oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Colección Sipuncula del Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia – Makuriwa (Invemar)

Keywords: SiB_MARINO, Specimen, MHNMC, Occurrence, Sipuncula, marine biological collections, Colombia
Temporal coverage: 2003/2020

The Marine Natural History Museum of Colombia guards among its biological material the Sipuncula Collection, which was created in 2006 from some 20 lots with specimens obtained in shallow environments through environmental evaluation studies carried out in previous years (2003) by Invemar. The collection is currently made up of about 300 lots, represented by 99% by specimens from the Colombian Caribbean, which have been obtained between 0.2 and 3820 m deep, from environments of soft sedimentary bottoms and seagrasses. Although in recent years different studies have included the Sipuncula as an order within the Annelida phylum, and even recently the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) has adopted this change in its taxonomic tree; the MHNMC currently maintains recognition of the collection under the traditional scheme as a phylum. The present data set includes 287 biological records of cataloged specimens.
El Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia, custodia entre su material biológico la Colección de Sipuncula, la cual fue creada en el año 2006 a partir de unos 20 lotes con ejemplares obtenidos en ambientes someros mediante estudios de evaluación ambiental llevados a cabo en años anteriores (2003) por el Invemar. La colección actualmente está conformada por unos 300 lotes, representados en un 99% por especímenes del Caribe colombiano, que han sido obtenidos entre 0.2 y 3820 m de profundidad, provenientes de ambientes de fondos blandos sedimentarios y praderas de pastos. Aunque en los últimos años diferentes estudios han incluido a los Sipuncula como un orden dentro del filo Annelida, e incluso recientemente el Registro Mundial de Especies Marinas (WoRMS) ha adoptado dicho cambio en su árbol taxonómico; el MHNMC actualmente mantiene el reconocimiento de la colección bajo el esquema tradicional como filo. El presente conjunto de datos incluye 287 registros biológicos de especímenes catalogados.
CSIRO - Great Barrier Reef seabed biodiversity study 2003-2006

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2003/2005

The benthic invertebrate, plant, mobile invertebrate and fish biodiversity of the 200,000 km2 area of the Great Barrier Reef shelf seabed was sampled by a 200 m tow of a 1.5 m epibenthic sled at 1191 sites, and a 1 km tow of a 8 fthm otter trawl (single high-flying Florida Flyer) at 458 sites, representing a full range of known physical environments, during six 1-month-long voyages on the AIMS vessel Lady Basten and four 1-month-long voyages on the QDPIF vessel Gwendoline May, over the period September 2003-March 2006. More than 7,000 species/species-equivalent OTUs (operational taxonomic units) were identified. The dataset comprises 121,986 site-by-species records, of which approximately 38,000 are identified at least to species level and this subset is supplied to OBIS, the Ocean Biodiversity Information System. The full dataset is maintained at CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre in Australia. The full report document is available here:  http://www.frdc.com.au/Archived-Reports/FRDC%20Projects/2003-021-DLD.pdf
For additional information refer to the following CSIRO Marlin metadata records (https://marlin.csiro.au).

Seabed Biodiversity on the Continental Shelf of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (Prawn Trawl) https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/577b2025-cf45-4574-bf5c-a11d1fd5964c

Seabed Biodiversity on the Continental Shelf of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (Epibenthic Sled) https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/8453621c-c978-4d19-a5a8-1beee037dbe5

Seabed Biodiversity on the Continental Shelf of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (Towed Video)  https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/fb9e778d-fb5f-4d88-b4b4-a4826c49fa93
Sargasso 2005 - cetacean sightings

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,sperm whales,cetaceans,Sargasso Sea, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2005/2005

Original provider:
Dalhousie University

Dataset credits:
Hal Whitehead, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University

Abstract:
The Sargasso Sea cruise surveyed marine mammals in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, during the spring and summer of 2005. This survey onboard the Valiant 40 ocean-going research vessel Balaena, consisted of two survey legs: a sail from the Caribbean to offshore waters north of the Bahamas (April 19  - June 2), and a sail north to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sperm whales were surveyed using acoustics and visual techniques during both cruise legs by members of the Hal Whitehead laboratory.

