oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Marine Fauna Observer data collected on board seismic survey vessels operating around Suriname as part of an EU-funded Marine Spatial Planning project

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2019

Original provider:
Green Heritage Fund of Suriname

Dataset credits:
Monique Pool, Green Heritage Fund of Suriname

Abstract:
The Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) project in Suriname was initiated in 2017. Part of this EU-funded project focussed on collecting all the information regarding marine megafauna within the region (Suriname and Guyana). As part of the MSP project we approached potential marine mammal data holders. In particular, oil and gas companies hold data collected by so-called Marine Fauna Observers (MFOs) during geophysical seismic surveys offshore. MFO's typically carry out dedicated watches from seismic surveys during times when the seismic source is active and non-active. As such they carry out systematic effort but without a detailed GPS-track. For the MSP-project we have used records which were classed as 'Definite' or 'Probable'. Where 'Definite' records were accompanied by photo; and 'Probable' records had a good description and were coming from a trusted source. Other records with an unsure identification (for example 'possible green turtle'), were upgraded to ‘Probable’ records of species-groups, e.g. 'hard-shelled turtle', 'ray species', 'shark species', 'dolphin sp'. All other records were discarded.

Purpose:
The project aims to significantly enhance the governance and protection of marine and coastal resources of Guyana and Suriname through collaborative processes with all ocean takeholders, improved knowledge of the coastal and marine environment, enhanced capacity of key stakeholders and informed marine spatial management. Upon completion of the marine Spatial planning project, we aim to continue to add new marine megafauna records to OBIS SEAMAP.

Supplemental information:
Accuracy of time varies record by record. '00:00' indicates the time is not available.
AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2014

Keywords: Occurrence,JAX Aerial,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2014/2014

Original provider:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Dataset credits:
William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Supplemental information:
The original survey data are separated into two datasets, from left-side and right-side observers upon provider's request. This dataset is from the right side sighting data. The left side sighting data are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the <a href="/datasets/detail/1241">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2014</a> dataset.

This dataset includes a subset of the data collection for the JAX Aerial surveys.
All the data of the collection are available in the following datasets including this dataset:
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1664">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2017</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1662">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Left side - 2015</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1475">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Left side - 2016</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1477">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Right side - 2016</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1362">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Left side - 2015</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1364">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Right side - 2015</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1241">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2014</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1239">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2014</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1128">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2012-2013</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1136">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2012-2013</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/857">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2011-2012</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/859">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2011-2012</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/745">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/747">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/687">UNCW USWTR JAX Aerial Surveys May - Oct 2010 - Left side</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/688">UNCW USWTR JAX Aerial Surveys May - Oct 2010 - Right side</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/590">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2009-2010</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/592">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2009-2010</a>

All the US Navy-funded survey datasets are found in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/partner/NAVY">OBIS-SEAMAP US Navy</a> page.
Monitoreo de peces arrecifales y tiburones parte de los valores objetos de conservación (VOC) en el santuario Malpelo para el año 2020

Keywords: Mamíferos, Reptiles, Peces, Observation, Occurrence, Tiburones
Temporal coverage: 2020/2020

Registros de avistamientos de fauna marina realizados en el Santuario de Fauna y Flora Malpelo durante expediciones de monitoreo. El objetivo del registro es reportar las especies avistadas durante monitoreos de valores objetos de conservación (VOC) para llevar un registro de abundancias relativas en el tiempo.
Este conjunto de datos contiene 475 registros, abarcando peces (416), tiburones (56), reptiles (2) y mamíferos (1), todos clasificados a nivel de especie. Los datos fueron tomados en febrero y octubre del año 2020, en dos localidades diferentes.
Benthic Fauna of the Evvoia Coast and Evvoia Gulf.

Keywords: Metadata
Temporal coverage: 1970/1970

The Zoology Laboratory of the University of Thessaloniki, has undertaken an investigation relating to the benthic fauna of the Evvoia Coast and Evvoia Gulf since 1970.  In this study were described specific benthic species. Some of them were recorded for the first time among the marine fauna of our country.
Tracking of Arctic tern migrations 2007-2008

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,long-distance migration,at-sea hotspot,global wind systems,geolocator,trans-equatorial migration
Temporal coverage: 2007/2008

