oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Wonder Return (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2022/2023

Original provider:
Zoomarine

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


Abstract:
After being caught in a fisherman's net, Salina was brought to Porto d'Abrigo do Zoomarine, a rehabilitation center for marine species in southern Portugal.She was found very weak and with a hook stuck in her stomach.Now, after a year of intense rehabilitation, she is ready to return home: the big blue ocean!

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1384">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.
Counts of breeding seabirds and herons at Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island  off the Kimberley coast, Australia (1949-2014)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1949/2014

Ashmore Reef is situated on the edge of Sahul Shelf, off the Kimberley coast, Australia. Surveys in 2010 indicate the three small islands within Ashmore Reef support approximately 100,000 breeding seabirds of 16 species and four heron species on an annual basis. That such a diversity and abundance of tropical seabirds utilize a total land area of just 55 ha for breeding purposes is exceptional in an international context
Cartier Island and the surrounding reef is an isolated Australian Territory situated in the Timor Sea. This dataset summarises all known ornithological
records from the Island and detail the results of twice-annual bird surveys conducted within the Cartier Island Australian Marine Park between 2010 and 2014.
See cited papers for data and additional observations.
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, ORCAWALE 2008, Cruise 1635

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Cetaceans,Whales,Dolphins,Population,Abundance,Survey,Census,CSCAPE,ORCAWALE
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

Original provider:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Abstract:
The 2008 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 the NOAA Ship <i>McArthur II<i> for a total of approximately 12,800 kilometers surveyed from late July to 
the end of November 2008. 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.

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:
[2021-04-13] Updated with additional attributes.

SWFSC MMTD Cruise Number: 1635
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)</i></i>
Harmful algal bloom monitoring data near Frenchman Bay from 2004-2022

Keywords: Samplingevent, oceanography, phytoplankton, oceans, seawater, ecology
Temporal coverage: 2004/2022

The Community Environmental Health Lab at the MDI Biological Laboratories has monitored phytoplankton and water quality in Frenchman Bay for the past few decades. Our goal was to understand how climate change and local changes in anthropogenic activity, including cruise ship activity, have altered the water quality and phytoplankton dynamics in the bay. This data provides information on target harmful algae bloom species as well as a few measures of phytoplankton biodiversity. Our data were collected by a variety of field technicians and citizen scientists who perform weekly sampling throughout the year at Bar Harbor town pier and during the summer months at the MDIBL pier and cruise ship anchorages.
Northern Cyprus 2005: Loggerhead Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2005/2005

Original provider:
Annette Broderick

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
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/"> Marine Turtle Research Group</a> (Annette Broderick, Wayne, Fuller and Brendan Godley)of the University of Exeter, UK, and the Society for the Protection of Turtles in Northern Cyprus (SPoT)
Project sponsor or sponsor description
Our satellite tracking projects have been supported by <a href="http://www.apachecorp.com/about/"> Apache Corporation</a>,<a href="http://www.bp.com/"> BP Egypt</a>, <a href="http://www.britishchelonia.org/">British Chelonia Group</a>, <a href="http://www.kthy.net/"> Cyprus Turkish Airlines</a> and <a href="http://www.nerc.ac.uk//">Natural Environment Research Council</a>. In addition, Liff Primary School have supported the MTCP over many years with their fund-raising efforts. We are now looking for other commercial sponsors and schools/youth groups who might like to join us in the tracking of more turtles in 2005. You can contact us on MTRG@seaturtle.org


Abstract:
The <a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/projects/cyprus/"> Marine Turtle Conservation Project</a> is a project of the <a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/"> Marine Turtle Research Group</a> and has been monitoring the nesting beaches of Northern Cyprus since 1992. The project is in collaboration with the Society for the Protection of Turtles in Northern Cyprus (SPoT) and the Department of Environmental Protection. In Northern Cyprus both green and loggerhead turtles nest. Green turtles in the Mediterranean are listed as critically endangered by the <a href="http://iucn.org//">IUCN</a>, with estimates suggesting that there are as few as 300-400 females nesting annually in this region. Loggerhead turtles nest in slightly greater numbers, with approximately 2000-3000 females nesting annually. Approximately 30 % of the green and 10% of the loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean nest in Northern Cyprus.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=84">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.
Network Monitoring phytoplankton, Dataset of French Observation and Monitoring program for Phytoplankton and Hydrology in coastal waters since 1987

