oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
HRC CRC Small Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys March-April 2006

Keywords: Occurrence,Hawaii Range Complex,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2006/2006

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.
NMML Small Cetacean Aerial Survey 1998

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Aircraft,Sightings, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1998/1998

Original provider:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Dataset credits:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Abstract:
Researchers from NMML's Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program conducted the line transect aerial surveys for harbor porpoise and Dall's porpoise from 27 May to 28 July 1998 in the Gulf of Alaska (offshore waters from Cape Suckling to Unimak Pass), Prince William Sound, and Shelikof Strait. Surveys were conducted from a NOAA Corps DeHavilland Twin Otter, flown at an altitude of 152.5 m (500 ft) and an airspeed of 185 km/hr (100 knots). Sawtooth lines were designed to cover the offshore waters from Cape Suckling to Unimak Pass (offshore of Kodiak Island) and included lines extending 15 nmi seaward, or to the 50 fathom line, whichever was farthest from shore and lines extending to the 1,000 fathom line. In Shelikof Strait a series of zigzag lines were designed between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island. Larger inlets and bays were also included in the survey. The survey in Prince William Sound consisted of two lines: one covering the central waters and one along the coast with extensions into selected inlets. Two primary observers surveyed from a bubble window on the left and right sides of the plane. An independent observer was positioned in a belly window. This observer surveyed the trackline directly below the plane to record animals missed on the trackline by the primary observers.

Purpose:
A 3-year survey began in 1997 to complete a new abundance estimate by 1999. This survey will also include an abundance estimate for Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli). Once the 3 years of surveys are completed, the data will be used to estimate annual abundance of harbor porpoise and Dall's porpoise, which is one of the key pieces of information needed to manage marine mammal-fishery interactions, as required under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Inclement weather restricted the completion of the entire planned survey. Survey lines were completed in Prince William Sound and an adequate number of survey miles were completed offshore from Cape Suckling west along the Kenai Peninsula, offshore of Kodiak Island, west to Sutwik Island (Alaska Peninsula), and in Shelikof Strait. A total of 49.09 survey hours were flown, with sightings of 69 harbor porpoise, 60 Dall's porpoise, 13 killer whales, 46 humpback whales, 25 fin whales, 1 Cuvier's beaked whale, 11 unidentified dolphins/porpoises, 31 unidentified whales, 21 harbor seals, 18 Steller sea lions, and 8 unidentified pinnipeds. These numbers do not include the independent bubble window observer sightings.
Happywhale - Common Bottlenose Dolphin in North Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null, 2012/2022

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 45 contributors in alphabetic order:

Allison Smith; Andy Price; Captain Kevin; Capt. Alexander Legaspi; Capt Nicholas robbins; Carla Mitroff; Cecilia Ruiz; chelsea bradley; Chris Biertuempfel; Christina de la Fuente; christy bode; Curt Finfrock; Dale Frink; Dane McDermott; Daniel Cayton; Era Horton; Erik Combs; Gail Koza; Holger van Dorp; Jessica Roame; Joe Meuleman; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Julene Jackman Lennon; Kátia Silva; Kimberly Nesbitt; Laura; Marilia Olio; Mark Girardeau; Max Block; Mike Justa; Mindy Huston; M White; Nico Heyning; Patricia VanOver Indictor; Riley; Robin Lowe; Ron Charbonneau; Ryan Lawler; Sebastian Shaw; Slater T Moore; Steve OToole; Swish; Sydney Minges; Vanuza borges; Yoko Sathorn
Adult female elephant seals Post-Breeding 2015 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Original provider:
Christophe Guinet / Dan Costa

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Weanling Northern Elephan Seals
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>


Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1080">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.
A rare and unusual new bittiine genus with two new species from the South Pacific (Cerithiidae, Gastropoda)

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1987/2013

A new genus, Limatium gen. n., and two new species, L. pagodula sp. n. and L. aureum sp. n. are described, found on outer slopes of barrier reefs and fringing reefs in the South Pacific. They are rare for cerithiids, which typically occur in large populations. The two new species are represented by 108 specimens sampled over a period of 30 years, only 16 of which were collected alive. Three subadults from the Philippines and Vanuatu likely represent a third species. In addition to their rarity, Limatium species are atypical for cerithiids in their smooth, polished, honey to golden brown shells with distinctive white fascioles extending suture to suture. The radula presents a unique morphology that does not readily suggest an affinity to any of the cerithiid subfamilies. Two live-collected specimens, one of each species and designated as holotypes, were preserved in 95% ethanol and sequenced. Bayesian analysis of partial COI and 16S rDNA sequences demonstrates a placement in the Bittiinae, further extending our morphological concept of the subfamily.
MBON POLE TO POLE: ROCKY SHORE BIODIVERSITY OF GORGONA ISLAND

Keywords: MBON
Pole to Pole
Marine invertebrates
Rocky shore
Benthos
Island
Pacific Coast
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

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).
In line with these goals, the information in this document represents an effort to inform the biodiversity of marine invertebrates associated to the rocky shores of Gorgona Island, one of the most well-managed National Natural Parks in Colombia, which appears in the GreenList. The data was gathering implementing the standard methodology used by the MBON Pole to Pole team, based on the SARCE protocol. Partial financial support was received from the Park administration.
Distribution and community structure of benthic copepods in the Delta area and the Ems-Dollard between 1976 and 1981

Keywords: Frequency, Benthic community structure, Samplingevent, Distribution
Temporal coverage: 1976/1983

Frequency, density and biomass of copepoda species for several stations in the Oosterschelde, Grevelingen and the Eems-Dollard sampled between 1976 and 1983. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Willems, K.A. (1989). Verspreiding, ecologie en gemeenschapsstructuur van benthische copepoden in het Delta-gebied en de Eems-Dollard (Nederland). PhD Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Faculteit der Wetenschappen: Gent. 2 vol. (440, 198) pp.
Index Site Surveys Data for Olympia Oysters, Ostrea lurida, in British Columbia – 2009 to 2017

Keywords: Density, SARA, Species at Risk, Fisheries management, Fisheries resources, Scientific research, Frequency, Olympia Oyster, British Columbia, Pacific, Vancouver Island, Environment, Length, Ostrea lurida, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2009/2017

The Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida Carpenter, 1864) is one of four species of oysters established in British Columbia (BC), Canada, and the only naturally occurring oyster in BC (Bourne 1997; Gillespie 1999, 2009). O. lurida reaches the northern limit of its range in the Central Coast of British Columbia at Gale Passage, Campbell Island, approximately 52°12’N, 128°24’W (Gillespie 2009).
First Nations historically utilized Olympia oysters for food and their shells for ornamentation (Ellis and Swan 1981; Harbo 1997). European settlers harvested Olympia oysters commercially from the early 1800s until the early 1930s when stocks became depleted and the industry moved towards other larger, introduced oyster species (Bourne 1997; Quayle 1988). Since that time, Olympia oysters have likely maintained stable populations in BC, but have not recovered to abundance levels observed prior to the late 1800s (Gillespie 1999, 2009).
Olympia oysters were designated a species of Special Concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) in 2000 and 2010 and listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) in 2003 (DFO 2009; COSEWIC 2011). A management plan was developed and posted to the SARA Public Registry in 2009 (DFO 2009). One of the objectives of this plan was to ensure maintenance of the relative abundance (density) of Olympia oyster at index sites. The plan also recommended development of a survey protocol for determining relative abundance (density) estimates. In response, a Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Research Document was completed recommending a survey method for Olympia oysters (Norgard et al. 2010); a CSAS Science Advisory Report (DFO 2010) for selection of index sites was also completed.
Thirteen index sites were chosen from a mixture of previously surveyed sites, and by random site selection. In 2014, a fourteenth site was added at Joes Bay in the Broken Group area in partnership with Parks Canada. The selected sites provided a representative sample of Olympia oyster populations in different geographic zones in the Pacific region and span the much of the range of Olympia oysters in BC.
RV Investigator Voyage IN2016_V04 Cetacean and Seabird Observations, Tasman Sea, Australia (2016)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Cetacean and incidental seabirds and seal sightings were recorded during daylight hours during the survey from Sydney to Brisbane, September 2016. There were 189 observations from 18 species of cetaceans and seabirds. Survey details are at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=IN2016_V04
Phytoplankton in the South Adriatic Sea (ADREX Experiment) 2014

Keywords: Samplingevent, Anthropogenic effects, lowered unmanned submersible
Temporal coverage: 2014/2014

Phytoplankton collected in the South Adriatic Sea during ADREX Experiment in February 2014. The ADREX experiment, as part of EU Project PERSEUS (http://www.perseus-net.eu), focuses on the investigation of the role of the Adriatic-Ionian system in transmitting the human-made pressures in the eastern Mediterranean through the Adriatic Dense Water (AdDW) formation and spreading.
The fishery ground near Alexandria. XX. Nemertini by Herman Friedrich (1940).Notes and Memoirs No 38.