Original provider:
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources

Dataset credits:
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources

Abstract:
The study of long-distance migration provides insights into the habits and performance of organisms at the limit of their physical abilities. The Arctic tern <i>Sterna paradisaea</i> is the epitome of such behavior; despite its small size (&lt;125 g), banding recoveries and at-sea surveys suggest that its annual migration from boreal and high Arctic breeding grounds to the Southern Ocean may be the longest seasonal movement of any animal. Our tracking of 11 Arctic terns fitted with miniature (1.4 g) geolocators revealed that these birds do indeed travel huge distances (more than 80,000 km annually for some individuals). As well as confirming the location of the main wintering region, we also identified a previously unknown oceanic stopover area in the North Atlantic used by birds from at least two breeding populations (from Greenland and Iceland). Although birds from the same colony took one of two alternative southbound migration routes following the African or South American coast, all returned on a broadly similar, sigmoidal trajectory, crossing from east to west in the Atlantic in the region of the equatorial Intertropical Convergence Zone. Arctic terns clearly target regions of high marine productivity both as stopover and wintering areas, and exploit prevailing global wind systems to reduce flight costs on long-distance commutes. 

Purpose:
The Arctic tern is known to make the longest annual migration in the animal kingdom. During its breeding season, it is found far to the north where summer days are long, and it winters far south in the southern hemisphere, where the days are longest during November to February. This means that the Arctic tern probably experiences more sun light during a calendar year than any other creature on Earth. The long-distance travel of the Arctic tern is well-known both amongst researchers and in the broader public. Now, for the first time, technological advances allow us to follow the Arctic tern on its immense journey, practically from pole to pole.

Supplemental information:
Four erroneous points were removed from the original dataset: ARTE_410, 9/17/2007 noon; ARTE_370, 9/13/2007 noon; ARTE_373, 9/15/2007 noon and 9/16/2007 noon.
Sand Island (74.263 degrees N, 20.160 degrees W), northeast Greenland, is the breeding colony for these Arctic terns and was placed on the map (red-orange square). Sand Island can be used as the beginning and end of all tracks, but since exact dates of the starting and ending of the migration were not available (high-Arctic zone = continuous day light during summer = poor positions when using geolocators), the tracklines for each animal were not mapped to and from the breeding colony.
First record in the Tropical Eastern Pacific of the exotic species Ficopomatus uschakovi (Polychaeta, Serpulidae)

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 2011/2011

The exotic Indo-West-Pacific species, Ficopomatus uschakovi (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) is recorded for the first time in the Tropical Eastern Pacific from two sites in La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, a coastal lagoon in the Pacific south of Mexico. The means of dispersal of this serpulid species still remains unclear, as the nearest port (Puerto Chiapas) is 70 km to the south, and there are no port installations or shrimp cultures in the lagoon. The record of this serpulid species, apparently widely distributed in this coastal lagoon, has implications regarding possible effects on the brackish-water ecosystem, since the invasion event very well may have occurred several years ago. It is recommended that an exhaustive study be carried out in the coastal lagoons of Chiapas to evaluate the real distribution and the effects of this invasive species on the ecosystem.
SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Tuvalu 2004-2005

Keywords: CoFish, PROCFish/C, SPC, Observation, Fish, UVC, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2004/2005

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in Tuvalu during the PROCFish/C surveys (2004-2005) in 4 sites Funafuti, Niutao, Nukufetau and Vaitupu. 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).
Migotto 1996 Hydroids of Sao Sebastiao, SP

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1946/1994

The survey of the hydroid fauna of the coastal region of Sao Sebastiao Channel, Sao Paulo State, Brazil; samples in the intertidal and infralittoral zones, from 1984 to 1992, is based on 2 publications: Migotto, A.E. 1996. Benthic shallow-water hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) of the coast of São Sebastião, Brazil, including a checklist of Brazilian hydroids. Zool. Verh., 306: 1-125; and the original source is from Migotto, A.E. 1993. Hidroides (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) marinhos bentonicos da regiao costeira do Canal de Sao Sebastiao, SP. PhD Thesis, IB USP. 258 p.
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) - CReefs Ningaloo Reef Biodiversity Expedition, Australia (2008 - 2010)

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2010

The CReefs Australia project is a collection of a variety of taxa from three locations: Ningaloo Reefs in Western Australia, and Heron and Lizard Islands off the coast of Queensland (separate metadata records are kept for each location) between 2008 and 2010. Sampling was conducted by scuba, snorkel and beach collection.
Collection was mainly by hand; some samples were obtained by traps, grabs, sediment pumps, hook and line, speargun.
KOREAPMN12011 Env Template 2011 abundance