Purpose:
The purpose of this cruise was to study the behavior (principally social organization), ecology, and population biology of sperm whales.  This is the second study year, after a similar cruise in the summer of 2004.

Supplemental information:
This dataset includes cetacean observations and survey effort.  The survey track was recorded by logging a position every 10 minutes using the vessel's GPS. The cetacean observations includes sightings during surveys (on effort) and during focal follows of sperm whale schools (off effort).

There are two types records for sperm whale, census and encounter. Encounters, which are defined as events where researchers observe whales by sight or acoustic techniques, are denoted 'S' (survey), 'E' (encounter), or 'AE' (acoustic encounter) in the [Enctr_type] field. These records do not have animal counts recorded, and count field for these records is null  in the dataset.

In addition to encounters, this dataset includes sightings during 'census' surveys, which include group size data, as well as information on the radial distance and angle to each sighting. These survey metadata are available from the primary data providers.

Census records have non-zero animal counts as for other species. They are denoted C in [Enctr_type] field.
Note that the [Enctr_type] field is not downloadable by the public, but may be available by request. Please request this data after obtaining permission from the primary data providers.
LBBG_JUVENILE - Juvenile lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) hatched in Zeebrugge (Belgium) [subsampled representation]

Keywords: Ornitela, biologging, Movebank, animal tracking, animal movement, LifeWatch, frictionlessdata, Observation, altitude, birds, gps tracking, Occurrence, temperature
Temporal coverage: 2020/2021

This animal tracking dataset is derived from Stienen et al. (2022, <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6579643">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6579643</a>) a deposit of Movebank study <a href="https://www.movebank.org/cms/webapp?gwt_fragment=page=studies,path=study1259686571">1259686571</a>. Data have been standardized to Darwin Core using the <a href="https://inbo.github.io/movepub/">movepub</a> R package and are downsampled to the first GPS position per hour. The original dataset description follows.
<em>LBBG_JUVENILE - Juvenile lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) hatched in Zeebrugge (Belgium)</em> is a bird tracking dataset published by the <a href="https://inbo.be">Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)</a>. It contains animal tracking data collected by the LifeWatch GPS tracking network for large birds (<a href="http://lifewatch.be/en/gps-tracking-network-large-birds">http://lifewatch.be/en/gps-tracking-network-large-birds</a>) for the project/study LBBG_JUVENILE, using trackers developed by Ornitela (<a href="https://www.ornitela.com">https://www.ornitela.com</a>). The study has been operational since 2020. In total 92 individuals of Lesser black-backed gull (<em>Larus fuscus</em>) have been tagged shortly after fledging in the colony of Zeebrugge, mainly to study their habitat use and migration behaviour. Data are automatically synced with Movebank and from there periodically archived on Zenodo (see <a href="https://github.com/inbo/bird-tracking">https://github.com/inbo/bird-tracking</a>).
This dataset was collected using infrastructure provided by INBO and funded by Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) as part of the Belgian contribution to LifeWatch.
OTN Ponta do Ouro zambezi shark tracking - Tag Release Metadata

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2012/2016

This is the OBIS extraction of the OTN Ponta do Ouro zambezi shark tracking project, consisting only of the release tagging metadata. i.e. the locations  and dates of tagged animal release. If readers are  interested in the full source  dataset they should refer to the OTN web site  (members.oceantrack.org). Abstract: South Africa's Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), located on the campus of Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, maintains the Acoustic Tracking Array Platform (ATAP). OTN supports ATAP through equipment loans, and by working with ATAP data managers to build a telemetry data node for use by African scientists. This South African node is leveraging OTN's data toolset and templates and integrating with the OTN and its partners' data systems to help build a global tracking base. Collaboration between researchers is essential for understanding large-scale movement patterns of ecologically important species.  ATAP's arrays and data systems includes detections from equipment owned by itself, on loan from the OTN, or placed and maintained by independent partners who share data through the ATAP data node. The ATAP network provides comprehensive coastal and estuarine coverage across South Africa's coastline and north into the waters of Angola and Mozambique on Africa's west and east coasts, respectively. These arrays are providing scientists in the region with an unprecedented opportunity to study the movements of top predators such as white sharks as well as other migratory coastal and estuarine species. Additional details about individual tracking projects which are a part of ATAP are available by contacting the associated researcher.
Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Dry Tortugas 2008

