oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Advanced Modelling and Research on Eutrophication Linking Eutrophication and Biological Resources (AMOREII)

Keywords: Samplingevent, Belgium coast, Belgian part of the North Sea, coastal planktonic food-webs, Phaeocystis spp., Coastal eutrophication, Ecological modelling, Nao, Total nutrients, Zooplankton abundance, Algae Diatoms, Phytoplankton blooms
Temporal coverage: 2003/2006

The AMORE-II research focused on establishing quantitative and qualitative links between nutrient enrichment, spreading of high-biomass algal blooms (Phaeocystis globosa but also the co-occurrent diatom Guinardia delicatula), presence of gelatinous zooplankton (the dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans, the appendicularian Oïkoploira dioica) and impact on ecosystem function.
Instituto Boto Cinza Guiana dolphin distribution between 2005-2007 in Sepetiba Bay, Brazil

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2005/2007

Original provider:
Projeto Boto Cinza

Dataset credits:
Projeto Boto Cinza

Abstract:
Between August 2005 and July 2007, 376 Guiana dolphin (<i>Sotalia guianensis</i>) encounters were documented in Sepetiba Bay.
For the purpose of this study all dolphin sightings were classified as groups or aggregations. Groups (N = 268, x = 20, range =
1–90) consisted of dolphins in apparent association usually engaged in the same behaviour and moving in the same direction.
Aggregations (N = 108, x = 204, range = 100–450) consisted of temporal association of numerous groups gathered in an
area, totalling several hundred individuals usually engaged in the same behavior but not necessarily moving in the same
direction. Guiana dolphin groups and aggregations differed significantly in behavioral activity, spatial and temporal distribution
and age composition. Most aggregated dolphins were engaged in foraging/feeding activities and primarily located at
the interior of the bay, and also, aggregations were more likely recorded during morning hours and had more neonates and
calves present when compared to groups. The plotted global positioning system (GPS) records of aggregations formed two distinct clusters of distribution
within the bay, indicating potential areas where conservation strategies could be implemented.

Purpose:
The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence
of Guiana dolphin aggregations regarding their seasonal,
diel and spatial distributions; behavioral activities, age
composition and the environmental parameters measured
during their occurrence in Sepetiba Bay.
Invertebrates from the ANTARXXVII Leg1 expedition to the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica - data

Keywords: Occurrence, MYSIDS, OSTRACODS, RIBBON WORMS, Specimen, AMPHIPODS, BRITTLE/BASKET STARS, SEA STARS, EARTHWORMS
Temporal coverage: 2019/2020

The dataset contains information of the samples taken during the first leg of the ANTARXXVII campaign in the Southern Ocean aboard BAP Carrasco from December 24, 2019 to January 25, 2020. Samples were collected using an amphipod trap, Isaacs-Kidd midwater trawl (IKMT) and van veen grab sampler deployed in the stations within Admiralty bay, along Bransfield Strait and within Maxwell Bay. All the samples that were caught were identified and grouped to the lowest taxonomic level possible using the keys of Marine Wildlife King George Island Antarctica by Schories &amp; Kohlberg (2016) and Rauschert &amp; Arntz (2015). Other taxonomic keys and photographs provided by Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz were also used for confirmation. The dataset gives an overview on the distribution and abundance of these species in the Admiralty bay, Bransfield Strait and Maxwell Bay during the summer season.

