oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
IMOS - Larval Fish Sub-Facility - Database of Marine Larval Fish Assemblages in Australian temperate and subtropical waters (1983 - ongoing)

Keywords: Occurrence, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1982/2019

Larval fishes are a useful metric of marine ecosystem state and change, as well as species-specific patterns in phenology. This information sheds light on larval distribution and spawning for fisheries management needs. This dataset includes larval fish abundances collected from 12 voyages around Australia since 1983, as well as more recent data from the Marine National Facility (MNF). The backbone of the dataset is from five Integrated Marine Observing Systems (IMOS) National Reference Stations (NRS) (North Stradbroke, Port Hacking, Maria Island, Kangaroo Island and Rottnest Island), between 2014 and 2021 as part of the IMOS Larval Fish Monitoring Sub-Facility of the National Mooring Network Facility (data currently available up to 2019). This adds information to the biological, ecological and oceanic measurements already sampled at these long-term monitoring sites. For information on using the data from the NRS stations and research voyages, please refer to Smith et al., 2018. It is advised that anyone using this data should read this methodology or contact the project contact person to understand the nuances of each sampling and analysis chain.
The fish larvae product is available as raw count product, where fish larvae are classified to the lowest taxonomic level possible (with 228 taxonomic groups identified so far, at either the Family, Genus, or Species level). Associated metadata includes location, temperature, salinity, net type, and tow volume.
There is a static snapshot of the database as at March 2018 (https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/69/5ab33c62f9c52), and this has been documented in a Scientific Data publication (Smith et al., 2018). This metadata record provides access to the dynamic (most recent) version of the database, which can serve as a data repository for survey of larval fish assemblages in the region.
In addition species have been mapped to the World Register of Marine Species and abiotic parameters and units of measure have where possible mapped to the BODC vocabularies. Data accessed on 2022-04-20 from https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/8e754b8b-c40f-4a21-ae82-573a67fc3556
Some of the records are from the CSIRO Marine National Facility and is 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.
Meiobenthos, National Monitoring Study 2019, EMBLAS Plus Project, EMBLAS Plus Project

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

Meiobenthos data: species composition, abundance (ind/m2), biomass (mg/m2) collected during the National Monitoring Study (NMS_UA 2019) in the Ukrainian waters (North-Western part of the Black Sea) onboard the Vessel “Auguste Piccard”, (Ukraine) in August-October 2019
MBON POLE TO POLE: SANDY BEACH BIODIVERSITY OF MUSQUASH HARBOUR AND MISPEC BAY

Keywords: Pole to Pole, Mispec Bay, sandy beach, intertidal zone, MBON, coastal biodiversity, Musquash Harbour
Temporal coverage: 2021/2022

The MBON Pole to Pole effort seeks to develop a framework for the collection, use and sharing of marine biodiversity data in a coordinated, standardized manner leveraging on existing infrastructure managed by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS; IOC-UNESCO), the GEO Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), and the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). The MBON Pole to Pole aims to become a key resource for decision-making and management of living resource across countries in the Americas for reporting requirements under the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Aichi Targets of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This collection corresponds to the species registered on sandy beaches of the Musquash Harbour and Mispec Bay, New Brunswick, Canada, using the MBON P2P sampling protocol for sandy beaches, with funding from the Government of Canada's Coastal Environmental Baseline Program.
Oman 2008: Olive Ridley Turtles of Masirah (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

Original provider:
Biodiversity East / MTRG

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Marine Turtle Research Group
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
The scientific work is undertaken by ALan Rees, PhD student with the MTRG at the University of Exeter, with additional advice and assistance from Michael Coyne of SEATURTLE.ORG. This project is carried out under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs of Oman.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
The project is funded by Total SA, Muscat Branch and the TOTAL Corporate Foundation for Biodiversity and the Sea.


