oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Demersal and pelagic species of fish and squid from the Patagonian shelf

Keywords: Occurrence, elasmobranches, demersal habitat, Patagonia, cephalopods, teleosts, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, pelagic habitat.
Temporal coverage: 2001/2002

Dataset containing 2007 records of occurrence of 39 species of fish and 2 species of squid distributed on the Patagonian continental shelf and slope. This dataset describes a new and revised version of the original data published through OBIS and contains individual morphometrics. Specimens are representative of pelagic, demersal, demersal-pelagic, demersal-benthic and benthic habits and they were collected by commercial fishing vessels in autumn (May-June, 2001, 51 catches), winter (July-August, 2001, 38 catches) and summer (January-February, 2002, 112 catches). The sampling was carried out with bottom trawls at a depth range of 73-370 m. The survey was located between 39° - 52° S and 55° - 65° W. / Conjunto de datos con 2007 registros morfometricos de 39 especies de peces y 2 especies de calamares de la plataforma y talud continental patagónicos. Este conjunto de datos describe una nueva versión de los datos originales publicados a través de OBIS y contiene datos de morfometría individual.Los especimenes representan organismos de hábitos pelágico, demersal, demersal-pelágico, demersal-bentónico y bentónico y fueron recolectados por barcos comerciales en otoño (Mayo-Junio 2001, 51 lances de captura), invierno (Julio-Agosto 2001, 38 lances de captura) y en verano (enero-febrero 2002, 112 lances de captura).  El muestreo fue llevado a cabo con redes de arrastre a un rango de profundidad de 73-370 m. El área relevada se localizó entre 39° - 52° S y los 55° - 65° O.
DFO Pacific IOS zooplankton database - Zooplankton samples collected during cruises to the Canadian Arctic between 1987 and 2000

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: null/null

The Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region Institute of Ocean Science (IOS) Zooplankton Database is a MS Access Application for data entry, storage, and retrieval of zooplankton and related data. This OBIS resource contains a small subset of species distribution records extracted from the IOS database. 


The 'Arctic pre2001' dataset contains records of zooplankton collected during IOS cruises (8770, 9207, 9324, 9470, 9526, 9924, 0022) to the arctic between 1987 to 2000. Some of the samples were collected through the ice using a collapsing  or hinged frame on a modified SCOR net the rest were vertical Bongo net hauls.
2009 University of Plymouth Wave Hub, Cornwall towed underwater video baseline benthic survey

Keywords: Renewable energy, Benthos, Samplingevent, Wave energy, Video observations
Temporal coverage: 2009/2009

This data set comprises of marine epibenthos (74 identified taxa derived from  Algae, Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Nemertea, Porifera) data quantified in June 2009 at The Wave Hub development zone, a Marine Renewable Energy Installation (MREI) in Hayle, Cornwall, South West UK. The Wave Hub development zone is compartmentalised into four areas, five sites were surveyed in each area using a high definition towed underwater video system. At each site a 200 x 0.5 metre transect of the seabed was undertaken. The survey was carried out as a baseline to characterise the seabed fauna present, prior to any subsea infrastructure being deployed at the test site. The design was also replicated to the east and west of the Wave Hub site to provide controls for future impact assessment.
Biopearl expedition: SeaStars (Echinodermata, Asteroidea)

Keywords: Occurrence, BIC, Echinoderm, Distribution
Temporal coverage: null/null

This dataset includes information on sea stars collected during the Biopearl (Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Evolution and Adaptive Radiation of Life in Antarctica) expedition (2006). The expedition focused on 29 stations along the Scotia Arc at 4 different depths (200, 500, 1000, 1500 m), using an Epibenthic Sledge (EBS). 
Synonymy was resolved by consulting the Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS), that is accessible via internet and that compiles the most recent information about Antarctic asteroid taxonomy (Danis &amp; Jangoux, 2007), delivering us in this way the valid species names.
University of New Brunswick: Fish surveys conducted in small estuarine streams entering Saint John Harbour, New Brunswick.

Keywords: Maritime region, creek, small-bodied fish species, Observation, estuarine, tidal, Atlantic
Temporal coverage: 2003/2004

This version of the resource contains species occurrence records extracted from the thesis data files.  The thesis (Vallieres 2005) contains additional details and measurements. This resource was created as part of an Atlantic Ecosystem Initiative data rescue activity.
IOW Macrozoobenthos monitoring Baltic Sea (1980-2005)

Keywords: Biodiversity, Monitoring, Zoobenthos, Long-term monitoring, Macrobenthos, Time series, Benthos, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1980/2005

This time series on species composition and biomass or abundance of macrozoobenthos in the Belt Sea and the Baltic proper provide data from 1979 till 2005 as part of the HELCOM monitoring
Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration area, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Mollusca

