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Report on the Danish Oceanographical expeditions 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas - Pelagic Polychaetes

Keywords: Polychaeta, Mediterranean, legacy literature, Samplingevent, pelagic, Oceanographical Expeditions, Atlantic Ocean, marine
Temporal coverage: 1905/1930

The present historical paper deals with the pelagic Polychaetes except the Tomopterids collected on the cruises of the "Thor", 1908-1910 in the Mediterannenan and adjacent waters. The tables included in this report present also the scientific results from other research vessels such as "Dana" (years 1921 and 1930) and "S/S Pangan" (1911).
Gabon Olive Ridley Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2009

Original provider:
Seaturtle.org / UC Santa Cruz / MTRG

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Gabon Olive Ridley Program
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
In conjunction with <a href="http://mayumbanationalpark.com/"> Parc National de Mayumba</a>, the <a href="http://www.wcs.org/international/Africa/gabon/mayumba">Wildlife Conservation Society</a>, Aventures Sans Frontieres, researchers from seaturtle.org, the <a href="http://www.ucsc.edu/">University of California - Santa Cruz</a> and  the <a href="http://www.uec.ac.uk">University of Exeter</a> have  attached satellite transmitters to female olive ridley turtles nesting at Mayumba National Park, Gabon.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This project is sponsored by the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Tagging of Pacific Pelagics, Achievements Rewards for College Students, National Science Foundation, Myers Oceanographic Trust, Friends of Long Marine Lab, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, CDELSI, Marine Turtle Research Group and SEATURTLE.ORG


Abstract:
Advances in tracking technology have created a global understanding of sea turtle at-sea movement and behavior. This combined with efforts to understand the global distribution of human interactions with sea turtles gives the ability to enact global sea turtle conservation. Strikingly missing from this suite of understanding is the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), particularly Eastern Atlantic populations. Using satellite tags deployed from Gabon, Africa, we aim to determine olive ridley foraging strategies and oceanographic habitat, determine multi-species turtle hotspots, and their interactions with fisheries. This will result in a greater understanding of one of the least-studied species of sea turtle, where this species overlaps with other sea turtle species, and the ability to create effective fishery mitigation leading to comprehensive sea turtle conservation.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=146">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.
GSRPMN12017 Env Template BIOSO239

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research In 2017 (Year 4 of the exploration contract), a multidisciplinary offshore campaign named “GSRNOD17” was
conducted by Global Sea Mineral Resources NV (GSR), subsidiary company of the DEME‐Group, in its offshore claim
area (Clarion‐Clipperton Zone – CCZ), pursuant to the exploration contract concluded with the International Seabed
Authority (ISA).
The expedition took place on board of the MV Topaz Captain, from mid‐May to early July 2018 (42 days offshore),
involving 52 persons on board (crew, engineers, scientists and experts) but also a significant onshore support.
ECNASAP - East Coast North America Strategic Assessment

Keywords: biological classification, Observation, oceans, Occurrence, biota
Temporal coverage: 1970/1995

This resource was created for the Census of Marine Life by OBIS Canada and is based on fishery-independent groundfish data for the east coast of North America from Cape Hatteras to the US/Canadian border and for Bay of Fundy through the Scotian Shelf. Time period is 1970-1995.
Tracking rehabilitated green turtles from Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Original provider:
Marine Research Foundation

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Marine Research Foundation - Marine Turtle Programme
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
Rehabilitation of sea turtles in Sabah falls under the jurisdiction of the Sabah Wildlife Department, through their Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU). Facilities for rehabilitation are generously provided by Scuba Junkie Dive Resort on Mabul Island, which has a hatchery for safely rearing eggs and three tanks for holding the rehabilitating turtles. The Marine Research Foundation conducts research on the biology and ecology of sea turtles across many sites in the Indo Pacific region, and provides the equipment, along with technical and scientific input to this tracking project.


