oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
IMOS - AATAMS Facility - Tracking of Short-tailed shearwaters, Southern Ocean, Australia (2010 - 2012)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2012

AATAMS represents the higher biological monitoring of the marine environment for the IMOS program. This record presents data collected from tagged and recaptured Short-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris), with data presented throughout the Southern Ocean. The study was initially conducted on Wedge Island (43 km2), southern Tasmania (43o 07' S, 147o 40' E). Fifty geolocation archival (GLS) tag deployments were made on 34 adult birds in the pre-laying exodus (n = 18), incubation (n = 12) and early chick-rearing (ECR) phases (n = 20). In 2012, 12 birds were tracked during the pre-laying exodus. GLS tags were deployed between the 10th and the 18th of October. Ten birds were tracked from Wedge Island (as in 2010) and 2 were tracked from Whalebone Point, Bruny Island (43.44 South, 147.23 East; birds 22 and 80)
Species distribution and bycatch of three dominant sunfishes in the Southwest Pacific and Indian Oceans (2013-2016)

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2016

Skin biopsies were obtained from sunfish caught as bycatch in the Australian Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery and New Zealand longline fisheries between February 2013 and February 2014, and between July 2013 and August 2014, respectively, by fisheries observers. Total length of each sunfish was recorded. There are additional occurrences recorded  from the Australian Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery - see cited paper and links to the occurrences.
Solenosmilia matrix annotations and VME habitat identification in video from voyage IN2018_V06, Australia (2018)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

Benthic video collected during the MNF Investigator voyage IN2018_V06, sampling seamounts off Tasmania, were annotated for the matrix-forming stony coral Solenosmilia variabilis (Metadata description in MarLIN). The present data set is a sub-set of the collection, processed for analyses presented in Williams et al. 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science (doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00187), where a method of identifying Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) habitats was applied and tested, using these data.
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=IN2018_V06
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.
North Atlantic and Arctic Amphipoda sampled during the IceAGE project

Keywords: Samplingevent, Scavengers, Brooders, Predators, Filter feeders
Temporal coverage: 2013/2013

This Amphipoda dataset contains three parts: 1. Distribution records collected from literature; 2. Distribution records of specimens collected by the BioICE project (Benthic Invertebrates of Icelandic waters 1992-2004); 3. Distribution records of specimens collected by the IceAGE project (Icelandic marine animals: Genetics and Ecology, since 2011). The IceAGE data are outcome of two Amphipoda identification workshops held in Wilhelmshaven, Germany (2016) and Spala, Polen (2017).
Happywhale - Sperm whale in Arctic Ocean, Happywhale - Sperm Whale in Arctic Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2012/2024, null/null, 2012/2023

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 19 contributors in alphabetic order:

ANGEL SOLE; Babsi Neubarth; Carola Heiner-Braun; Chiari Massimiliano; Dave Teunissen; David Desaulnier; Eric Clark; Esther van der Stappen; Jeremy Thomas; Joanna Clegg; Lynn Murray; MACHI YOSHIDA; Mark Veeken; Michel Lau; MS Fram; MV Hondius; Patricia Bally Triebold; Simon Merz; Wendy Upton
COMRACRFC12016 Env Template DY37 megafauna

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research The China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (hereinafter referred to as COMRA) conducted its activities in 2016 for implementing the program of activities for the current five-year program of activities specified in Schedule 2 of Annex III to the contract for exploration of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts between the International Seabed Authority (hereinafter referred to as ISA) and the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association. In accordance with the provisions specified in Section 10 of the Annex II to the 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.
Paranaguá Bay - Plankton and Benthos Database

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1993/1996

Several plankton and benthos faunistic assessments have been performed in Paranaguá Bay (Southern Brazil) in the last 20 years. This data source includes information on zooplankton and zoobenthos distribution in different areas of the bay, ranging from oligohaline to euhaline sectors. Time-series observations are also available for zooplankton data, in a sampling program carried out from 1993 to 1996 at weekly intervals.
Seagrass meadows of Arnhem Land, Kakadu and Gulf of Carpentaria

