oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Marine Bird Sighting Data, Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) Chukchi Sea research cruise on the vessel Norseman II from 2017-08-05 to 2017-08-25

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

This dataset contains seabird survey and associated environmental conditions data collected in the Chukchi Sea during the 5 August - 25 August 2017 Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) research cruises. Seabirds were surveyed using line transect methods. Seabird observations were recorded directly into a laptop computer using software which logged the geographic coordinates of each sighting. Incidental sightings of marine mammal were also recorded. Supplementary environmental data are included for the beginning of each survey period. The dataset is two comma-separated values (csv) files. The file named dlog_2017_dwc_core.csv contains the count of observed marine birds and mammals by species, their behavior, and the environmental conditions recorded during the surveys for the 2017 research cruise. The file named taxon_codes_2017.csv is an associated taxon code list of the observed species.This dataset was transformed from the native format into a table structure using Darwin Core term names as column names.
Estuarine fish in the Rewa River estuary, Viti Levu, Fiji 2012

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

This dataset comprises bycatch data from a shark sampling research project in the Rewa River Estuary on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. A 100 meter gillnet comprising 3-, 3.5- and 4-inch nylon monofilament mesh sizes was used to capture fish. Gillnet soak times were either 1 or 2 hours, and dependent on prevailing sea and weather conditions. All net deployments began at 1700hrs.
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.
Finnish Baltic Sea zooplankton monitoring

Keywords: Samplingevent, Species distribution, Long-term monitoring
Temporal coverage: 1979/2017

The dataset include Finnish zooplankton monitoring data from the Baltic Sea. The Finnish zooplankton monitoring program started in 1979 and is still ongoing. The sampling has normally taken place in late summer (August), but since 2014 sampling is also carried out in early summer (May-June).The zooplankton monitoring was performed by Finnish Institute of Marine Research until 2008, thereafter the Finnish Environment Institute is responsible for the monitoring program. Samples are taken using a WP-2 net (normally 2550 cm2 opening and 100 um mesh size). The monitoring follows the HELCOM COMBINE guidelines, but subsampling is done using Folsom splitter.  The dataset is also accessible through the NOAA COPEPOD database.
Abundance of Diadema antillarum (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) on the coast of Venezuela: 1975-2003

Keywords: Venezuela, population density, Samplingevent, Caribbean, Diadema antillarum, sea urchin, Proyecto GBIF-CaribeSur BID-CA2020-025-NAC
Temporal coverage: 1976/2003

Diadema antillarum is a shallow-water sea-urchin from the tropical Atlantic whose populations almost disappeared in 1983-84 because of widespread mortalities which reached 87-100 %. In Venezuela, urchin population densities before the mortality event were comparable to those of other Caribbean regions; however, later abundancies remain unknown. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the recent densities of certain D. antillarum populations along the Venezuelan coasts and compare the densities at the Parque Nacional Mochima before and after the mortality.
Pycnogonida distribution data from: Deep-sea fauna of European seas - an annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe

Keywords: Occurrence, Deep sea, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1876/1993

An annotated check-list is given of Pycnogonida species occurring deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe.
HRC Koa Kai-11 Marine Species Monitoring Aerial Surveys November 2010

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

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

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

Abstract:
The marine mammal and sea turtle monitoring, vessel- and aerial-based surveys, were conducted
between November 11–23, 2010, before, during, and after the Pacific Fleet training event in the
HRC.
The objectives of the aerial?based monitoring effort for Koa Kai 11-1 was to:
- Assess the occurrence, distribution, and behavior of target species (marine mammals and
sea turtles) using a nearshore, aerial-based line transect survey in waters within or
adjacent to the area whereNavy ships were training.

Purpose:
not provided

Supplemental information:
[2017-10-13] Data fields are changed so that they follow other Navy datasets.

[2014-11-19] The dataset name was changed, replacing 2011 with 2010.
HRC Kaula Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys June 2011

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel
Temporal coverage: 2011/2011

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

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

Supplemental information:
Effort data is not available.
A*MIDEX CHROME: Western Mediterranean automated flow cytometry surface sample from Ships of O/P crossing Tunis-Marseille and Tunis-Genova between October 2016-January 2017

Keywords: Phytoplankton, vessel of opportunity, Ferrybox, Ships of opportunity, ship, Cytometry, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Phytoplankton functional diversity and spatio-temporal distribution at the meso-scale are studied in the frame of the A*MIDEX CHROME (Continuous High Resolution Observation of the Mediterranean, https://en-chrome.mio.univ-amu.fr/?page_id=42)  project thanks to the combined installation of a Ferrybox system (belonging to the INSTM, Tunis) and a cytosense flow cytometer onboard the CTN’s ferry “Le Carthage”. Samples were collected during the cruises between Tunis-Marseille and Tunis-Genova from October 2016 to January 2017. This led to an mount of 80 transects and more than 7000 samples collected. Data analyses resolved the abundances of up to six phytoplankton functional groups based on size and pigment content.
BioChem: Canadian Arctic ThruFlow Study plankton collection