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, 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, taxonomic_status, 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, data_set_name, dataset, florida, identification, marine, organism, rank, recordedBy, samples, subregionid, usage, vernacular, vernacularName, wildlife, acceptedNameUsageID, organism_per_sample_area, acceptedNameAuthorship, acceptedNameUsage, accepted, aphia, array, common, datasetName, dry, 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, tortugas, value, associatedreferences, accepted_aphia_database_identification_number, occurrenceStatus
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

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. It is one of the longest running coral reef monitoring projects in south Florida and has been extremely important in documenting the temporal changes that have occurred in recent years.
St. John, USVI Fish Assessment 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 the US Virgin Islands since 2001. 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 fish assessment and monitoring data from St. John, US Virgin Islands.
BGRPMN12017 Env Template BIONOD2012

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research Based on geochemical and physical data we identified differences in the polymetallic nodule facies within the eastern German license area. Nodules in Prospective Areas # 1 are generally larger and show significantly higher contents of Ni and Cu as compared to the nodules in Prospective Area #2 which are smaller and are characterised by higher contents of Co. Furthermore, our study shows that sediment, which mainly consists of Si and Al oxides, contributes 13 % to the dry weight of the nodules on average. The method we used is quantitative and can thus be used for habitat mapping and be related to biodiversity and other environmental parameters
Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata: asteroidea) from the ANDEEP3 expedition

Keywords: Asteroidea, Biodiversity, Polarstern, Census of Antarctic Marine Life, ANDEEP cruises, Sea-stars, Starfish, Occurrence, Census of Marine Life, Deep-Sea
Temporal coverage: 2005/2005

This dataset includes information on sea stars collected during the ANDEEP3 expedition, which took place in 2005. The expedition focused on deep-sea stations in the Powell Basin and Weddell Sea. 
Sea stars were collected using an Agassiz trawl (3m, mesh-size 500µm), deployed in 16 stations during the ANTXXII/3 (ANDEEP3, PS72) expedition of the RV Polarstern. Sampling depth ranged from 1047 to 4931m. Trawling distance ranged from 731 to 3841m. The sampling area ranges from -41°S to -71°S (latitude) and from 0 to -65°W (longitude). A complete list of stations is available from the PANGAEA data system (http://www.pangaea.de/PHP/CruiseReports.php?b=Polarstern), including a cruise report (http://epic-reports.awi.de/3694/1/PE_72.pdf). 
The dataset includes 50 records, with individual counts ranging from 1-10, reaching a total of 132 specimens.  
The andeep3-Asteroidea is a unique dataset as it covers an under-explored region of the Southern Ocean, and that very little information was available regarding Antarctic deep-sea star fish. Before this study, most of the information available focused on star fish from shallower depths than 1000m. This dataset allowed to make unique observations, such as the fact that some species were only present at very high depths (Hymenaster crucifer, Hymenaster pellucidus, Hymenaster praecoquis, Psilaster charcoti, Freyella attenuata, Freyastera tuberculata, Styrachaster chuni and Vemaster sudatlanticus were all found below -3770m), while others displayed remarkable eurybathy, with very high depths amplitudes (Bathybiaster loripes (4842m), Lysasterias adeliae (4832m), Lophaster stellans (4752m), Cheiraster planeta (4708m), Eremicaster crassus (4626m), Lophaster gaini (4560m) and Ctenodiscus australis (4489m)). 
Even if the number of records is relatively small, the data bring many new insights on the taxonomic, bathymetric and geographic distributions of Southern starfish, covering a very large sampling zone. The dataset also brings to light six species, newly reported in the Southern Ocean.
The quality of the data was controlled very thoroughly, by means of on-board Polarstern GPS systems, checking of identification by a renowned specialist (Prof. Michel Jangoux, Université Libre de Bruxelles), and matching to the Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS) and World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). The data is therefore fit for completing checklists, for inclusion in biodiversity patterns analysis, or niche modeling. It also nicely fills an information gap regarding deep-sea starfish from the Southern Ocean, for which data is very scarce at this time. The authors may be contacted if any additional information is needed before carrying out detailed biodiversity or biogeographic studies.
Bivalves surveys for the Monitoring and Evaluation Programme of the North Sea OWEZ wind park in 2007