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2013/2013

We present the first DNA taxonomy publication on abyssal Mollusca from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), central Pacific ocean, using material collected as part of the Abyssal Baseline (ABYSSLINE) environmental survey cruise 'AB01' to the UK Seabed Resources Ltd (UKSRL) polymetallic-nodule exploration area 'UK-1' in the eastern CCZ. This is the third paper in a series to provide regional taxonomic data for a region that is undergoing intense deep-sea mineral exploration for high-grade polymetallic nodules. Taxonomic data are presented for 21 species from 42 records identified by a combination of morphological and genetic data, including molecular phylogenetic analyses. These included 3 heterodont bivalves, 5 protobranch bivalves, 4 pteriomorph bivalves, 1 caudofoveate, 1 monoplacophoran, 1 polyplacophoran, 4 scaphopods and 2 solenogastres. Gastropoda were recovered but will be the subject of a future study. Seven taxa matched published morphological descriptions for species with deep Pacific type localities, and our sequences provide the first genetic data for these taxa. One taxon morphologically matched a known cosmopolitan species but with a type locality in a different ocean basin and was assigned the open nomenclature 'cf' as a precautionary approach in taxon assignments to avoid over-estimating species ranges. One taxon is here described as a new species, Ledella knudseni sp. n. For the remaining 12 taxa, we have determined them to be potentially new species, for which we make the raw data, imagery and vouchers available for future taxonomic study. The Clarion-Clipperton Zone is a region undergoing intense exploration for potential deep-sea mineral extraction. We present these data to facilitate future taxonomic and environmental impact study by making both data and voucher materials available through curated and accessible biological collections.
Meiofauna from the Goban Spur (OMEX) - 1993

Keywords: Observation, Meiobenthos, Meiofauna, Occurrence, Deep sea
Temporal coverage: 1993/1993

In the framework of the OMEX-programme (Ocean Margin Exchange, CEC-MAST II), data were collected on the metazoan meiobenthos along the continental slope of the Goban Spur.
Happywhale - Pantropical Spotted Dolphin in South Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2011/2013

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 2 contributors in alphabetic order:

Marilia Olio; Rémi Bigonneau
The ceratioid anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) of New Zealand

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1982/1984

Ceratioid anglerfishes collected from New Zealand waters are reviewed on the basis of all known material. Twenty species in nine genera and six families are recognised; nine species represent new records for the region, and one species of Oneirodes is described as new to science. Diagnostic and descriptive data are given with notes on geographical distribution. Diagnoses of all ceratioid families are provided, against the possibility of capture within the New Zealand EEZ
MBON POLE TO POLE: ROCKY SHORE BIODIVERSITY OF LUBEC, MAINE

Keywords: Moose Cove, Pole to Pole, rocky shores, Gulf of Maine, Maine, intertidal zone, Hamilton Cove, MBON, coastal biodiversity
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

The MBON Pole to Pole effort seeks to develop a framework for the collection, use and sharing of marine biodiversity data in a coordinated, standardized manner leveraging on existing infrastructure managed by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS; IOC-UNESCO), the GEO Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), and the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). The MBON Pole to Pole aims to become a key resource for decision-making and management of living resource across countries in the Americas for reporting requirements under the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Aichi Targets of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This collection corresponds to the species registered on intertidal rocky shores of Lubec, Maine, using the MBON Pole to Pole sampling protocol for Rocky Shores, with funding from the National Science Foundation (OCE-1635989)
Sightings from R/V Song of the Whale during the winter 2019 MAPS survey (NMFS permit 14809)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Vessel
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

Original provider:
Marine Conservation Research

Dataset credits:
Oliver Boisseau, Marine Conservation Research International

Abstract:
The dataset contains all sightings of cetaceans and other megafuana made during the MAPS winter cruise in Jan/Feb 2019 (NMFS permit 14809). When conductiong visual effort, two observers were situated either side of R/V Song of the Whale on an observation platform with an approximate eye-height of 5.5 m above sea-level during daylight hours. The observers scanned the trackline and in front of the vessel using naked eye; 7 x 50 binoculars were used to identify species and estimate group size. During periods of bad weather, observers were stationed on deck with an approximate eye-height of 3.5 m above sea-level.

Purpose:
The MAPS (Marine Mammal Passive Acoustics and Spatial Ecology) cruises form part of a BOEM project to describe the distribution and behaviour of deep-diving cetaceans in the offshore waters of North Carolina (NMFS permit 14809). MAPS is a cooperative agreement between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the University of North Carolina Wilmington in partnership with Duke University.

