the New River and coastal waters.  

We conducted eleven shipboard surveys in the near-shore coastal waters of Onslow Bay from August 2010 to November 2011. We conducted photographic surveys for bottlenose dolphins in the New River on 19 days between October 2010 and November 2011. We recorded 54 sightings throughout the Intracoastal Waterway and New River, with some groups seen as far upriver as Morgan Bay. We conducted seven shipboard surveys in the near-shore coastal waters of Onslow Bay from October 2012 to September 2013.

Supplemental information:
[2014-04-10] 2012-13 data were appended. The following attributes were added since 2012.
CueTime, CueLat, CueLon, Calves, Obs

[2013-05-13] Additional survey data for the DUML Camp Lejeune monitoring program 2010-2011 are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/959">"DUML New River surveys on the occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in Camp Lejeune 2010-2011"</a> dataset.
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.
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - WEA 2016

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Seabirds,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2016/2017

Original provider:
NYSERDA, APEM, Normandeau Associates

Dataset credits:
NYSERDA, Normandeau Associates Inc., APEM Ltd.

Abstract:
In support of New York State’s commitment to incorporating offshore wind into its energy portfolio, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) embarked on a multi-year ultra-high resolution aerial digital survey of marine resources in a 43,745.20 km2 (12,754.06 mi2) offshore planning area (OPA) in 2016. During the first year, the New York WEA, including a 4-km buffer, was surveyed in a grid pattern, which covers 850.92 km2 (248.09 mi2). After the lease was awarded, survey effort over this area was reduced to the same pattern as the rest of the OPA. This dataset is for the NY WEA area. OPA survey data are in a separate dataset.

YR1 consists of Survey01 Summer2016, Survey02 Fall2016, Survey03 Winter2016-17, Survey04 Spring2017.

Purpose:
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) contracted with Normandeau Associates Inc. (Normandeau) and teaming partner APEM Inc. (APEM) to use high resolution aerial digital imagery to collect data on birds, marine mammals, sea turtles, cartilaginous fish, and other taxa encountered offshore. Surveys are conducted four times a year over three years. The surveys have been designed in light of available historical data and use the latest digital and sensor technology to provide high identification success. Survey results for birds, marine mammals, turtles, and cartilaginous fish are presented in semiannual reports, which will cumulatively provide insight into interseasonal and interannual variation in species composition, densities, and distributions. Reports are available at https://remote.normandeau.com/nys_docs.php.

Supplemental information:
[2020-08-06] Data were updated with additional attributes. Species identification was revised.

https://remote.normandeau.com
https://remote.normandeau.com/aer_docs.php?pj=6
Mollusca fauna from the Mediterranean reef ecosystem (1170 habitat)

Keywords: Mediterranean, rocky shores, photophilic algae, Occurrence, infralittoral zone, 1170 habitat
Temporal coverage: 1969/2010

This dataset contains occurrence records of infralittoral molluscs from several locations in the Mediterranean basin. These data come from available data, published papers in scientific journals as well as free available PhD thesis, dating back to 1969.
The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology - DgoMB: Inverts

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2002/2002

A research program has been initiated by the Minerals Management Service to gain better knowledge of the benthic communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico entitled "The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology". Increasing exploration and exploitation of fossil hydrocarbon resources in the deep-sea prompted the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior to support an investigation of the structure and function of the assemblages of organisms that live in association with the sea floor in the deep-sea. The program, "Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthos" or DGoMB, is studying the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) continental slope from water depths of 300 meters on the upper continental slope out to greater than 3,000 meters water depth seaward of the base of the Sigsbee and Florida Escarpments. This dataset contains the invertebrate data.
Microzooplankton, National Pilot Monitoring Studies Phyllophora August 2017, EMBLAS-II

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Microzooplankton data: species composition, abundance (ind/m3), biomass (mg/m3) collected during the survey of the National Pilot Monitoring Studies Ukraine (NPMS UA) in the Ukrainian waters (North-Western part of the Black Sea) in the area of the Zernov’s Phyllophora Field onboard the M/V "Auguste Piccard" (Ukraine) in August 2017
The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology - DgoMB: Amphipods

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2000/2002

A research program has been initiated by the Minerals Management Service (Contract No. 1435-01-99-CT-30991) to gain better knowledge of the benthic communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico entitled “The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology.”
Increasing exploration and exploitation of fossil hydrocarbon resources in the deep-sea prompted the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior to support an investigation of the structure and function of the assemblages of organisms that live in association with the sea floor in the deep-sea. The program, Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthos or DGoMB, is studying the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) continental slope from water depths of 300 meters on the upper continental slope out to greater than 3,000 meters water depth seaward of the base of the Sigsbee and Florida Escarpments. The study is focused on areas that are the most likely targets of future resource exploration and exploitation. However, to develop a Gulf-wide perspective of deep-sea communities, sampling in areas beyond those thought to be potential areas for exploration has been included in the study design. A major enhancement in the program is the extension of the transects onto the abyssal plain of the central Gulf of Mexico through collaborative studies with Mexican scientists. This additional work effort will allow assessment of benthic communities structure and function throughout the basin by sampling the deepest habitats in the region.
The program is designed to gain a better ability to predict variations in the structure and function of animal assemblages in relation to water depth, geographic location, time and overlying water mass. Biological studies are integrated with measurements of physical and chemical hydrographic parameters, sediment geochemical properties and geological characteristics that are known to influence benthic community distributions and dynamics. Eight (8) hypotheses are being tested on the basis of measures of benthic community structure. It is hypothesized that community structure varies as a function of: 1) water depth, 2) geographic location (east vs. west), 3) association with canyons, 4) association with mid-slope basins, 5) sea surface primary productivity, 6) proximity to hydrocarbon seeps, 7) time (seasonal and interannual scales), and 8) association with the base of escarpments.
British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition, 1910-1913