Keywords: Metadata
Temporal coverage: 1933/1933

This is a historical dataset that was published in 1940 by Herman Friedrich and concerns the collection of 9 tubes of Nemerteans collected during the floristical and faunistical survey of Adolf Steuer on the coasts near Alexandria mainly with the vessel “El Hoot”. This dataset covers the time span of 6/9/1933 to 12/11/1933.The material was unsatisfactory so they identified to the order level. The digitization of this dataset was done by LifewatchGreece team.
GPS locations of Northern Gannets season 2016 / Localisations GPS de fous de Bassan saison 2016

Keywords: Marine turtles birds mammals abundance and distribution ; Abondance et distribution de tortues marines oiseaux et mammifères, Samplingevent, seabirds ; migrator birds ; GPS locations ; foraging behavior ; tracking ; gannets ; Morus bassanus ; oiseaux migrateurs ; localisations GPS ; comportement d'alimentation ; fou de Bassan
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Since 2012, the [Laboratoire d'ornithologie marine de Rimouski (LOMR)](https://www.facebook.com/LOMRimouski) has implemented an annual monitoring program of the feeding behaviour of gannets (Morus bassanus) nesting in Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock National Park (more specifically on Bonaventure Island). The LOMR is directed by Magella Guillemette (professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski) in collaboration with David Pelletier (professor at the Cégep de Rimouski). Several dozen college and university students (undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate) participated in collecting these data.

The data in this dataset is from 2016. On the SLGO catalogue, you will find [datasets up to 2017](https://catalogue.preprod.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/?q=fou+de+bassan+pelletier). More recent data can be requested from LOMR by contacting the authors of the data. 

The locations were recorded using GPS data loggers, programmed at a frequency of 10 minutes and attached to the bird's tails with Tesa brand marine grade white tape.
Depuis 2012, le [Laboratoire d'ornithologie marine de Rimouski (LOMR)](https://www.facebook.com/LOMRimouski) a mis en place un programme de suivi annuel du comportement alimentaire des fous de Bassan (Morus bassanus) nichant dans le parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé (plus spécifiquement sur l'île Bonaventure). Le LOMR est dirigé par Magella Guillemette (professeur à l'Université du Québec à Rimouski) en collaboration avec David Pelletier (professeur au Cégep de Rimouski). Plusieurs dizaines d'étudiant.e.s des niveaux collégial et universitaire (1er, 2e et 3e cycles) ont participé la collecte de ces données.

Les données présentes dans ce jeu de données sont celles de 2016. Sur le catalogue de l'OGSL, vous trouverez [les jeux de données allant jusqu'à 2017](https://catalogue.preprod.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/?q=fou+de+bassan+pelletier). Les donnés plus récentes peuvent être demandées au LOMR en contactant les auteurs des données. 

Les localisations ont été enregistrées à l'aide de consignateurs de données GPS, programmés à une fréquence de 10 minutes et fixés sur la queue des oiseaux avec du ruban adhésif blanc de grade marin de marque Tesa.
Juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks in the Rewa River estuary, Viti Levu, Fiji 2012

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

Juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks were sampled in the Rewa River Estuary on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. To capture the sharks, a 100 metre gillnet comprising 3-, 3.5- and 4-inch nylon monofilament mesh sizes was used. Gillnet soak times were either 1 or 2 hours, and dependent on prevailing sea and weather conditions. There was a total of fifteen deployments, beginning at 1700hrs. Life stage and sex of the individuals captured were recorded. 

This dataset is part of the results of research by a Master of Science student at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji. The research was funded in part by the SciCOFish programme of the Pacific Community, and the Faculty Research Committee of the Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) at USP. Publication of this dataset was funded by the European Union (EU). 

We are also grateful to GBIF, BID and VertNet for their support in mobilising this dataset.
Survey of the Breeding Seabirds and Migrating Shorebirds of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia (1991-1993, 1999 and 2006)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1991/2006

This dataset comprises two survey periods, 2006 and 1999. The cited papers list the observations by site or island name. The majority can be georeferenced using the included maps or island locations from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_in_the_Houtman_Abrolhos.
A complete survey of the numbers and breeding stages of seabirds, resident and migratory shorebirds and raptors at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, central west coast, Western Australia, was undertaken in December 2006. The survey recorded 14 species of seabirds, 16 species of migratory shorebirds, three resident shorebirds and two raptors. Of these, 14 species of seabirds, three resident shorebirds and the two raptors were breeding. These breeding populations are considered significant in a regional and national context. Of the 192 islands surveyed, 148 (77%) had breeding seabirds.
Counts of non-burrowing seabirds were conducted on 146 islands,islets and rocks in the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia over 14 days in early summer 1999, using a jet boat. Comparisions with similar counts made in 1991-1993 showed that numbers oi breeding pairs increased from 450,000 to 701,000. This difference was due largely to the sooty tern Sterna fuscata (272 700 to 455 200) and the Common Noody Anous stolidis (132,000 to 161,400)- although numbers of Crested, Roseate and Fairy Terns and Lesser Noddy also increased.
Sangalaki Green Turtles Tracking (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2007/2007