Abstract:
Masirah Island hosts four species of nesting turtles, Loggerheads, Greens, Hawksbills and Olive Ridleys. The Olive Ridley nesting population is the only one in the Arabian Peninsula. These turtles are poorly studied and no migration information is available to date. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs of Oman has recently intensified its efforts to gain more knowledge on sea turtles, focusing on satellite telemetry.Within the context of these efforts and as a continuation of the three-year turtle conservation project, which included the pioneering and successful Loggerhead telemetry mission on Masirah Island in May 2006, TOTAL S.A. Muscat and TOTAL Corporate Foundation for Biodiversity and the Sea are now sponsoring this Olive Ridley telemetry project.Olive ridley migration and behaviour are, in general, poorly studied and hence this project will provide vital information, not only for this population but for this species as a whole.Later, in the summer of 2008, a Green turtle telemetry project will take place at Masirah providing evidence of migration routes and raising awareness of this threatened and depleted population.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=278">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.
Benthic Foraminifera Collected from the Minas Basin, Spring and Autumn of 1976

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

This dataset contains the species occurrence records collected as part of a stude designed to describe the occurrence and distribution patterns of several relatively ubiquitous indigenous species of Foraminifera observed in the Minas Basin. The study area environment is unique due to its exceptionally large tidal range creating currents well in excess of that required to erode and transport Foraminifera. The data was collected from 120 sediment samples collected during the spring and autumn of 1976. Spring samples in late May were collected from CSS Dawson using a medium Van Veen Grab (30cm x 30cm). The autumn samples were collected in September and October from a small boat using an Ekman grab (18cm x 18cm) or on foot. Samples were collected in water depths ranging from 1m to 25m.
DFO: Porbeagle and Blue Sharks, OTN/DFO: Porbeagle and Blue Sharks - Tag Release Metadata

Keywords: ACOUSTIC TAGS, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; FISH, Observation, Samplingevent, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2022, 2013/2013

This is the OBIS extraction of the Ocean Tracking Network  and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)  DFO: Porbeagle and Blue Sharks, consisting of the release tagging metadata, i.e. the location and date when the tagged animal was released, and summarized detection events of tagged individuals.
    If readers are interested in the source dataset they may also inquire with the project PIs as listed here or on the OTN web site (https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=JPBS).
Abstract:To determine movements of porbeagle and blue sharks in Canadian waters and to see if they cross over the US/Canadian border to American waters. The data would help with future management of both species.
Presence of cetaceans and sea turtles in the Gulf of Catania, Eastern Sicily, Ionian Sea (surveys 2015-2019)

Keywords: self-propelled small boat, Samplingevent, Visual observation
Temporal coverage: 2015/2019

Data on population size, structure, behavior and distribution of cetaceans and sea turtles in eastern Sicily, Ionian Sea, collected by expert observers of the MareCamp association in the framework of the project "Dolphin watching and conservation in the Gulf of Catania" (years 2015-2019).
WADFW PSAMP W1993

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Seabirds,Aircraft,Visual Sighting, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1992/1993

Original provider:
Washington Department of Fish &amp; Wildlife

Abstract:
The metadata edits are in progress. Please contact the contact person for detail.

Aerial surveys of marine birds have been conducted annually since 1992 by the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program (PSAMP) staff during both a summer (July) and a winter (December to early February) survey window, sampling some part of every portion of the marine shoreline of the inner marine waters of Washington state by two strata:  nearshore (&lt; 20 meters in depth) and offshore (&gt; 20 meters in depth).  

The datasets are split by season (summer or winter) and year.

Purpose:
The purpose of this program is to monitor population trends of either summer or winter resident species rather than migrations around Puget Sound.