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2011/2011

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research Pursuant to Section 10, Appendix II of the Contract for Exploration between the International Seabed Authority and the Government of the Republic of Korea (ISBA/7/C/4), the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) that is the relevant authority of the Government of the Republic of Korea hereby submits to the International Seabed Authority the annual report on the exploration activities in 2011 conducted in accordance with Paragraph 5, Schedule 2 on the Programme of Activities of the Contract for Exploration.       The Contractor had performed the geological and geophysical survey with sampling of sediments and nodules, the marine environmental baseline survey in and around the contract area focused on the potential benthic impact experiment and reference sites, and research and development works on mining and processing technologies as a part of its exploration activities in 2011.
Joint Open Sea Surveys 2016, Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea - Phase II (EMBLAS-II), ENPI/2013/313-169, (Macrozooplankton)

Keywords: research vessel, Biological monitoring, Samplingevent, Mare Nigrum, Biological sampling
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Macrozooplankton data: species composition, abundance (ind/m3), biomass (mg/m3) collected during the Joint Open Sea Survey (JOSS UA - GE 2016) in the Black Sea waters (Transects Odessa - Batumi - Constanta) onboard the R/V "Mare Nigrum" (Romania) in May-June 2016
Proctophantastes nettastomatis (Digenea: Zoogonidae) from Vanuatu deep-sea fish

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: null/null

This dataset is from a paper that deals with Proctophantastes nettastomatis (Digenea: Zoogonidae; Lepidophyllinae) found in the intestine of three species of deep-sea fish, Dicrolene longimana (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes), Bathyuroconger sp. (Congridae, Anguilliformes), and Venefica tentaculata (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes). The fish were collected near the islands of Espiritu Santo, Erromango, and Epi, respectively, in the archipelago of Vanuatu (Southern Pacific Ocean) at depths ranging from 561 to 990 m. Morphological and histological analyses showed that the Vanuatu specimens differ from Proctophantastes abyssorum, Proctophantastes gillissi, Proctophantastes glandulosum, Proctophantastes infundibulum, and Proctophantastes brayi but are close to P. nettastomatis discovered in Suruga Bay, Japan. P. nettastomatis is redescribed based both on the observations of our specimens and of the Japanese holotype and paratype. The morphological variability of the species is described. Morphometric data allowed the identification of positive allometric growth for the hindbody, negative allometric growth for the ventral sucker, and a growth phenotypic plasticity between Ophidiiformes and Anguilliformes definitive hosts.
Hatteras Eddy Cruise 2004

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,eddies,Gulf Stream,seabirds,cetaceans,Vessels,Sightings, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2004/2004

Original provider:
Duke / UNC Oceanographic Consortium

Dataset credits:
Duke University Marine Laboratory

Abstract:
The Duke / University of North Carolina Oceanographic Consortium supported a four-day exploratory cruise off North Carolina in August 2004, to survey physical and biological properties in the vicinity of the cold-core eddies which form along the inner edge of the Gulf Stream. This cruise was the result of a collaborative proposal assembled by Richard Barber, Andy Read, Larry Crowder, David Johnston, Veronica Lance, and David Hyrenbach.   

Purpose:
This cruise surveyed marine bird and mammal distributions in the vicinity on the shelf-slope off North Carolina, in an area influenced by the Gulf Stream and by cold-core eddies. 

Marine bird and mammal sightings were recorded continuously, while the vessel sailed during daylight hours. The position of the vessel was also recorded every 10 seconds directly from a GPS using the Logger 2000 software, which is publicly available on the internet from the <a href="http://www.ifaw.org">International Fund for Animal Welfare</a>.

Supplemental information:
[2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) =&gt; Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)
Fatty acid profiles of marine consumer from the Southern Hemisphere (1990-2018)

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1990/2018

This collection includes 4,856 records of fatty acid profiles of individual and pooled samples of at least 470 different marine consumer species sampled from tropical, temperate, and polar regions around Australia and in the Southern, Indian, and Pacific Oceans from 1989 to 2018. This includes data for a diverse range of taxa (zooplankton, fish, cephalopods, chondrichthyans, and marine mammals).  Data sourced from the cited publication where there are two files of which the file Source_ID.csv contains abbreviated information of relevant references. A meta-analysis is described in Zhang et al. (2023) and a dataset description is by Nichols et al. (2023)
Happywhale - Southern Right Whale in Southern Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null, 2006/2020

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 9 contributors in alphabetic order:

Adrian Boyle; Fanny; Gil Elimor; Marian Herz; Pamela Le Noury; Phillip Hunter; Stefan Bernhard; Troels Jacobsen; Vicki Beaver
COMARGIS: Information System on Continental Margin Ecosystems

Keywords: Occurrence, Continental margins, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1956/2008

COMARGIS is the Information System of COMARGE (COntinental MARgin Ecosystems on a worldwide scale), a field project of the Census of Marine Life. The core of the system is a relational database implemented in ORACLE. Additional software help the users uploading, retrieving or updating data in the database. The whole system is derived from Biocean, a database developed and maintained by the Deep-Sea Department and the French Oceanographic Data Centre at Ifremer, Brest.
SPC PROCFish/C Invertebrates Observations Papua New Guinea 2006

Keywords: Occurrence, Marine invertebrates, CoFish, SPC, PROCFish/C
Temporal coverage: 2006/2006

Marine invertebrate species of commercial interest observed in Papua New Guinea during the PROCFish/C surveys (2006) in 4 sites Andra, Panapompom, Sideia and Tsoilaunung with a mix of survey methods (manta tow, reef benthos transects, and day and night searches)
Database of the Distributions of Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada

Keywords: Arctic Canada, Oceans, Occurrence, Northern Canada
Temporal coverage: 1821/2012

This dataset contains point distribution occurrences for fish species found in marine waters of Arctic Canada. It was used to create the distribution maps in the book Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada, edited by B.W. Coad and J.D. Reist (2018) and the DFO Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Distributional Records for Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada (Alfonso et al. 2018). The database includes literature (Coad and Reist 2016) and museum records, anecdotal reports, personal communications and data from fisheries surveys and exploratory cruises. Development of the database began in 1998 and data entry ceased in 2016, although the database will be updated periodically. Consult the book (Coad and Reist 2018) and the Data Report (Alfonso et al. 2018) for further details in regards to the specific sources for each data point by species especially those from sources other than published literature.

References:
Alfonso, N.R., Coad, B.W., Sawatzky, C.D., and Reist, J.D. 2018. Distributional records for marine fishes of Arctic Canada. Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1287: xxii + 295 p. Coad, B.W., and Reist, J.D. 2016. Bibliography on the marine fishes of Arctic Canada. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3101: v + 509 p. Coad, B.W., and Reist, J.D. (Editors). 2018. Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. Canadian Museum of Nature and University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON. xiii + 618 p.
Colección de Platelmintos del Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia - Makuriwa

Keywords: Platyhelminthes, Colecciones biológicas, Marine, Colombian Caribbean, Biological Collections of Natural History, Flatworms, Marino, Platyhelminths, Platelmintos, Gusanos planos, Caribe Colombiano, MHNMC, Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 2002/2022

El Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia - MHNMC que hace parte del Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras Invemar, custodia entre su material biológico la Colección de Platelmintos. Esta fue creada en el año 2002 a partir de los ejemplares obtenidos en el litoral rocoso durante el proyecto Platelmintos Santa Marta desarrollado por los investigadores Marcela Bolaños y Sigmer Quiroga. Como parte de ese material, el Museo custodia el holotipo y el paratipo de la especie Armatoplana colombiana Bolaños, Quiroga y Litvaitis, 2006. Actualmente la colección catalogada cuenta con 92 lotes del Caribe colombiano, obtenidos entre los 0 y 85 m de profundidad recolectados en diferentes ambientes de la plataforma continental, mayoritariamente de los dpartamentos de La Guajira y Magdalena. Este recurso presenta los registros biológicos correspondientes a todo el material catalogado que fue documentado a partir del proceso de curaduría y catalogación efectuado entre 2022 y 2023 durante el desarrollo del proyecto BID-CA2020-055-NAC.
The Marine Natural History Museum of Colombia - MHNMC, which is part of the Marine and Coastal Research Institute Invemar, holds among its biological material the Collection of Flatworms. This was created in 2002 from specimens obtained from the rocky coastline during the Santa Marta Flatworms project developed by researchers Marcela Bolaños and Sigmer Quiroga. As part of this material, the Museum holds the holotype and paratype of the species Armatoplana colombiana Bolaños, Quiroga and Litvaitis, 2006. Currently, the catalogued collection has 92 lots from the Colombian Caribbean, obtained between 0 and 85 m depth, collected in different environments of the continental shelf, mostly from the departments of La Guajira and Magdalena. This resource presents the biological records corresponding to all the catalogued material that was documented from the curatorial and cataloguing process carried out between 2022 and 2023 during the development of the project BID-CA2020-055-NAC.