oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Caracterización de la fauna epibentónica y demersal de la Reserva Natural Cordillera Beata

Keywords: Ctenophora, Mollusca, Porifera, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Specimen, Biodiversidad marina, Annelida, Comunidades de profundidad, Cresta Beata, Caribe colombiano, Peces, Crucero de Investigación Cordillera Submarina Beata, Crustacea, occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2022/2022

Este recurso es producto de la caracterización de la megafauna bentónica y demersal de la Cresta Beata realizada entre 2021 y 2022 por el Invemar, en acuerdo con el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia como insumo para la declaratoria del área como Reserva Natural (Categoria I de la UICN). El conjunto de datos incluye 432 registros de especies de fauna profunda, obtenidas a partir de las imágenes capturadas en video y fotografía por un vehículo de operación remota (R.O.V), mediante transectos realizados a través de la Cresta Beata entre los 1641 y 3000 m de profundidad. La identificación del material visual, fue llevada a cabo por especialistas nacionales reconocidos para los diferentes grupos y corroborada por expertos internacionales. Del total de especies reportadas el 42% corresponden a Equinodermos, 20% a cnidarios, 18% a esponjas, 11% a crustáceos, 6% a peces, 2% a moluscos, 1% son anélidos y 0.2% ctenóforos. Asociado al conjunto de datos también se incluye la información multimedia de 119 fotografías aportadas como evidencia de las ocurrencias, la cual se detalla en la extensión SimpleMultimedia. Las imágenes forman parte de la Colección Digital Catálogo de Fauna de Profundidad (CFP) del Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia Makuriwa (MHNMC).
Manx Basking Shark Watch 2017-2018 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Original provider:
Manx Basking Shark atch

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Manx Basking Shark Watch
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
Dr Matt Witt of Exeter University has also been tagging basking sharks. He and his team very kindly analyse our tag data with theirs, adding huge value to our work. We have jointly published papers about this work in Nature Scientific Papers. See the paper here https://www.nature.com/articles/srep42837
Project sponsor or sponsor description
The Manx Government's Department of Environment, Fisheries and Agriculture (DEFA) generously supports the running costs of Happy Jack, the MBSW research boat.The Manx Lottery Trust very kindly sponsored Mae's SPOT tag.


Abstract:
Manx Basking Shark Watch is a charity with two aims 1: To study basking sharks.2: To help the public to understand as much as possible about these enigmatic endangered animals and our work with them.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1279">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.
Maluane/ZSL Turtle Conservation Project in Mozambique: Green Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2007/2009

Original provider:
ZSL/maluane

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
Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity.  ZSL runs ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, carries out scientific research in the Institute of Zoology, and our Conservation Programmes department is actively involved in field conservation in over 30 countries worldwide including the UK.  The two zoos receive over 1.3 million visitors a year and are supported by some 250 volunteers working across the two sites.  A registered charity (No. 208728), ZSL is dedicated to achieving and promoting the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats in the context of communities.  ZSL's conservation work aims to build capacity and influence policy, to bring direct and sustainable conservation benefits to wild animals and their habitats, with activities typically undertaken by forming partnerships with local organisations and government departments.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
We would like to thank M. Langdon, M.Andersson, R.Atterburys, W. Van Aalst for their support.The epoxy for the satellite tags has been generously donated by Powers Europe.


Abstract:
Maluane is an innovative community-based conservation programme ensuring the protection of the exceptional coastal biodiversity in the northern Querimbas Archipelago on Vamizi and Rongui islands, using eco-tourism as an economic engine.In partnership with the Zoological Society of London, Maluane has built on local knowledge to develop a team of monitors from the village who have successfully protected and monitored more than 700 nests of green and hawksbill turtles over the last 5 years. The area harbours some of the most pristine coral reefs in the world and seagrass habitats which are also used as developmental grounds by turtles. The project draws on the expertise and guidance of the Marine Turtle Research Group.The satellite tagging of turtles will enable the identification of functional units of management  in this part of the Western Indian Ocean which is recognised as being of global conservation value, and where turtles have never been studied before. The project is extremely grateful to Seaturtle.org for their assistance in the production of the map to track turtle's movements.Related links <a href="http://www.zsl.org/turtletracking">www.zsl.org/turtletracking</a> <a href="http://www.maluane.com">www.maluane.com</a>

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=204">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.
UNCW Right Whale Aerial Survey 05-06

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2005/2006

Original provider:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

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

Abstract:
Aerial surveys were flown in parallel lines from the South Carolina/North Carolina border to the south end of Assateague Island, Virginia, United States from October 2005 to April 2006. All large whale, small cetaceans, sea turtles and large fish, and ship sightings were recorded. Surveys were conducted in Beaufort sea states of 5 or under and in clear weather conditions. Photos of all large whales exist in the VAB LAB photo data base at University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). UNCW houses a data base that now extends from 1998 to 2006 for aerial surveys conducted in the mid-Atlantic and southeast Atlantic bight.