Keywords: Marine macrozoobenthos, Poseidon, Samplingevent, research vessel
Temporal coverage: 2007/2007

Field survey on juvenile bivalve densities; date: 8-11 October 2007; vessel: RV POSEIDON (operated by IFM Geomar, Germany); sampling stations: 20 stations in OWEZ and 10 stations in each of the 5 reference areas R2, R3, R4, R5, RL
Mesopelagic Crustaceans of the North Western Portuguese Coast between 1998 and 2000

Keywords: Mesopelagic zone, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1998/2000

The objective of this data collection was to study the structure of the mesopelagic ecosistem off the Northwestern Portuguese coast which is composed by planktonic and nectonics organisms. Mesopelagic organisms live during the day concentrating in big numbers in deeper depths while during the night migrates towards the upper layers.  The data was collected aiming to study the composition and the Dynamics of the mesopelagic community and their trophic relations with the fish in the area. Data was collected with an Isaac-Kidd midwater trawl in May 1998 and 2000 and February 1999, together with environmental parameters as temperature, salinity, etc.
Australian National Wildlife Collection provider for OZCAM - Marine records

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1879/2022

Australia's wildlife heritage through the collection of land vertebrates including birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. ANWC is part of the Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO. Further details at https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Collections/ANWC
Records provided by Australian National Wildlife Collection, accessed through Atlas of Living Australia website. Occurrence download at http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?&amp;q=data_resource_uid%3Adr341&amp;fq=species_habitats%3A%22Marine%22 accessed on Fri Mar 10 09:40:03 UTC 2017. Species were matched to the LSID from WoRMS and recorded in the scientificnameId field. The 2667 records with basisofrecord set as 'MaterialSample' have been changed to 'PreservedSpecimen'
SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Vanuatu 2003

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Fish, UVC, CoFish, SPC, PROCFish/C
Temporal coverage: 2003/2003

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in Vanuatu during the PROCFish/C surveys (2003) in 4 sites Maskelynes, Moso, Paunagisu and Uri-Uripiv. The individual counts correspond to the observations by a single diver (one side) on the 50 m transect, from the transect line up to visibility (distance sampling).
MBON POLE TO POLE: ROCKY SHORE BIODIVERSITY OF MUSQUASH HARBOUR AND MISPEC BAY

Keywords: MBON, coastal biodiversity, Samplingevent, Musquash Harbour, Pole to Pole, rocky shores, Mispec Bay, intertidal zone
Temporal coverage: 2021/2022

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 rocky shores of the Musquash Harbour and Mispec Bay, New Brunswick, Canada, using the MBON P2P sampling protocol for rocky shores, with funding from the Government of Canada's Coastal Environmental Baseline Program.
Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2000

Keywords: Samplingevent, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2000/2000

In 1998, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission?s (FWC) Fisheries Independent Monitoring (FIM) program began a long-term monitoring effort of key reef fish populations in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This effort was aimed at evaluating the relative abundance, size structure, and habitat utilization of specific reef fish species that are targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries.