oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Happywhale - Peale's Dolphin in South Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2010/2023, 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 6 contributors in alphabetic order:

Felipe Arruda; Johnny Giese; Nadine Habib; Rémi Bigonneau; Ricardo Matus; Sanuelya van Loenhout
SHARK - National Grey seal monitoring in Sweden since 1989

Keywords: Marine mammals, Long-term monitoring, Top predators, Air monitoring, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1989/2017

Data from Swedish environmental monitoring of abundance of Grey seal. Swedish monitoring of Grey seals started in 1989. 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 seal 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
Trawl-survey data in the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean) collected in 1972, 1975 and 1981

Keywords: Historical records, Observation, Demersal trawl, Marine Historical Ecology, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1972/1981

In November 1972, the Laboratory of Marine Biology and Fisheries of Fano (LMBF, Italy) and the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IOF, Croatia) organised a fishery-independent joint research in the Central Adriatic along the profile Fano-Dugi Otok (5 hauls), which was later extended to four profiles (17 hauls) in the Northern and Central Adriatic in October 1975. In September 1981, another survey performed three profiles in the Northern Adriatic Sea (9 hauls), replicating some of the stations sampled in 1975.
Sightings and strandings of the large, rarely observed jellyfish; Keesingia gigas Gershwin, 2014 (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida: Alatinidae) in north-western Australia

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

The jellyfish Keesingia gigas Gershwin, 2014 was previously only known from the holotype collected off Dirk Hartog Island, Shark Bay in 2012, two underwater photographs and some anecdotal reports of envenomations. This dataset is the first survey to identify its occurrences both at sea or strandings.
Data from the John K. Keesing et al (2020) Sightings, strandings and Irukandji Syndrome caused
by envenomations of the large, rarely observed jellyfish; Keesingia gigas Gershwin, 2014 (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida: Alatinidae) in north-western Australia. Plankton Benthos Res 15(2): 156–167, 2020. doi: 10.3800/pbr.15.156
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) - Baited Remote Underwater Video Station (BRUVS), Australia (1999 to present)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1999/2014

Recordings of marine organism attracted to baited underwater video cameras (BRUVS). BRUVS are deployed in groups of 4 – 6, separated by approximately 450 m, for approximately 60 minutes. The spacing and deployment times are designed to achieve independence of each sampling set. Information gathered include time to arrival, maximum number of species seen and basic behaviour.
This dataset is an aggregate of many surveys. Use the AIMS Data catalogue search page (https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/search), searching for BRUVS to identify the datasets of interest.
Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).
Distribution of small cetaceans in the nearshore waters of Sarawak, East Malaysia

Keywords: Occurrence,Conservation,distribution,habitat, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2009

Original provider:
The Sarawak Dolphin Project, Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation

Dataset credits:
The Sarawak Dolphin Project, Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak

Abstract:
Between June 2008 and September 2009, 56 days of small boat surveys were conducted off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia with the aim of recording cetacean distribution. These surveys, which focused on the Miri, Bintulu-Similajau and Kuching regions, comprised 173 hours of survey effort and covered 2851 km of pre-determined systematic tracks. Surveys were clustered into three sets of seasonal snapshots: June-July, September-October and March-April. A total of 115 cetacean sightings were made, of which 65 were on-effort and used in analyses of cetacean encounter rates in relation to habitat characteristics. Species observed included (in order of frequency) Irrawaddy dolphins (<i>Orcaella brevirostris</i>),
finless porpoises (<i>Neophocaena phocaenoides</i>), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops aduncus</i>) and
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (<i>Sousa chinensis</i>). 
One hundred and ten of 115 sightings were made in less than 10 m water depth, highlighting the importance of nearshore coastal habitats for these species. Despite an apparent overlap in habitat, Irrawaddy dolphins showed a statistically significant affiliation with areas of shallower depth and closer proximity to shore and river mouths than finless porpoises or bottlenose dolphins. This preference for nearshore areas renders the species vulnerable to threats such as fisheries by-catch and habitat degradation from coastal development. Irrawaddy dolphins were more frequently encountered in Kuching, while the highest encounter rate for finless porpoises was in the Bintulu-Similajau region. The highest encounter rates in both Kuching and Similajau occurred in areas that are destined for major coastal developments. 