This dataset is published by SCAR-AntOBIS under the license CC-BY 4.0. Please follow the guidelines from the SCAR and IPY Data Policies (https://www.scar.org/excom-meetings/xxxi-scar-delegates-2010-buenos-aires-argentina/4563-scar-xxxi-ip04b-scar-data-policy/file/) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don't hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via data-biodiversity-aq@naturalsciences.be. Issues with dataset can be reported at https://github.com/biodiversity-aq/data-publication/

This dataset is part of the Refugia and Ecosystem Tolerance in the Southern Ocean (RECTO) project funded by Belgium Science Policy (BELSPO).
Polish Monitoring Programme - Monitoring of the Baltic Sea: zoobenthos

Keywords: Zoobenthos, Long-term monitoring, Monitoring, Occurrence, Benthos, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1979/2013

Zoobenthos 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 (wet and dry) of zoobenthos community for the period of 1979-2012.
NOAA Deep Sea Corals Research and Technology Program

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1833/2022

NOAA’s Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSC-RTP) is compiling a national geodatabase of the known locations of deep-sea corals and sponges in U.S. territorial waters and beyond. The database will be comprehensive, standardized, quality controlled, and networked to outside resources. The database schema accommodates both linear (trawls, transects) and point (samples, observations) data. The structure of the database is tailored to occurrence records of all the azooxanthellate corals, a subset of all corals, and all sponge species. Records shallower than 50 m are generally excluded in order to focus on predominantly deep-water species – the mandate of the DSC-RTP. The intention is to limit the overlap with light-dependent (and mostly shallow-water) corals. The current data reflects DSC-RTP Database Version 20230828-0.

To query, visualize, and download data in its native format, please visit our map portal: 
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/deep-sea-corals/mapSites.htm  

For advanced data query and data download, please visit our ERDDAP data access form:  
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/deep_sea_corals.html 

To learn more about deep sea coral and sponge habitats, please visit our website: 
https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/
RV Investigator Voyage IN2017_V02 Seabird Observations, Australia (2017)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Seabird and incidental cetacean and seal sightings were recorded during daylight hours during the moorings deployment at the SOTS site, southwest of Tasmania, Australia, March 2017.

Observations were made every ten minutes in the forward quadrant.

There were 1200 observations from 38 species of birds, 3 cetacean species and one seal. The commonest bird species were Puffinus tenuirostris and Pachyptila turtur. Each species has been linked where possible to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS https://www.marinespecies.org).
Ecsenius niue, new species of blenniid fish, and new distribution records for other species in the Opsifrontalis species group

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1975/1998

Ecsenius niue is described from Niue Islands, SW Pacific. It is a member of the Opsidrontalis species group and is most similar to the Fijian endemic E. fijiensis, from which it differs in having six, as opposed to seven, vertical pairs of dark spots on the body posterior to a vertical from the base of the first segmented dorsal-fin ray, and in having the posteriormost pair of dark spots posteriorly elongate and attenuating onto the base of the caudal fin, as opposed to the spots being roughly cicular and discrete. It differs from the superficially similar E. tigris (islands of the Queensland Plateau) in lacking the three of four dark spots on the body ventral to those on the dorsal body contour below the spinous dorsal fin. New distribution records are given for E. axelrodi, E. bathi, and E. opsifrontalis.
Distribution records of Amphipoda based on the collection stored at the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA)

Keywords: ANTARCTICA, ROSS SEA, PERACARID CRUSTACEANS, SPECIES RANGES, OCCURRENCE, BIODIVERSITY, Specimen, Occurrence, SOUTHERN OCEAN
Temporal coverage: 1995/2019

Distribution records of Amphipoda based on the collection stored at the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA) is an occurrence type dataset published by Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA, Section of Genoa).
The distributional information provided here represents the specimens stored at the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA) belonging to the order Amphipoda and acquired in the context of 23 different research projects that took place during 16 scientific polar expeditions conducted in Antarctica. It represents an additional resource documenting the distribution of Antarctic Amphipoda in the Southern Ocean, from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea, focusing on the Terra Nova Bay area. This dataset reports a total of 456 distributional occurrences of Amphipoda specimens, collected during 117 different sampling events, and corresponding to 24 families, 27 genera and 34 different species. Out of the total occurrences reported, 217 are identified to the species level, 72 to the genus and 75 to the family level.
This dataset is published by the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA) under the license CC-BY 4.0. Please follow the guidelines from the SCAR Data Policy (SCAR, 2022) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, please contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via data-biodiversity-aq@naturalsciences.be. Issues with dataset can be reported at https://github.com/biodiversity-aq/data-publication/
The occurrences included in this dataset were obtained in the context of a variety of research projects funded by the Italian National Antarctic Program (PNRA) and Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). The publication of this data paper was funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO, contract n°FR/36/AN1/AntaBIS) in the Framework of EU-Lifewatch as a contribution to the SCAR Antarctic biodiversity portal (biodiversity.aq).
Rich and underreported: First integrated assessment of the diversity of mesopelagic fishes in the Southwestern Tropical Atlantic

