oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Hope - Hawksbill Hope &amp; Marymount University (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: null/null, 2011/2020

Original provider:
Todd Rimkus

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Marymount University and Hawksbill Hope in Belize
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=655">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.
Happywhale - Common Bottlenose Dolphin in South Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2009/2022, 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 6 contributors in alphabetic order:

Agustina Ramirez; Cabrera Ricardo Gabriel; Els Vermeulen; Frank Fish; luis manuel carbone; Marilia Olio
Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 1996

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1996/1996

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.
WADFW PSAMP S1998

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Seabirds,Aircraft,Visual Sighting
Temporal coverage: 1998/1998

Original provider:
Washington Department of Fish &amp; Wildlife

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

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

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

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

Supplemental information:
[2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Bonaparte's Gull: Larus philadelphia (176839) =&gt; Chroicocephalus philadelphia (824040)
Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) =&gt; Hydroprogne caspia (176935)
Anas oustaleti (202228) =&gt; Anas platyrhynchos (175063)

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

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

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

Effort data is provided in separate files.
Collection of Decapod and Stomatopod Crustaceans from Oceanographic Center of Cadiz: CCDE-IEOCD

Keywords: Museum collections, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1976/2011

A total of 379 records (more than 800 specimens) are available through GBIF. Those records represent 70 percent of the Collection of the Oceanographic Center of Cadiz specimens and correspond to the Namibia, Maroc, Mauritania, Guinea, Senegal and Guinea Bissau surveys. The remaining unpublished records, i.e. 30 percent of the Collection, are specimens from Gulf of Cadiz and Mozambique.
Pacific Multispecies Small Mesh Bottom Trawl Survey

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1953/2021

An OBIS version of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Pacific multispecies small mesh bottom trawl survey data from 1963-2021. Survey data are collected by DFO stock assessment staff during annual trawl surveys originally designed with the primary purpose of developing indices of abundance of commercial shrimp species.  The survey data have now evolved to monitor trends and document all species encountered.
Antarctic Amphipoda

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null

In Antarctic waters, the superfamily Lysianassoidea is one of the most important amphipod groups both in terms of species number and abundance. Dominant members of this superfamily are species of the orchomenid complex, found throughout the Southern Ocean. This study presents the first molecular phylogenetic analysis based on a representative subset of the Antarctic species belonging to different orchomenid genera and hence provides a framework for a systematic revision of these taxa. The current classification of the orchomenid genera is mainly based on mouthpart morphology. The validity of these morphological characters was assessed by resolving phylogenetic relationships using nuclear 28S rRNA and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequences. The molecular data rejected most of the previously proposed taxonomic subdivisions within this complex. The genera Abyssorchomene and Orchomenella as well as the subgenus Orchomenopsis appeared to be non-monophyletic. This implies that the supposed diagnostic characters are likely a result of convergent evolution. Further, our results indicated the necessity of a revision of the family-level systematics.
Belgian recreational fisheries monitoring

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2017/2021, 2017/2022

The dataset includes recreational catch data collected in the framework of the Belgian recreational fisheries monitoring programme, coordinated by Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and the Flemish Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Research (ILVO). Data is collected through a programme in which Belgian recreational fishermen voluntary provide catch data on the level of individual fishing trips (www.recreatievezeevisserij.be). Data includes species names, number of released/retained species, total weight of retained fish/shrimps, length dimensions for Cod and Sea bass, fishing technique, bait characteristics, trip duration and catch location on the level of maritime zones (coast; 0-3 nm; 3-6 nm; 6-12 nm; exclusive economic zone (&gt;12 nm). 

[Programme funding 2016-2021: FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment - Marine Environment Division; National Data Gathering Programme; Province of West Flanders; VLIZ | Programme funding 2022: VLIZ; ILVO]
Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2006

Keywords: Observation, Samplingevent, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2006/2006

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.
Sea spiders (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida) from ten recent research expeditions to the Antarctic Peninsula, Scotia Arc and Weddell Sea - data

Keywords: Specimen, ARTHROPODS, OCEAN, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2007/2019

The dataset contains information on specimens of Southern Ocean Pycnogonida (Arthropoda), that were collected from 10 different research cruises, spanning 13 years. The individual aims and objectives of each cruise can be found in their cruise reports. The specimens have been collated into a single dataset, forming the basis of J Maxwell’s PhD. The dataset will be used to investigate the community structure of Antarctic pycnogonids and the factors which influence its composition.
This dataset is associated with the data paper "Sea spiders (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida) from ten recent research expeditions to the Antarctic Peninsula, Scotia Arc and Weddell Sea - data” (Maxwell et al., 2022) It contains complementary data, additional details, and supplementary information that expand upon the research presented in the referenced data paper. Researchers can use this dataset to delve deeper into the findings and conduct further analyses.
This dataset is published by SCAR-AntOBIS under the license CC-BY 4.0. Please follow the guidelines from the SCAR Data Policy (SCAR, 2023) when using the data. Please contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via data-biodiversity-aq@naturalsciences.be for any inquiry about this dataset. Issues with dataset can be reported at https://github.com/biodiversity-aq/data-publication/
Whale Observations from the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) voyages 1929-30 and 1930-31

