oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Benthic Epifauna Biomass and Abundance Data, Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) research cruise, August 2017

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Marine biodiversity is a key component of ocean health. Monitoring and understanding marine biodiversity is essential for our ability to forecast and respond to changes. The goal of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) project is to demonstrate and build an operational marine biodiversity observing network from microbes to whales, integrating diversity levels from genetic to organismal. AMBON field region is located on the Chukchi Sea continental shelf in the US Arctic as a region exposed to climatic changes and anthropogenic influences. This dataset contains biomass and abundance data collected in the Chukchi Sea during the August 2017 Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) research cruise. Epifauna samples were collected using beam trawl during a research cruise during August 2017 in the Chukchi Sea, U.S. Arctic. The data consist of biomass per taxon of epibenthic invertebrates. The dataset is a comma separated values file exported from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. This dataset was transformed from the native format into a table structure using Darwin Core term names as column names.
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Pisces Collection (Pisces)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Museum collections
Temporal coverage: 1834/2014

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Pisces collection contains 3342 digitised specimens over 485 taxa (mostly species). This dataset only contains the marine species of the collection. The following classes are included: Actinopterygii, Cephalaspidomorphi, Cephalochordata Owen, Chondrichtyes, Myxini, Sarcopterygii.
O_VLIELAND - Eurasian oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus, Haematopodidae) breeding and wintering on Vlieland (the Netherlands) [subsampled representation]

Keywords: animal movement, birds, gps tracking, UvA-BiTS, biologging, Occurrence, temperature, accelerometer, Movebank, animal tracking, behaviour, Observation, altitude, frictionlessdata
Temporal coverage: 2016/2021

This animal tracking dataset is derived from van der Kolk et al. (2022, <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5653891">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5653891</a>) a deposit of Movebank study <a href="https://www.movebank.org/cms/webapp?gwt_fragment=page=studies,path=study1605802367">1605802367</a>. Data have been standardized to Darwin Core using the <a href="https://inbo.github.io/movepub/">movepub</a> R package and are downsampled to the first GPS position per hour. The original dataset description follows.
<em>O_VLIELAND - Eurasian oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus, Haematopodidae) breeding and wintering on Vlieland (the Netherlands)</em> is a bird tracking dataset published by the <a href="https://nioo.knaw.nl">Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)</a>, <a href="http://www.sovon.nl">Sovon</a>, <a href="http://www.ru.nl">Radboud University</a>, the <a href="https://ibed.uva.nl">University of Amsterdam</a> and the <a href="https://www.inbo.be/en">Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)</a>. It contains animal tracking data collected during <a href="https://chirpscholekster.nl">CHIRP</a> (Cumulative Human Impact on biRd Populations) for the study <strong>O_VLIELAND</strong> using trackers developed by the University of Amsterdam Bird Tracking System (UvA-BiTS, <a href="http://www.uva-bits.nl">http://www.uva-bits.nl</a>). The study has been operational from 2016 to 2021. In total 103 individuals of Eurasian oystercatchers (<em>Haematopus ostralegus</em>) have been tagged either as a breeding bird or while overwintering on the Wadden island Vlieland (the Netherlands), mainly to study how they respond to disturbances from aircraft. Data are uploaded from the UvA-BiTS database to Movebank and from there archived on Zenodo (see <a href="https://github.com/inbo/bird-tracking">https://github.com/inbo/bird-tracking</a>). No new data are expected.
These data were collected by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), in collaboration with Sovon, Radboud University and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) for the CHIRP (Cumulative Human Impact on biRd Populations) project. Funding was provided by the Applied and Engineering Sciences domain of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO-TTW 14638) and co-funding via NWO-TTW by Royal Netherlands Air Force, Birdlife Netherlands, NAM gas exploration and Deltares. The dataset was published with funding from Stichting NLBIF - Netherlands Biodiversity Information Facility.
Zooplankton collected in the Black Sea along the Yalta-Batumi transect in February 1951

Keywords: Occurrence, Digitization, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1951/1951

The data were collected by the IBSS staff at several stations in the Black Sea along the Yalta-Batumi transect in 1951. Samples were processed by L. Sagina. This dataset contains abundance data (individuals per m³) and biomass data (mg/m³) for zooplankton taxa. No additional metadata is available.
DUML vessel-based surveys for proposed JAX USWTR site 2009-2011

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,USWTR,vessel,protected species,line transect, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2009/2011

Original provider:
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Dataset credits:
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Abstract:
A multi-institutional, marine protected species monitoring program, involving aerial, vessel and acoustic surveillance techniques, has been implemented at the proposed Under Sea Warfare Training Range (USWTR) offshore of Jacksonville, Florida, United States to investigate cetacean and sea turtle species occurrence, distribution. Ten 87 km track-lines spaced 6.5 km apart transect the 1,295 km2 USWTR box, which is located between 60 and 150 km offshore.