Purpose:
To conduct systematic aerial surveys for large whales, specifically targeting right whales, during the fall, winter and spring off North Carolina and Virginia, United States.
Spatial and seasonal variability of the molluscan macrofauna at the marine-lagoonal environmental gradient at Kalloni saltworks (Lesvos Island, NE Aegean Sea, Greece)

Keywords: Metadata
Temporal coverage: 2004/2004

A study that focuses on the seasonal community structure of the macrobenthic molluscs at the marine-lagoonal environmental gradient that takes place at Kalloni solar saltworks (Lesvos Island, NE Aegean Sea, Greece). The molluscan community was studied by means of four seasonal samplings carried out in 2004 at four sites located along the marine-lagoonal environmental gradient in the study area.
Full citation: Α. Evagelopoulos &amp; D. Koutsoubas, 2008: Seasonal community structure of the molluscan macrofauna at the marine – lagoonal environmental gradient at Kalloni solar saltworks (Lesvos island, NE Aegean Sea, Greece). Journal of Natural History 42 (5-8), 597 - 618. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222930701835563?journalCode=tnah20#.VPWLLPmsV3V
HRC USWEX Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys May-June 2008

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

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.
Benthic Haploniscidae (Isopoda) collected around Iceland during the BIOICE, IceAGE, IceAGE2,IceAGE_RR and IceAGE3 expedtions in 1992-2020

Keywords: Deep sea, Isopoda, Detritus feeders, Zoobenthos, research vessel, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1991/2020

Benthic Haploniscidae (Iopoda) in this data set were collected during BIOICE (Benthic invertebrates of Icelandic waters), IceAGE (Icelandic marine Animals: Genetics and Ecology), IceAge 2 (Icelandic marine Animals: Genetics and Ecology 2), IceAGE RR (Icelandic marine Animals: Genetics and Ecology Reykjanes Ridge) and IceAge 3 (Icelandic marine Animals: Genetics and Ecology cruises 3) projects during 1992- 2020
Marine fish volunteer ad-hoc recording scheme and historical records from around the United Kingdom between 1743 and 2010

Keywords: Citizen science, Demersal fishes, diver, Pelagic fishes, Marine Genomics, Samplingevent, Data, Benthic marine fish
Temporal coverage: 1834/2010

"Volunteer marine fish records from a wide variety of sources including dive sightings, fishermen's records, anglers etc. as well as historical records collated from other sources such as museum specimens and marine faunas from 1743 - 2010. Records are from around the United Kingdom and some further reaching locations submitted to and collected by The National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth.
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Barrow Island Flatback Turtle Tracking 2011-2012 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2011/2013

Original provider:
Pendoley Environmental Pty Ltd

Dataset credits:
Data provider
West Australian Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Project
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
Chevron Gorgon ProjectPendoley Environmental Pty Ltd


Abstract:
Flatback turtles are being tracked from Barrow Island as part of the environmental investigations underpinning Chevron's Gorgon LNG project based on the island. The first turtles to be satellite tracked in Western Australia were released from Barrow Island in 2005 and since 2006 flatback turtles have been tracked annually from Barrow.All proceeds from the adoption program for these animals are being donated to seaturtle.org

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=695">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.
SCAR Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean - Porifera - Data

Keywords: Occurrence, BASO, Porifera, SCAR-MARBIN
Temporal coverage: null/null

This dataset represents a literature study on the distribution of porifera in Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic waters. Dataset supplied in the framework of the SCAR Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean (BASO).

The Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean is a collection of representative maps and syntheses on the distribution of the Southern Ocean organisms, providing a general overview of the biogeography of the Southern Ocean (s.l.) and a benchmark of current biogeographic knowledge at the end of the Census of Antarctic Marine Life. This updates the well-known and useful but largely outdated biogeographic Folios of the Antarctic Map Folio Series (American Geographical Society).
TPWD HARC Texas Coastal Fisheries Lower Laguna Madre Gill Net

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1976/2008

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) utilizes several sampling gears for fisheries-independent monitoring of finfish and shellfish communities. They include bag seines, trawls, gill nets and oyster dredges. TPWD uses multiple gears in a random sampling protocol, and they identify (to the lowest taxonomic unit possible) and count everything that they collect. This dataset contains gill net data collected for the Lower Laguna Madre system in Texas from 1976 to 2008. Collected data also included spatial and temporal information describing the sample location and time, collection gear information, hydrological data (e.g. dissolved oxygen, water temperature, and salinity), weather conditions, species caught, and number of each species captured. Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) calculated the relative abundance data, calculated as the catch of a particular species in a sample divided by the total number of animals captured in that sample. Absence data was recorded for species on the TPWD species sampling lists that were not captured during sampling.
IMMS Ridley 1 (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2011

Original provider:
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>


Abstract:
Turtles are an important part of the ecosystem, and may serve as a good biological indicator of the health of the environment they inhabit. They are constantly impacted by a variety of both natural and anthropogenic factors.Satellite telemetry is a powerful tool for examining long-term movements of these protected species, and enhancing conservation and management efforts. These observations will allow us to see how much time these turtles actually spend in the Mississippi sound, prior to moving on. The use of satellite tags on recently rehabilitated and released Kemp’s ridley sea turtles will increase our knowledge about the daily activities and habitat delineation of these animals.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=572">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.
Fishbase occurrences hosted by GBIF-Sweden

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1829/2005

FishBase is a large information system with key information for all fishes of the world: summaries, photos, and maps plus detailed standardized data on population dynamics, reproduction, trophic ecology, morphology, physiology genetics and other topics. FishBase is supported and supervised by a consortium of currently 8 international institutes and organizations (see www.fishbase.org/home.htm). Data encoding and programming is done mostly by a group of specialists in the Philippines. However, there are also over 1000 partners all over the world who contribute photos and data and check entries for accuracy. FishBase is available for free in monthly online updates and also on CD ROM and DVDs for a modest fee.
Zooplankton of Morrocoy National Park 2000-2002

Keywords: Falcón, Actinopteri, Samplingevent, Venezuela, CaribeSur, Copepoda, Zooplankton, Cirripedia, Decapoda, Hydrozoa, ID:BID-CA2020-025-NAC., Morrocoy National Park
Temporal coverage: 2000/2002

Abundance, biomass and environmental variables associated with zooplankton groups in 13 stations located in Morrocoy National Park (Falcón, Venezuela). Samples were obtained in monthly samplings from February 2000 to January 2002, using vertical trawls with a plankton net.
SEFSC GoMMAPPS Vessel Survey 2018 Summer

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Abstract:
As part of the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS), the SEFSC conducted shipboard surveys of the oceanic waters of the Gulf out to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between 11 August and 6 October 2018. A two independent visual observer teams approach with Distance sampling was implemented to estimate the detection probabilities for marine mammal sightings.

Purpose:
The primary goal was to collect data on the distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) using visual survey teams and passive acoustic monitoring.

Supplemental information:
Provider's survey code is PC1805.
Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available.
The dataset is accompanied by transect (effort) data which is provided as a separate file.

Sightings included were detected by the flying bridge only or by both the flying bridge and bridge wing teams.

Environmental Attribute Codes
Beaufort Sea state
0 Calm, mirror like seas
1 Waves &lt;1ft, rippled surface
2 Small wavelets (&lt;2 ft), no white caps
3 Large wavelets (&lt;3ft), scattered white caps
4 Swell 3-4 ft, numerous white caps
5 Swell &gt;5 ft, many white caps, some spray
6 Swell &gt;10 ft, white caps everywhere, spray
Visibility
0 Clear
1 Good
2 Fair
3 Poor
Weather
0 Clear
1 Mist
2 Light Rain
3 Heavy Rain
Cloud Cover
0 Clear
1 0-25% Cloudy
2 26-50% Cloudy
3 51-75% Cloudy
4 76-100% Cloudy
5 Overcast
Glare
0 No Glare
1 &lt;10% of visual field
2 10-25% of visual field
3 26-50% of visual field
4 51-75% of visual field
5 &gt;75% of visual field
Glare intensity
0 No Impairment
1 Slight Impairment
2 Moderate Impairment
3 Severe Impairment
Conditions
0 Poor
1 Fair
2 Moderate
3 Good
4 Excellent
Queensland Herbarium (BRI), Australia's Virtual Herbarium (AVH) data - marine records