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1929/1931

Observations of whales collated from the logs of the two British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Reaserch Expedition (BANZARE) voyages 19-Oct-1929 to 1-April-1930 and 22-Nov-1930 to 19-Mar-1931. Covers six whale species - Blue, Fin, Sei, Minke, Orca and Humpback. Any whale observations which were not identified at the species level have been excluded from this collection.
Estructura genética de las tortugas marinas presentes en el Caribe colombiano

Keywords: Tortugas marinas, Occurrence, Permiso_Colecta, Poblaciones globales, Observation, Diversidad genética, Conectividad, ADN mitocondrial
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Para la evaluación de la variabilidad genética de la tortuga caguama C. caretta, se obtuvieron especímenes provenientes del sector Mendihuaca- Don diego, Los individuos se encontraban en etapas de levante en las instalaciones del Acuario Mundo Marino-Programa de Conservación de Tortugas y Mamíferos Marinos (PROCTMM), ubicadas en sistemas cerrados, los cuales mantienen las condiciones ideales para su adecuado desarrollo y mantenimiento, logrando así su rehabilitación y sobrevivencia, de manera que puedan ser reintroducidos al medio natural una vez alcancen un tamaño adecuado. Los 2 ejemplares de Dermochelys coriácea fueron encontrados de una nidada en la ciudad de Santa Marta, estos fueron trasladados a las instalaciones del Acuario Mundo Marino-ProCTMM para su protección. 

Las tortugas verdes Chelonia mydas fueron encontradas por pesca incidental y otras por captura y recaptura en diferentes lugares en los departamentos del Magdalena y La Guajira. Los pescadores que las encontraron las llevaron a las instalaciones de Acuario Mundo Marino- PROCTMM para rehabilitación y posterior liberación. 

Los ejemplares de Eretmochelys imbricata se encontraban en las instalaciones del Oceanario Islas del Rosario-CEINER.

Mediante técnicas de frotis bucal y tejido dérmico, se realizaron extracciones de ADN y amplificación de segmentos de 800 bp, usando los cebadores LCM15382 y H950; posteriormente, se secuenciaron e identificaron en Genbank.
Catch data from New Zealand research trawls since 2008

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2018

This dataset contains data from research trawls that have occurred since 2008 and are stored the NIWA/MPI Trawl database  These data results from data collected by research trawl surveys on research vessels and chartered commercial fishing vessels.
Trawl surveys are a major tool used by research scientists for stock assessment. They are used to estimate basic parameters of commercial fish populations, including biomass, sex ratio, and the proportion of sexually mature fish, and the distribution of ages and lengths in the population. These parameters may be used in estimating mortality and growth rates.
This dataset is a continuation of data from the NIWA/MPI Trawl database that was initially released as the New Zealand fish and squid distributions from research bottom trawls 1964-2008 available at https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=obisprovider
Survey data of algal beds on the Monitoring sites 1000 project, BDCJ

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2014

This dataset contains data of the occurrence of seaweed species which was recorded at the Monitoring Sites 1000 Projects: Coastal Area Survey (Algal beds). The annual survey was carried out with six places of Japanese coast from north (Hokkaido) to south (Kagoshima). In addition, the data about reference specimens in the survey every five years is included. The data of this dataset is derived from the data file of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Projects: Coastal Area Survey. The data file includes the information about quantity data of seaweed (a cover degree, biomass).
Loggerheads in the Adriatic Sea (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Biology, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2004/2007

Original provider:
Paolo Luschi

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Islameta Group, Dept. of Biology - University of Pisa
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
ARCHE^ - Research and Educational Activities for Chelonian Conservation, Ferrara, Italy. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna Bruno Ubertini - Ferrara Section.


Abstract:
The aim of this project is to investigate the movements performed by loggerhead turtles in the Adriatic sea. The Adriatic sea is home to a quite large number of turtles, especially loggerheads, representing one of the best feeding area within the Mediterranean Sea. Both juveniles and adult loggerheads frequent this area, and are thought to perform seasonal migrations, especially in response to changes in environmental parameters, especially temperature.

Purpose:
The aim of this project is to investigate the movements performed by loggerhead turtles in the Adriatic Sea. The aim of this project is to investigate the movements performed by loggerhead turtles in the Adriatic sea. The Adriatic sea is home to a quite large number of turtles, especially loggerheads, representing one of the best feeding area within the Mediterranean Sea. Both juveniles and adult loggerheads frequent this area, and are thought to perform seasonal migrations, especially in response to changes in environmental parameters (especially temperature).

