oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
SEUS Right Whale EWS Aerial Surveys 2018-19

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Seabirds,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2018/2019

Original provider:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Dataset credits:
NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute
Funding for surveys provided by: NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Abstract:
Right whale Early Warning System (EWS) aerial surveys are conducted during winter in the southeastern United States (SEUS). Surveys in this dataset began in 2016/2017 and were flown by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute (CMARI, formerly Sea to Shore Alliance). FWC surveys were conducted in a Cessna 337 Skymaster aircraft with 2 observers (1 of which was also the data recorder). CMARI surveys were typically conducted in a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft with 2 observers plus 1 dedicated data recorder (CMARI surveys in February 2019 were conducted in a Partenavia P68C aircraft with 2 observers, 1 of which was also the data recorder). Target altitude was 1,000 ft, and target speed was 100 kts.
Only large whales, large sharks, and leatherback turtles were consistently recorded by both teams. Manatees, ocean sunfish, and manta rays were consistently recorded by FWC. Manatees and manta rays were consistently recorded by CMARI starting in 2018/2019. All other species were recorded opportunistically. Surveys broke track to obtain exact locations for large whales unless otherwise noted; locations for other species typically represent the location along the survey transect.

Supplemental information:
Survey data are split into three seasons (2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018/19). This is the 2018/19 season. The 2016/17 season is available at
http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1990.
The 2017/18 season is available at
http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1992.
Effort data are provided. The Trackline field (used to distinguish effort on a predetermined transect from verification surveys and transits) was recorded by observers during surveys.
Additional information on species identification and taxonomic resolution may be available in the Notes and Photos fields.
NWTRC JP02 Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys in the Puget Sound 2013

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Northwest Training Range Complex,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Aircraft, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2013

Original provider:
Smultea Environmental Sciences, LLC and HDR, Inc.

Dataset credits:
Smultea Environmental Sciences
U.S. Navy
HDR, Inc.

Abstract:
Marine mammal aerial surveys were conducted from 30 August through 4 September 2013 in the Pacific Northwest inland Puget Sound waters. This effort was in support of Marine Mammal Protection Act permit monitoring requirements for the U.S. Navy to conduct marine mammal studies in waters on or adjacent to U.S. Naval installations in the inland Puget Sound Region, as well as offshore in the existing Northwest Training Range Complex (NWTRC) and Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Keyport Dabob Bay Range Complex (together known as the Northwest Training and Testing Study Area). Data are from one survey conducted under contract by Smultea Environmental Sciences (SES) and issued by HDR, Inc. There were 779 marine mammal sightings of over 1,716 animals representing 5,785 km (3,124 nm) of flight (both on and off effort).

Supplemental information:
[2017-07-05] The data format was updated to be consistent with other Navy datasets.
Sampling-event dataset of short-term monitoring of Poblacion and Kadurong Reefs in Liloan, Cebu, Philippines

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, reef fish, water quality, zooplankton, MPA, coral reef, phytoplankton
Temporal coverage: 2015/2016

This is a sampling-event dataset of the short-term monitoring in Poblacion and Kadurong Reefs, two of the marine protected areas Municipality of Liloan, Cebu, Philippines.  Water quality and ecological assessments were carried out to monitor the status and trends of biological and physical parameters associated with coral reefs using the standard protocols for surveying tropical marine resources. Specifically, the following measurements were conducted: (1) physico-chemical parameters, (2) phytoplankton and zooplankton occurrence and abundance, (3) fish occurrence and density, and (4) percent cover of benthic components of coral reef. The data can serve as the basis for the formulation and implementation of relevant measures for conservation and protection management of the Poblacion and Kadurong Reefs in Liloan, Cebu, Philippines.
Moreton Bay 2011 post flood - bio-optical and phytoplankton data

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2011/2011

Following the extreme flood event of 2011, samples were collected from various sites in Moreton Bay 1 week, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 19 weeks and 48 weeks post flood. The samples were analysed for TSM, pigment concentration and composition, absorption co-efficients of particulate ( phtyoplankton and non-algal) and dissolved (CDOM) components and phytoplankton species identification and abundance.
Data retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25919/gf5w-9711 December 2020
USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Left side- 2008-2010