Purpose:
A series of small boat surveys was conducted in three locations along Sarawak’s coastline with the aims of:
1) assessing more accurately the species composition,
distribution and habitat requirements of coastal cetaceans
in the region;
2) collecting baseline data on dolphin distribution and habitat use; and
3) facilitating management and conservation efforts.

The results of these surveys should enable managers and researchers to identify areas of key importance for future conservation and research efforts and lay the foundation for more detailed and targeted study both within Sarawak and in other parts of the species’ range.

Supplemental information:
Effort data are available through request from the original data providers.
Darwin Mounds Settlement Study

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: null/null

In May 2011, four short seabed moorings were deployed during RRS James Cook cruise 060 at the Darwin Mounds Marine Protected Area to serve as recruitment experiments. Two moorings were deployed in the western and two in the eastern Darwin Mound fields. In 2019, during the RRS Discovery cruise 108/9, the Hydraulic Benthic Interactive Sampler (HyBIS) was used to recover two of the four moorings; one mooring from each area Upon recovery, all colonized surfaces were photographed before the scleractinian corals on the settlement panels were carefully removed, photographed, and preserved in 96% ethanol. All remaining fouling was weighed (wet). All taxa from the representative mooring surface area were identified to species level (where possible), counted,and the wet mass of the larger and most abundant taxa was measured. Specimens have been retained in the Discovery Collections at the National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom
Preliminary Investigation of Benthonic Foraminiferal Ecology in Tracadie Bay, Prince Edward Island

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

Data on marine benthonic foraminifera were obtained from samples collected in Tracadie Bay during September 1964. The bay is shallow and undergoes wide diurnal and seasonal temperature and pH changes. Samples were collected from the sediment in water depths from 1.82m to 3.65m. Temperature and pH of sediments were recorded as soon as they reached the surface. Sediments were mixed with alcohol and Rose Bengal for faunal analysis. The samples collected from 1.82m were located in tidal marshes at low tide. The foraminifera results were tabulated as percent living as well as percent of total population. Only species presence is included in this OBIS view. Complete information on sediments in the bay and statistical analysis of samples can be found in the original data report (Bartlett,1965).
The Strait of Georgia Ichthyoplankton Survey, 1979-1981

Keywords: Adults, Eggs, Flexion, Larvae, Ontogeny, Distribution, Oceanography, Fish, Juveniles, Ichthyoplankton, Samplingevent, Marine biology, Scientific information
Temporal coverage: 1979/1981

Ichthyoplankton surveys were conducted in the Strait of Georgia (British Columbia) during 1979-1981 to ascertain the onset of fish spawning, and to explore distributional patterns and estimate total biomass of fish species. Oblique tows were made using 0.25m^2 Bongos equipped with 351 micron Nitex nets of modified SCOR design. All sampling gear was black to minimize potential avoidance and resulting catch bias. The tow procedure generally followed that established by CALCOFI. This dataset contains a compilation of corrected catches of juvenile fishes, fish eggs and fish larvae by station.
Modern foraminifera in the New Zealand EEZ

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: null/null

Biodiversity data of the modern foraminifera in the New Zealand EEZ sourced from Dr Bruce Hayward at Geomarine Research. These data come from two projects: (1) modern deep-sea (100-5000 m water depth) foraminifera; and (2) a 7 year project (1991-1998) on the biodiversity and ecological distribution of modern brackish and shallow-water (0-100 m) foraminifera around New Zealand.
Spider species diversity from wet and dry habitats

Keywords: checklist, diversity, Dictynidae, Tetragnathidae, Araneae, Linyphiidae, Lycosidae, Occurrence, arctic, spider, habitat
Temporal coverage: 2014/2014

Spider species-level data collected from pan traps across four habitat types in Cambrige Bay Nunavut. Two wet habitat types and two dry habitat types were examined. Samples continuously taken from July 3rd to August 11th 2014, but broken down into sampling periods which are, on average, 6 days long.
The echinoderm collection (IE) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1984/2012