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1986/2004

This is a collection of polygons outlining significant seagrass meadows around Arnhem Land, Kakadu and Gulf of Carpentaria coastal waters for the Northern Australia Marine Biodiversity Survey (NAMBS) project between 2003 and 2005. Data was collected from imagery and ground truthed by observers from helicopter and insitu sample grabs.
Data supplied by Department of Environment and Natural Resources. © Copyright Northern Territory of Australia
Happywhale - Atlantic gray seal in North Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: null/null, 2018/2021

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 3 contributors in alphabetic order:

Caitlin Fitzmaurice; Drew Collins; Rémi Bigonneau
Visual sightings from Song of the Whale 1993-2013

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Vessel
Temporal coverage: 1993/2013

Original provider:
International Fund for Animal Welfare, Song of the Whale Team

Dataset credits:
Oliver Boisseau, Marine Conservation Research International

Supplemental information:
[2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Turtles: Testudines (173749) =&gt; Testudines (948936)

The databases from 1993 to 2013 were merged into one dataset. Attributes recorded in these databases may differ.
Since GPS data would become too huge to effectively visualize online, every 10th record was extracted. All GPS data can be requested.
Environmental attributes were recorded less frequently than the GPS data and not all GPS records get environmental attributes attached.
Biodiversity data of the Banc D'Arguin National Park. Information for education, conservation and management.

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1874/2023

The Parc National du Banc d′Arguin (PNBA, comprising 12,000 km2 of which half are marine) is the largest marine protected area in western Africa, recognized for its unique universal value by the UNESCO’s Marine World Heritage Programme. It is a globally significant hotspot for blue carbon, as the third largest area of seagrass and the third largest carbon stock among these UNESCO sites. PNBA is also a Ramsar Wetland of international importance and a WWF “Gift to the Earth”, and is the most important habitat of the Western Atlantic for nesting birds and Palaearctic migratory waders. The PNBA’s extensive marine vegetation provides major shelter, feeding and/or breeding sites for a wide range of marine species, including seabirds, turtles, endangered elasmobranchs and many other species of conservation and/or commercial interest (adapted from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01890)
The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology - DgoMB: Invertebrates

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2002/2002

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.
Biodiversidad Marina del Parque Nacional Laguna de La Restinga

Keywords: Occurrence, ascidians, BID-CA2020-025-NAC, CaribeSur, crustaceans, inventory, molluscs
Temporal coverage: 1973/2012

Se registra la biodiversidad marina del Parque Nacional Laguna de La Restinga con base en diversos informes técnicos, trabajos de grado y publicaciones publicados entre 1973 y 2012.
2010-2013 Ryland et al. UK first Schizoporella japonica records

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2010/2013

Schizoporella japonica Ortmann was described from Japan but was subsequently introduced on Pacific oysters to the Pacific coast of North America, where it is now well established. In this paper we record it for the first time in European waters. The initial discovery was in a marina at Holyhead, North Wales, in July 2010 but S. japonica has since been observed abundantly in the Orkney Islands (from May 2011) and, subsequently, at other localities in northern Scotland. Introduction seems most likely to have been on an ocean-going vessel. The British material is here fully described and illustrated with SEMs and colour photographs; some unusual characters are discussed. Unlike other recently introduced bryozoans, S. japonica is a cold-water species and its breeding season in Britain extends through the winter. Extensive confusion between this and other species of Schizoporella on the west coast of Canada and the USA led us to make thorough morphometric comparisons between the species concerned (Schizoporella unicornis (Johnston in Wood), Schizoporella errata (Waters) and Schizoporella pseudoerrata Soule, Soule and Chaney). Zooid size in cheilostomate bryozoans is variable and often an unreliable character for species separation but shape (and therefore ratios between variables,which are independent of size) are often valuable: S. japonica zooids have a much greater length:width ratio than the other species. Density of frontal pseudopores provides a useful discriminatory character. Schizoporella unicornis, repeatedly reported in error from the Pacific coast of North America, does not occur there; it is a European species. Full comparisons are made between S. japonica and S. unicornis for European identification and between S. japonica, S. errata and S. pseudoerrata (which are also illustrated) for North American localities.
MARMAP Kali Pole 1990-2009

