oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Happywhale - Killer Whale in South Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 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 14 contributors in alphabetic order:

Ana Maria Garcia Cegarra; Blake Hornblow; Cynthia Manning; Lida pimper; Mark Yungnickel; Nigel Milius; Olaf Pignataro; Omar Barroso Putare; Petra Glardon; Ricardo Matus; Tanya Smart; Vicente Aravena Yañez; Whale Watching Chile; Yuan
Annelids of the eastern Australian abyss collected by the 2017 RV ‘Investigator’ voyage IN2017_V03, Australia (2017)

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Benthic fauna from the deep eastern Australian margin was sampled systematically for the first time during 2017 RV ‘Investigator’ voyage ‘Sampling the Abyss’. Box core, Brenke sledge, and beam trawl samples were collected at one-degree intervals from Tasmania, 42°S, to southern Queensland, 24°S, from 900 to 4800 m depth. Annelids collected were identified by taxonomic experts on individual families around the world.
Data and further details are in Gunton LM et al.(2021) Annelids of the eastern Australian abyss collected by the 2017 RV ‘Investigator’ voyage. ZooKeys 1020: 1–198. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1020.57921
Voyage details (metadata, projects, other datasets either online or as downloads, publications and reports, events, maps etc) can be accessed at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=IN2017_V03
If this data has been used in any products, please acknowledge with the following: We acknowledge the use of the CSIRO Marine National Facility (https://ror.org/01mae9353) in undertaking this research.
Happywhale - Polar Bear in North Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null, 2019/2022

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; Ted Cheeseman
Cnidarian of the Iranian parts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2006/2013

The growth rate of marine biodiversity knowledge among Indian Ocean countries is not uniform, which is due to the lack and asymmetric growth of human, institutional, and technical capabilities. Biodiversity data in the Middle East marine environments (the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman, and the Persian Gulf) are scarce and are generally focused on larger taxa, while groups like sponges, ctenophores, octocorals, polychaetes, and tunicates are poorly known. On the other hand, most of the species diversity information of the region came from coral reef ecosystems, especially from the Red Sea. High maritime activities in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman as the major waterways for oil and gas transport and the lack of a documented database on total taxa diversity require greater attention for the biodiversity of these environments. Therefore, there is an urgent need to extract, standardize, and evaluate these biodiversity data. To fill a part of the gap, the Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS) was officially selected as a regional OBIS node in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman (PEGO-OBIS) Then, a project (project grant number: 392-011-05) was conducted entitled Gathering, standardization/digitization and interpretation of existing biological data of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman based on OBIS scheme.
the presence Cnidarian occurrence data is part of the above project
Underwater fish visual census in the Azores from 1997 to 2015

Keywords: Occurrence, Scuba diving, Observation, diver
Temporal coverage: 1997/2015

Fish assemblages surveyed by using underwater visual censuses (UVC) down to 40 m. Transects were performed between 1997 and 2015 in the Azores, Portugal. All mobile fish were identified to the lowest possible taxon. Dates, geographic coordinates and species recorded are provided.
National Marine Life Center: Sea Turtle Releases (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2008/2009

Original provider:
National Marine Life Center

Dataset credits:
Data provider
National Marine Life Center
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
The National Marine Life Center works closely with stranding network partners: the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the New England Aquarium, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA's Woods Hole Science Aquarium, the University of New England's Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.


Abstract:
The National Marine Life Center is an independent, non-profit marine animal hospital and science education center dedicated to rehabilitating for release stranded sea turtles, seals, dolphins, porpoises, and small whales, and to advancing scientific knowledge and education in marine wildlife health and conservation.Sea turtles are fitted with satellite tags to help evaluate rehabilation success and to determine their movements once released back into their ocean homes.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=306">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.
Bald Head Island 2006: Loggerhead Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2006/2007

Original provider:
Marine Turtle Research Group

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
This project is a collaboration among the <a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/"> Marine Turtle Research Group</a> (Brendan Godley, Annette Broderick, Lucy Hawkes), Michael Coyne (SEATURTLE.ORG &amp; <a href="http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/">Duke University</a>), the <a href="http://www.ncwildlife.org/">North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission</a> (Matthew Godfrey) and <a href="http://www.bhic.org/research/stpp.shtml"> the Bald Head Island Conservancy</a>.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This project was funded by grants from the <a href="http://www.wavefoundation.org">WAVE Foundation at the Newport Aquarium, Kentucky</a>, and the Natural Environmental Research Council as well as donations from <a href="http://www.bhic.org/research/stpp.shtml"> the Bald Head Island Conservancy</a> and SEATURTLE.ORG.