Supplemental information:
[2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Bonaparte's Gull: Larus philadelphia (176839) =&gt; Chroicocephalus philadelphia (824040)
Anas oustaleti (202228) =&gt; Anas platyrhynchos (175063)

Data correction Mar 17, 2006:
Wrong ITIS number for Unidentified Sea Lion
180623 -&gt; 180615

Data correction Mar 14, 2006:
Wrong ITIS number for Unidentified [Large|Small] Gulls
180297 -&gt; 176802

The nearshore strata were sampled in two fashions: 
1)in nearshore habitat that was relatively narrow, the plane flew parallel to the shoreline generally 100 meters from the high tide line; 
2)in nearshore habitat with broad extensive shallow areas such as river estuaries, the plane flew in an S-pattern to sample a larger proportion of the habitat available in that locality.  The offshore strata were sampled in a crisscross pattern that zigzagged back and forth across depth contours, with an attempt made to cut across most all banks and similar major underwater bathymetric features.  There was no attempt made to survey during the same tidal stage in these areas.

The survey always began in the southernmost study areas and proceeded to the northern portions; therefore the same areas were usually sampled during the same time of month each year, give or take a week.  The last two summer surveys (1997-98) did not include the southern and central portions of Puget Sound, due to budget cuts.  These areas were chosen to be continued on a less frequent basis because low and consistent numbers of birds were seen there during the July survey window in the previous five summer surveys.

Effort data is provided in separate files.
BioChem: Planktonic Foraminifera collected in the Equatorial and North Pacific, 1970

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1970/1970

Twenty-nine plankton tows were collected at different water depths in the equatorial and northern Pacific Ocean during the Hudson 70 cruise. Thirty planktonic foraminiferal species, belonging to eleven genera and three families, have been identified. Absolute and relative abundance of individual species, their size, structural modifications, and coiling directions of the tests are compared with the physical and chemical parameters of the Pacific Water masses.
Monitoring of deep-sea fish diversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding of pumped deep-sea water in Sagami and Suruga Bays, Japan

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

Deep-sea fish diversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding of pumped deep-sea water is monitored. Water samples were derived from the intakes located at 400m depth off Yaizu, Suruga Bay and 811m depth off Akazawa, Sagami Bay in Japan. Identical reads obtained by next generation sequencing were referred to the MitoFish (http://mitofish.aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/), and more than 3% of the total reads were listed.
The Hickey Marsh - Characterization of Important Coastal Habitats on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence Maritime Estuary | Le marais à Hickey - Caractérisation des habitats littoraux d’importance de la rive nord de l’estuaire maritime du Saint-Laurent

Keywords: coastal characterization, fish, important habitat, coastal flora, marsh, habitat characterization, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2022/2022

A project to characterize important coastal habitats on the north shore of the St. Lawrence maritime Estuary has been funded for a period of 4 years (2018-2022). The aim of this project is to generate ecological reference data to draw a global portrait of the state of seven coastal marshes, namely the Portneuf-sur-Mer marshes, the Mille-Vaches bay, the Pointe des Fortin, Bays des Grandes et des Petites Bergeronnes, Pointe-aux-Outardes and the Hickey marsh.

This dataset covers the Hickey (Colombier) marsh area and associated wetlands. In order to improve knowledge of these ecosystems, a floristic and ichthyological inventory was carried out and the various abiotic factors characterized. Geomorphological data has also been collected, but it is not included in this dataset. However, they remain available by contacting directly the *Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire* (RNE) to have access to them. The ZIP RNE Committee holds orthomosaics from the site under study.

This project is part of Fisheries and Ocean Canada's Coastal Environmental Baseline Program.
Un projet de caractérisation des habitats littoraux d’importance de la rive nord de l’estuaire maritime du Saint-Laurent a été subventionné pour une période de 4 ans (2018-2022). Ce projet a pour but de générer des données écologiques de référence pour tracer un portrait global de l’état de sept marais littoraux, soit les marais de Portneuf-sur-Mer, de la baie de Mille-Vaches, de la pointe des Fortin, des baies des Grandes et des Petites Bergeronnes, la Pointe-aux-Outardes et le marais à Hickey.