Keywords: Occurrence,Onslow Aerial,Aircraft,Sightings,marine mammal and sea turtle aerial abundance surveys, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2010

Original provider:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

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

Abstract:
The protected species monitoring program, initiated in response to Onslow Bay, North Carolina, United States being identified as a potential site for the United States Navy’s Undersea Warfare Training Range (USWTR), is now into its third year. To estimate marine mammal density, distribution, and seasonality, a multi-platform approach was implemented using traditional visual line transect survey methods from aerial and vessel platforms along with passive acoustic monitoring from vessels and moored instruments. This project represents a long term data set used to assess residency and abundance patterns of this offshore area in the waters off North Carolina.

Purpose:
To estimate marine mammal density, distribution, and seasonality, a multi-platform approach was implemented using traditional visual line transect survey methods from aerial and vessel platforms along with passive acoustic monitoring from vessels and moored instruments.

Supplemental information:
[UPDATE 2012-12-07] The following two sightings were remarked as event 10.0 (opportunistic)
10/02/09, 9:50:00, bottlenose
10/02/09, 10:01:00, bottlenose
The original survey data are separated into two datasets, from left and right observers.  This dataset is from the left side sightings data.
The right side sightings data are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/588">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Right side- 2008-2010</a> dataset.

This dataset includes a subset of the data collection for the Onlsow Aerial surveys.
Other data of the collection are available in the following datasets:
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/751">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Right side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/749">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Left side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/588">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Right side- 2008-2010</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/435">UNCW Aerial Surveys for monitoring of proposed Onslow Bay USWTR site - Left side -</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/437">UNCW Aerial Surveys for monitoring of proposed Onslow Bay USWTR site - Right side -</a>

All the US Navy-funded survey datasets are found in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/partner/NAVY">OBIS-SEAMAP US Navy</a> page.
Happywhale - Antarctic Shag in Southern 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 4 contributors in alphabetic order:

Charlotte &amp; Jerome Ryan; glenn kessler; Marilia Olio; Weihua Liu
Expedición Providencia I - INVEMAR

Keywords: Expedición, Makuriwa., Occurrence, Providencia, Crustacea, INVEMAR, Chordata, Colombia, Polychaeta, San Andrés, Santa Catalina, Caribe colombiano, Taxonomía, Specimen, biodiversidad, Echinodermata, Inventario, Mollusca, Porifera
Temporal coverage: 1968/1982

Informe sobre los resultados de la Expedición Providencia I, realizada por el Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras "José Benito Vives de Andréis" (INVEMAR) en las Islas de Providencia y Santa Catalina, Caribe colombiano. Se exploraron diversos ambientes como manglares, areas coralinas, fondos blandos y litorales rocosos; donde se recolectaron organismos pertenecientes a los taxa Porifera, Echinodermata, Crustacea, Mollusca, Polychaeta y Chordata.  Se presentan los 568 registros provenientes de esta expedición.
Northeast Florida Green Turtle Tracking Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2013

Original provider:
Scott Eastman

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project sponsor or sponsor description
Funding and support for this study was provided by the Friends of the GTM Reserve, Keepers of the Coast and Eastman Environmental.


Abstract:
Florida’s nesting beaches and coastal and estuarine waters are critical habitat for multiple life stages of Federally Listed threatened and endangered species of Atlantic marine turtles.  A core understanding of the population dynamics and seasonal distributions of these animals is essential in assessing steps to recovery of listed marine turtle species.  Yet little is known about the early life stage migratory patterns of these turtles and their usage of the estuarine and nearshore habitats of Northeast Florida.  One of these species is the Atlantic Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) , which is listed as an endangered species in the State of Florida.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=620">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.
The fishery ground near Alexandria. XVI. Cumacea, stomatopoda, leptostraca by Adolf Steuer (1938).Notes and Memoirs No 26.