Abstract:
This project aims to find out more about the post nesting migratory movements of loggerhead sea turtles from Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Four nesting females were tracked each in 2003 through 2005 and made impressive movements north, using waters as far away as New Jersey. All four of the transmitters from 2005 are still transmitting. The transmitters provided us with some interesting, novel and useful data about the migratory and foraging behaviour and natural history of the loggerhead sea turtle in this region. This summer's deployments will complement the results from previous years and provide us with a wider insight into North Carolina sea turtle biology.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=158">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.
Phytoplankton in longitudinal east-west transect of the Mediterranean Sea,1999.

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1999/1999

The scope of this study was to explore the diversification of the phytoplankton community structure and related ecological determinants along a large scale (3188 km) longitudinal transect, covering the region from eastern Mediterranean to Western Basin. Sampling was performed during the period June – July of 1999. Six stations were located in the Eastern Basin, one station in the Sicily strait and two stations in the Western Basin.A total of 216 species were identified(48 diatoms, 112 dinoflagellates and 56 coccolithophores).
Periphytal turbellarians in the Bay of Calvi (Corsica) sampled in 1982 and 1983

Keywords: Periphyton, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1982/1983

Occurrence (presence/absence) of Turbellaria on algae and <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> sampled between 06 May 1982 and 22 November 1983 at Calvi Bay (Corsica). The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Martens, P.M. (1983). Periphytale Turbellaria in de Baai van Calvi, in: FKFO Project 2.9007.82. Systematiek en ecologie van mariene organismen: verslag over het tweede werkingsjaar 1983. pp. 71-73.
eDNA samples from the surface ocean to the seafloor collected by RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V01 - Linking Modern and Paleo-Genetics at the Sabrina Coast East Antarctica (2017)

Keywords: 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

DNA data underlying the paper 'From the Surface Ocean to the Seafloor: Linking Modern and Paleo-genetics at the Sabrina Coast, East Antarctica (IN2017_V01)' by Armbrecht et al. (https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JG007252). In this study, a modern and a paleo-genomics approach to investigate vertical profiles of marine organisms (bacteria and eukaryotes) through the water column and underlying sediments were conducted at three sampling stations off the Sabrina Coast, East Antarctica. Water and sediment samples were collected during the “Sabrina Seafloor Survey” (IN2017_V01) and represent the surface waters, chlorophyll maximum depth, bottom waters, and several depths below the seafloor. Conductivity–temperature–depth (CTD) data, seawater samples, and sediment cores (Kasten Cores [KCs]) were collected during the RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V01 (“Sabrina Seafloor Survey”) between January and March 2017. A combination of 16S and 18S rRNA amplicon sequencing (modern DNA) and shotgun metagenomics (sedimentary ancient DNA, sedaDNA) was used.
Data were extracted from supporting information file (https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1029%2F2022JG007252&amp;file=2022JG007252-sup-0001-Supporting+Information+SI-S01.pdf) provided with the research paper (https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JG007252).
DNA dataset were downloaded from Armbrecht, L. &amp; Focardi, A. (2022), Totten Glacier ocean &amp; sediment DNA (IN2017_V01). University of Tasmania Research Data Portal [Dataset], https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/hwk8-cc81. All read counts, sequence id for Bacteria, Archaea and Eukaryota identified using sedaDNA at KC02, KC06, KC14 are extracted at the lowest identified taxonomic level from MEGAN (CE v.6.24.23).
Voyage details (metadata, projects, other datasets either online or as downloads, publications and reports, events, maps etc) can be accessed at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=IN2017_V01
If this data has been used in any products, please acknowledge with the following: We acknowledge the use of the CSIRO Marine National Facility (https://ror.org/01mae9353) in undertaking this research.
Volutidae and Volutomitridae of the Southern Indian Ocean (Gastropoda : Prosobranchia)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1974/1985

This dataset comes from Arnuad &amp; van Mol (1980) who published about the anatomy, ecology and distribution of the Volutidae and Volutomitridae of the Southern Indian Ocean.

