oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Marine species citizen-science observations from NatureWatch NZ

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2016/2020

The world is filled with nature watchers, from trampers to hunters, birders to beach-combers, and pros to school kids. Many of us keep notes of what we find. What if all those observations could be shared online? You might learn about the butterflies that live in your neighbourhood, or discover someone who knows all about the plants in your favourite reserve. For a long time, everyone's notes have been scattered in notebooks, private spreadsheets and dusty library shelves. As a society, we have seen a lot but collectively we remain blind to most changes in our biodiversity. If enough people record their observations on NatureWatch NZ, we can change all this. We can build a living record of life in New Zealand that scientists and environmental managers can use to monitor changes in biodiversity, and that anyone can use to learn more about New Zealand's amazing natural history.
Only "research-quality" observations are used in this data set - that is observations that have their species identification peer-reviewed by at least one independent source. All biodiversity observations are available at http://naturewatch.org.nz/.
NatureWatch NZ is run by the New Zealand Bio-Recording Network Trust, a charitable trust dedicated to bio-recording. Our lofty aims are: (1) To increase knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of New Zealand's natural history.(2) To engage and assist New Zealanders in observing and recording biological information.(3)To develop and support online tools to assist individuals and groups to record, view, share and use biological information. (4) To collaborate with people and groups interested in bio-recording. (5) To promote and provide secure, open, and ethical sources of biological information for the public.
Stable isotope ratios of C and N in benthic macrofauna from Mediterranean seagrass litter accumulations from Calvi Bay in 2011-2012

Keywords: Food webs, Phytodetritus, Samplingevent, Mediterranean, Trophic markers, Seagrass, Stable isotopes
Temporal coverage: 2011/2012

Measurements of trophic markers performed in benthic macrofauna sampled in seagrass litter accumulations from Calvi Bay (Corsica, France) in 2011-2012.
Lau Basin Vent Expeditions 2005-6

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2005/2006

Deep-sea vents are remote, ephemeral environments with large gradients in chemistry and temperature over very small distances. Hydrothermal vent fauna are reliant upon the productivity associated with vent flow and require special adaptations in order to tolerate the variety of challenges posed by potentially toxic chemicals and a wide range of temperatures. Thus, characterizing the habitats of the fauna is a criti.cal first step in understanding their ecology, but can be quite difficult and time consuming in these complex, remote, and relatively inaccessible environments.
The 400 km-long Eastern Lau Spreading Center (ELSC) is located in the Lau back-arc basin, bordered on the west by the remnant Lau arc and on the east by the active Tofua volcanic arc and the Kingdom of Tonga. Lau Basin fauna are generally similar to that of other back-arc basins and deep subduction zones (Manus and North Fiji Basins and Okinawa and Mariana Troughs) within the Western Pacific hydrothermal vent biogeographic province.
In 2005 and 2006, we selected four discrete vent communities within three different andesite-hosted vent fields along the ELSC (ABE, Tu’i Malila, Kilo Moana and Tow Cam) and used the ROV JASON II to photographically and physico-chemically characterize each community. One purpose of this study was to develop an explorative technique that combines high-resolution, geographically referenced imagery, in-situ physico-chemical measurements (Luther et al., 2001; Nuzzio et al., 2002), and GIS in order to identify correlations between faunal distributions and abiotic and biotic factors across significant portions of a vent community (40–50 m2).
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Bottom Trawl Survey Data

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1948/2008

This is the Northeast Fisheries Science Center Bottom Trawl Survey database for Northwest Atlantic marine organisms. Survey cruises use a bottom trawl to sample randomly selected stations in an attempt to delineate the species composition, geographic distribution, and abundance of various resources. Fish and selected invertebrate species are identified. Weight, length, total catch numbers, age structures, maturity stages, sex determinations and food content are recorded or collected during the survey cruises but only weight, total catch numbers, and sex determinations are available here. Ichthyoplankton and zooplankton data is available for a subset of the stations. Geographic coverage is from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of Maine and from the coast to the slope water.
2015 Aerial survey data of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off southern Australia

Keywords: Occurrence, AIRCRAFT
CAMERAS
EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; MAMMALS &gt; CETACEANS, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

These aerial survey data of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off southern Australia were collected in August 2016. Such annual flights in winter/spring between Cape Leeuwin (Western Australia) and Ceduna (South Australia) have now been conducted over a 23-year period 1993-2016. These surveys have provided evidence of a population trend of around 6% per year, and a current (at 2014) population size of approximately 2300 of what has been regarded as the 'western' Australian right whale subpopulation. With estimated population size in the low thousands, it is presumed to be still well below carrying capacity. No trend information is available for the 'eastern' subpopulation of animals occurring around the remainder of the southern Australian Coast, to at least as far as Sydney, New South Wales and the populations size is relatively small, probably in the low hundreds. A lower than expected 'western' count in 2015 gives weak evidence that the growth rate may be starting to show signs of slowing, though an exponential increase remains the best description of the data. If the low 2015 count is anomalous, future counts may be expected to show an exponential increase, but if it is not, modelling growth as other than simple exponential may be useful to explore in future.
BIOGEOMAR | Marine Invertebrates | Mollusca | Cephalopoda