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Here, we provide the first integrative study of the biodiversity of mesopelagic fishes of the southwestern Tropical Atlantic (SWTA), based on two expeditions in northeastern Brazil in 2015 and 2017. A full list of mesopelagic fishes of the region is provided, including rare species and new records for the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone and the indication of potentially new species in groups such as the Stomiiformes and Beryciformes.
Cetacean diversity, distribution, and abundance in northern Veracruz, Mexico

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Cetaceans,manatees,sea turtles,sharks, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2005/2008

Original provider:
Arturo Serrano

Dataset credits:
Arturo Serrano, Laboratorio de Mamiferos Marinos, Universidad Veracruzana

Abstract:
The distribution and abundance of marine mammals along the United States coast of the Gulf of Mexico are well-documented, but similar studies for the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico are lacking. Furthermore, these animals are important indicators of the marine ecosystem health, and scientific research is needed to develop appropriate conservation strategies. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the diversity, distribution, and relative abundance of marine mammals in the northern coasts of Veracruz, Mexico.

Purpose:
The objective of this study was to determine the diversity, distribution, and relative abundance of aquatic mammals in  Veracruz, Mexico.
Registros de almeja (Polymesoda arctata) en la Ciénaga de pajarales

Keywords: Cría, Almeja, Observation, Repoblación, Occurrence, PERMISO_COLECTA, SIB_MARINO
Temporal coverage: 2020/2022

La almeja estuarina Polymesoda arctata, es uno de los moluscos de mayor importancia pesquera artesanal del Caribe, encontrándose actualmente catalogada como amenazada por sobreexplotación
Se alimenta a base de la productividad natural (De La hoz, 2009), tiene rápido crecimiento (talla comercial de 35 mm en 6 meses), madurez precoz (a los 30 mm de longitud; De La hoz, 2009), fertilización externa (De Severeyn et al., 1996), hermafroditismo y posibilidad de encontrar organismos maduros todo el año (Rueda y Urban, 1998). Así mismo, ha demostrado ser un organismo tolerante a las amplias fluctuaciones ambientales de temperatura, salinidad, concentración de oxígeno y de sedimento que se dan en su hábitat estuarino (von Cosel, 1986; Rueda y Urban, 1998; De La hoz, 2009).
Este recurso contiene la información de 370 almejas de la especie Polymesoda arctata que fueron colectadas vivas en la Ciénaga de Jajarales, ubicada en el Municipio de Pueblo Viejo, en los años 2020 a 2022. Luego de colectadas se llevaron al laboratorio de Moluscos y Microalgas de la Universidad del Magdalena para hacer estudios de reproducción con fines de repoblación y uso sostenible.
Distribution of surface phytoplankton between New Zealand and Antarctica, December 1957

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1957/1957

During the Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958, the distribution of phytoplankton in the southern ocean and Ross Sea was investigated from fifty-seven samples taken at roughly 30-mile intervals between southern New Zealand and McMurdo Sound. The greatest diversity of species occurred between 55° and 60°S, just north of the Antarctic Convergence. Maximum concentration was found at 70° to 72°S, where Corethron crioplhilum was profoundly dominant. A predominately sub-Antarctic assemblage between 52° and 64°S was dominated by nine species not found in significant quantities elsewhere in the series of samples. Only two of these extended in appreciable numbers into the Ross Sea. Six of the commonest species ranged from sub-Antarctic waters southwards across the Antarctic Convergence, and two were not recorded north of the Ross Sea.
Molecular Sequences of Deepsea Caridean Shrimp based on 16S and COI from Southern coast of India during 2013-2017