Three benthic surveys were done with the M/S Marion-Dufresne in the subantarctic waters of the Indian Ocean. During cruise MD.03 (1974) several stations were made (including 50 macrobenthic samples) off Kerguelen, Heard and Crozet Islands between shallow water and 4200 m. Cruise MD.04 (1975) concentrated on the shelf around Kerguelen Islands, with 231 macrobenthic samples, and cruise MD.08 was mostly concerned with the Marion-Prince Edward shelf (49 macrobenthic samples) and the Crozet shelf (99 macrobenthic samples).
We collected 3 species of volutid and volutomitrid gastropods at 65 stations, in 73 samples, by trawls, dredges and grabs: Provocator pulcher Watson, 1882; Volutomitra curt a (Strebel, 1908) and V. fragillima Watson, 1882. Study of the plentiful specimens provides the first thorough insight into these 2 allied neogastropod families in this area. Many faunistic and biogeographic data are recorded and the resulting distribution of the 3 species obtained is mapped.
Gwaii Haanas Marine Plants

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1897/2000

The database covers the Haida Gwaii archipelago on the West Coast of Canada, including all species of the Haida Gwaii region from any published source, accessible collection and unpublished observations from scientists. Lists all marine plant species and maps their distributions from the first records (1911) to 1999 and includes 348 seaweed and 4 seagrass species from 456 intertidal to shallow subtidal locations. This inventory had detailed regional starting points (Hawkes et al. 1978; Scagel et al. 1993) and &gt;90% of the plant species are represented by specimens in the Phycological Herbarium of the University of British Columbia Botany Department.
La Parguera, Puerto Rico Benthic Composition and Monitoring Data (2002 - Present)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2001/2010

The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessments Biogeography Team (BT) has been conducting research and monitoring in Puerto Rico since 2000. The basis for this work is the nearshore benthic habitats maps (less than 100 ft depth) created by NOAAs Biogeography Program in 2001 and NOS bathymetry models. Using ArcView GIS software, the digitized habitat maps are stratified. Smapling sites are randomly selected within these strata to ensure coverage of the entire study region and not just a particular reef or seagrass area. At each site, fish, macro-invertebrates, and benthic composition information is then quantified following standardized protocols. By relating the data collected in the field back to the habitat maps and bathymetric models, BT is able to model and map species level and community level information. This dataset contains the benthic composition and monitoring data from La Parguera, Puerto Rico.
Cover of Intertidal Macroalgae along the N and NW Coast of the Iberian Peninsula in 2011

Keywords: Samplingevent, Polygons, Coverage
Temporal coverage: 2011/2011

A standardized sampling methodology was carried out in 21 sites along the N and NW Iberian Peninsula. Field surveys were carried out during the low spring tides in April 2011. At each site, three transects perpendicular to the coast were selected. A stratified and systematic sampling procedure was carried out, dividing each transect into four areas: lower intertidal, middle intertidal, upper intertidal and supralittoral. The sampling stations were distributed at equal distances, three in the lower and middle intertidal and two in the upper intertidal and supralittoral. The sampling unit was standardized using a 50 x 50 cm grid.
National Pilot Monitoring Studies Phyllophora August 2017, Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea - Phase II (EMBLAS-II), ENPI/2013/313-169, (Phytoplankton)

Keywords: lowered unmanned submersible, Biological sampling, Biological monitoring, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Phytoplankton data: species composition, volume of the cell [µm3], abundance [*1000cells/l], biomass (mg/m3) and Carbon biomass 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 August 2017
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Coelenterate Collection, Australia (1924 - 2013)

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1924/2013

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) Coelenterate Collection, established in 1981, consists of about 17,000 databased specimens. The majority of the specimens have been collected from locations in Northern Australia. The collection includes 108 holotypes and 242 paratypes. The collection mainly focuses on shallow water tropical species from the Indo-Pacific, but also includes deep water material from Southern Australia. The collection also includes a small amount of comparative material from the rest of the world.

Specimens can be lent to workers at other institutions upon application and the MAGNT also welcomes visiting researchers.

