oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
HRC CRC Small Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys December 2008

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Hawaii Range Complex,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

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.
Centro de Estudos do Mar - CEM, UFPR

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1990/2008

Centro de Estudos do Mar (CEM) (Marine Studies Centre), from UFPR, has fostered or implemented research on the changing composition of benthic marine and estuarine biodiversity in infralitoral soft bottom and in itertidal salt marshes and mangroves. Time series samples and observations of macrofauna are routinely obtained in the Paranagua Bay region with emphasis on polychaete worms. Dr. Paulo Lana (CEM/UFPR) has indicated and provided many of the sources from which to retrieve biodiversity information.
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, ORCAWALE 1996, Cruise 1605

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Cetaceans,Whales,Dolphins,Population,Abundance,Survey,Census,CSCAPE,ORCAWALE, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1996/1996

Original provider:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Abstract:
The 1996 Oregon, California and Washington Line-Transect Experiment (ORCAWALE) was designed to estimate the abundance of and to describe the distribution of dolphins, whales, and porpoises off the west coast of the United States out to 300 nautical miles. This survey was conducted by the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center aboard NOAA Ships <i>David Starr Jordan</i> and <i>McArthur</i> for a combined total of approximately 15,000 
kilometers surveyed from mid July to early November 1996. 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 this survey was to estimate the abundance of and to describe the distribution of dolphins, whales, and porpoises off the west coast of the United States out to 300 nautical miles.

Supplemental information:
[2021-04-12] Updated with additional attributes.

SWFSC MMTD Cruise Number: 1605
Perpendicular distance will be released upon permission by the contributor. Please contact the contributor if needed.

Attribute descriptions for effort data:
dist: Length of the segment (km) 
Mode: Effort mode type (C = closing mode; P = passing mode)
Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2010

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2010/2010

In 1998, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fisheries Independent Monitoring (FIM) program began a long-term monitoring effort of key reef fish populations in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This effort was aimed at evaluating the relative abundance, size structure, and habitat utilization of specific reef fish species that are targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries.
Aerial counts and breeding success monitoring of grey seal, Estonian national monitoring 2000-2016.

Keywords: Samplingevent, Time series, Demography
Temporal coverage: 2000/2016

Aerial and on-land counts of individuals and breeding success estimations (the number of offspring) of grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) recorded during Estonian national monitoring programme in 2000-2016. Breeding success was estimated through the enumeration of live and dead grey seal cubs.
California Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program Data (Darwin Core Archive format)

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2005/2021

The Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program (HABMAP) was formed in 2008 and provides updates on current algal blooms and facilitates information exchange among scientists, federal and state managers, and the general public in California. A major component of this program is regional HAB monitoring with support from the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) and the Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS). Water samples and net tows are collected once per week at piers to monitor for HAB species, the neurotoxin domoic acid, and water quality data including temperature, chlorophyll-a, and nutrients.

The sampling stations represented in this dataset include Santa Cruz Wharf, Monterey Wharf, Cal Poly Pier, Stearns Wharf, Santa Monica Pier, Newport Beach Pier, and Scripps Pier. These data are consolidated and reformatted into Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) format from the level 1 site-specific datasets hosted on the SCCOOS ERDDAP server: (https://erddap.sccoos.org/erddap/tabledap/index.html?page=1).
Peces asociados a raíces de manglar en el PN Morrocoy, Venezuela

Keywords: PN Morrocoy, fishes, Caribe sur, ID: BID-CA2020-025-NAC, Occurrence, Samplingevent, mangrove roots
Temporal coverage: 2012/2014

Este conjunto de datos provienen de un proyecto de tesis doctoral titulado: Patrones de distribución espacial de los estadios juveniles de peces arrecifales en el Parque Nacional Morrocoy, con énfasis en la identificación de zonas guardería. Este set de datos corresponde a 5 muestreos realizados durante los meses de octubre 2012, enero, febrero, julio 2013 y junio 2014, en 5 localidades del Parque Nacional Morrocoy. En cada localidad se ubicaron de 2 a 3 transectos y se realizaron censos visuales reportando las especies de peces presentes y sus abundancias.
Corales, macroalgas y fauna asociada a los arrecifes de Bajo Nuevo, Reserva de la Biosfera Seaflower

Keywords: Céspedes algales, Occurrence, Coral, Interacción, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2021/2021

En el marco de la expedición Seaflower 2021, realizada en Isla Cayos de Bajo Nuevo, dentro de la Reserva de la Biosfera Seaflower, se estimó la cobertura bentónica, signos de enfermedad coralina y frecuencia de interacciones coral-césped. En las 12 estaciones evaluadas, se registró la presencia de 31 especies de coral, 29 de corales pétreos y 2 de hidrocorales; de las cuales, 4 especies son nuevos registros para Isla Cayos de Bajo Nuevo. La mayor riqueza se registró en el hábitat de laguna arrecifal y la más baja en la terraza del arrecife frontal. Las macroalgas fueron los organismos más abundantes (61,4 %), particularmente las algas tipo césped (36,9 %), seguido por los corales y milepóridos (17,3 %), otros invertebrados (7,0 %) y el sustrato abiótico (14,4%).
Great and Scalloped hammerhead sharks tracking study, Exmouth Gulf and Great Barrier Reef, Australia (2016-2018)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2016/2018

Five Great hammerheads and seven Scalloped hammerheads were tracked at Exmouth Gulf and the Great Barrier Reef in 2016 to 2018. The hammerheads were tagged with Wildlife Computers miniPAT archival tags and SPOT6 tags. Additional details are at http://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/metadata.show?uuid=7e18f02f-2dd5-4ad8-bc8c-216f65427a66
Chas.H. O'Donoghue, D.Sc. &amp; Dora de Watteville,M.A. The fishery grounds near Alexandria. XX-Bryozoa. Notes and Memoirs No 34. Hydrobiology and Fisheries Directorate, Egypt.

Keywords: Metadata
Temporal coverage: 1933/1933

This is a historical dataset that was published in 1939 by Chas.H. O'Donoghue, D.Sc. &amp; Dora de Watteville,M.A and concerns the collection of es of Bryozoa collected during the floristical and faunistical survey of Adolf Steuer on the coasts near Alexandria mainly with the vessel “El Hoot”. The digitization of this dataset was done by LifewatchGreece team.Dates have been reported via the stations which have been digitized on the preliminary report.(http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=egyptexpeditionpreliminaryrepor).
Surveys of Macrocystis pyrifera (giant kelp) on the East Coast of Tasmania, Australia (1954 1999)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1986/1999

Surveys were conducted as part of an assessment of the Macrocystis pyrifera beds on the east coast of Tasmania by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industry Research Organisation (CSIRO) Division of Fisheries seaweed program in the early 1950's. Surveys were conducted because of interest in the Macrocystis beds as a source of alginates. Surveys were done between 1950 and mid 1953. The paper was published in 1954. In 1965, there was a survey of the extent of Macrocystis pyrifera beds in the vicinity of the Mercury Passage, east coast of Tasmania. The 1986 survey was used to establish stock levels. In 1999, aerial s surveys were conducted to establish Macrocystis bed boundaries.
The data has been downloaded from https://listdata.thelist.tas.gov.au/opendata/ on March 2020 There are 5 datasets titled Macrocystis pyrifera survey.
Infaunal SACFOR abundance data from underwater video footage from the selected Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Northern Ireland, 2017.

Keywords: Samplingevent, Benthic infauna, research vessel, Underwater cameras, Corystes
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

This dataset contains information on the SACFOR abundance of benthic infauna species from video footage from selected Special Areas of Conservation (SAC’s) in Northern Irish waters. The selected SAC’s have previous multibeam data available for each site, therefore this project was to provide ground-truthing evidence for these habitats. The surveys took place from 2017-09-25 to 2017-09-27 on board the RV Corystes and the selected SAC’s are as follows; Red Bay SAC, The Maidens SAC and Skerries &amp; Causeway SAC.
Distribution of Palinuridae and Scyllaridae phyllosoma larvae within the East Australian Current: a climate change hot spot, RV Investigator voyage IN2015_V03, Tasman Sea (2015)

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Phyllosoma samples were collected on board the RV Investigator from 3 to 18 June 2015, Tasman Sea A total of 34 stations were sampled, with either a multiple opening and closing net and environmental sensing system (MOCNESS; diameter 1 m2, mesh 500 mm), a neuston net (surface tow net; diameter 1 m2, mesh 500 mm) or a rectangular mid-water trawl (RMT) net (diameter 1.13 m2, mesh¼1000 mm; Table 1). All nets were fitted with 500-mm mesh codends. Tow duration was 10 min per haul for the MOCNESS and neuston nets and 30 min per haul for the RMT net. At each sampling station, hauls from either two to four MOCNESS and two neuston nets, or three RMT nets were conducted and live sorted immediately upon landing. All phyllosoma and postlarval lobster stages found in those hauls were preserved in 70% ethanol and stored at 80 deg C.
Voyage details (metadata, projects, other datasets either online or as downloads, publications and reports, events, maps etc) can be accessed at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=IN2015_V03
If this data has been used in any products, please acknowledge with the following: We acknowledge the use of the CSIRO Marine National Facility (https://ror.org/01mae9353) in undertaking this research.
Siphonophora

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1975/1976

This data set includes the results of 71 plankton samples off the southern and southwestern coast of Brazil from 3 oceanographic cruises - FINEP I, III and IV (respectively Nov/Dec 1975, May 1976 and Spt/Oct 1976). The Siphonophora (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from Cabo Frio, RJ (23 S) to Cabo de Santa Marta Grande, SC (29 S) were identified by L. Dias. A total of 33 siphonophore species were identified.
Acoustic detections from research cruises in the Med sea, 1994-2001

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Acoustic precense/absence,Vessel
Temporal coverage: 1994/2001

Original provider:
Claudio Fossati, University of Pavia

Dataset credits:
Claudio Fossati and Giulia Romè, CIBRA Center for Bioacoustics, University of Pavia

Abstract:
CIBRA Center for Bioacoustics, Univ. of Pavia, organizes research cruises in the Med sea since 1994. Visual and acoustic contacts (1994 - 2001) are available on OBIS-SEAMAP, while acoustic recordings are stored in our Sound library and available upon request.

Purpose:
Data were collected during cetacean research campaigns, acoustic software and hardware development campaigns.

Supplemental information:
Tracks of the cruises are coarse in June and Sept 1994, June 1995. From 1996 on, tracks are finer.
Data from visual contacts are registered in a separate dataset "<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1078">Visual contacts from research cruises in the Med sea, 1994-2001</a>".
DFO Maritimes Region Seal Aerial Surveys

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1985/1992

Visual counts of grey and harbor seals were made during 5 helicopter surveys in 1985-87 and 1991-92 along the coast and offshore islands of the Bay of Fundy region from Machias Seal Island to Quaco Head, New Brunswick, and from Parkers Cove to Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. The OBIS collection is a subset of the report's dataset containing species distribution information with presence information only (no abundance or biomass estimates).
Happywhale - Common Bottlenose Dolphin in South Pacific 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 7 contributors in alphabetic order:

Johnny Giese; Kathy; Kelly M Coursey Gray; Matthew Clarke; Petra Glardon; Ted Cheeseman; Whale Watching Chile
KOREAPMN12012 Env Template 2012 abundance

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2013

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research Pursuant to Section 10, Appendix II of the Contract for Exploration between the International Seabed Authority and the Government of the Republic of Korea (ISBA/7/C/4), the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) that is the relevant authority of the Government of the Republic of Korea hereby submits to the International Seabed Authority the annual report on the exploration activities in 2012 conducted in accordance with Paragraph 5, Schedule 2 on the Programme of Activities of the Contract for Exploration. The Contractor had performed the geological and geophysical survey with sampling of sediments and nodules, the marine environmental baseline survey in and around the contract area focused on the potential benthic impact experiment and reference sites, and research and development works on mining and processing technologies as a part of its exploration activities in 2012.
Data on cetacean strandings on the Ukrainian coast of the Black Sea (2017)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Black Sea, cetaceans, strandings
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

This nation-wide dataset contains data on cetacean strandings recorded on the Ukrainian coast of the Black sea by researchers from a few institutions and personally reported by local residents and visitors, with photographs. Creation of the dataset was recommended by the Research Council on Marine Mammal Protection and the Ministry of Ecology and National Resources of Ukraine. Some field activities in 2017 were funded by the ACCOBAMS (project “Identification and initial assessment of cetacean groupings in coastal waters of the north-western Black Sea, Ukrainian sector”)
KOREAPMN12012 Env Template 2012 macrofauna

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research Pursuant to Section 10, Appendix II of the Contract for Exploration between the International Seabed Authority and the Government of the Republic of Korea (ISBA/7/C/4), the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) that is the relevant authority of the Government of the Republic of Korea hereby submits to the International Seabed Authority the annual report on the exploration activities in 2012 conducted in accordance with Paragraph 5, Schedule 2 on the Programme of Activities of the Contract for Exploration. The Contractor had performed the geological and geophysical survey with sampling of sediments and nodules, the marine environmental baseline survey in and around the contract area focused on the potential benthic impact experiment and reference sites, and research and development works on mining and processing technologies as a part of its exploration activities in 2012.
GPS locations of Northern Gannets season 2012 / Localisations GPS de fous de Bassan saison 2012