Keywords: biological classification, Occurrence, biota, Observation, oceans
Temporal coverage: null/null

Lancaster Sound mooring data has been used to monitor the oceanographic fluxes existing in the Arctic Ocean and to determine ocean and ice statistics for marine shipping and offshore development. As in other Arctic regions, this is the only means to monitor oceanographic and pack ice seasonal and inter-annual variability and supported annually by Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers. Specific unique instrumentation were designed and built to obtain this sparse data set and represent an required data input to ecosystem-based management, climate studies and navigation safety. Important data source for Ecosystem based Management, for Climate studies and for navigation safety. Plankton samples were collected as part of this program to characterize the water masses flowing from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
Porbeagle shark surveys of Atlantic Canada

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: null/null

A dedicated porbeagle shark survey using shark longline gear was conducted in 2007 and 2009 to provide an estimate of shark distribution and abundance. Longline gear was fished throughout the water column, from surface to bottom and back to surface. The survey area consisted of about 70 stations distributed in a grid pattern across the Scotian Shelf, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and off of southern Newfoundland.
Plancton marino presente en la zona marino-costera de Santa Marta, Magdalena

Keywords: Occurrence, PERMISO_COLECTA, Plancton, SIB_MARINO, Zona marino-costera, Observation, Calidad del agua, Gestión de Aguas de Lastre
Temporal coverage: 2022/2022

Se reportan un total de 332 registros correspondientes al plancton marino de la zona marino-costera de Santa Marta, distribuidas en 249 para el fitoplancton y 83 para el zooplancton. Estos datos se obtuvieron en noviembre de 2022, en áreas específicas de interés, tales como la desembocadura del Río Manzanares, el Emisario Submarino, Playa Blanca, Isla Aguja, Bahía Concha y Bahía Neguanje. Las muestras de agua fueron recolectadas con el propósito de llevar a cabo un análisis que permitiera la caracterización de las comunidades del plancton y la evaluación de aspectos ecológicos.
The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology - DgoMB: Macrofauna

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2000/2002

A research program has been initiated by the Minerals Management Service (Contract No. 1435-01-99-CT-30991) to gain better knowledge of the benthic communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico entitled “The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology.”
Increasing exploration and exploitation of fossil hydrocarbon resources in the deep-sea prompted the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior to support an investigation of the structure and function of the assemblages of organisms that live in association with the sea floor in the deep-sea. The program, Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthos or DGoMB, is studying the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) continental slope from water depths of 300 meters on the upper continental slope out to greater than 3,000 meters water depth seaward of the base of the Sigsbee and Florida Escarpments. The study is focused on areas that are the most likely targets of future resource exploration and exploitation. However, to develop a Gulf-wide perspective of deep-sea communities, sampling in areas beyond those thought to be potential areas for exploration has been included in the study design. A major enhancement in the program is the extension of the transects onto the abyssal plain of the central Gulf of Mexico through collaborative studies with Mexican scientists. This additional work effort will allow assessment of benthic communities structure and function throughout the basin by sampling the deepest habitats in the region.
The program is designed to gain a better ability to predict variations in the structure and function of animal assemblages in relation to water depth, geographic location, time and overlying water mass. Biological studies are integrated with measurements of physical and chemical hydrographic parameters, sediment geochemical properties and geological characteristics that are known to influence benthic community distributions and dynamics. Eight (8) hypotheses are being tested on the basis of measures of benthic community structure. It is hypothesized that community structure varies as a function of: 1) water depth, 2) geographic location (east vs. west), 3) association with canyons, 4) association with mid-slope basins, 5) sea surface primary productivity, 6) proximity to hydrocarbon seeps, 7) time (seasonal and interannual scales), and 8) association with the base of escarpments.
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel, SE Alaska, Fall 1993

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,harbor porpoise,Phocoena phocoena,abundance,marine mammal survey,survey,marine mammal,cetacean
Temporal coverage: 1993/1993

Original provider:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Dataset credits:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Abstract:
In fall 1993, the Alaskan panhandle and Prince William Sound were surveyed for harbor porpoise (<i>Phocoena phocoena</i>) from the NOAA John N. Cobb using line transect methodology.  The shipboard platform was 28.36 m (93 ft) in length with a bridge height of 4.27 m (14 ft). To obtain data on seasonal movements of porpoise, a limited number of transects were made in areas of known porpoise concentrations. When a sighting was made, the following variables were recorded: time, angle, number of reticles to the sighting, radar distance (nm) to the shoreline at the same angle of the sighting, the species, the count of the porpoise seen (best, high, and low), and the animal(s) direction of travel. Search effort was recoded by noting the time and location of the ship at the beginning and end of each transect.