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Algal blooms, Phytoplankton, Samplingevent, Monitoring
Temporal coverage: 1987/2022, 1987/2018

<p>REPHY is a French Observation and Monitoring program for Phytoplankton and Hydrology.</p>
Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Florida Keys 2009

Keywords: biogeographic, biology, dry tortugas, fwc-fwri, institute, occurrenceID, project, record, siteid, station, status, system, taxon_rank, taxonomic, time, authorship_information, accepted_authorship_information, percent_coverage, absence, area, coral, habitatid, keys, latitude, longitude, monitoring, name, recorded, species, data_set_identification, authorship, basis of record, class, comprehensive, conservation, coverage, data, date, fish, hierarchy, large, obis, reef, sample, scientific_name, statement, worms, array-data, database, eventID, eventdate, family, fwri, gulf of mexico, occurrence, register, revisited, scientific, scientificname, taxon, taxon_status, unaccepted, v2.3, aphia_database_identification_number, scientificnameid, about, basisOfRecord, florida, identification, marine, organism, rank, recordedBy, samples, subregionid, usage, vernacular, vernacularName, wildlife, acceptedNameUsageID, organism_per_sample_area, acceptedNameAuthorship, acceptedNameUsage, accepted, aphia, array, common, florida keys, identifier, ocean, order, percent, sitecode, stewardship, taxonomy, scientificNameAuthorship, occurrence_identification, coral monitoring, cremp, evaluation, fwc, genus, information, meters, number, per, presence, species_name, specificEpithet, taxonRank, vernacular_name, world, year, organismQuantity, accepted_name_usage, organismQuantityType, Samplingevent, basis, commission, event, kingdom, phylum, research, set, square, taxonomicStatus, value, accepted_aphia_database_identification_number, occurrenceStatus
Temporal coverage: 2009/2009

The purpose of the Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project (CREMP) is to monitor the status and trends of selected reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary(FKNMS). CREMP assessments have been conducted annually at fixed sites since 1996 and data collected provides information on the temporal changes in benthic cover and diversity of stony corals and associated marine flora and fauna. The core field methods continue to be underwater videography and timed coral species inventories. Findings presented in this report include data from 109 stations at 37 sites sampled from 1996 through 2008 in the Florida Keys and 1999 through 2008 in the Dry Tortugas. The report describes the annual differences (between 2007 and 2008) in the percent cover of major benthic taxa (stony corals, octocorals, sponges, and macroalgae), mean coral species richness and the incidence of stony coral conditions. Additionally, it examines the long-term trends of the major benthic taxa, five coral complex, Montastraea cavernosa, Colpophyllia natans, Siderastrea siderea, and Porites astreoides) and the clionaid sponge, Cliona delitrix.
Cetacean sightings along the catalan coast

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2013/2013

Original provider:
Associació Cetàcea

Abstract:
We currently are conducting a research project on cetaceans. The study is foccussed on the fin whale in the Mediterranean Sea, but we also see other cetaceans such as striped dolphin or bottlenose dolphin. One of the goals of our organization is to contribute to the conservation of the marine life.

Purpose:
The Mediterranean fin whale population is rather small and its distribution uncertain for the most part of the year. The main goal of the project is to collect geographical, environmental, biological, behavioral and population data of every sighting. We also want to take photographs of every whale detected.

Supplemental information:
The sightings have been made during the Fin Whale Project, a study approved by the Biodiversity and Protection of Animals division of the Departament of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing, Food and the Environment of the Catalan Government. With this project we expect to improve our knowledge about the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sperm whales off Peru during IMARPE surveys (1995-2002)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings
Temporal coverage: 1995/2002

Original provider:
Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE)

Dataset credits:
Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE)

Abstract:
Thirty-eight sightings of sperm whales (<i>Physeter macrocephalus</i>) were recorded off Peru (3 degrees S - 18 degrees S) during 21 surveys conducted aboard platforms of opportunity between 1995 and 2002, with a search effort of 33,406.6 nautical miles of observation. Two main areas of concentration were detected: northern Peru (19 sightings) and southern Peru (16 sightings), but seasonality could not be confirmed. Almost 58% of sightings occurred during the same or consecutive days. Group size ranged from 1 to 18 individuals, with a mean of 3.5 individuals (SD = 3.9). The modal group size was one, with single whales accounting for 36.8% of sightings.  Groups of three or more individuals accounted for 39.5%. An important increase of sightings occurred between 2001 and 2002, accounting 68% of the records, suggesting migratory movements towards Peruvian waters from other regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Positive correlations between indices of relative abundance and the anomaly of sea surface temperature were found, although warm events as El Niño appear to increase the uncertainty in sighting rates, reducing correlation values. Positive relationship between indices of relative abundance and fishery's CPUE of <i>Dosidicus gigas</i> suggest some grade of interaction, although the question about the role of <i>D. gigas</i> in the diet of sperm whales in the area must be solved for further conclusions. It is priority to perform specific surveys for population estimation, as well as non-lethal research about feeding and the effect of the fishery competition over sperm whales.