Keywords: Metadata
Temporal coverage: 1933/1933

This is a historical dataset that was published in 1938 by A. Steuer and concerns of the faunistic report on the Cumacea, Stomatopoda and Leptostracacollected during the floristical and faunistical survey of himshelf on the coasts near Alexandria mainly with the vessel “El Hoot”. This dataset covers the time span of 15/5/1933 to 13/11/1933 and contains occurrence data of Cumacea, Stomatopoda and Leptostraca in the coasts of Alexandria, Egypt. Besides occurence data, this dataset contains individual counts, sex, lifestage and body length. The digitization of this dataset was done by LifewatchGreece team.
Macroinvertebrate groups found on deep-sea volcanic habitats in the Galapagos Marine Reserve in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean: Annelida

Keywords: Galapagos Marine Reserve, Seamounts, Deep-sea, Annelida, Volcanic seascapes, Macroinvertebrate
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Macroinvertebrate groups found on deep-sea volcanic habitats in the Galapagos Marine Reserve in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean: Annelida
HRC CRC Small Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys October 2010

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2010

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.
Gulf of Maine humpback whale satellite tagging project: 2015 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2017

Original provider:
Center for Coastal Studies

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Gulf of Maine humpback whales
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
The project is being undertaken by multi-institutional team with expertise in whale behavior, ecology, anatomy, physiology, telemetry and wound healing processes. It includes collaborators from the following institutions:  Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) http://www.antarctica.gov.au/scienceCascadia Research Collective (CRC)         . http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/The Marine Mammal Center (MMC)              .http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML)http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/nmml/Research is being performed under NOAA scientific permit #14245.


Abstract:
Satellite-monitored radio tags have yielded important information for the conservation and management of large whales.  Tags provide far greater detail on large whale movements and habitat use than more traditional studies, and past tagging projects have revealed the existence of entirely unknown whale habitats.  However, it is not uncommon for tags to stop transmitting within days to months of deployment, and follow-up studies on the individuals have been limited. Further work is needed to improve the scientific and conservation value of this technology.In this study, satellite tagging and its effects are being examined among Gulf of Maine humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). This is among the best studied humpback whale populations.  Its strong fidelity to particular feeding sites, long feeding ground residency and strong overlap with observer effort that are expected to result in repeated sightings of tagged animals, and a maximized resighting potential in future years.  The project will also produce new information on humpback whale movement and habitat use in relation to the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1118">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.
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, SWAPS 1997, Cruise 1607

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Sperm Whale,Population,Abundance,Survey,Census,SWAPS, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1997/1997

Original provider:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Dataset credits:
Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA

Abstract:
The 1997 Sperm Whale Abundance and Population Structures (SWAPS) line-transect survey was designed to census sperm whales near the end of their breeding season in the North Pacific Ocean from the west coast of the U.S. out to 158 degrees west longitude. This survey was conducted by the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center aboard the NOAA ship <i>McArthur</i> for a total of approximately 12,000 kilometers surveyed from early March to early June 1997. This dataset provides the time-date and geographical coordinates, by species/stock, of all cetaceans detected during the survey, as well as the daily and intra-daily start and end points of the line-transect survey.

Purpose:
The primary objective was to census sperm whales near the end of their breeding season in the North Pacific Ocean from the west coast of the U.S. out to 158 degrees west longitude.

Supplemental information:
Data of SWFSC Marine Mammal Sightings from 1997 to 2009 were put together and submitted to OBIS-SEAMAP by Tim Gerrodette, NOAA SWFSC. The data are registered separately per cruise.
USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Right side- 2008-2010

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Onslow Aerial,marine mammal and sea turtle aerial abundance surveys,Aircraft,Sightings, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2008/2010

Original provider:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

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

Abstract:
The protected species monitoring program, initiated in response to Onslow Bay, North Carolina, United States being identified as a potential site for the United States Navy’s Undersea Warfare Training Range (USWTR), is now into its third year. To estimate marine mammal density, distribution, and seasonality, a multi-platform approach was implemented using traditional visual line transect survey methods from aerial and vessel platforms along with passive acoustic monitoring from vessels and moored instruments. This project represents a long term data set used to assess residency and abundance patterns of this offshore area in the waters off North Carolina.

Purpose:
To estimate marine mammal density, distribution, and seasonality, a multi-platform approach was implemented using traditional visual line transect survey methods from aerial and vessel platforms along with passive acoustic monitoring from vessels and moored instruments.