Keywords: Marine turtles birds mammals abundance and distribution ; Abondance et distribution de tortues marines oiseaux et mammifères, seabirds ; migrator birds ; GPS locations ; foraging behavior ; tracking ; gannets ; Morus bassanus ; oiseaux migrateurs ; localisations GPS ; comportement d'alimentation ; fou de Bassan, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

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 2012. 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 2012. 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.
Year-round at-sea movements of fairy prions (Pachyptila turtur)  from Kanowna Island, Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia (2017-2020)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2017/2020

The study was conducted at Kanowna Island (39°150 S, 146°300 E) in northern Bass Strait, southeastern Australia during the incubation and chick-rearing periods of breeding (October–January) over 4 consecutive years (2017–2021) in order to evaluate the at-sea movements of fairy prions during breeding.  There are 73 trips from adult breeding birds (N individuals = 14 and n trips = 15 in incubation; N individuals = 31 and n trips = 58 in chick-rearing). Each was equipped with a miniaturized GPS logger.
Geolocator data was also acquired but not presented here as the location errors are not known. Data was sourced from the linked repository (https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5994501 ) in the cited paper on 2022-07-10.
Biodiversity of the upper-mesophotic octocoral habitats at Sporades Archipelago (Aegean Sea)

Keywords: gorgonians, Biodiversity, octocoral, upper-mesophotic, Aegean Sea, Metadata, Northern Sporades
Temporal coverage: 2021/2021

The dataset describes the megabenthic biodiversity that has been recorded in five locations at the upper mesophotic zone of the National Marine Park of Alonissos Northern Sporades. The expedition ran in the summer of 2021 with a focus on the study of the structure of the octocoral habitats with emphasis on the forests of Eunicella cavolini and Paramuricea clavata. Non-invasive methods have been applied to collect the relevant information. This includes 4K GoPro cameras with lights and scaled laser beams along with an underwater camera system with strobes. The provided dataset is preliminary and far from being considered complete; however, it sets the foundation for new information to be added in future expeditions.
Epifaunal bryozoans sampled at Calvi Bay (Corsica) in September 1982 and April 1983

Keywords: Rocky substrata, Hard substrates, Epifauna, Vertical distribution, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1982/1983

Occurrence (presence/absence) of Bryozoa on several substrates (<i>Cystoseira</i>, <i>Posidonia</i> and rocky cliff hard substrate) sampled at Calvi Bay (Corsica) in September 1982 and April 1983. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Janssen, C.R.; Thielemans, L.K.; Vermeulen, Y. (1983). Bryozoa van de Baai van Calvi (Corsica), in: FKFO Project 2.9007.82. Systematiek en ecologie van mariene organismen: verslag over het tweede werkingsjaar 1983. pp. 59-69.
Fishes from the Auckland and Campbell Islands, Cape Expedition, 1942-1944

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1942/1945

This report is based on the collections of specimens and data in the Auckland and Campbell Islands in the years 1942-44. Early in 1941, coast-watching stations were established at Port Ross, Carnley Harbour, and Perseverance Harbour, and the personnel of from three to five men at each were relieved once a year. Standing instructions issued by the Navy Office included a recommendation that the men should, in addition to service routine, record general observations on natural phenomena. This report is regarded as of the Cape Expedition which was the war-time code name for parties in the field between 1941 and 1945.
A small collection of fishes was brought back by the Cape Expedition, 1942-44. The 34 specimens examined belonged to six species all previously recorded from this region, with the expection of Limnicthys rendalli n.sp., which was considered a new species.
Organisms observed during the Shipboard Oceanographic Laboratory 3, Department of Marine Biology, Tokai University

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2016/2018

This dataset contains records of organisms observed during the cruises of R/V Bosei-maru, conducted for the "Shipboard Oceanographic Laboratory 3" in the Department of Marine Biology, Tokai University in 2016-2018. Each cruise made a round trip from Shimizu Port in Shizuoka Prefecture to Chichijima in Ogasawara Islands. Data including seabirds, fishes and dolphins/whales based on visual inspections, trolling and rod fishing is provided.
Harpacticoida from a scientific cruise of the R. "Akademik" in the western part of the Black Sea

Keywords: Akademik, research vessel, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2003/2003

Data on Harpacticoida from field survey during a scientific cruise of RV "Akademik" (Institute Oceanology, BAS) in the western part of the Black Sea in September - October 2003.