Keywords: 16S rRNA, Caridean, COI, India, Occurrence, shrimps, Cytochrome oxidase (COI)
Temporal coverage: 2013/2017

This dataset contains, twenty-one deepsea caridean shrimp species that were identified by conventional taxonomy under seven families Pandalidae, Acanthephyridae, Oplophoridae, Crangonidae, Pasiphaeidae, Glyphocrangonidae, Hippolytidae, and Stylodactylidae. Out of twenty-one, thirteen species are new distributional records reported for the first time from the southern coast of India. Accounting to molecular analysis a total of 128 sequences of COI and 16S were deposited in the GenBank database belonging to 8 genera under 5 families from the southern coast of Indian waters.
Mesozooplankton, National Monitoring Study 2019, EMBLAS Plus Project, EMBLAS Plus Project 

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

Mesozooplankton data: species composition, abundance (ind/m3), biomass (mg/m3) collected during the National Monitoring Study (NMS_UA 2019) in the Ukrainian waters (North-Western part of the Black Sea) onboard the Vessel “Auguste Piccard”, (Ukraine) in August-October 2019
Annelid Fauna of the Prince Gustav Channel, a previously ice-covered seaway on the northeastern Antarctic Peninsula - Data

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

Species occurrence dataset from Drennan et al. (2021) Annelid Fauna of the Prince Gustav Channel, a previously ice-covered seaway on the northeastern Antarctic Peninsula. This study and dataset present a preliminary account of the benthic annelid fauna of the Prince Gustav Channel located on the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, and of Duse Bay, a sheltered, glacier-influenced embayment in the northwestern portion of the Prince Gustav Channel. Samples were collected as part of the British Antarctic Survey JR17003a expedition February-March 2018 on board the RSS James Clark Ross. The samples included in this dataset were collected using an Agassiz Trawl, targeting megafaunal and large macrofaunal sized animals at depths ranging between 200–1200m.
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Mollusca Collection (Mollusca)

Keywords: Occurrence, Molluscan fauna, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1763/2016

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Mollusca collection contains 55526 digitised specimens over 1702 taxa (mostly species). This dataset only contains the marine species of the collection. The following classes are included: Articulata Huxley, 1869, Bivalvia, Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758, Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1797, Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797, Heliozoa, Hydrozoa Owen, 1843, Insecta Linnaeus, 1758, Malacostraca Latreille, 1802, Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956, Monoplacophora, Polychaeta, Polyplacophora Gray, 1821, Scaphopoda Bronn, 1862.
marine_benthic_ciliate_in_the_yellow_sea

Keywords: Marine, Occurrence, Benthic ciliates
Temporal coverage: 2007/2007

This dataset contains benthic ciliate species diversity data collected in the Yellow Sea during the 15-28 June 2007. The marine benthic ciliates were analyzed following the newly developed Ludox-QPS method. Supplementary environmental data are included for the beginning of each survey period.
Cnidarios Arrecifes Coralinos de Playa Mero, Cayo Sombrero y Peraza PN Morrocoy, Venezuela

Keywords: Cayo Sombrero, Meandrinidae, Venezuela, Anthothelidae, CaribeSur, Montastraeidae, Siderastreidae, ID: BID-CA2020-025-NAC, Agariciidae, Occurrence, Playa Mero, Pocilloporidae, Poritidae, Morrocoy, Samplingevent, Astrocoeniidae, Cayo Peraza, Faviidae, Milleporidae, Dendrophylliidae
Temporal coverage: 1997/2009