Abstract:
This tracking project aims to determine the behaviour and movements of rehabilitated juvenile green sea turtles, which were brought to the Scuba Junkie rehabilitation center on Mabul Island, and cared for under the careful supervision by the Sabah Wildlife Department veterinarians.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1276">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.
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2011

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2011/2011

Original provider:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Supplemental information:
Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available.
Polish Monitoring Programme - Monitoring of the Baltic Sea: phytoplankton

Keywords: Monitoring, Long-term monitoring, Phytoplankton, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2002/2013

Phytoplankton data from Polish Exclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea collected in frame of the Polish Monitoring Programme. Data include information on species composition, abundance and biomass (biovolume and C biomass) of phytoplankton community for the period of 2002-2012.
Happywhale - Southern Right Whale Dolphin in South Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2020/2020

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:

Bob Davies; Santiago Imberti
Trawl Data from the R/V TINRO during the 2022 International Year of the Salmon Pan-Pacific Winter High Seas Expedition

Keywords: Samplingevent, Trawl; Specimen; Catch; R/V TINRO; International Year of the Salmon; IYS; North Pacific Ocean
Temporal coverage: 2022/2022

This data set contains the at sea trawl and specimen data collected aboard the R/V TINRO for the IYS survey in 2022 in the North Pacific Ocean. Collected data offers important insights to achieve further understanding of changing ocean conditions and their effects on salmon in the open ocean. This data package contains event, catch and specimen data. The event data contains all of the sampling event information, including time, location, and duration. All dates and times are in UTC. The catch data contains all of the catch records, as counts and weights, for each species/taxa at each station. The specimen data contains individual lengths and weights for sampled individuals from each station.
Dutch national shellfish monitoring in the coastal zone

Keywords: Samplingevent, Shellfish catch statistics
Temporal coverage: 2004/2017

Every year, Wageningen Marine Research carries out shellfish surveys in the Dutch coastal waters (Wadden Sea, Oosterschelde, Westerschelde and Coastal Zone), investigating the distribution and size of the most important commercial shellfish species. These are mainly mussels, cockles, knife hives and Japanese oysters, but also other species with a certain importance for ecology or fishing are included. In addition, catch data from professional fishing are also collected. The data is used by the government when deciding whether or not to permit fishing.
Historical strandings of cetaceans on the Portuguese coast

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Land-based,Sightings, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1526/1977

Original provider:
Escola de Mar

Dataset credits:
Escola de Mar

Abstract:
Large whale strandings have always been intriguing to people through the centuries. The size and strangeness of these events always attracted popular attention and were, later on, a source for food, oil and other products. Our goal was to document species occurrence over time along the mainland coast of Portugal through the use of historical records as they can provide useful information on cetaceans' species. A total of 38 historical records from the 16th to the 20th Centuries were collected from several Portuguese institutes and personal archives. Results show an increasing awareness of the scientific importance of strandings reflected throughout the years in number and in the detail of the strandings. The most common stranded species recorded was <i>Physeter macrocephalus</i> followed by <i>Balaenoptera physalus</i>. Even though historical stranding records are sparse for mainland Portugal, the information gathered indicates a high diversity of cetaceans. We also addressed the evolution of the historical records in aspects such as in number of records, description detail, pictures' content and scientific accuracy. We were able to establish relationships linking strandings, local fishing communities, the general public, and particularly the contribution of early 20th Century zoologists. Results indicate that reports made by local fishing communities and the role of naturalists and science journals of the 19th and early 20th Centuries was of considerable relevance to the present knowledge about cetaceans, giving an important contribution to modern day cetacean studies.

Purpose:
Our objective was to document cetacean species presence over time along the mainland coast of Portugal through the use of historical written records of strandings. We will also address the evolution of the historical records in different perspectives such as the description detail, image content and scientific accuracy. When possible we will establish relationships between strandings and local fishing communities and the general public, with a particular focus on the contribution of early zoologists. This study shows historical relationships between these stranded animals and people, and is relevant both to the history of science as well as giving an important contribution to modern day cetacean studies.

Supplemental information:
Records did not include time information, so 00:00:00 was used and noted in the [Notes] column. When records did not include month and/or day information, January was used to fill the month and 1 was used to fill the day and noted in the [Notes] column. One record did not have latitude/longitude information, so the center of the Portugal coast was used and noted in the [Notes] column.
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) – Zooplankton community composition of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory. Australia (2002 - 2004)

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 2002/2004

The composition of the zooplankton community in a macrotidal (8m), tropical estuarine system (Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia) was studied over a 2 year period.