Purpose:
Although harbor porpoises, <i>Phocoena phocoena</i>, are known to occur throughout Alaska waters, few estimates of abundance exist. In 1991, the National Marine Mammal Laboratory initiated a 3 year study on Alaska harbor porpoises. The objectives of this program were to: 
1) Obtain minimum population estimates in coastal waters using line transect methodology with a coefficient of variation for density estimates of less than 30% for each survey area, and 
2) Establish a baseline for detecting changes in abundance through time, for analysis of trends. 
The ability of the observers to sight porpoise was sensitive to environmental conditions. As expected, when conditions deteriorated the number of porpoises observed declined.

Supplemental information:
This dataset and associated effort data were updated on September 8, 2005. Those who downloaded them before that date should renew them.
Maximising fish detection with eDNA metabarcoding, Browse Island, Australia (2017)

Keywords: 16S Fish, Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Water samples were collected from the intertidal reef of Browse Island; a tropical, remote island in the Timor Sea. Aliquots from a single 20700 ml sample and multiple 2000 ml samples were filtered in various volumes (25 ml to 2000 ml) across two membrane sizes (0.20 µm and 0.45 µm). A fish metabarcoding assay was used to characterise the fish diversity within aliquots. All samples, except one, yielded fish DNA sequences. Two hundred and nine operational taxonomic units (cf. species) representing 48 fish families were identified from the complete collection of DNA contained in all samples, comparable to the 200 fish species detected using conventional surveys at this location.
Methods are decsribed in the cited paper Bessey et al. "Maximizing Fish Detection with eDNA Metabarcoding." Environmental DNA (February 20, 2020). doi:10.1002/edn3.74
Data accessed from the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA)  'Maximising fish detection with eDNA metabarcoding' collection at https://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/dr14581 on 2021-12-01
World Ocean Database 2009

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1905/2006

World Ocean Database 2009 (WOD09) is a collection of scientifically quality-controlled ocean profile and plankton data that includes measurements of temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, silicate, chlorophyll, alkalinity, pH, pCO2, TCO2, Tritium, delta-13Carbon, delta-14Carbon, delta-18Oxygen, Freons, Helium, delta-3Helium, Neon, and plankton. A discussion of data sources is provided. Data are both historical and modern with the most recent data from 2008.World Ocean Database 2009 is an update of World Ocean Database 2005. It expands on the older version by including new variables, data types, and additional historical, as well as modern, observations. It contains all data from earliest observation through our collection as of Dec. 31, 2009. The 2009 database, updated from the 2005 edition, is significantly larger providing approximately 9.1 million temperature profiles and 3.5 million salinity reports. The 2009 database also captures 29 categories of scientific information from the oceans, including oxygen levels and chemical tracers, plus information on gases and isotopes that can be used to trace the movement of ocean currents. An online version of the World Ocean Database is updated quarterly. This subset of the World Ocean Database contains the biological observations only.
NAFO: Historical collection of annual fisheries catch statistics for cod, haddock and redfish in the Northwest Atlantic during the period 1893-1959

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null

In 2013 the NAFO Secretariat produced a working paper 'A compilation of historical groundfish catch data from the NAFO Regulatory Area 1804-1959' (SCS 14-07). This report was based upon a literature review of documents.

The compiled records contained country, scientific name, NAFO fishing area, year and annual catch (metric tons). A nominal latitude and longitude were assigned to each record based upon the NAFO fishing areas definitions access through the Marine regions gazetteer www.marineregions.org

Nominal catches are landed weight, for instance gutted, heads-on fish converted to corresponding weight of round fresh fish. Zero catches are not included in this version of the dataset.

The original report contains catch statistics dating back to 1804 but many of these earlier records do not reference a defined NAFO fishing subarea.
Deep­ Sea fishes (Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes) in the Southwestern Colombian Caribbean

Keywords: Elasmobranchii, Colombian Caribbean, Actinopterygii, Holocephali, Occurrence, Fishes, Observation, Deep Sea
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Interest in the deep seas has increased dramatically in the last decade, due to the potential presence of natural resources. Although Colombia holds a large submerged territory, knowledge of the seabed and its biodiversity beyond a depth of 1000 meters is very limited. During 2015-2017, Anadarko Colombia Company (ACC) carried out hydrocarbon exploratory activities in the Southern Colombian Caribbean, at depths between 375 m and 2500 m. As an opportunistic result from these activities,
several organisms from different phyla were spotted in ROV and towed camera surveys. We analysed a total of 9h 9min 26sec of video and 5066 photographs, looking for benthic and pelagic megafauna. The images were separated by Phylum and Class, and the fishes were identied to the lowest possible taxonomic level. The data presented here corresponds to 250 occurrences of deep-sea fishes and 190 were identified from order to species. This is the first of a series of datasets reporting visual confirmations on the occurrences of deepsea organisms in the Colombian Caribbean.
Historical molluscs from Río Lagartos coastal lagoon, Mexico

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence; Mollusca; Paleoecology; Death assemblages; Sediment; Yucatan
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

This dataset contains mollusc shells from Río Lagartos coastal lagoon, Yucatan, Mexico and were sampled from the three short sediment cores. The coastal lagoon is hypersaline, with a gradient from the head near El Cuyo (&gt;70 PSU) to the western seaward region near the town of Río Lagartos (33-38 PSU). Cores were taken with a hand-driven piston-corer that used transparent polycarbonate core barrels. Cores from three sites were analyzed: cores 4A and 4B were located in the lagoon, south of the salt productions ponds, whereas core 6A was collected farther east in the channel, near the El Cuyo Basin. Sediment sampling took place on 25-27 July 2017. Each sediment core was sectioned vertically at ~1-cm (cores 4A and 6A) or ~5-cm intervals (core 4B). A total of 18,778 mollusc specimens, representing 20 bivalves and 44 gastropods species, and belonging to 35 families and 49 genera. Each mollusc specimen was assigned a catalog number and deposited at the “Colección de Moluscos de la Península de Yucatán” (CMPY), Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación Campus Sisal, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
Occurrence dataset of demersal fish and benthic organisms in the deep-sea off the northeastern coast of Japan, recorded by ROV after the 2011 Earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2019

The occurrence data of demersal fish and large benthos of the deep-sea off north-east coast of Japan, which extracted from the movie recorded by remotely-operated vehicles (ROV) in the deep-sea off the northeastern coast of Japan through “Tohoku Ecosystem-Associated Marine Sciences” project after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. Number of individuals were counted about every 10 minutes during the dive over sea bottom.
Gabon 2007-08: Mayumba, Leatherback Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2007/2008

Original provider:
Seaturtle.org / 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
In conjunction with Parc National de Mayumba, the <a href="http://www.wcs.org/international/Africa/gabon/mayumba">Wildlife Conservation Society</a>, Aventures Sans Frontieres and Seaturtle.org, researchers from the <a href="http://www.uec.ac.uk">University of Exeter</a> have  attached satellite transmitters to female leatherback turtles nesting at <a href="http://mayumbanationalpark.com/welcome.htm">Mayumba National Park, Gabon </a>.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
The first season of this project (2005/2006) was part funded by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) Shellshock Campaign <a href="http://www.eaza.net">European Association of Zoos &amp; Aquaria</a>. Satellite transmitters attached in the 2007 and 2008 nesting seasons have been funded by the Large Pelagics Research Centre (University of New Hampshire) through National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency award NA04NMF4550391. Earlier phases of this project were made possible by funding receieved from the <a href="http://www.nerc.ac.uk">Natural Environment Research Council, UK </a>.


Abstract:
This project uses satellite telemetry to gain insights into the behaviour of female leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting at <a href="http://www.mayumbanationalpark.com">Mayumba National Park</a> in Gabon, a globally important rookery. The project has now entered into its third year of tracking. See the <a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/cgi-bin/imagelib/index.pl?cat=612&amp;thumb=1"> photo library</a> for this project.This work compliments that carried out by <a href="http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/our_solutions/marine_turtle_programme/projects/leatherback_tracking_project/tracking_logs/index.cfm"> WWF</a>, which studied adults from a range of locations throughout the Atlantic as part of a basin wide project.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=270">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.
PELD-ELPA Phytoplankton and water quality parameters in the Patos Lagoon estuary and adjacent marine coast

Keywords: Phytoplankton, salinity, dissolved inorganic nutrients, biomass, Samplingevent, temperature, taxonomic composition
Temporal coverage: null/null

Phytoplankton and water quality parameters are analyzed monthly since 1993 at two stations in the Patos Lagoon Estuary and at one station in the surf zone of the adjacent Cassino Beach. This data series provides unique long-term information enabling the evaluation of natural and anthropic impacts in the estuarine and coastal region in southern Brazil.