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1876/1919

The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the primary objective of scientific experiments, observations and gathering of specimens and the secondary objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. The Terra Nova Expedition, named after its supply ship, was a private venture, financed by public contributions augmented by a government grant. It had further backing from the Admiralty, which released experienced seamen to the expedition, and from the Royal Geographical Society. As well as its polar attempt, the expedition carried out a comprehensive scientific programme. The biologist in charge of operations on the ship was Mr. D. G. Lillie, M.A., to whose skill and energy the large and valuable marine collections are mainly due. On the outward and homeward voyages from England to New Zealand fine-meshed tow-nets were put overboard whenever possible, and seventy plankton samples were obtained; in addition two hauls were made with the trawl, one near the Falklands, at a depth of 125 fathoms, and one off Rio de Janeiro, at a depth of 40 fathoms. The winter cruise (July 10th to October 10th, 1911) round the Three Kings Islands and to the north of New Zealand produced biological results of great importance; eighty plankton samples were obtained, and the seven hauls made with trawl and dredge at depths of 15 to 300 fathoms revealed a bottom-fauna of extraordinary variety, including a great number of forms new to science. Between New Zealand and McMurdo Sound one hundred and thirty-five samples of plankton and fifty of muds and oozes were obtained; in the Ross Sea and in McMurdo Sound fifteen rich hauls with the trawl, at depths of 40 to 300 fathoms, produced a collection which has added greatly to our knowledge of the Antarctic marine fauna.
Colección ictiológica de referencia de la Universidad del Valle

Keywords: Elasmobranchii, Caribe colombiano, Peces, Universidad del Valle, Pacífico colombiano, Specimen, Actinopteri, Colecciones, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1957/2023

Datos de la Colección Ictiológica de referencia la Universidad del Valle con especímenes del Pacífico y Caribe Colombianos, colectados entre 1957 y 2023. Con mayor representatividad de peces marinos del Pacífico colombiano.
FWRI EPDC NonNeonate SeaTurtle Observations

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,biology,threatened and endangered (turtles,whales,manatees,sturgeon),turtles,GIS
Temporal coverage: 1992/2014

Original provider:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Marine Turtle Research Program

Dataset credits:
Blair Witherington, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Robert Hardy, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Abstract:
These data describe observations of subadult and adult sea turtles that were observed by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) staff ancillary to a study of the ecology of neonate sea turtles inhabiting epipelagic drift communities of the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Animals were observed by researchers aboard an 8.2 m power catamaran vessel launched from four ports along the west coast of Florida (Pensacola, Apalachicola, Sarasota, and Marco Island), United States. Researchers observed aggregations of loggerheads in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, off Florida's west coast, during twelve sampling trips in August 2005, June 2006, July 2008 and August 2008. Observations of juvenile, subadult and adult loggerheads are rare in this study and considered ancillary as the effort targets posthatchling (&gt; 10 cm straight carapace length) sea turtles inhabiting lines of floating pelagic debris and Sargassum. Loggerhead turtle sizes included three groupings: Adult (&gt; 90 cm SCL), Subadult (45-90 cm SCL), and Juvenile (&lt; 45 cm SCL). During this time 78 loggerheads (<i>Caretta caretta</i>), 1 Kemp's ridley (<i>Lepidochelys kempii</i>), and 2 unidentified turtles were observed. Sea turtle observations were made by two experienced observers who kept watch for sargassum habitat (for neonate studies) and large turtles (to avoid collisions). Vessel paths fanned out from each port to depths up to 300 m, with a mean path approximately perpendicular to the coastline.

Purpose:
These data describe the geographic positions of juvenile, subadult, and adult sea turtle observations which were made ancillary to a long-term study of the ecology of neonate sea turtles inhabiting epipelagic drift communities of the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Attributes describe the date of observation, species, age class, latitude, longitude, the distance from transect to observation, and city of the port of departure.

Supplemental information:
Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.
Macroalgal coverage from video surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) barrens habitat, eastern Tasmania, Australia (2001-2002)

Keywords: Samplingevent, GOOS EOV: Macroalgal Canopy Cover and Composition
Temporal coverage: 2001/2002

The macroalgal cover was recorded from video surveys of the spatial extent of C. rodgersii "barrens" on rocky reef habitats using a towed underwater video system. Sampling took place at 13 regions along the east coast of Tasmania, each comprising 3 subsites. Thus, at each site, ca. 6-7 km of inshore rocky reef was surveyed for barren habitat using this method, with the entire survey covering &gt; 80 km of reef.
Substratum types were resolved as either "unclassified reef" if the substratum type was unclear (usually where macroalgal cover prevented a clear view of the substratum) or, where the substratum could be discerned, "flat rock" with little apparent relief, "boulder reef", "cobble", "gravel", "pebble", or "sand". Habitat types denoted either C. rodgersii barrens, or habitat dominated by particular canopy-forming species.
Absence records are recorded. Macroalagal cover per taxa is measured as percent cover in 3 categories of 'Dominant algal species, &gt;80% of canopy','Common algal species, 40-80% of canopy' and  'Rare algal species, &lt;40% of canopy' for each observation.
Metadata record is http://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/en/metadata.show?uuid=6d88abe0-8e7a-11dc-94b1-00188b4c0af8 and data download was from the IMAS Data Portal on 2019-09-05 via https://geoserver.imas.utas.edu.au/geoserver/wfs?version=1.0.0&amp;request=GetFeature&amp;typeName=imas:FR1_CRJohnson_Video_surveys_macroalgae_substratum_DATA&amp;outputFormat=CSV
Distribución de Ctenóforos en los Montes Submarinos de la Dorsal Juan Fernández

Keywords: Ctenóforos, Montes Submarinos, Zooplancton gelatinoso, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Registro de la distribución y abundancia de ctenóforos correspondiente a los Montes Submarinos en la Dorsal de Juan Fernández. Se analizaron muestras zooplanctónicas obtenidas en los montes JF5 y Monte O’Higgins durante el crucero oceanográfico FIP “Montes Submarinos” en 2015.
Happywhale - Commerson's Dolphin in South Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2011/2021, 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 2 contributors in alphabetic order:

Marilia Olio; Ricardo Matus
IOMPMN12015 Env Template annex 1

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2014/2014

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research The underlying report has been prepared in accordance with Chapter 10 of Standard contractual conditions specified in the Appendix II to the Contract for exploration entered between the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the Joint Interoceanmetal organisation (IOM) on 29 March 2001.
The report has been prepared according to the guidelines of Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority, acting on the basis of Rule 39 of the Rules for the exploration and prospecting for polymetallic nodules in the Area, “Recommendations for the guidance of contractors on
the content, format and structure of annual reports” (ISBA/21/LTC/15).
Cetacean coordinated transborder monitoring using ferries as platforms of observation off Tunisia 2013-2014 - Ketos

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2014

Original provider:
Italo-Tunisian Cetacean Research Project

Dataset credits:
Atutax, Ketos, ISPRA, ACCOBAMS

Abstract:
Within the framework of the ACCOBAMS agreement a partnership of Italian and Tunisian research bodies is investigating the presence of cetacean, and the relationship with maritime traffic, within the region comprise among Tunisia-Sicily-Sardinia considered a critical habitat for cetacean species. To be able to systematically investigate the region, especially in high sea areas and all year round, ferries are used as platform of observations. Floating marine litter is experimentally investigated

Supplemental information:
The original data provided by ITUCRE include data owned by Atutax and Ketos, which is indicated in the data_owner column. Upon provider's request, the data are split into two datasets based on the ownership and this dataset includes those owned by Ketos.

Twenty unidentified sightings were removed from the original data upon provider's request.

A few sightings observed D.delphis and S.coeruleoalba together. Such sightings are split into two records, one for each species. The notes column mentions this processing.
Comunidad de copépodos en la plataforma continental del Caribe norte colombiano

Keywords: Caribe colombiano, Observation, Composición, Copépodos, Épocas climáticas, Occurrence, PERMISO_COLECTA, SIB_MARINO, Variables fisicoquímicas
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

Con el objetivo de determinar la estructura en términos de abundancia, biomasa, composición y diversidad de copépodos en la costa del Caribe norte colombiano y relacionarla con las condiciones del agua, se llevaron a cabo dos cruceros de investigación en las dos épocas climáticas típicas de la región (seca y lluviosa). Las estaciones fueron ubicadas en dos de las provincias fisicoquímicas determinadas en el Caribe colombiano; grupo 2: río Magdalena-CGSM (región 1) y grupo 6: PNN Tayrona-Guajira (región 2). Estos se realizaron sobre una grilla de 16 estaciones, donde se efectuaron arrastres circulares superficiales. Se encontraron 24 familias encontrándose la mayor riqueza de familias en la región 1 en la época seca, mientras que las mayores contribuciones en abundancias y biomasas se obtuvieron en época lluviosa en la región PNN Tayrona-Guajira donde las familias de copépodos Temoridae y Corycaeidae fueron las mejor representadas en cuanto a su abundancia. En cuanto a los índices ecológicos, que registraron diferencias espaciotemporales, los menores valores se observaron en la época lluviosa-región 2, donde se observó un aumento de familias dominantes, lo cual se reflejó en la disminución especifica de uniformidad y diversidad.