Supplemental information:
Environmental attributes were recorded less frequently than the GPS data and not all GPS records get environmental attributes attached.
WAMSI 2 Dredging Science Node: Theme 5  Project 5.3 - Natural Dynamics  and 5.4 Recovery mechanisms, Pilbara, Australia (2013-2015)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2015

The objective of Project 5.3 and 5.4 was to determine whether recovery of seagrass in the Pilbara following disturbance is by sexual (recruitment from seeds) or asexual (vegetative regrowth from rhizome extension) means, and the relative importance of each. This dataset contains percent coverage of 6 species of seagrass including absence records.
Data sourced from CSIRO Data Access Portal https://doi.org/10.4225/08/59f7df8e4afc0 on 2020-23-07. Additional  details in the cited article 'Natural Dynamics: understanding natural dynamics of seagrasses in north-western Australia'  downloaded from https://publications.csiro.au/rpr/pub?list=SEA&amp;pid=csiro:EP164111
Biogeography of near-shore reef fishes in northern New Zealand

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1989/1991

Species composition and richness of near-shore reef fish faunas around
northern New Zealand were examined at different spatial scales. This comparison
indicated a primary subdivision of faunas into three regional biogeographic groups: western North Island coast; north-eastern North Island coast and offshore islands; and Three Kings Islands. The western North Island reef fish fauna had low species richness, a predominance of widespread species over warm temperate species, and lacked subtropical and tropical species. North-eastern North Island and Three Kings faunas were richer, and incorporated mixes of widespread, warm temperate, subtropical, and rare tropical fish. Some frequent north-eastern North Island species were absent or rare in the Three Kings fauna; conversely, some species that were frequent at the Three Kings, including the restricted endemic Odax cyanoallix, were rare on the north-eastern North Island coast. The reef fish fauna of north-eastern Northland was further subdivided into three ecological-biogeographic subgroups, representing species assemblages of: headlands and islands strongly influenced by oceanic watermasses; open coasts predominantly influenced by coastal watermasses; and harbours and sheltered bays. Overall species richness and numbers of subtropical-tropical species were highest in the first subgroup, intermediate in the second, and lowest in the last-mentioned. The species assemblages of harbours and sheltered bays in north-eastern Northland had similar composition and richness to harbour and exposed open coast assemblages in western Northland.
“Phytoplankton and Zooplankton data collected during the Black Sea cruises of UkrSCES R/V "Ernst Krenkel" in 1992”

Keywords: Black sea, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, cruise, Occurrence, monitoring, R/V "Ernst Krenkel", Observation
Temporal coverage: 1992/1992

This dataset contains information about monitoring cruises carried out by R/V "Ernst Krenkel" in 1992. 
According to the standard program of complex expeditionary researches of the Black sea by the UkrSCES research vessels and in accordance with the cruise task, the oceanographic observations in the Black Sea were carried out on ecological monitoring stations of the 1 and 2 categories, and on multiday stations.

"Ernst Krenkel" had three cruises in 1992. 57 cruise contains information on Zooplankton and Phytoplankton. Cruises 58 and 59 contain information only on the Zooplankton data.

57th cruise of research vessel "Ernst Krenkel" was carried out from 3 to 29 July 1992.
58thcruise of research vessel "Ernst Krenkel" was carried out from 7 September to 3 October 1992.
59thcruise of research vessel "Ernst Krenkel" was carried out from 16 November to 11 December 1992.
Sistema de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos - SIMAC: Abundancia de Gorgonáceos

Keywords: Mar Caribe, monitoreo, INVEMAR, SIMAC, gorgonáceos, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1994/2018

Los datos se derivan de la línea de investigación del SIMAC: Sistema de monitoreo para los ambientes arrecifales en Colombia y evaluación de agentes de mortalidad coralina; dentro del programa de Biodiversidad y Ecosistemas Marinos. El proyecto busca generar información sobre la salud y la dinámica de los arrecifes coralinos en Colombia, mediante la evaluación de su estado, para contribuir a su entendimiento y a su conservación, así como al uso sostenible de sus recursos.
En este conjunto de datos se reporta la abundancia de gorgonáceos erectos documentados en estaciones de monitoreo del SIMAC, ubicadas en el Mar Caribe colombiano, que corresponden a un total de 3.291 registros biológicos obtenidos entre 1994 y 2018.
Los datos colectados de 1994 a 1998 se tomaron en el marco del programa internacional
CARICOMP, en donde se realizó monitoreo de corales, únicamente en las estaciones de Bahía de Chengue en Santa Marta. Posteriormente, estos monitoreos se unieron a los datos obtenidos por el SIMAC a partir de 1998.
RV Investigator Voyage IN2017_V04 Cetacean and Seabird Observations, Tasman Sea, Australia (2017)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Cetacean and incidental seabirds and seal sightings were recorded during daylight hours during the survey from Brisbane to Sydney, September 2017. There were 340 observations from 43 species of cetaceans, seals and seabirds. Survey details are at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=IN2017_V04
Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Biology, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2007/2018