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1970/1983

BIOGEOMAR | Dataset | Mollusca | Cephalopoda | The BioGeoMar Program was created in 2019 with the support of the Boticário Group Foundation for Nature Protection in order to analyze the state of knowledge of marine biodiversity in Brazil, describe how biodiversity is distributed along the coast, and point out priority areas for conservation and carry out future studies. The program gathered 18 researchers, 9 postgrads, and 6 research assistants, from different expertise representing 12 public universities in Brazil, working in a collaborative network. Global platforms are being used that obtain information on the geographic distribution of the species and unprecedented data for science from the zoological and botanical collections of the researchers' laboratories are being accessed. All the data will be publicly available in national and international digital repositories. BioGeoMar is also promoting continuous training and contributing to the UN Ocean Decade. University Consortium: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade de São Paulo. | Coordinator: Dr. Fernanda Correia Azevedo | Dataset organizer: Dr. Rafael da Rocha Fortes
Intertidal rocky shore assemblages in Portugal

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Phytobenthos, Biodiversity, Algae, Macrobenthos, Zoobenthos, Intertidal environment, Rocky shores
Temporal coverage: 2003/2003

Data were collected as part of the project "Distribution, use and conservation of the botanical heritage of the Northern Coast of Portugal: a sustainable development approach for a (future) ‘Natura 2000’ site". The general aim of the data collection was to quantitatively analyse the distribution patterns of intertidal organisms along horizontal and vertical gradients along the northwest coast of Portugal.
SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Papua New Guinea 2006

Keywords: SPC, Observation, PROCFish/C, Occurrence, CoFish, Fish, UVC
Temporal coverage: 2006/2006

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in Papua New Guinea during the PROCFish/C surveys (2006) in 4 sites Andra, Panapompom, Sidea and Tsoilaunung. The individual counts correspond to the observations by a single diver (one side) on the 50 m transect, from the transect line up to visibility (distance sampling).
IMR Zooplankton North Sea

Keywords: Occurrence, Phytoplankton, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1997/2016

The IMR zooplankton database holds North Sea data on species composition (abundance), size fractionated biomass as well as biomass for particular zooplankton groups obtained from standard seasonal transects (Utsira-StartPoint, Feie-Shetland, Hanstholm-Aberdeen, Torungen-Hirtshals) and a regional coverage of the northern North Sea and Skagerrak during April-May. Data on species composition are limited.
Trawl Catch and Species Abundance from the 2019 Gulf of Alaska International Year of the Salmon Expedition

Keywords: Oceans, Fish Abundance and Distribution, International Year of the Salmon, Salmon, Samplingevent, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

Fish species abundance and species-specific length and weight data was collected in the Gulf of Alaska using a midwater trawl net. These data were collected as part of the International Year of the Salmon (IYS) High Seas Expedition conducted in February and March 2019, to further improve the understanding of factors impacting salmon marine winter survival. A total of 64 tows were conducted, and for each tow the total species-specific weight and total (species-specific) catch numbers were recorded. This dataset only contains taxa that were identified to a species level, omitting some Aequorea, Salpa, Gonatidae, Calycopsis, Paralepididae and Ctenophora observations. For the full dataset, it is recommended to contact the data provider. Additionally, for some species individual biometrics were recorded, such as length, wet weight, sex and age class (maturation stage) where possible. The data collected from these trawls aims to improve our understanding of the food web structure.
Poliquetos fondos arenosos de Arrecifes de Coral en el PN Archipiélago de Los Roques, Venezuela

Keywords: Scolecida, Canalipalpata, CaribeSur, ID: BID-CA2020-025-NAC, Phyllodocida, Los Roques, Samplingevent, coral reef, Polychaeta, calcareous sediments, Eunicida
Temporal coverage: 2009/2013