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1983/1986

Abundance and biomass of fish species collected during the day from 1983 to 1986 off the coast of the southeastern United States (Cape Fear, NC to Cape Canaveral, FL). Kali poles are "off-bottom" longlines, designed to place a large number of baited hooks in close proximity to rugged rocky bottom, while minimizing hangups of the gear in the rocks. The poles are attached to a 91-m (100-yard) treated cotton groundline [6.4 mm (1/4 inch)]. Each pole is 3 m (10 feet) long PVC plastic pipe [25-mm (1-inch diameter), schedule 80] and has 6. Each 91-m (100-yard) polypropylene groundline has 20 poles.
NESP MBH A1 Euryhaline Elasmobranchs Fishing Database, Australia (2011-2019)

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 2011/2019

This database contains sampling effort, catch records, biological data, and water quality data for sampling and catches of elasmobranchs in northern Australian rivers, estuaries and coasts undertaken under the National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Marine Biodiversity Hub Project 2.4 'Supporting Management of Listed and Rare Species'. and the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A1 'Northern Australian Hotspots for the Recovery of Threatened Euryhaline Elasmobranchs'. Surveys using gillnets and rod-and-line were undertaken in the Top End region of the Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Selected animals were tagged for movement ecology, habitat use and mortality estimates (acoustic telemetry), and tissue samples were collected from all fish for molecular analyses (population genetics and close-kin mark-recapture).
Sampling was undertaken with a variety of fishing gear, mainly gillnet (4–6 inch stretched mesh size) and rod-and-line (medium-heavy shark fishing gear; small-medium hook sizes, 4/0–10/0). Longlines and cast nets were also used on occasion. Sawfish were targeted using gillnets, and river sharks mostly with rod-and-line. Processing catch included taking measurements, determining sex through external examination, photographing each individual, and collecting a small tissue sample from the inner margin of the pectoral fin (for molecular analyses). All individuals were tagged with a PIT tag for individual identification, and a subset was tagged with VEMCO acoustic tags (V9, V13 or V16) for telemetry studies. All fish were released at the site of capture, as was any bycatch.
Data sourced from http://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/metadata.show?uuid=a0cf8cc5-67cd-49bb-bcaa-dedf21ed3287 on 2022-06-01. This link references associated resources (database, reports and publications).
Benthos collected in the Azov Sea during several expeditions in 1934-1935

Keywords: research vessel, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1934/1935

The data were collected in the Azov Sea during expeditions in 1934 and 1935 on board of R/V “Danilevskiy”. This dataset contains abundance data (individuals per m²) and biomass data (g/m²) for benthic taxa. Data from the archive of HydroMeteoObservatory. Collected by N. Chugunov. No additional metadata is available.
HRC CRC  Small Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys May 2011

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

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

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

Supplemental information:
Presence only. No group size estimated.
Effort data is not available.
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Science Division Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, Rapid Ecological Assessments of Fish Belt Transect Surveys (BLT) at Coral Reef Sites across the Pacific Ocean from 2000 to 2009