The collection was established in 1981 and continues to the present.
ACER: Marine Resource Inventory of the Seaside Adjunct, Kejimkujik National Park

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1987/1987

Species distribution information associated with a published report describing a marine resource inventory project with the focus on the Seaside Adjunct of the Kejimkujik National Park located in Nova Scotia, Canada (Brylinksy et al, 1987) were digitized, standardized and republished by the Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research (ACER) at Acadia University as part of the COINAtlantic and OBIS Canada project “Atlantic Canada’s Biological Data for Ecosystem Planning and Decision-making”.  

This resource contains species presence information associated with sampling between June 8-14, 1987.
SEFSC Gomex Shelf 1998

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

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
Keith D. Mullin, Katherine S. Maze, &amp; Carrie W. Hubard, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center

Abstract:
A continental shelf cetacean survey in northern Gulf of Mexico was conducted  in 1998 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center and Minerals Management Service to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey.

During the 6 survey days, 42 cetacean groups were sighted, including

Atlantic spotted dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Pilot whale

The dataset  is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file.

Purpose:
The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters.
Specific objectives of this survey are:

1. Collect line-transect data to estimate abundance and define distribution of cetacean species in continental shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico.

2. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species for genetic and contaminant analysis in order to study the stock structure of Gulf of Mexico cetaceans.

3. Collect ichthyoplankton samples with bongo and neuston gear for Gulf-wide estimates of abundance, frequency of occurrence, and distribution of larval and small juvenile king and Spanish mackerel, red drum, snappers, and other taxa.

4. Collect associated environmental data at designated stations in order to define cetacean habitats.

Supplemental information:
[2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) =&gt; Hydroprogne caspia (176935)
Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) =&gt; Leucophaeus atricilla (824079)
Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) =&gt; Thalasseus maximus (824142)
Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) =&gt; Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932)
Monitored bycatch of Mustelus mustelus, Squalus acanthias, Myliobatis aquila, Pteroplatytrygon violacea and Caretta caretta in mid-water pair trawl in the northern Adriatic Sea, from 2006-2017

Keywords: Bycatches, Midwater trawls, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2006/2017

Gridded data of monitored fishing effort and relative bycatch of Mustelus mustelus, Squalus acanthias, Myliobatis aquila, Pteroplatytrygon violacea and Caretta caretta in mid-water pair trawl in the northern Adriatic Sea from, 2006-2017.
Eels and Eel-larvae of the Tui Oceanographic Cruise 1962, to the South Fiji Basin

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1962/1962

During July and early August, 1962, the H.M.N.Z.F.A. Tui undertook a deep-water research cruise in a broadly triangular area bounded by Auckland, Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands, an area which includes the southern half of the South Fiji Basin. As part of the biological programme of this cruise, trawls were made in midwater depths of yup to about 1,1000m with a 10ft Isaacs-Kidd trawl as well as on the surface and on the bottom with other gear. Collections were made with dipnets and handlines. In the large and diverse collection of fishes which resulted were some 43 eels and eel-larvae, the largest collection made in New Zealand waters up to that date. Of these 43 specimens, 29 adult or young eels referable to six genera and seven species and the remainder are leptocephali referable to nine genera and nine species. This dataset reports on the eels and eel-larvae of the Tui cruise.
Queensland Museum Fishes - Marine records

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1794/2016

The estimated 5,000 species that occur in Australian waters are amongst the most diverse marine fauna of any country, and many of these species occur in Queensland waters. Holds shallow to deepwater demersal trawled species Queensland-wide; and southern Queensland reef and shore fish fauna.
Dtaa downloaded from ALA (http://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co51) and taxa matched to World Register of Marine Species
Grey seals GPS telemetry in Molene Archipelago

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Animal tagging,Radio transmitters,Seals,Fasltoc GPS
Temporal coverage: 2010/2014

Original provider:
Cécile Vincent, Centre d’Études Biologiques de Chizé

Dataset credits:
Cecile Vincent, CEBC (CNRS/La Rochelle University)

Abstract:
21 grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were captured in the Molene archipelago, Brittany (western France) between June 2010 and June 2013 and fitted with Fastloc GPS/GSM tags (Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by the Parc naturel marin d’Iroise and Région Poitou-Charentes. The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent at the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU, the Parc naturel marin d’Iroise, Oceanopolis, the Office national de la chasse de la faune sauvage (ONCFS), PELAGIS (CNRS/La Rochelle University) and the Zoo de La Fleche. Seals were caught under licenses delivered by the French ministry of the environment.

Purpose:
Identification of individual movements and foraging areas of grey seals