Purpose:
Conduct surveys and passive acoustic deployments in two proposed USWTRs on the east coast of the United States with the aim to document patterns of distribution and seasonal residency of protected species.

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)

2013-04-08: Sighting data from March 1, 2010 through March 19, 2011 were appended.
Two species identifications in the previous sightings were corrected:
01/13/10 14:51:08 Stenella sp =&gt; Unid. delphinid
01/28/10 14:16:14 T. truncatus =&gt; Stenella frontalis

2013-03-19: Additional survey data for the JAX USWTR site (conducted with different survey methods from this dataset) are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/906">DUML vessel-based photo-id and biopsy surveys for proposed JAX USWTR site 2012-2013</a>.
Inventario de Peces y Macroinvertebrados asociados a plataformas y gasoductos en el Golfo de Venezuela

Keywords: ROV, biodiversity, Golfo de Venezuela, pipelines, artificial substrate, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2021/2021

La empresa Cardón IV, S. A. opera en la región del Golfo de Venezuela, específicamente en el oeste de la Península de Paraguaná, con plataformas ubicadas a 30km aproximadamente de la costa. La empresa ha definido un Plan de Sostenibilidad el cual contribuye con las tres dimensiones para el Desarrollo Sostenible (económica, social y ambiental), apuntando sus acciones al uso razonable de los recursos del planeta para satisfacer las necesidades de la generación presente, sin comprometer la capacidad de las generaciones futuras (The Sustainable Development Goals and Multilateral Agreements, 2017; Cardón IV, 2021). El Balance de Sostenibilidad para Cardón IV contempla iniciativas que involucran acciones dentro de seis principales categorías: ética y transparencia, personas, operación segura, medioambiente, cambio climático, tecnología e innovación. Como parte de las acciones vinculadas con operación segura y medioambiente, la empresa ha invertido recursos dedicados a la evaluación de la biodiversidad marina asociada a las plataformas y tuberías utilizadas para la extracción de gas en el Golfo de Venezuela. Para esto, se realizó una evaluación de la fauna asociada a plataformas de extracción, líneas de conexión y gasoductos, así como en instalaciones Offshore no operativas de Cardón IV presentes en el Campo Perla, con el fin de integrar los resultados a los análisis de riesgos para gestionar de manera eficiente la respuesta ante las emergencias y para las acciones en relación a la protección de la biodiversidad marina. El presente reporte representa el primer registro en Venezuela de peces y macroinvertebrados que habitan en plataformas de gas, utilizando datos de video recopilados utilizando un vehículo operado de manera remota (ROV, por sus siglas en inglés).
Organochlorine and total mercury in bivalve Anadara tuberculosa and other species from the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica in 1988

Keywords: Samplingevent, Contamination, Organochlorine pesticides, PCB
Temporal coverage: 1988/1988

Contamination level by PCB, organochlorines pesticides and mercury for <i>Anadara tuberculosa</i> and other species at Punta Morales, Puerto Alto and Jicaral during 2 sampling periods in 1988. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: de la Cruz, E. (1989). Organochlorine and total mercury in the Anadara tuberculosa bivalve and other species from the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica. MSc Thesis. KBIN: Brussel. 59 pp.
Happywhale - Gray Whale in Arctic Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
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 10 contributors in alphabetic order:

adam maire; Anna Astafurova; Bob Schafer; Elke; Emanuella Guy Sion; Geoff Kerr; happywhalessab; Marian Herz; National Geographic Resolution; Rand Rudland
COMRAPMS12017 Env Template phytoplankton

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (COMRA) conducted its activities during 2017 according to the Second Five-Year Plan specified in Appendix II to the Polymetallic Sulphides Exploration Contract (hereinafter referred to as the Exploration Contract) between the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and COMRA. In accordance with the provisions specified in Section 10 of the Exploration 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 2017.
Biodiversidad de los recursos marinos y costeros entre Cartagena y el Golfo de Urabá, Caribe colombiano

Keywords: arrastre, INVEMAR, crustáceos, de, moluscos, CIOH, red, OBIS Colombia, SMITHSONIAN, equinodermos, peces, peces.
Temporal coverage: 1995/1995

Registro detallado de la biodiversidad de los recursos marinos y costeros  a partir de la fauna bentónica en la plataforma continental, en el área de Cartagena y Golfo de Urabá.
Stable isotope ratios of C, N and S in Southern Ocean sea stars (1985-2017)

Keywords: SEA STARS, ISOTOPES, Occurrence, Specimen, ECHINODERMS
Temporal coverage: 1985/2017

This dataset is a compilation of stable isotope ratios of C, N and S in tissues of 2456 sea stars sampled from 1985 to 2017 in the Southern Ocean (Antarctica and Subantarctic Islands). Stable isotope values were measured in the framework of Baptiste Le Bourg's PhD thesis at University of Liège, entitled “Trophic ecology of Southern Ocean sea stars: Influence of environmental drivers on trophic diversity”. Samples were provided by the University of Liège (Belgium), the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), the National Museum of Natural History (Paris, France) and the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Sopot, Poland). There could be duplicate records from collections of these institutes published on GBIF and OBIS. This work was supported by BELSPO through the vERSO and RECTO projects (contracts no. BR/132/A1/vERSO and BR/154/A1/RECTO).

This dataset is published by SCAR-AntOBIS under the license CC-BY 4.0. Please follow the guidelines from the SCAR and IPY Data Policies (https://www.scar.org/excom-meetings/xxxi-scar-delegates-2010-buenos-aires-argentina/4563-scar-xxxi-ip04b-scar-data-policy/file/) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don't hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via data-biodiversity-aq@naturalsciences.be. Issues with dataset can be reported at https://github.com/biodiversity-aq/data-publication/
HRC SCC Aerial Ship-follow Surveys February 2012

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

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

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

Abstract:
Aerial surveys to monitor marine mammals and sea turtles (MM/ST) were conducted in conjunction with a U.S. Commander Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) training event in the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC) on the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands Tactical Underwater Range (BARSTUR) and Barking Sands Underwater Range Extension (BSURE) between Kauai and Ni'ihau, Hawaii during the period February 15 to 25, 2012.
Surveys in support of the Submarine Commander’s Course (SCC) event occurred on 3 consecutive days from February 15 to 17, 2012, in waters adjoining Kauai and Ni'ihau where the missile destroyer (DDG) USS Paul Hamilton and other ships were conducting a training exercise, followed by shoreline surveys of Kauai and Ni'ihau on two separate days thereafter: February 23 and 25, 2012.The survey methods and sampling design were submitted and approved in advance per the statement of work (SOW), to the Navy Technical Representative (NTR) and followed previously established protocol (Mobley 2011, Mobley and Milette 2010, Smultea et al. 2009a,b).

Purpose:
not provided

Supplemental information:
This dataset includes sightings during the ship-follow surveys.

Data for the shoreline surveys are available: <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/927">HRC SCC Aerial-based Shoreline Surveys February 2012</a>

The count of the humpback whale sighting at 10:02:10 02/17/12 was originally marked '-' and replaced with a '1' in this dataset.
The bearing marked 'mill' was emptied.
Flatback Whereabouts Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2014/2016

Original provider:
Adam Barnett

Dataset credits:
Data provider
DEHP2
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
This project is jointly funded by James Cook University and WWF-Australia’s Species Conservation team in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and  partners from the Gudjuda Reference Group, Queens Beach Action Group.


Abstract:
James Cook University, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, WWF-Australia and their partners are working together to solve the mystery of the flatback turtles’ whereabouts in the northern Great Barrier Reef.  At Wunjunga Beach, just south of Townsville in Queensland, scientists are continuing their study to identify the migration pathways, diets and critical foraging habitats of this vulnerable turtle.In November 2014, four satellite transmitters were attached to nesting flatback turtles originating from Wunjunga Beach. Another six have been deployed during the 2014-2015 nesting season from the same location.Complementary to the information acquired by satellite tracking, stable isotope collection and analysis of carbon (&#948;13C) and nitrogen (&#948;15N) will assist us to determine the flatbacks’ diet, if there are one or more foraging grounds, and their migration paths.Sampling the foraging grounds will also help us to determine flatback habitat type and diet preference.There are many studies that show how marine turtles are being adversely affected by environmental change. With so little known about the flatback turtle, it is a priority that we identify their key foraging habitats and monitor their presence at nesting beaches, to gauge their responses to a changing environment.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1064">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.
Biodiversity and community assemblage of shallow habitats of the National Park of Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania): influence of habitat, season and site

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2020/2020

The biodiversity and community assemblages of seagrass and sand habitats located in shallow water habitats of the Banc d’Arguin were sampled with a beach seine at 3 sites, during two sampling missions in December and April. The objectives were to test if the community assemblages in term of abundance, species diversity and assemblage structure were different between habitats, as well as the effect of the season and the site.
COMRAPMN12016 Sequences