Original provider:
Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
The Virginia Aquarium &amp; Marine Science Center and Seaturtle.org work in partnership to promote the conservation of marine life and our marine environment. Sea turtles rehabilitated, tagged with satellite transmitters, and released into the Atlantic Ocean by the Virginia Aquarium are tracked on Seaturtle.org. Seaturtle.org provides the satellite tracking service for the Virginia Aquarium. Seaturtle.org accepts donations, including turtle adoptions, to help fund the satellite tracking service. The Virginia Aquarium accepts donations to provide response, rehabilitation, and care for stranded sea turtles and marine mammals, and to conduct research related to sea turtles and marine mammals (http://www.virginiaaquarium.com/get-involved/Pages/donate.aspx).
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This program is supported by the Virginia Aquarium &amp; Marine Science Center Foundation and would not be possible without assistance from Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environmental Quality and NOAA Fisheries Service.


Abstract:
The mission of the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program (VAQS) is to promote the conservation of marine animal species through response, research, rehabilitation and education.    The VAQS is largely a volunteer-based group (the Stranding Team) operating from a Stranding Center located in Virginia Beach. Stranding Team personnel are permitted by state and federal authorities to respond to marine mammal and sea turtle strandings.  The Stranding Response Program is supported by the donations of goods and services from the community and grant-making organizations.    To report a dead or live stranded marine mammal or sea turtle in Virginia, call the VAQS hotline at 757-437-6159.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=222">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.
Duke Harbor Porpoise Tracking

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Animal tagging,Radio transmitters, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1995/2000

Original provider:
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Dataset credits:
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Abstract:
These data were obtained from harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) equipped with satellite-linked transmitters in the Gulf of Maine. All porpoises were obtained from herring weirs on the island of Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada (44 deg 45' N, 67 deg 45' W) during the summer months (July - September). Details on each porpoise are given in the summary table. Positional data are obtained via Service ARGOS (http://www.argosinc.com/). See Read and Westgate (1997) for complete details of tagging methods.
Tern Island Albatrosses - 1998

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,albatross,satellite tracking,North Pacific Ocean,Hawaii,Radio transmitters,Animal movements
Temporal coverage: 1998/1998

Original provider:
Wake Forest University

Dataset credits:
National Science Foundation

Abstract:
Satellite telemetry was used to identify the foraging distributions of two congeneric species of albatrosses that nest in the tropics/subtropics. Breeding Black-footed albatross (<i>Phoebastria nigripes</i>) and Laysan albatross (<i>Phoebastria immutabilis</i>) nesting in Tern Island (Northwest Hawaiian Islands) and tracked during the 1998 breeding season (January - June) performed foraging trips to continental shelves off North America. Black-footed albatross made long trips to the west coast of North America (British Columbia to California). Laysan albatross traveled primarily to the north of the Hawaiian Islands, and reached the waters of the Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska. These albatross species mixed short and long trips during the chick-rearing period (February - June), but engaged in short foraging trips during the brooding period (within 18 days after chick hatched, January - February).

Purpose:
The analysis of albatross movement patterns showed that the core feeding areas during long trips were located over the continental shelves of North America, from California to the Aleutians. An understanding on the foraging biology of North Pacific albatrosses has important implications for assessing their bycatch risk in commercial fisheries.

We thank C. Alexander, L. Carsten, P. Fernández, F. Juola,  P. Sievert, A. Viggiano and S. Wang for assistance in the field, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for logistical support. This research was funded by National Science Foundation grant DEB 9629539 to D. Anderson.

Supplemental information:
These albatross were tracked using PTT-100 Argos transmitters (Microwave Telemetry, Columbia, MD) operating at a 90-second repetition rate and programmed to operate on a 8:24 h ON:OFF duty cycle. Transmitter bench-tests before deployment revealed that the Argos location quality classes (lcs) had the following median position errors, expressed in kilometers: lc B (24.23), lc A (2.95), lc 0 (5.65), lc 1 (1.53), lc 2 (0.73), and lc 3 (0.44).

The low-quality class B locations were discarded because they misrepresented the telemetry tracks. Thus, this dataset includes 3505 high-quality locations (lc classes A or better) with median positional errors &lt;6 km.
Joint Open Sea Surveys 2017, Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea - Phase II (EMBLAS-II), ENPI/2013/313-169, (Mesozooplankton)

Keywords: Samplingevent, Biological sampling, Mare Nigrum, research vessel, Biological monitoring
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Mesozooplankton data: species composition, abundance (ind/m3), biomass (mg/m3) collected during the Joint Open Sea Survey (JOSS UA - GE 2017) in the Black Sea waters (Transects Odessa - Batumi) onboard the R/V "Mare Nigrum" (Romania) in August - September 2017.