oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
POPA- Fisheries Observer Program of the Azores: Sea bird sightings in the Azores between 2004 and 2013 recorded by Biosphere Expedition

Keywords: Coastal fisheries, Archipelagic waters, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2004/2013

Sightings (snap shots) of sea birds collected by Biosphere Expeditions collaborators specifically for POPA. Since 2004 that Biosphere Expeditions (www.biosphere-expeditions.org) collects data for POPA in the Azores central group in April and May.
Polychaetes of Northern Australia (species identifications) Australia (2009-2012)

Keywords: Samplingevent, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2009/2012

This dataset contains identifications of polychaetes collected during surveys on the RV Solander in northern Australia: SOL4934 (27 August-24 September, 2009) , SOL5117 (30 July-27 August, 2010), SOL5463 (3-31 May 2012), and SOL5650 (12 September-6 October 2012). Sediment was collected with a Smith McIntyre grab or boxcore and elutriated over a 500um sieve. Elutriated material was then sorted back at Geoscience Australia, and all polychaetes were removed and sent to the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT). Chris Glasby and Charlotte Watson taxonomically identified each animal to the lowest possible level, differentiating species using established names and operational taxonomic units (OTUs). Specimens are lodged at the MAGNT. See relevant post-survey reports (GA Records 2010/09, 2011/08, 2012/66 and 2013/38) for further details on survey methods and specimen acquisition.
Metadata record is https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/102241  Post survey voyage reports are at http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/catalog/fk1/Post-survey_reports/catalog.html?dataset=fk1/Post-survey_reports/
Happywhale - Killer Whale in South Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 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 33 contributors in alphabetic order:

Adrian Boyle; Alain Bidart; Annette Bombosch; Claudia Schmidt; claudio rodriguez; Conor Ryan; Crawford Anderson; Dr. Johannes Meiler; Ella Potts; Graeme Snow; Hans Verdaat; Helen Freshcoln; Jamie Coleman; Jim Zakreski; Johnny Giese; Justin Hofman; Marian Herz; Marilia Olio; Matthew Messina; Mike Greenfelder; Mikolaj Golachowski; Nathan Small; Pamela Le Noury; Paul Stillman; Peter Geraerts; Phil Schultz; Plancius; Santiago Imberti; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; Ted Cheeseman; Uli-Erfurth; Vicki Beaver
COMRAPMS12016 Env Template phytoplanton

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2014/2015

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (hereinafter referred to as COMRA) conducted its activities during 2016 according to the First Five-Year Plan specified in Appendix II to the Polymetallic Sulphides Exploration Contract (hereinafter referred to as the Exploration Contract) between the International Seabed Authority (hereinafter referred to as ISA) and COMRA. In accordance with the provisions specified in Section 10 of the Exploration Contract, COMRA, as the contractor, submits to the Secretary-General of ISA this Annual Report covering its program of activities carried out in the year of 2016.
Virginia CZM Wind Energy Area Survey - Right side - May 2014 through December 2014

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2014/2014

Original provider:
Virginia Aquarium &amp; Marine Science Foundation and University of North Carolina Wilmington

Dataset credits:
Virginia Aquarium Foundation - Sarah D. Mallette, Gwen G. Lockhart, Susan G. Barco
University of North Carolina Wilmington - William A. McLellan, Ryan J. McAlarney Erin W. Cummings and D. Ann Pabst

Abstract:
The data provided were collected as part of the Documenting Whale Migration off Virginia's Coast for Use in Marine Spatial Planning project - funded by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program Grant Section 309 No. NA13NOS4190135.  Aerial surveys were conducted under NOAA Scientific Permits No. 948-1692-00 and 16473, held by UNCW.

Purpose:
On November 1, 2013, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced Dominion Virginia Power was the provisional winner of the commercial lease area offshore of Virginia (VA WEA). Development of off shore wind energy poses potential threats to marine mammals, including direct effects (i.e. vessel interactions, collision and entanglement with structures, displacement, avoidance, or injury due to noise from construction or operations) and indirect threats (i.e. effects on prey species, increased risk of fishery and vessel interaction through displacement out of the WEA) (BOEM 2012). This information is important to mitigate the potentially harmful impacts from ocean development, shipping, and other anthropogenic activities. To address these existing data gaps, we have collected marine mammal and sea turtle sighting data from aerial surveys conducted off the coast of Virginia from May 2014 to December 2014.

Supplemental information:
The original survey data are separated into two datasets, collected from left-side and right-side observers to address variance in environmental and sighting conditions. This dataset is from the right side sightings data. The left side sightings data are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1229">Virginia CZM Wind Energy Area Survey - Left side - May 2014 through December 2014</a> dataset. 

Both on- and off-effort sightings are included.

The effort data layer, for this project is static transect lines. The plane track lines are available by request.
Happywhale - Fin Whale in North Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: null/null, 2010/2022

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 36 contributors in alphabetic order:

Alexa Kershaw; Annette Bombosch; Anton Chaiko; bev dant; Bjarki; Caitlin Fitzmaurice; Cees Tineke; Christian Engelke; Claudia Wagner; Conor Ryan; Dale Frink; Dan Harville; De Wulf Maurina (maluga); Dominique Gallo; Franck Hollander; Harold Moses; Joy van der Beek; Kathie Rokita; Kerstin Langenberger; Maddy Montgomery; Madelon Stuut; Margot Sib; Marilia Olio; Mark OBrien; Max Block; Mitch Doucet; Norbert; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Raimondeau; Rory Jackson West Cork Ocean Tours; Sara Franson; Sarah Kather; Sea Fever Productions; Ted Cheeseman; Theo Vickers; Tobias Brehm
Gulper Shark Survey - Flinders Research Zone Closure (September 2022): Voyage report DI202201

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2022/2022

A 10-day survey of Harrisson's Dogfish (Centrophorus harrissoni) and Southern Dogfish (C. uyato, formally C. zeehani) ('gulper sharks') in the Flinders Research Zone Closure was conducted between 2nd – 11th September 2022 onboard the FV Diana. During the 7-days of sampling 21 longline sets and 22 BRUVS were deployed. A total of 245 gulper shark (242 Harrison’s and 3 Southern) were caught.
HRC SCC USWEX Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys February 2011

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2011/2011

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.
Gelatinous zooplankton validated sightings reported in the Mediterranean Sea from 2019 onwards by avvistAPP users

Keywords: Samplingevent, Citizen science
Temporal coverage: 2019/2020

Sampling Methods
avvistAPP is a free citizen science tool that allows everyone to actively contribute to the monitoring of marine animals. Available both in Google and Apple app stores. App description: https://doi.org/10.13120/h127-9v54

Study Extent	Mediterranean Sea from 2019 onwards.
Method step description:

The reported sightings are validated by researchers.
Benthic survey of Dugong and Turtle seagrass habitats in the North-West Torres Strait for November 2015 and January 2016 (NESP TWQ 3.5, TropWATER, JCU)

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

This dataset summarises benthic surveys of seagrass for Dugong and Turtle habitats in the North-West Torres Strait for November 2015 and January 2016. The Site data describes seagrass at 853 sites; while the Meadow data describes seagrass at 34 individual meadows. The data includes information on seagrass species, biomass, diversity, and BMI and algae percent cover. The dataset is available as shapefiles, GIS layer packages, and/or a CSV file.
The sampling methods used to study, describe and monitor seagrass meadows were developed by the TropWATER Seagrass Group and tailored to the location and habitat surveyed; these are described in detail in the relevant publications (https://research.jcu.edu.au/tropwater).
Data downloaded on 2020-07-23 from https://eatlas.org.au/data/uuid/034ce816-0777-4bbd-aefc-8b73bd540245
Evaluation of the effect of disposal of dredging material on macrobenthos communities in the Maas plain (1988)

Keywords: Samplingevent, Macrobenthos, Dredging
Temporal coverage: 1988/1988

Overview of macrobenthos species in the Maas plain (Westplaat, Haringvliet) in 1988. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Craeymeersch, J.A.; Engelberts, A.; Buijs, J. (1990). Evaluatie-onderzoek Grootschalige Locatie: onderzoek naar de effekten op bodemdieren. DIHO rapporten en verslagen, 1990(5). Dienst Hydrologisch Onderzoek (DIHO): Yerseke. 44 pp.
Happywhale - Pantropical Spotted Dolphin in North Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2013

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; Rémi Bigonneau
Macrozooplankton, National Pilot Monitoring Studies 2016, EMBLAS-II

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Macrozooplankton 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) onboard the R/V "Mare Nigrum" (Romania) in May 2016
Phytoplankton data collected in the Black Sea during 33 cruise of the R/V "Professor Vodyanitskiy"

Keywords: research vessel, Phytoplankton, Observation, Professor Vodyanitsky, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1991/1991

This dataset contains phytoplankton data collected from the Black Sea during cruise 33 of the R/V "Professor Vodyanitskiy", from June 2nd to June 19th 1991.
Tracking on Green sea turtle in South Misol, Raja Ampat-Papua, Indonesia (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2009/2009

Original provider:
Udayana University &amp; WWF Indonesia

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Udayana University - WWF Joint Program
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
Udayana University has been involved in sea turtle conservation in Indonesia since early 1990s. Main arena are research and education/training.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
WWF Indonesia is the leading non-government organization in the country who committed to focus on sea turtle conservation in all aspects of turtle issues, i.e. habitat protection, trade reduction, and bycatch mitigation.


Abstract:
This project is part of the larger program entitled: TRACKING AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF SEA TURTLES IN THE EASTERN PART OF INDONESIA, to identify post nesting migration of Olive, green and hawksbill turtles, as well as raising awareness of the locals to support turtle conservation in the region.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=437">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.
RUSMNRCRFC12015 Env Template Biodata

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2014/2014

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research This report is submitted in accordance with Section 10 of Standard Clauses of the Contract contained in Appendix II to the Contract for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts, as concluded between the International Seabed Authority and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation on March, 10th, 2015.
The report contains information about the results of activities concerning the study of the seabed cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts (CRC) carried out during the first year of the first five-year
period within the exploration area according to the Plan of the Exploration Activities, approved by the Council in July 2014 (Appendix 1 to the Contract for exploration of CRC).
The main activities were carried out in the following directions:
- Exploration activities;
- Environment baseline studies.
Bongo net samples - RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V04, Tasman Sea (2017)

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Bongo net samples from the RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V04 titled 'The whole enchilada: from production to predation in Tasman Sea ecosystems', the final of three voyages studying the eddy systems off the coast of New South Wales, Australia. The other voyage are IN2015_V03 and IN2016_V04.
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=IN2017_V04
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.
NMML Killer Whale Vessel, Kodiak Island, 1993

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Killer Whale,Orcinus orca,vessel survey,survey,abundance
Temporal coverage: 1993/1993

Original provider:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Dataset credits:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Abstract:
From 13 July to 24 August, 1993, a part of a larger study, the waters surrounding the Kodiak Island were surveyed for killer whales (<i>Orcinus orca</i>) from the NOAA Glorita using line transect methodology. To provide adequate coverage throughout the area, the study was limited to areas of known killer whale concentrations. The vessel was 44.8 m (147 ft) long and had a bridge height of 8.8 m (29 feet).

Purpose:
The objectives of this study were as follows: 
1) Develop a photographic identification catalogue of each killer whale encountered, and its pod, to determine pod identity, distribution, and movements relative to annual survey effort, 
2) Obtain minimum population estimated of killer whales in the southeastern Bering Sea, central/eastern Aleutian Islands, western Gulf of Alaska (including Prince William Sound), and southeastern Alaska, and 
3) Establish baseline data for detecting annual changes in abundance.

Supplemental information:
This dataset and associated effort data were updated on September 8, 2005. Those who downloaded them before that date should renew them.
Plankton community in Juday-Bogorov (330µm) net, Point B, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

Keywords: Imaging, ZooSCAN, Samplingevent, EcoTaxa
Temporal coverage: 2010/2019

This series is part of the long term planktonic monitoring of Villefranche-sur-mer, which is one of the oldest and richest in the world. It aims at describing the dynamics of the mesozooplankton community. The data collection and processing has been funded by several projects over its lifetime. It is currently supported directly by the Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV), as part of its long term monitoring effort. This dataset contains the planktonic organisms collected by a Juday-Bogorov net (330μm mesh) and therefore cover organisms from ~300µm to ~2cm.
OTN Mortality, Movements, and Migration Timing of Age-0 Cowichan Chinook Salmon Tagged in the Southern Gulf Islands in Fall 2017 - Tag Release Metadata

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

This is the OBIS extraction of the OTN Mortality, Movements, and Migration Timing of Age-0 Cowichan Chinook Salmon Tagged in the Southern Gulf Islands in Fall 2017 project, consisting only of the release tagging metadata. i.e. the locations  and dates of tagged animal release. If readers are  interested in the full source  dataset they should refer to the OTN web site  (members.oceantrack.org). Abstract: Similar to other Chinook populations in the Salish Sea, the Cowichan River Chinook population has declined precipitously since the 1990s. Previous studies have tracked Salish Sea populations of Chinook during the winter and fall months and found that juvenile Chinook likely either remain resident in the Salish Sea beyond the time when they were tracked, or suffer very high mortality. In late summer 2017, we tested these hypotheses by acoustic-tagging 80 age-0 wild and hatchery Chinook salmon (&gt;140 mm FL) resident near the outlet of the Cowichan River in Maple Bay and Sansum Narrows. The fish were captured using microtrolling and then released near their capture locations after tagging. Mobile tracking was conducted for 10 days in September after tagging was completed, and sporadically throughout the fall. We will track their migration until spring 2018 with an array of special-purpose, short-term, receivers deployed to the north and south of the capture and release areas and at two harbour seal haul-outs. The existing POST sub-arrays in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Northern Strait of Georgia, and Discovery Islands will allow us to determine if fish remain the Salish Sea over winter. In addition to the acoustic tag, fish were implanted with a PIT tag which can ultimately be used to estimate smolt to adult survival back to the Cowichan River. Finally, we collected gill and scale samples for genetic stock dentification and to investigate infectious agents that might be present in tagged fish.i
Biological observations from the Discovery Investigations 1925-1952

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1873/1957

The Discovery Investigations were a series of expeditions to the Southern Oceans funded out of proceeds from the sale of whaling licenses that took place between 1925 and 1951. The investigations had three main components: a marine laboratory at King Edward Point on South Georgia; the fast-sailing 326-ton RRS William Scoresby; and studies undertaken by the RSS Discovery. In 1929, the Discovery was replaced by the 1000-ton steel-hulled RRS Discovery II when the older ship was found to be simply too slow and cumbersome to carry out all the work required.
A variety of sampling methods were deployed, including otter trawls, beam trawls, dredges, fish traps, and a variety of fine-meshed nets tow in the horizontal, vertical, or oblique.
Western Australian Museum Mammal Collection - marine records

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1897/2018

The estimated number of specimens in the Western Australian Museum Mammal Collection is 53,600.
This dataset is of marine species sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) January 2019 (https://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co123). Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and if not then matched to the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Rapid Ecological Assessments of Fish Large-Area Stationary Point Count Surveys (SPC) at Coral Reef Sites across the Pacific Ocean from 2000 to 2007

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2000/2007

The large-area stationary point count (SPC) method was used to conduct reef fish surveys in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas as part of NOAA's Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP). The SPC method catalogs the diversity (species richness), abundance (numeric density) and biomass (fish mass per unit area) of diurnally active reef fish assemblages in shallow-water (typically 10-15m, always &lt; 30m) hard-bottom habitats.

Stationary Point Counts (SPC) is one of several non-invasive underwater-survey methods to enumerate the diverse components of diurnally active shallow-water reef fish assemblages. At each REA survey sites, SPC fish surveys were conducted at 4 stations in conjunction with, but at least 10 m away from 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines to quantify relatively larger (&gt;25 cm Total Length [TL]) and more vagile fish species(BLT). All fishes &gt;25 cm TL are recorded to species-level that enter a 20 m diameter cylinder (area ~314 m2) during a timed 5 minute count. Individuals or groups are estimated to the nearest 5 cm TL size-class bin. Four replicate, 5 minute cylinder counts are conducted at each station. Care is taken to avoid over-counting large transient or schooling species. Transects lines and stations are typically set at depths of 10-15 m. Reef ledges and holes are visually searched. Stations are completed on all sides of the island/atoll, weather and sea conditions permitting. Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.
Killer whale (Orcinus orca) interactions with blue-eye trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica) longline fisheries , Australia and Amsterdam/St. Paul Islands (2010-2016)

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2016

This study investigated killer whale interactions with two geographically isolated blue-eye trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica) fisheries operating in temperate waters off Amsterdam/St. Paul Islands (Indian Ocean) and south-eastern Australia. These two fisheries differ in the fishing technique used (vertical vs. demersal longlines), effort, catch, fleet size and fishing area size. Using 7-year (2010-16) long fishing and observation datasets, this study estimated the
levels of killer whale interactions and examined the influence of spatio-temporal and operational variables on the probability of vessels to experience interactions.