This dataset is a subset of the echinoderm collection of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) extracted from GBIF and filtered for the southwest Pacific region and for marine species only.
The aim of the full dataset is to provide a general view of the echinoderm collection of the Paris Museum, which is primarily a scientific collection. The naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, one of the founders of the Theory of Evolution, was the first to really establish the collection of echinoderms at the Paris Museum. There are both dry and alcohol-preserved lots. Some sea cucumber specimens are preserved as microscopic preparations on slides. The number of lots is estimated at 500,000, of which 0.4% are types. Echinoderms have been collected in all oceans, at all latitudes. The largest numbers of specimens were collected relatively recently in the Indo-West Pacific. Echinoderms live exclusively in marine waters and at all depths. For 25 years intensive research programs have permitted huge collections to be obtained, especially from the Indo-Pacific and Antarctic regions. Most of the data entered so far are from these regions.
Phytoplankton-BG Black Sea-2007-2016

Keywords: Sampling event
Temporal coverage: 2007/2016

Phytoplankton data, species composition, abundance (cells/l) (SDN:P01: PU00M00Z) and biomass (mg/m3) (SDN:P01: WWBMM00Z) collected at coastal stations located in the 1n.m. Bulgarian Black Sea area and stations on a coastal-open sea transects in the  Bulgarian Black Sea region, including the EEZ.
VACAPES Vessel Nearshore Humpback Whale Monitoring 2015-2019

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Navy project,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2019

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

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

Abstract:
The data in this dataset represent sightings that occurred during nearshore humpback whale monitoring beginning in 
January 2015 through May 2019 off the coast of Virginia Beach, VA. Non-systematic vessel trackline data for each season 
is included in layers separated  for 5 seasons of effort (2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019). Work was 
performed under HDR task orders CTO 54, TO 33, 17F4013, and 19F4005 (IDIQ contract awards N62470-10-D-3011 and N62470-
15-8006, NAVFAC LANT).

Supplemental information:
[2020-06-05] Data in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 were added.
[2020-01-28] Data of season 2 (TO13; Dec2015-May2016) and 
season 3 (TO33; Nov2016-Mar2017) were added.

Sightings and effort data were entered and organized in 
this geodatabase by HDR. Source data was provided by HDR 
under the MSM IDIQ contract. Sighting locations represent 
actual animal locations. Sightings and effort data for 
this project were collected using a prototype collection 
application. Because this application used a different 
database structure, there are no environmentals associated 
with the effort tracks.

Survey tracklines (aggregated over time) are available 
online and included in a downloadable zip file (shapefile 
format).
KUBI Ichthyology Tissue Collection

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen, cryogenic, tissue, ichthyology, fish, frozen
Temporal coverage: 1978/2019

The University of Kansas Ichthyology frozen tissue collection continues to expand rapidly and has broad representation of both marine and freshwater fish diversity - 11,000 individual tissue samples from 2384 taxa (297 families and 1077 genera) and 38 countries (Australia, Belize, Ethiopia, Fiji, Nepal, Seychelles, South Africa and Tonga etc., as well as oceanic localities).  The collections and the scope of research activities in the division continue to grow due to the ongoing activities of ichthyology staff and students.

The collection is used by national and international researchers as well as by state and federal agencies. The Division of Ichthyology is designated as a Regional Center in the Midwest and Great Plains Regions (Collette &amp; Lachner 1976, Copeia 1976: 625-642; Poss and Collette 1995, Copeia 1995: 48-70) and is among the top twenty ichthyological collections in the country. Almost 60% of the specimens in the collection are from the Great Plains Region. The collection is an important resource for anyone interested in the region's fishes. The data concerning these faunas are not extensively duplicated by other ichthyological collections.

The tissue collection comprises tissue samples originally collected in liquid nitrogen, DMSO and ethanol and stored in state-of-the-art liquid nitrogen dewars at -170°C. The tissues are made up mostly of muscle tissue but also includes, liver and other internal organs, fin clips and whole specimens.  A large proportion of our collection has vouchers held either at KU or at other collections.  The provenance of these vouchers is indicated in the database
JAX FIREX Aerial Surveys 5-8 September 2012

Keywords: Occurrence,Navy project,Aircraft,Sightings, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

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

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

Abstract:
Aerial marine species monitoring occurred 5 through 8 September 2012 for a Firing Exercise (FIREX) with Integrated Maritime Portable Acoustic Scoring and Simulator (IMPASS) event that occurred in the Jacksonville (JAX) Range Complex off the eastern coast of Florida within the United States (U.S.) Navy’s FIREX boxes BB and CC.