En este trabajo se presenta la biodiversidad de poliquetos asociados a los fondos arenosos calcáreos someros (0,5-2m de profundidad) de los arrecifes coralinos del Parque Nacional Archipiélago de Los Roques. Para ello se tomaron muestras de estos sedimentos en 7 localidades, durante dos muestreos anuales entre 2009 y 2012. Se identificaron 36 especies de poliquetos; 9 especies de la clase Phyllodocida (4 de ellas nuevos reportes para el país: Sthenelais setosa, Pisione wolfi, Glycera sphyrabrancha y Heteropodarke formalis); 12 especies de la clase Canalipalpata (4 nuevos reportes para Venezuela: Prionospio caribensis, Pseudopolydora floridensis, Magelona uebelackerae y Pista cetrata); 6 especies de la clase Eunicida (siendo también 4 de ellas reportes nuevos para el país) y 9 especies de la clase Scolecida (3 de ellas especies nuevas para el país). Estos resultados incrementan el conocimiento de la biodiversidad marina en la plataforma continental venezolana. Los ejemplares se encuentran preservados en formalina en el Laboratorio de Bentos Marinos (LBM) de la Universidad Simón Bolívar.
Hyperiid amphipod abundances from the California Current (24-32°N)

Keywords: Plankton collecting devices, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2002/2008

The California Current system (CCS) comprise two large regions, one subarctic from central California to British Columbia, and other subtropical from Point Conception, California to the tip of Baja California peninsula. To progress in the knowledge of the subtropical part of the CCS, was created the IMECOCAL program, which means “Mexican Research of the California Current”. The data base presented here is a product of the zooplankton collection during ten IMECOCAL cruises.
Acoustic detections in Indian Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Acoustic precense/absence,Vessel, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2021/2021

Original provider:
Thomas Webber, University of St Andrews

Dataset credits:
Thomas Webber, University of St Andrews

Abstract:
Acoustic detcetions of odontocetes from over 30,000km of survey effort from 
the Arctic, Atlantic, Southern and Indian Oceans, using a streamlined 
workflow for increasing the speed of acoustic anakysis for large datasets 
utilizing existing modules within PAMGuard.

Supplemental information:
Each record represents species presence only.
Five records with no coordinates were dropped.
Survey trackline is provided as a static image online.
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 1998, Cruise 1612

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Cetaceans,Whales,Dolphins,Stenella,Delphinus,Population,Abundance,Survey,Census, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1998/1998

Original provider:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

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

Abstract:
This 1998 eastern tropical Pacific cetacean line-transect survey was part of the Stenella Abundance Research Project (STAR), a multi-year cetacean and ecosystem assessment study designed to assess the status of dolphin stocks which have been taken as incidental catch by the yellowfin tuna purse-seine fishery in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. This survey was conducted by the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center aboard NOAA ships <i>David Starr Jordan</i>, <i>Endeavor</i> and <i>McArthur</i> for a combined total of approximately 42,000 kilometers surveyed from late July to early December 1998. 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 by the NOAA Ship <i>David Starr Jordan</i>.

Purpose:
The primary purpose of the survey was to collect information necessary to estimate abundance of dolphin stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific that are taken as bycatch in the yellowfin tuna purse seine fishery.

Supplemental information:
This dataset is supplemental to the following datasets: 
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1986, Cruise 989
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1986, Cruise 990
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1987, Cruise 1080
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1987, Cruise 1081
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1988, Cruise 1164
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1988, Cruise 1165
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1989, Cruise 1267
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1989, Cruise 1268
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1990, Cruise 1369
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, MOPS 1990, Cruise 1370
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 1998, Cruise 1610
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 1998, Cruise 1611
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 1999, Cruise 1613
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 1999, Cruise 1614
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 2000, Cruise 1615
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 2000, Cruise 1616
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 2003, Cruise 1623
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 2003, Cruise 1624
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 2006, Cruise 1630
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 2006, Cruise 1631
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR-LITE 2007, Cruise 1634
Biological data from the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1956/1965

The marine program of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition was carried out on board the diesel-turbine powered "Ob" (1955-1958) as part of the International Geophysical Year. Supplementary material was also provided by the Antarctic station "Mirnyi" and the whalers "Slava" and "Sovetskaya Ukraina".
Biological occurrence data was digitised from the "Biological Reports of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958)" Volumes 1-3.
The First Soviet Antarctic Expedition was led by Mikhail Somov; his scientific deputy was V. G. Kort. The expedition lasted from 30 November 1955 to 1957 and involved 127 expedition members and 75 crew members.
Three diesel-electric ships were used to transport the expedition. They were RV "Ob" (flagship; captain I. A. Man), RV "Lena" (captain A. I. Vetrov) and the refrigerator ship No. 7 (captain M. A. Tsygankov). The final ship was used only for transporting perishables. Ob and Lena were icebreakers 130m long and displacing 12,600 tons.
On the 30 November 1955 the first ship ("Ob") left port at Kaliningrad.
The principal task of the expedition was to organise the main base, Mirny, and perform limited scientific observations. Other tasks were reconnaissance of sites for the inland bases Vostok and Sovetskaya; and oceanography of the Indian ocean.
The Second Soviet Antarctic Expedition was led by Aleksei Treshnikov on the continent; the marine expedition on the "Ob" was led by I. V. Maksimov. The "Ob" left Kaliningrad on 7 November, 1956.
The Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–59) was led by Yevgeny Tolstikov on the continent; the marine expedition on the Ob was led by I V Maksimov.
Two diesel-electric ships were used to transport the expedition. RV Ob (flagship; captain I A Man) and Kooperatsiya (captain A S Yantselevich), used mainly as a transport vessel. The ships arrived in Antarctica in November – December 1957. Together with the ships crews the expedition consisted of 445 men, of whom 183 were scheduled for wintering.
The tasks of the expedition included oceanographic work on the Ob in the southern oceans.
HRC RIMPAC Small Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys July 2010