Purpose:
To show the general pattern of distribution of sperm whales off Peru, a previously important whaling ground.
Composición del fitoplancton en la Isla Cayos de Serrana en la reserva de  BIÓSFERA - SEAFLOWER

Keywords: Fitoplancton. Seaflower. Composición. OBIS. Colombia.
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

En este conjunto de datos se encuentran presentes los registros taxonómicos pertenecientes al componente fitoplanctónico que fueron recolectados dentro del proyecto "EVALUACIÓN FÍSICA Y BIOLÓGICA DE LOS AMBIENTES PROFUNDOS DE LA ISLA CAYOS DE SERRANA EN LA RESERVA DE BIÓSFERA - SEAFLOWER", para el efecto se establecieron 17 estaciones distribuidas en el área de estudio, el cual se llevó a cabo en la embarcación ARC Providencia durante el 10 y el 25 de agosto de 2016. Este material actualmente se encuentra en custodia en el Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia MAKURIWA.
HELCOM/OSPAR Germany ports water sampling

Keywords: Invasive species, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2017/2018

This dataset includes the data used in in the HELCOM/OSPAR Ballast Water Exemptions Decision Support Tool. This tool was developed in 2013 based on the overall IMO framework, the 21 Baltic and North-East Atlantic coastal states and the EU. It allows user to define 'low risk' routes, as well as other necessary steps in granting exemptions under regulation A-4 of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC)
Australian Museum Herpetology Collection - marine records

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1887/2016

The estimated number of specimens in the Australian Museum Herpetology Collection is 162,000. This dataset is of marine species sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) January 2019 (https://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co10). Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and if not then matched to the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD).
Queensland Museum Amphibians and Reptiles - marine records

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1900/2015

The herpetology collections include all reptile and amphibian species presently know to occur in Queensland. Many of these are endemic to narrowly defined habitats. Of particular interest are species occurring in the Brigalow Belt and the Wet Tropics World Heritage area.

Collection strengths include:
- comprehensive skeletal material of marine turtles;

- type specimens representing some of the most significant Australian herpetological discoveries dating back to the 1880s.
This dataset is of marine species sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) January 2019 (https://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co153). Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and if not then matched to the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)
National Pilot Monitoring Studies Phyllophora April 2017, Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea - Phase II (EMBLAS-II), ENPI/2013/313-169, (Macrozoobenthos)

Keywords: Samplingevent, Biological monitoring, Biological sampling
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Macrozoobenthos data: species composition, abundance (ind/m²), biomass (g/m²) collected during the survey of the National Pilot Monitoring Studies Ukraine (NPMS UA) in the Ukrainian waters (North-Western part of the Black Sea) in the area of the Zernov’s Phyllophora Field onboard the M/V "Auguste Piccard" (Ukraine) in April 2017
CSIRO, fish surveys by the Courageous, 1978-1979

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1978/1979

Thirteen demersal and pelagic fish surveys by Courageous in the Great Australian Bight and North West Shelf.

Species include including Chinaman leatherjacket (Navon ayraud), Swallowtail (Trachichthodes lineatus), Red snapper (Trachichthodes gerrardi), Jackass fish (Nemadactylus macropterus) Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and Ruby fish (Plagiogeneion macroleas)goatfish (Mullidae), threadfin bream (Nemipteridae), lizard fish (Synodontidae), scad and trevally (Carangidae), pufferfish (Tetradontidae), bigeye (Priacanthidae), emperor (Lethrinidae) and to a lesser extent sea perch (Lutjanidae).