Supplemental information:
The original survey data are separated into two datasets, from left and right observers. 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/datasets/detail/586">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Left side- 2008-2010</a> dataset.

This dataset includes a subset of the data collection for the Onlsow Aerial surveys.
Other data of the collection are available in the following datasets:
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/751">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Right side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/749">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Left side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/586">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Left side- 2008-2010</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/435">UNCW Aerial Surveys for monitoring of proposed Onslow Bay USWTR site - Left side -</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/437">UNCW Aerial Surveys for monitoring of proposed Onslow Bay USWTR site - Right side -</a>

All the US Navy-funded survey datasets are found in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/partner/NAVY">OBIS-SEAMAP US Navy</a> page.
BGRPMN12017 Env Template ECORESPONSE

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research Based on geochemical and physical data we identified differences in the polymetallic nodule facies within the eastern German license area. Nodules in Prospective Areas # 1 are generally larger and show significantly higher contents of Ni and Cu as compared to the nodules in Prospective Area #2 which are smaller and are characterised by higher contents of Co. Furthermore, our study shows that sediment, which mainly consists of Si and Al oxides, contributes 13 % to the dry weight of the nodules on average. The method we used is quantitative and can thus be used for habitat mapping and be related to biodiversity and other environmental parameters
TPWD HARC Texas Coastal Fisheries Matagorda Bay Gill Net

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1976/2008

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 gill net data collected for the Matagorda bay system in Texas from 1976 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.
Registros de Erizo Blanco (Tripneustes ventricosus) en la bahía de Taganga y el Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia

Keywords: Espécimen, Fisiología energética, Especimen, Maricultura, Occurrence, PERMISO_COLECTA, SIB_MARINO, Observation, Crecimiento, Erizo, Supervivencia
Temporal coverage: 2019/2022, 2019/2023

El erizo blanco Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816), es la especie de erizo regular más grande del Caribe (diámetro de testa de hasta 130 mm). Se distribuye entre los trópicos en el Mar Atlántico a lo largo de la costa occidental de África y la oriental de América (Lewis 1958, McPherson 1965, Lovatelli y Sarkis, 2011). Habita en fondos con pastos marinos, macroalgas, arena con escombros, arrecifes de coral y rocas (McPherson 1965; Lawrence y Agatsuma, 2007; Alvarado y Solís-Marín, 2013) entre los 6 y 25 m de profundidad (Smith y Berkes, 1991). Se alimenta de algas y fanerógamas tanto de día como de noche, presentando mayor movilidad en horas de la noche, aparentemente como estrategia de evasión de depredadores nocturnos (Tertschnig, 1989). Por ser herbívora, se considera que mitiga la proliferación de algas epibiontes que se producen a medida que aumenta la carga de nutrientes originada por la contaminación antropogénica (Woodley et al., 1999; Creswell, 2011).
Tripneustes ventricosus tiene características que la hacen tener potencial para ser producida por acuicultura en el Caribe entre las que es posible nombrar su gran tamaño (130 cm de diámetro), rápido crecimiento (80 a 90 mm de diámetro durante el primer año), madurez precoz (a los 40 mm de diámetro; McPherson, 1965; Lawrence y Balzhin, 1998), ciclo reproductivo continuo (Lewis, 1958) y fertilización externa (Pena et al., 2008). Aunque se ha logrado producir larvas y post-larvas de esta especie (Wolcott y Messing, 2005; Rosas et al., 2009), todavía no se logra controlar todo el proceso.
Este recurso contiene la información de 330 registros biológicos de Erizo blanco (Tripneustes ventricosus) que fueron colectados en la bahía Taganga y el Rodadero, en Santa Marta durante los años 2019, 2022 y 2023. Estos fueron llevados vivos al laboratorio de la Universidad del Magdalena para hacer un proyecto de cría.
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Crustacean Collection

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1893/2014

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) Crustacean Collection was established in 1981 and consists of about 19000 databased specimens and additional material that is not yet registered. The majority of the specimens have been collected from locations in Northern Australia. The collection includes 225 holotypes and over 370 paratype lots.
This dataset was sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) January 2019 (https://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co206). Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and if not then matched to the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)