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1874/2018

Records from HERBRECS, the collections database of the Queensland Herbarium (BRI).
This dataset is of marine species sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) January 2019 (https://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/dr2287). Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and if not then matched to the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)
DUML New River surveys on the occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in Camp Lejeune 2010-2011

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Navy project,Vessels,Sightings, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2011

Original provider:
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Dataset credits:
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Abstract:
This project was the first phase of a monitoring program designed to provide quantitative information on the seasonal occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in estuarine and coastal waters around the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The work consisted of three components:
(1) coastal line transect surveys, designed to provide estimates of the density of marine mammals and sea turtles in near-shore ocean waters;
(2) small boat-based photo-identification surveys to document patterns of residency by individual dolphins; and
(3) passive acoustic monitoring of the occurrence and distribution of bottlenose dolphins in the New River.
We conducted eleven shipboard surveys in the near-shore coastal waters of Onslow Bay from August 2010 to November 2011. We conducted photographic surveys for bottlenose dolphins in the New River on 19 days between October 2010 and November 2011. We recorded 54 sightings throughout the Intracoastal Waterway and New River, with some groups seen as far upriver as Morgan Bay.

Supplemental information:
5-13-2013: One off-effort sighting did not have group-size estimated, so 1 was used to be conservative and noted in the [notes] column.
Additional survey data for the DUML Camp Lejeune monitoring program 2010-2011 are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/957">"DUML coastal surveys on the occurrence, distribution and density of marine mammals in Camp Lejeune 2010-2011"</a> dataset.
All the US Navy-funded survey datasets are found in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/partner/NAVY">OBIS-SEAMAP US Navy</a> page.
Southern Ocean oligochaete occurrence data - a literature-based compilation

Keywords: Southern Ocean, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null

This data set gives all occurrences of marine oligochaetes in the Southern Ocean mentioned in the literature, from 1888 (first mention) until 2009. 25 species were mentioned, representative of three families, namely the Capilloventridae (1 genus, 1 species), the Enchytraeidae (3 genera, 16 species) and the Tubificidae. The latter family includes 3 subfamilies, the Rhyacodrilinae (1 genus, 1 species + 1 undetermined), the Phallodrilinae (3 genera, 5 species) and the Limnodriloidinae (1 genus, 1 species).
Three Opisthobranch Records for the Hawaiian Islands

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1977/1978

This dataset comes from Bertsch &amp; Johnson (1979) who published about the three new opisthobranch records for the Hawaiian Islands. 
Through extensive collecting by subtidal SCUBA diving on the island of Oahu, several species of opisthobranch mollusks then previously unreported from the Hawaiian Islands were discovered. This dataset documents the presence of a cephalaspidean and 2 nudibranchs in several diverse, subtidal habitats on the northern and southern coasts of Oahu.
Zooplankton Bongo Net Data from the 2019 and 2020 Gulf of Alaska International Year of the Salmon Expeditions

Keywords: Oceans, Bongo, Metadata, Zooplankton biomass and diversity, International Year of the Salmon, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2019/2020

This record contains zooplankton presence/absence data collected in the Gulf of Alaska (GoA) with a bongo net between February 19 - March 15, 2019, and March 14 – April 5, 2020, as part of the International Year of the Salmon High Seas Expeditions. The bongo net (3 m length, 250 µm mesh, 50 cm diameter) was deployed at 58 stations, to a depth of 250 m and retrieved vertically at 1 m s-1. Volume of sea water filtered was determined using General Oceanics flowmeters and by multiplying effective distance travelled by the mouth area. After the bongo net deployment and recovery, the net was rinsed down into the cod end. Samples from one cod end were rinsed into a jar and preserved in 4 % formaldehyde for future taxonomic analysis. The other cod end was rinsed into a sieve and transferred below deck where it was subsequently size fractionated (250-500 µm, 500-1000 µm, 1000-2000 µm, 2000-4000 µm, and &gt;4000 µm) onto pre-weighed filters. Individuals larger than 4000 µm were measured, identified to species level, and stored in individual Eppendorf tubes. Size fractionated zooplankton samples were stored on dry ice. This record contains the zooplankton occurrence data from both cod ends, identified to the lowest taxonomic rank possible.
Phytoplankton abundance data from the Gibraltar coastline 2009-2019

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2009/2019

Full community phytoplankton analysis results, expressed as cells per litre, from samples collected from the Gibraltar coastline between 2009 to 2019. The data were derived from water samples collected at a 2m depth using a Niskin sampler on an quarterly basis at four sites by HM Government of Gibraltar. Site positions are included in the dataset, and are accurate to +/- 30m.