Supplemental information:
[2016-04-28] Data format was changed to follow the new data standard adopted by the provider.
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.
Marine fauna in underwater monitoring (years 2015-2016)

Keywords: Sampling, diver, Monitoring, Samplingevent, Diving (underwater)
Temporal coverage: 2015/2016

Data on the presence and distribution of marine species during underwater visual census activities in the Gulf of Catania, Eastern Sicily, Ionian Sea. Data were collected on fixed line transects placed from 5 to 12 meters of deep, using scuba diving ARA equipment, and they include: date, time and geographical coordinates of the surveys, recorded species, size and number of individuals. The monitoring was supervised in years 2015 and 2016 by the MareCamp association.
Distribution ashore of Southern elephant seals in Península Valdés

Keywords: population dynamic, Península Valdés, Patagonia, breeding distribution, Southern Elephant seal, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2007/2007

Number of individuals per breeding group and distribution ashore of Southern Elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) during censuses on foot carried out on October 3-7. All the groups were counted, located and beaches classified by the substrate.
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Summer 1991

Keywords: Occurrence,harbor porpoise,Phocoena phocoena,abundance,marine mammal survey,survey,marine mammal,cetacean,Vessels,Sightings, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1991/1991

Original provider:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Dataset credits:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Abstract:
In summer 1991, Southeast Alaska, Cook Inlet, and Bristol Bay, was surveyed for harbor porpoise (<i>Phocoena phocoena</i>) from the NOAA John N. Cobb using line transect methodology.  The shipboard platform was 28.36 m (93 ft) in length with a bridge height of 4.27 m (14 ft). To obtain data on seasonal movements of porpoise, a limited number of transects were made in areas of known porpoise concentrations. When a sighting was made, the following variables were recorded: time, angle, number of reticles to the sighting, radar distance (nm) to the shoreline at the same angle of the sighting, the species, the count of the porpoise seen (best, high, and low), and the animal(s) direction of travel. Search effort was recoded by noting the time and location of the ship at the beginning and end of each transect.

Purpose:
Although harbor porpoises, <i>Phocoena phocoena</i>, are known to occur throughout Alaska waters, few estimates of abundance exist. In 1991, the National Marine Mammal Laboratory initiated a 3 year study on Alaska harbor porpoises.

The objectives of this program were to: 
1) Obtain minimum population estimates in coastal waters using line transect methodology with a coefficient of variation for density estimates of less than 30% for each survey area, and 
2) Establish a baseline for detecting changes in abundance through time, for analysis of trends. 
The ability of the observers to sight porpoise was sensitive to environmental conditions. As expected, when conditions deteriorated the number of porpoises observed declined.

Supplemental information:
This dataset and associated effort data were updated on September 8, 2005. Those who downloaded them before that date should renew them.
North Marine Region whaler shark collection records (DEW collation), Australia (1999- 2005)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1999/2005

Whaler collection records have been collated for use in conservation assessments. This MarLIN record refers specifically to a customised dataset that was created for delivery to the Department of the Environment and Water Resources (DEW). The dataset comprises distribution records of the freshwater speartooth shark, Glyphis sp. A, and the northern river shark, Glyphis sp. C, in northern Australia.
The genus Pagodula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Australia, the New Zealand region and the Tasman Sea

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1905/2008

Deep-sea gastropods of the genus Pagodula Monterosato, 1884 from the New Zealand region, Australia and the Tasman Sea are reviewed. Seventeen Recent species are recognised, including Trophon araios Houart &amp; Engl, 2007, T. macquariensis Powell, 1957, T. pulchellus Schepman, 1911 and T. veronicae Pastorino, 1999, newly referred to the genus, P. plicilaminata (Verco, 1909), and eleven species described as new. An additional species from South Australia, represented by a syntype of T. plicilaminatus, is left unnamed. Lectotypes are designated for Pagodula carduelis (Watson, 1882), P. obtuselirata (Schepman, 1911) and P. pulchella (Schepman, 1911). 
Some of the material examined have been previously published in OBIS is records from the Australian Museum. This dataset contains other material examined, mainly from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and NIWA.