Ce jeu de données couvre le secteur du marais à Hickey (Colombier) et les milieux humides connexes. Afin d’améliorer les connaissances de ces écosystèmes, un inventaire floristique et un ichtyologique ont été réalisés et les différents facteurs abiotiques caractérisés. Des données géomorphologiques ont aussi été collectées, mais elles ne sont pas incluses dans ce jeu de données. Elles restent toutefois disponibles en prenant contact directement avec le Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l’Estuaire (RNE) pour y avoir accès. Le Comité ZIP RNE détient des orthomosaïques du site à l’étude.

Ce projet fait partie du Programme sur les données environnementales côtières de référence de Pêches et Océan Canada.
The Australian Zooplankton Database (1938 onwards)

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1938/2014

Zooplankton are the key trophic link between primary producers and fish in pelagic ecosystems. Historically, there are few zooplankton time series in Australia, with no datasets longer than two years prior to 2008. Here we compile 98,676 abundance records of more than 1,000 zooplankton taxa from unpublished research cruises, student projects, published literature and the recent Integrated Marine Observing System. This dataset covers the entire coastal and shelf region of Australia and dates back to 1938. Most records are for copepods, but there are also data for other taxa such as decapods, chaetognaths, thaliaceans, appendicularians and cladocerans. Metadata are provided for each record, including dates, coordinates and information on mesh size and sampling methods. To facilitate analysis across the multiple datasets, we have updated the species names according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS; http://www.marinespecies.org/about.php) and converted units to abundance per m3. These data will be valuable for studies of biodiversity, biogeography, impacts of climate change and ecosystem health. We encourage researchers holding additional Australian zooplankton data to contact us and contribute their data to the dataset so we can periodically publish updates.
Data from IMOS Project 599 the National Reference Stations has been excluded as it is available from OBIS via the 'IMOS - AusCPR: Zooplankton Abundance' dataset.
Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Dry Tortugas 2002

Keywords: biogeographic, biology, dry tortugas, fwc-fwri, institute, occurrenceID, project, record, siteid, station, status, system, taxon_rank, taxonomic, time, authorship_information, accepted_authorship_information, percent_coverage, absence, area, coral, habitatid, latitude, longitude, monitoring, name, recorded, species, data_set_identification, authorship, basis of record, class, comprehensive, conservation, coverage, data, date, fish, hierarchy, large, obis, reef, sample, scientific_name, statement, worms, taxonomic_status, array-data, database, eventID, eventdate, family, fwri, gulf of mexico, occurrence, register, revisited, scientific, scientificname, taxon, taxon_status, unaccepted, v2.3, aphia_database_identification_number, scientificnameid, about, basisOfRecord, data_set_name, dataset, florida, identification, marine, organism, rank, recordedBy, samples, subregionid, usage, vernacular, vernacularName, wildlife, acceptedNameUsageID, organism_per_sample_area, acceptedNameAuthorship, acceptedNameUsage, accepted, aphia, array, common, datasetName, dry, florida keys, identifier, ocean, order, percent, sitecode, stewardship, taxonomy, scientificNameAuthorship, occurrence_identification, coral monitoring, cremp, evaluation, fwc, genus, information, meters, number, per, presence, species_name, specificEpithet, taxonRank, vernacular_name, world, year, organismQuantity, accepted_name_usage, organismQuantityType, Samplingevent, basis, commission, event, kingdom, phylum, research, set, square, taxonomicStatus, tortugas, value, associatedreferences, accepted_aphia_database_identification_number, occurrenceStatus
Temporal coverage: 2002/2002