Length, numbers, and weight were determined.
This data has been republished (2022-09-05 with additional details of each occurrence where they can be one of three types:  catch composition (counts per taxa and optional aggregated weights by trawl event), catch measurements (length and/or weight) of individual taxa and/or catch specimens and their stored location. The occurrence type is recorded in occurrenceremarks.
Happywhale - Beluga in North Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2016/2021, 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 1 contributors in alphabetic order:

Lancy Cheng
UF Invertebrate Zoology

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1874/2023

The UF Invertebrate collection holds ~580,000 databased lots of mollusks and marine invertebrates.  It began as a Malacology collection almost 100 years ago and the collection is particularly strong in non-marine mollusks.  Approximately ~85% of the holdings are mollusks but since 2000 the collection was expanded to cover all invertebrate phyla, focusing on marine taxa.  Today it holds &gt;40,000 species from 28 phyla.
HRC DDG Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys February 2012

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

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.
Satellite tagging of female hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting on Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, 2009-2011

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2009/2011

Hawksbill turtles are classified Critically Endangered by the IUCN following intense commercial exploitation that decimated global stocks. Despite Australia supporting one of the largest breeding aggregations worldwide, hawksbill turtle biology and ecology remains poorly documented, especially for populations nesting in the Northern Territory. This study focused on the internationally significant hawksbill turtle population breeding in Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and aimed at providing high resolution information for managing this critically endangered species. By using multiple state-of-the-art analytical frameworks and combining satellite telemetry, hydrological modelling, and tag recapture data, we (i) assessed habitat utilisation during the inter-nesting and foraging periods, (ii) quantified migratory behaviour for better understanding of navigational strategies , and (iii) simulated post-hatchling dispersal patterns, which we subsequently compared to the location of adult foraging grounds.
Data downloaded from IMOS 14-June-2017 from https://portal.aodn.org.au/search?uuid=9f16351d-eec1-4223-a761-c711ebb9c7d9 and taxonomy matched to WoRMS.
Macroinvertebrate groups found on deep-sea volcanic habitats in the Galapagos Marine Reserve in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean: Cnidaria - Anthozoa and Hydrozoa

Keywords: Macroinvertebrate, Hydrozoa, Seamounts, Cnidaria, Galapagos Marine Reserve, -	Deep-sea, Anthozoa, Volcanic seascapes
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Macroinvertebrate groups found on deep-sea volcanic habitats in the Galapagos Marine Reserve in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean: Cnidaria - Anthozoa and Hydrozoa
Environmental baseline data in abyssal plain off Minami Torishima based on megafauna occurrence

Keywords: Occurrence, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2019/2021

SIP Ocean program conducted the research cruises for technical development and data collection of baseline condition in deep-sea environments off Minami Torishima. This data set contains occurrence of megafauna recorded by video cameras of Edokko Mark 1, which were deployed on the seafloor from 2019 to 2020. Three cameras with different angles (upper, middle, lower) have been installed within Eodokko Mark 1, and data for each camera is described.
Condition of larvae of western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) in cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies of the Leeuwin Current off Western Australia (2011)

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2011/2011

Spiny lobster phyllosoma samples (Panulirus cygnus) were collected from the RV Southern Surveyor (CSIRO, Australia) in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia from 27 August to 1 September 2011. The sampling sites included four eddies; two pairs of adjacent cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies. Samples were collected at night with a surface net (1 m2 opening, 1 mm mesh towed at 0–3 m depth) for around 10 min at less than 3.7 km h-1.
The entire coast survey of Hatakejima Islands from 1983

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1983/2008

Hatakejima Experimental Field is located in Tanabe Bay, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, which is composed of Hatakejima Island and Komarujima Islet, connected to the former in low tide. Hatakejima Island was purchased by Kyoto University and was designated as the ‘Hatakejima Experimental Field’ in 1968. The long-term surveys have been formally conducted on the experimental field since 1969 as the Century of Research Project. In the entire coast survey, the whole area of the experimental field was subdivided into 43 plots, and presence and absence and relative abundance of selected species of intertidal invertebrates were recorded. This dataset is the result of the entire coast survey conducted from 1983.
Ictioplancton en cinco puntos del sector San Carlos del Lago de Maracaibo: composición distribución y abundancia

Keywords: composición de especies, Samplingevent, distribución, Lago de Maracaibo, Abundancia, huevos de peces, manglar, BID-CA2020-025-NAC, Venezuela., ictioplancton, larvas de peces
Temporal coverage: 1990/1990

Se aportan datos sobre la composición, distribución y abundancia del ictioplancton del Sector San Carlos, ubicado al noroeste de la Bahía El Tablazo, Lago de Maracaibo, Venezuela.