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=51">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.
Recent brachiopods from the Austral Islands, French Polynesia, South-Central Pacific

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 2002/2022

Four Recent brachiopod species, including one new, Acrobrochus marotiriensis n. sp., Dallithyrispacifica Bitner, 2006, Megerlia truncata (Linnaeus, 1767) and Thecidellinamaxilla (Hedley, 1899), have been recognised in the material collected during the French BENTHAUS Expedition to the Austral Islands (French Polynesia) in 2002. The Austral Islands are situated on the south-eastern limit of the Indo-West Pacific biogeographic Province. This is the first record of brachiopods from off the Australs. Dallithyris pacifica, M. truncata and T. maxilla have been already reported from the southern Pacific, while the genus Acrobrochus is noted for the first time from the Pacific. Acrobrochus marotiriensis n. sp. belongs to the short-looped brachiopods. Its loop is characterized by a very broad, gently folded transverse band. The triangular outer hinge plates are margined by a small elevation of the crural bases. This species differs from congeneric species in its smaller size, its less elongate outline and its greater convexity.
Happywhale - Southern Elephant Seal in South Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2010/2019

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 1 contributors in alphabetic order:

Rémi Bigonneau
Maritimes Fall Research Vessel Surveys

Keywords: Agricultural, Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy, Agriculture, Biosphere, Fish, North Atlantic, Scotian Shelf, North Atlantic Ocean, Ecological Dynamics, Animals/Vertebrates, Samplingevent, Earth Science, Oceans, Biological Classification, Fisheries, Species/Population Interactions, Aquatic Sciences
Temporal coverage: 1978/1986

"Fall" missions occur primarily in October and November, but sets from September and December are also present in the data. Collected data includes total catch in numbers and weights by species. Length frequency data is available for most species, as are the age, sex, maturity and weight information for a subset of the individual animals. Other data such as ageing material, genetic material, and stomach contents are often also collected, but are stored elsewhere. "Fall" cruises occur in September, October, November and December.
Abundance of intertidal algae and invertebrates on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

In 2008 as part of university masters thesis project two studies were completed, one experimental and one mensurative, on the abundance of primary producers and consumers from rocky intertidal habitats in Atlantic Canada.

As part of the mensurative study, four wave-sheltered locations were sampled spanning 350 km of Nova Scotia coastline. Data from that study describe the abundance of seaweeds and invertebrates found at three tidal elevation zones (high, middle, and low) for a total of 1170 quadrats. Measurements include the abundance (percent cover) of the different taxa found at each quadrat using a 20 cm × 20 cm frame.

For data associated with the manipulative part of the study see Watt and Scrosati 2014.

Because of its taxonomic amplitude and coverage of a wide environmental stress gradient, this data set is potentially useful to address in novel or infrequent ways other broad ecological issues, such as abundance–occupancy relationships, species co-occurrence, species abundance distributions, dominance and rarity, spatial scales of population and community variability, and distribution of phylogenetic diversity.

This dataset includes both presence and absence occurrence records.
Study on plankton at the port of Ostend in 1965

Keywords: Plankton communities, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1965/1965

List of collected phytoplankton and zooplankton taxa and their densities sampled at 3 points in the port of Oostende in 1965. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: De Pauw, N. (1969). Contribution à l'étude du plankton dans le port d'Ostende.
CRESLI marine mammal observations from whale watch cruises 2023

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel
Temporal coverage: 2023/2023

Original provider:
Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc.

Dataset credits:
Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc.

Abstract:
Cetacean sightings data for the waters off Montauk for July through mid
September 2023

Purpose:
The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island is a non-profit 
research and education organization. Our mission is: "To promote and 
foster understanding and stewardship of coastal ecosystems through 
research and education ." Part of our work is to observe, document, and 
collect pertinent data and photographs of  the cetaceans and sea bird 
populations of NY and New England and to take people to see these 
animals in the wild.

Since 1996 we have been offering incredible and successful single day and 
multi-day offshore pelagic bird and whale observation trips.

Supplemental information:
A static view of vessel tracks is available. To show it online, go to "Layers" tab 
and choose "Vessel tracks".
CWS-EC Eastern Canada Seabirds at Sea (ECSAS)

Keywords: Occurrence, pelagic seabird surveys; marine birds; Canadian Wildlife Service; distance sampling; distribution; abundance; density; standardized survey protocol;, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2006/2020

The near and offshore waters of Atlantic Canada support millions of marine birds, including coastal and island breeders, as well as migrants from the southern hemisphere and northeastern Atlantic. Although tied to land during the breeding season when they raise their young, seabirds exist mostly in the marine environment. Since many spend much of their lives out of sight of land, knowledge of their pelagic distribution and ecology can be difficult to obtain. In 2005 the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada (EC-CWS) set up a monitoring program for seabirds at sea.  This program is ongoing and provides data on current seabird abundance and distribution in order to address conservation and management objectives related to the offshore.  The sampling strategy relies on ships-of-opportunity that travel throughout the region at all times of the year. The data provide critical information for environmental assessments of offshore developments, identify areas where birds are at high risk for oil pollution and other human activities, and enable us to monitor trends in the marine environment. In addition, the biological, chemical, and physical data collected concurrently by oceanographers with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans provide the means to examine the linkages between seabirds and their marine habitats.