In all, 32 copepod species were recorded, with small euryhaline marine copepod species such as Parvocalanus crassirostris, Bestiolina similis and Oithona aruensis dominating the zooplankton.
Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). This dataset was sourced on July 2018 from the original DiGIR dataset at OBIS and updated to reflect changes in the OBIS data requirements.
Light and temperature records of the seawater associated to southern elephant seal dives during foraging trips in South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Keywords: light-temperature loggers, Southern Ocean, southern elephant seals
Temporal coverage: 2005/2007

The dataset contains records of locations of 13 immature southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, during their postresting and postmolting feeding trips at sea, with observations of dive and surface interval durations, light level and temperature of the water column during dives. Seals were simultaneously equipped with affordable light–temperature loggers (LTLs) and satellite devices. This dataset describes an unpublished open access version of the original data with records of light level and temperature of the water column using the Darwin Core standard (DwC) through ArOBIS guaranteeing compliance with the FAIR principles. The LTLs recorded light level and temperature of the water column at 30-s intervals during dives, and light–time records were applied to estimate dive parameters of diurnal records from 06:00 am to 05:00 pm, since movements up and down the water column are reflected by changes in light level. For that, the minimum light level reached at the surface of a dive was determined experimentally with diurnal dive simulations at sea using the LTLs devices before deployment. As variation of temperature in the water column can be associated with the local distribution of other taxa of interest and variation of light level in the water column (light attenuation) could be linked to concentrations of phytoplankton assemblages as an index of primary productivity, the dataset can be of useful interest. This dataset also includes variation of light and temperature of records between 17 pm to 06:00 am. The dataset encompasses a wide time scale (2005, 2006 and 2007) and covers a wide geographic range in the South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (South West [-58.75, -81.29], North East [-37.60, -28.65]).
USGS South Florida Fish and Invertebrate Assessment Network Fish

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2005/2011

The South Florida Fish and Invertebrate Assessment Network (FIAN) is a monitoring project within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). It is an element of the Southern Estuaries module of the Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP).

The FIAN is designed to support the four broad objectives of MAP: (1) to establish a pre-CERP reference state, including variability, for each of the performance measures; (2) to determine the status and trends in the performance measures; (3) to detect unexpected responses of the ecosystem to changes in stressors resulting from CERP activities; and (4) to support scientific investigations designed to increase ecosystem understanding, cause-and-effect, and interpretation of unanticipated results.

FIAN is a regional scale monitoring program of seagrass-associated fish and invertebrate (penaeid and caridean shrimp and crabs) communities present in shallow waters of South Florida; the pink shrimp, Farfantepenaeus duorarum, as a restoration indicator, is a species of special interest.  FIAN provides input to the pink shrimp performance measure. The pink shrimp emerged as an ecosystem attribute to be monitored from the Florida and Biscayne Bay conceptual ecological models.

A 1-m2 throw-trap is the basic gear used to sample fauna in FIAN.  Associated with each throw-trap animal sample are measurements of seagrass/algae habitat, water depth, sediment depth and surface temperature, salinity and turbidity.  Twice annually, a randomly located throw-trap sample is collected in each cell of a 30-cell grid at each of the 19 monitoring locations at the end of the dry season (April/May) and the wet season (September/October).

This dataset describes the quantification of the fish data.
Marine records from Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) Marine Monitoring Programme

Keywords: Marine reserves, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1956/2019

Skomer MNR was designated in 1990. This dataset contains the results of a range of projects developed by Skomer Marine Monitoring Team to monitor the health of the reserve and investigate the relevant aspects of the species life histories for baseline information. Large scale surveys developed in the 1970's and 1980's provided the foundation for the monitoring.
Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership BRUVS data, Australia (2014 - 2015)

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2014/2015

This BRUVS data is from the Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership project and has been downloaded from GlobalArchive (http://globalarchive.org) in January 2019. Individual campaigns within this project can be identified by the collection code within this resource. Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
GlobalArchive is an online centralised repository of fish image annotation, stereo calibration and associated information that provides the ability to upload data with flexible file formats. It is designed to receive standardised datatable formats directly from EventMeasure (EM) software or from any other image annotation records or historical data sets and provides the ability to explore, query and share this data with other users across different projects and institutions. GlobalArchive is designed for working with annotation data that has already been generated via external sources. It solves the problem of data synthesis providing a centralised repository to work with and query the data, and also provides advanced sharing capability to allow for synthesis and collaboration between users and organisations. GlobalArchive was conceived by Timothy Langlois at the University of Western Australia and brought to life by Ariell Friedman at Greybits Engineering in Sydney.
NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Coral Benthic Assessment Data