The purpose of the Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project (CREMP) is to monitor the status and trends of selected reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary(FKNMS). CREMP assessments have been conducted annually at fixed sites since 1996 and data collected provides information on the temporal changes in benthic cover and diversity of stony corals and associated marine flora and fauna. The core field methods continue to be underwater videography and timed coral species inventories. Findings presented in this report include data from 109 stations at 37 sites sampled from 1996 through 2008 in the Florida Keys and 1999 through 2008 in the Dry Tortugas. The report describes the annual differences (between 2007 and 2008) in the percent cover of major benthic taxa (stony corals, octocorals, sponges, and macroalgae), mean coral species richness and the incidence of stony coral conditions. Additionally, it examines the long-term trends of the major benthic taxa, five coral complex, Montastraea cavernosa, Colpophyllia natans, Siderastrea siderea, and Porites astreoides) and the clionaid sponge, Cliona delitrix. It is one of the longest running coral reef monitoring projects in south Florida and has been extremely important in documenting the temporal changes that have occurred in recent years.
Ichthyology Collection - Royal Ontario Museum

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1826/2015

The ROM ichthyology collection has over one million specimens of approximately 7,000 species from around the world. The collection currently holds over 93,000 catalogued lots, including 124 holotypes and 1,045 paratypes, with additional types being added regularly through both in-house and collaborative research. The ROM houses the largest and most diverse collection of Canadian freshwater fishes in existence.
Programa de Observadores a Bordo (POBCh) de la Secretaria de Pesca de la Provincia del Chubut, Argentina . Observer On board Program -Fisheries Secretariat of the Province of Chubut-Argentina (OOBPPCh)

Keywords: South Atlantic Ocean, demersal, Occurrence, bentonic, elasmobranches, Chubut, pelagic, Argentina, cephalopods, fisheries, teleosts, fishes
Temporal coverage: 2003/2005

ENGLISH: In Patagonia, Argentina, (from 42º00 SL to 47º00 SL) it is developing an important shrimp fishery, target on "Patagonian Red Shrimp" (Pleoticus muelleri), caught by twin trawler freezer fleet. Since 2001, the survey was optimized and the fishery was surveyed by the Fisheries Secretariat of the Province of Chubut by means OOBPPCh, that collects of the fishery biological information about target specie and by catch, contributing to strengthen knowledge about ecosystem and biodiversity of the fishing areas. Specimens were identified on board by trained observers following a protocol. Also there is wide reference collection of condricthyes and osteicthyes available from the "Working Agreement between the Fisheries Secretariat and Natural Sciences Faculty of the National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco". Reported observations were recorded in data base of the OOBPPCh. -- ESPAÑOL -- En Patagonia, Argentina (42º00´LS y 47º00´LS) se desarrolla una pesquería cuya especie blanco es el langostino (Pleoticus muelleri) de la cual participan buques congeladores tangoneros. Desde 2001, con el objetivo de optimizar el seguimiento, la pesquería es monitoreada por la Secretaría de Pesca de la Provincia del Chubut a través de un Programa de Observadores a Bordo que recolecta información biológica pesquera de la especie objetivo y de la fauna acompañante, contribuyendo al conocimiento de las especies que integran el ecosistema de las áreas de pesca. Los especimenes capturados en cada lance de pesca, fueron identificados por personal entrenado. También existe una colección de referencia de peces óseos y cartilaginosos como resultado de un "Acuerdo de Trabajo con Facultad de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco y la Secretaría de Pesca de la Provincia del Chubut". Las observaciones fueron registradas en la base de datos del POBCh.
OTN Shippagan, NB: Cod tagging - Tag Release Metadata, Shippagan, NB: Cod tagging

Keywords: ACOUSTIC TAGS, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; FISH, Observation, Samplingevent, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2009/2017, 2009/2015

This is the OBIS extraction of the Ocean Tracking Network  and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)  Shippagan, NB: Cod tagging, consisting of the release tagging metadata, i.e. the location and date when the tagged animal was released, and summarized detection events of tagged individuals.
    If readers are interested in the source dataset they may also inquire with the project PIs as listed here or on the OTN web site (https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=SPI).
Abstract:The objectives of this project are first to study the seasonal migration of the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and secondly to examine possible interaction between cod and grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). Cod were caught and tagged at Miscou Bank in the spring and lines of receivers were installed off Northwestern Cape Breton to intercept cod migrating out of the Gulf in the fall and back into the Gulf in the spring.