En este data set se presentan los resultados de tres investigaciones realizadas en el Parque Nacional Morrocoy donde se caracterizo la comunidad bentónica asociada a tres arrecifes coralinos (Playa Mero, Cayo Sombrero y Cayo Peraza), empleando el método de transectas combinadas con cuadrícula (modificado de Weinberg 1981). Ubicando las transectas a diferentes estratos de profundidad según el arrecife evaluado (1, 3,6,…15m) a lo largo de las cuales se estimó con cuadrículas de 1m2, el porcentaje de cobertura de las categorías bentónicas presentes: especies de coral, algas, esponjas, gorgonios, briozoarios y arena para cada sección estudiada.
En los tres arrecifes coralinos muestreados se identificaron 25 especies de cnidarios de 11 familias, incluyendo Corales pétreos, Octocorales e Hidrozoarios. En Playa Mero un total de 18 especies de 10 familias; para Cayo Sombrero 20 especies de 10 familias; y para Cayo Peraza 16 especies de 9 familias.
Jervis Bay Infaunal species level data, Australia (2008)

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

Geoscience Australia carried out marine surveys in Jervis Bay (NSW) in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (GA303, GA305, GA309, GA312) to map seabed bathymetry and characterise benthic environments through co-located sampling of surface sediments (for textural and biogeochemical analysis) and infauna, observation of benthic habitats using underwater towed video and stills photography, and measurement of ocean tides and wave-generated currents. Data and samples were acquired using the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) Research Vessel Kimbla. Bathymetric mapping, sampling and tide/wave measurement were concentrated in a 3x5 km survey grid (named Darling Road Grid, DRG) within the southern part of the Jervis Bay, incorporating the bay entrance. Additional sampling and stills photography plus bathymetric mapping along transits was undertaken at representative habitat types outside the DRG. Sample/species matrix of infaunal taxa derived from Van Veen grab samples taken on the HMS Kimbla surveys GA0312 and GA0315 in Jervis Bay.
Metadata at https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/72011 Survey report Kimbla0109_Record_2009_12_Jervis Bay.pdf at http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/catalog/fk1/Post-survey_reports/catalog.html
Records at sea of juveniles southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Península Valdés, Argentina

Keywords: Patagonia, locations at sea, Samplingevent, Southern elephant seal, Juveniles, satellite tracking, South Pacific Ocean, SW Atlantic Ocean
Temporal coverage: 2003/2007

This resource contains satellite-tracked locations obtained through Argos system from juveniles of southern elephant seal of Península Valdés, Argentina, during the pelagic phase in the South Atlantic and South Pacific oceans. The dataset encompasses the satellite positions of tags deployed on 6 males and 7 females in 2004 and 2005 winter haul out (July-August), and 18 males and 7 females in 2003, 2005 to 2007 summer haul out (December-January). A filter was applied to delete unrealistic locations.
Registros de pulpo común (Octopus insularis) en cinco localidades del Caribe colombiano

Keywords: Octopus insularis, Observation, Caribe colombiano, Occurrence, PERMISO_COLECTA, Pulpo común
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Se documenta información sobre 87 ejemplares estudiados del pulpo común de aguas someras (Octopus insularis) en cinco diferentes localidades del Caribe colombiano, tomados en el año 2016. Los ejemplares provienen de actividad de pescadores de la zona y fueron conservado en etanol al 99% para su análisis. El objetivo de este estudio gue realizar un análisis para determinar las identidades genéticas a partir de marcadores mitocondriales.
SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations French Polynesia 2003, 2004 and 2006

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Fish, UVC, CoFish, SPC, PROCFish/C
Temporal coverage: 2003/2006

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in French Polynesia during the PROCFish/C surveys (2003, 2004 and 2006) in 5 sites: Fakarava, Maatea, Mataiea, Raivavae and Tikehau. 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).
KOREAPMN12014 Env Template 2014 biomass

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2014/2014, null/null

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 Oceans and Fisheries 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 2014 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 2014.