Original provider:
WWF Indonesia

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Udayana University - WWF Joint Program
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>


Abstract:
To support establishment of turtle protected area network within the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion, WWF Coral Triangle Turtle Program has sponsored the satellite tagging of two green turtles on Sangalaki Island. The Berau Archipelago, of wich Derawan is the most populated Island, is located off Kalimantan's N-E coast. It is home to one the country's major green turtle rookeries (with Sangalaki Island as undisputed nesting hotspot). It is hoped that, aside the scientific significance of the project, this initiative will pave the way for a durable support of local communities towards sea turtle conservation.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=234">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.
Pelagic Fish Observations 1968-1999

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1968/1999

This dataset contains data from ten voyages (Prydz Bay, Heard and Macquarie Islands) and four stations (Mawson, Davis, Casey and Macqaurie) from 1968 to 1999. Contains depth caught, sex, lengths, weights and gonad stage. changes.
Happywhale - Northern bottlenose whale in Arctic Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2018/2019, 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 5 contributors in alphabetic order:

Alex Cowan; Judit Roch; Karen Mulders; Michael Jackson; Nacho Oria
LifeWatch observatory data: reference collection of unique observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

Keywords: Data, research vessel, Marine Genomics, Observation, Simon Stevin, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2016

In the framework of the Lifewatch marine observatory nine fixed stations on the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) are visited on a monthly basis, and 17 fixed stations on a seasonal basis, using the RV Simon Stevin.

This dataset holds records of unique observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea, which
are not collected on a  continous base ('loose observations') and do not fit into any of the other described LifeWatch Datasets.
Antarctic Rotifera literature review

Keywords: biodiversity, Antarctica, rotifers, Monogononta, Occurrence, Bdelloidea, biogeography
Temporal coverage: null/null

We present a data set on Antarctic biodiversity for the phylum Rotifera, providing taxonomic information, geographic distribution, location, and habitat. The data set gathers all the published literature about rotifers found and identified across the Continental, Maritime, and Subantarctic biogeographic regions of Antarctica. A total of 1422 records of rotifers in Antarctica found from 1907 to 2018 is reported, with information on taxonomic hierarchies, updated nomenclature, geographic information, geographic coordinates, and type of habitat. The aim is to provide a georeferenced data set on Antarctic rotifers as a baseline for further studies, to improve our knowledge on what has been considered one of the most diverse and successful groups of animals living in Antarctica.
Phytoplankton data collected in the Black Sea during the 33rd cruise of the R/V "Professor Kolesnikov" in 1995

Keywords: Occurrence, research vessel, Professor Kolesnikov, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1995/1995

Phytoplankton data collected in the Black Sea during 33 cruise of the R/V "Professor  Kolesnikov" and processed by Lyudmila Georgieva
Amphipod distribution data from the North Atlantic and Artic waters compiled from literature records published in 1931-2018

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1884/2011

This dataset contains Amphipod distribution records and is based on literature from the years 1931 to 2018. The data were collected during a variety of cruises and sampling events while the majority was obtained during the Danish Ingolf expedition. Sampling events took place in the North Atlantic and Arctic waters which included the Artic Ocean, Barents Sea, Kara Sea, Labrador Sea, Buffin Bay and Greenland Sea. Amphipods were predominantly collected using dredges, epibenthic sledges and remotely operated vehicles but scuba divers and vehicle-free baited traps were also used. This way, over 1566 Amphipod samples were collected in total which include 45 families, 117 genera and 164 species.
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Bird Collection - Marine records

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1937/2007

The MAGNT bird collection, established in 1981, consists of about 6,000 databased specimens, the majority of which are from the Northern Territory.

The majority of the specimens are held as study skins with a small collection of ethanol preserved and skeletal specimens as well as a minor egg collection. Recently, frozen and ethanol-fixed tissue samples have been kept for genetic studies.
This dataset was downloaded from ALA (http://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co138). Taxa were matched to World Register of Marine Species and non-marine records removed from this dataset.