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2000/2009

Belt transects (BLT) are a non-invasive underwater-survey method that enumerates the diverse components of diurnally active shallow-water reef fish assemblages. At each Rapid Ecological Assessment survey site, BLT fish surveys are conducted along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines to quantify relatively small-bodied and abundant fishes. A pair of scuba diver-observers conducts parallel swims along the transect lines, recording size-class specific counts of all fishes encountered, to species-level where possible, within visually estimated but defined belt widths: 4 m wide for fishes &gt; 20 cm TL (100 m2 area) on the initial swim-out, and 2 m wide for fishes &lt; 20 cm TL (50 m2 area) on the subsequent swim back. Transect lines 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 includes species level abundance estimates.
Abundance of young mullet Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 in the surf zone along the southern coast of Brazil

Keywords: Occurrence, Abundance, Observation, Surf zone
Temporal coverage: 2011/2012

<p>This dataset presents abundance data of juveniles <i>Mugil liza</i> recorded in surf-zone in south Brazilian coast. The fish were collected monthly between June 2011 and May 2012 in the surf zones adjacent to the mouths of the six estuaries from 29°S, 48°W to 34°S, 53°W.</p>
DFO Zoobenthos data from upper Frobisher Bay, 1967 to 1973

Keywords: biological classification, Observation, oceans, Occurrence, zoobenthos; density; biomass; distribution; marine invertebrates; Canada; Arctic; Frobisher Bay; marine sediments
Temporal coverage: 1967/1973

Data on marine zoobenthic invertebrates were obtained from samples collected from 1967 to 1973 by grab, dredge and trawl samplers in depths for water of 25 to 90 m in an area of 1.2 km2 located in upper Frobisher Bay, southern Baffin Island. Survey results consist of density (number of individuals per square metre) and biomass of species (grams per square metre) for the grab samples, presence only for the trawl samples, and biomass for the dredge samples.

This research was part of a multidiscipline program developed by the Biological Oceanography Section of the Arctic Biological Station, Department of Fisheries and Oceans to determine the nature and magnitude of the role of benthic invertebrates in an arctic marine ecosystem.
Post Rehabilitation Success Of Marine Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2010/2015

Original provider:
JCU Cairns

Dataset credits:
Data provider
James Cook University Cairns
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
Cairns turtle rehabilitation centreIan Bell DERM QLD James Cook University Cairns Marlin Coast Vet Hospital Volunteers at Cairns turtle rehabilitation centre
Project sponsor or sponsor description
Marlin Coast Veterinary Clinic donate all veterinary services for free.Qantas-link: donate free flights for both the turtles to fly down from Cape York to Cairns turtle rehabilitation centre and Marlin coast vet clinic and for myself to collect them. Qantas-Link donate the flights to return the turtles back to Cape York when recovered.  Great adventures reef cruises: donate free trips to Green island for turtle releases for the turtles and the volunteers at the rehabilitation centre. Sunlover cruises donate trips to the reef for research and Fitzroy Island for releases. 


Abstract:
The purpose of this project is to assess the success of marine turtles once released back into to the marine environment after undergoing lengthy rehabilitation programs. Many of these turtles have been in rehabilitation for over 19 months previously found in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef suffering from floaters disease  or suffering horrendous injuries from entanglement in discarded 'ghost nets' that were found by Napranum shire council rangers at Pennefather Beach, Cape York Penninsula. Previously when the turtles were released their fate was unknown, now with the assistance of satellite tracking invaluable data can be retrieved regarding the success of the rehabilitation. This is a collaborative project between James Cook University, Cairns turtle rehabilitation centre, Marlin Coast Vet Hospital  and Ian Bell at DERM.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=501">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.
Deep Atlantic gastropods

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1961/1973

In its current form the project consists of a collaborative effort between Dubai’s Wildlife Protection Office (WPO) and the Jumeirah Group. It evolved from a small-time operation using fish quarantines, available locally for the occasional turtle stranding, but in 2010 alone, over 350 turtles have passed through the project and have been released into the sea. At the outset of the collaboration, the co-chairman of the Marine Turtle Specialist Group was brought in by WPO to ensure that the project followed best practice guidelines in terms of turtle handling, rehabilitation and release protocols.