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2022, 2013/2021

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program (Coral Program) invests approximately $5 million of its annual operating budget to support the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) for biological, climate, and socioeconomic monitoring throughout the U.S. Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico coral reef areas. The monitoring program is unique for its national scale across a vast geographic area as well as its progressive inclusion of social science integrated with biophysical science. The effort provides a consistent flow of information about the status and trends of environmental conditions, natural resources, and the people and processes that interact with coral reef ecosystems. The overarching goal is to collect the scientific data needed to evaluate changing conditions of U.S. coral reef ecosystems, which are among the most biologically diverse and economically valuable ecosystems on earth, providing billions of dollars in food, jobs, recreational opportunities, coastal protection, and other important ecosystem services. The program focuses on four monitoring themes: benthic community structure, fish community structure, climate impacts, and socioeconomic condition. Within the benthic theme, the core indicators include: coral species abundance and size structure, coral diversity, coral condition, benthic percent cover, key coral and mobile invertebrate species, and reef rugosity. Data provided here include hard coral species percent cover. The line point intercept method provides a measure of percent cover of biotic and abiotic components of the benthos in a stratified random sampling design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats.



Individual data collections:

Gulf of Mexico: https://doi.org/10.7289/v5vd6wts

Florida: https://doi.org/10.7289/v5xw4h4z

Puerto Rico: https://doi.org/10.7289/v5pg1q23

US Virgin Islands: https://doi.org/10.7289/v5ww7fqk
Observatoire Pelagis sightings from fishery surveys 2004-2009

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Cetaceans,Various, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2004/2009

Original provider:
Observatoire PELAGIS UMS 3462 University La Rochelle - CNRS

Dataset credits:
Observatoire PELAGIS UMS 3462, University La Rochelle - CNRS

Abstract:
Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 of 26 April 2004 is intended to assess the incidental catch of cetaceans in fisheries and to reduce bycatch in some fisheries. This regulation requires plans observation on vessels over 15 meters operating in pelagic trawl or large vertical opening in ICES zones VI, VII, VIII and IX, and vessesl over 15 meters operating with set nets in ICES VIa, VI-a,b and VIIIa,b,c and IX.The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Directorate of Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture - DPMA) is responsible for the implementation of the Regulation for France. An observation program of incidental catches of cetaceans started in 2006 on the French metropolitan coast. The sampling plan provides coverage of 5% of the fishing effort for gillnets over 15 m in area VIII. For pelagic trawlers over 15m, a 5% coverage of the fishing effort has also been planned except for VI, VII and VIII where a coverage of 10% is required from December 1 to March 31.In addition, for vessels under 15m, pilot projects have been implemented by using on board observers. For simple pelagic trawls, a coverage rate of 5% of the fishing effort has been applied. For netters, a 1% coverage of the fishing effort has been targeted.
This dataset gathered sightings made during these surveys together, but DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY BYCATCH DATA.

Purpose:
Implemented  in  1983  in  European  waters,  the  Common
Fishery  Policy  (CFP)  is  the  marine  translation  of  the  Common Agricultural  Policy  (CAP).  Its  goals  are  manifold  including estimating  and  reducing  the  total  incidence of  non-target  species  bycatch.  Since  1992,  the  Habitats  Directive required  bycatch  monitoring  by  European  Union  (EU)  Member States.  In  line  with  commitments  towards  individual  protected
species,  incidental  catches  are  addressed  under  Article  12(4) which  establishes  an  obligation  to  address,  inter  alia,  by-catches:
‘Member  States  shall  establish  a  system  to  monitor  the  incidental capture  and  killing  of  the  animal  species  listed  in  Annex  IV(a).  In light  of  the  information  gathered,  Member  States  shall  take
further  research  or  conservation  measures  as  required  to  ensure that  incidental  capture  and  killing  does  not  have  a  significant
impact  on  the  species  concerned’.
The presence of observer on board is a good opportunity to collect data from live animal distribution and relative abundance, and provide additionnal data (considered as data collected on platform of opportunity).

Supplemental information:
Time and group size of the sightings are not available online. They may be released upon request.