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2014

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research The China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (hereinafter referred to as COMRA) conducted its activities during 2016 for implementing the programme of activities set forth in the Working Programme in the Extension Five-year Period specified in the Application for Extension of the Contract for Exploration of Polymetallic Nodules submitted by COMRA on 19th November 2015 and approved by ISBA on 18th July 2016. In accordance with the provisions specified in Section 10 of Annex IV to the Regulations, COMRA, as the contractor, submits to the Secretary- General of the International Seabed Authority (hereinafter referred to as ISBA), this Annual Report covering its programme of activities for the year of 2016.
Spatial distribution of meiobenthos in the Voordelta (October 1988)

Keywords: Meiobenthos, Spatial distribution, Samplingevent, Nematode diversity
Temporal coverage: 1988/1988

Meiofauna composition and overview of nematoda genera found in Grevelingen and the Oosterschelde area on 17 and 19 October 1988. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Jian, L. (1989). The study in the spatial distribution of meiobenthos in the Voordelta (the Southern Bight of the North Sea). MSc Thesis. VUB: Yerseke. 77 pp.
TPWD HARC Texas Coastal Fisheries Sabine Lake Bag Seine

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1986/2008

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 bag seine data collected for the Sabine Lake bay system in Texas from 1986 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.
Phytoplankton of the Iranian part of Caspian Sea- part1

Keywords: Occurrence, Phytoplankton; Caspian Sea; Iran, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1996/2021

Caspian Sea is the biggest land-locked saltwater lake in the world with a catchment area of 3.5 million km2. It is located between 36° N and 62°N. The basin of Caspian Sea is divided into three distinct physical regions: Northern, Middle, and Southern Caspian. Phytoplanktons are the autotrophic components of the plankton community and a key part of marine and freshwater ecosystems. They obtain energy through photosynthesis, as do plants on land. This means phytoplankton must receive light from the sun, so they live in the surface layers of oceans and lakes. The collected data of the phytoplanktons of the Caspian Sea are related to a part of the studies conducted from 1996 to 2021. These data are obtained from various sources such as (articles, theses, research projects, etc.).
Counts of epibenthic fish species sampled at Gazi Bay on 17 and 19 July 1996

Keywords: Epibenthos, Observation, Demersal fishes, Seagrass beds, Mangroves, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1996/1996

This dataset contains individual counts of fish species sampled in the seagrass beds and mangrove creeks of Gazi Bay (10 locations, 41 species) on 17 and 19 July 1996. Sampling was carried out using a beam trawl (fine mesh: 6mm width). The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Dethier, K. (1997). Epibenthische visgemeenschappen en diversiteit in een tropische baai (Gazi Bay, Kenya)= Epibenthic fish communities and diversity in a tropical bay (Gazi Bay, Kenya). Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 16 pp.
UNCW Right Whale Aerial Surveys 2008

Keywords: Occurrence,Aircraft,Sightings, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

Original provider:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

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

Abstract:
These surveys were designed to monitor North Atlantic right whales (<i>Eubalaena glacialis</i>) in the south Atlantic Bight and mid-Atlantic, from the North Carolina (NC)-South Carolina (SC) border, north across the Chesapeake Bay mouth, to the southern tip of Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. The contract period began in January 2008 with surveys flown from February to June 2008.
A total of 14 North Atlantic right whales were observed during this aerial survey period, with 12 of the 14 whales sighted between the SC-NC border to Cape Hatteras, NC. Two of the 14 right whales observed were just north of Cape Hatteras, NC. In addition to right whales, two other endangered large whale species were observed. Two humpback whales (<i>Megaptera novaeangliae</i>) in two separate sightings during early March, and 20 sperm whales (<i>Physeter macrocephalus</i>) in 12 separate sightings were observed during these aerial surveys. Unidentified beaked whales (Family Ziphiidae), short-finned pilot whales (<i>Globicephala macrorhynchus</i>), common dolphins (<i>Delphinus delphis</i>), spotted dolphins (<i>Stenella frontalis</i>), bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>), and unidentified delphinids (Family Delphinidae) were also observed during the aerial survey period. An unconfirmed beaked whale was observed in early February, and a confirmed beaked whale (species ID is still being debated) was observed in mid-June, both offshore near Cape Hatteras, NC. The threatened loggerhead sea turtle <i>Caretta caretta</i> (1,455 individuals in 937 sightings), the endangered leatherback sea turtle <i>Dermochelys coriacea</i> (4 individuals in 4 sightings), and unidentified sea turtles (615 individuals in 187 sightings) were also observed in this study.

Supplemental information:
[UPDATE] Group size for a sighting (Row ID: 748, 04/11/08 12:29:00, Loggerhead) was corrected to 6.