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,Hawaii Range Complex,Vessels,Sightings
Temporal coverage: 2010/2010

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

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

Abstract:
During 23 June through 1 August 2010, the 22nd Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2010)
exercise was conducted in the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC). RIMPAC is a biennial,
multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve
interoperability. It is an exercise designed to bring multinational military assets together
to train towards bettering the Navy’s capabilities. Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) was the
exercise's main feature.
As part of compliance requirements with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of
1972 and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, the Navy developed the HRC
Monitoring Plan to provide marine mammal and sea turtle monitoring (DoN 2008). In
order to effectively meet the goals outlined in this Plan, it was determined that one
example of training events recommended for monitoring should contain one or more
surface combatants conducting ASW during a regularly scheduled training event.
Research elements of that Plan include visual surveys and passive acoustic monitoring.

The monitoring effort for RIMPAC 2010 consisted of the following:
- Vessel-based line transect surveys to assess the diversity, distribution, and
behavior of target species (e.g., marine mammals and sea turtles)
- Installation of one shallow- and one deep-water passive acoustic monitors (PAMs)
in waters off Ni'ihau.

Purpose:
not provided

Supplemental information:
[2017-10-12] Data fields are changed so that they follow the other Navy datasets.

This dataset includes the data from the vessel-based line transect surveys.

The sighting of short-finned pilot whales and spinner dolphins on 7/19/10 was an aggregation of the two species and recorded as a single record. This sighting was split into each species in this dataset.
Interstitial and parasitic Platyhelminthes from the coast of the Seychelles in 1992 and 1993

Keywords: Samplingevent, Tyro, Parasites, research vessel, Host-parasite interactions
Temporal coverage: 1992/1992

Study on Platyhelminthes reported during a cruise of the RV Tyro to the Seychelles in 1992 and 1993. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Martens, E.E.; De Clerck, G. (1994). Interstitial and parasitic Platyhelminthes from the coast of the Seychelles, in: van der Land, E.J. (Ed.) (1994). Oceanic Reefs of the Seychelles: report on a cruise of the RV Tyro to the Seychelles in 1992 and 1993. pp. 1-10.
Marine Microbes from RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS2012_V04, Australia (2012)

Keywords: 16S rRNA, occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

This dataset was acquired on the RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS2012_V04. Environmental water samples were taken at multiple depths to determine the community of fixating, nitrifying, ammonifying and denitrifying microorganisms. 
Full details of data, reports and publications of the voyage is at http://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=SS2012_V04
Note on data download/processing:
Data downloaded from Australian Microbiome Initiative via Bioplatforms Australia Data Portal on 17 June 2022. The search filter applied to download data from Bioplatforms Australia Data portal are stored in the Darwin Core property (identificationRemarks). Taxonomy is assigned according to the taxonomic database (SILVA 138) and method (Sklearn) which is stored in the Darwin Core Extension
DNA derived data property (otu_db). Prefix were removed from the taxonomic names as shown in the example (e.g. d__Bacteria to Bacteria). Scientific name is assigned to the valid name available from the highest taxonomic rank.
This collection is published as Darwin Core Occurrence, so the event level measurements need to be replicated for every occurrence. Instead of data replication, the event level eMoF data are made available separately at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/services/obisau/emof_export.cfm?ipt_resource=bioplatforms_mm_ss2012_v04
Satellite Tracking of Hawksbill Turtles in Melaka, Malaysia (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2006/2010

Original provider:
WWF-Malaysia

Dataset credits:
Data provider
WWF-Malaysia
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
The Melaka Hawksbill satellite tracking project is a collaborative effort between WWF-Malaysia, the Melaka State Department of Fisheries, and the Melaka State Government.


Abstract:
WWF-Malaysia aims to use satellite telemetry and computer mapping technology to identify important coastal turtle habitat ranges during the nesting period, their migration routes and foraging areas. The mapping result will be utilised to advocate legal protection for offshore waters of important nesting rookeries and develop management guidelines for the protected areas. The information gathered is also crucial in persuading Malaysia to ratify the relevant international treaties that relate to marine turtle conservation.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=185">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.