oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
West Australian Marine Science Institute (WAMSI) 2 KMRP 1.1.2 Key Ecological Processes - Herbivory

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2014/2016

Focus of the herbivory study was on one type of habitat (seagrass meadows), and the diet of two species of herbivores (golden-lined rabbitfish and green turtle). Four surveys were conducted between October 2014 and April 2016. At these locations the following measurements or collections were made (not all measurements were made during each survey): (1) Rates of herbivory (three surveys). These data are presented in the report for WAMSI KMRP 2.2.4, here the focus is on assessing rates of herbivory as a proportion of primary production; (2) Collections of golden-lined rabbitfish (Siganus lineatus); and (3) Blood samples from green turtles (Chelonia mydas).
Data sourced from CSIRO Data Access Portal https://doi.org/10.4225/08/5a0be83e21ca2 on 2020-07-22.
Happywhale - Short-finned Pilot Whale in South Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2003/2020, null/null

Original provider:
Happywhale

Dataset credits:
Happywhale and contributors

Abstract:
Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.

Supplemental information:
Sightings and images were submitted to Happywhale by contributors. A portion of the Happywhale data were transferred to OBIS-SEAMAP upon the agreement between Happywhale and OBIS-SEAMAP.

There may be duplicate records among Happywhale datasets and other OBIS-SEAMAP datasets. The precision of date/time vary per record. Some records have date accuracy up to year only.

This dataset includes sightings and photos from the following 4 contributors in alphabetic order:

Johnny Giese; Marian Herz; Mike Greenfelder; Ted Cheeseman
Satellite tracking project, Pulau Banyak, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2011

Original provider:
Yayasan Pulau Banyak

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Yayasan Pulau Banyak, Aceh, Indonesia
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project sponsor or sponsor description
With thanks to AECID, BKSDA and the Future for Nature Foundation


Abstract:
Yayasan Pulau Banyak has been active in Pulau Banyak since 2006 and has started the sea turtle conservation and monitoring programme in 2007. Flipper tagging commenced in February 2008 as well as continuous beach patrols and data collection on the nesting females on Pulau Bangkaru. One of the aspects that is especially relevant to the newly protected rookery of Bangkaru is to know what the entire range of movement is of its nesting turtles. Through satellite tagging Yayasan Pulau Banyak is able to have more insight in the post-nesting migrations and feeding grounds. On June 15 and June 17 2010, the first two sea turtles in Sumatra, have been fitted with a satellite transmitter to track their movements. Maia and Eva will be able to tell us more about post nesting migrations of green turtles off the west coast of Sumatra and in the Eastern Indian Ocean.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=518">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.
Bryde’s whales off eastern Venezuela - Aerial 1978-1979

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Aircraft,Sightings, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1978/1979

Original provider:
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute

Dataset credits:
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, San Diego, California.

Abstract:
Systematic surveys, conducted between 28 October 1978 and 13 November 1979 in the waters adjacent to Puerto la Cruz and Isla Margarita, Venezuela, documented the presence, distribution and habits of a population of Bryde's whales. Methods included aerial and boat surveys, interviews with local fishermen, and radio-tagging. Bryde's whales, apparently attracted by the abundance of food, were observed in the area between March and December; numbers were greatest in fall. Distribution within the study area varied with season: between march and August the whales were seen in the eastern part; from August to December in the western. Herd size increased from march through October. Although several cow and calf pairs were seen, breeding activities were not, and there is no evidence that this is a breeding area.

Purpose:
Surveys were supported by the local company Turismo Margarita S.A., to better understand the causes of collisions between passenger jet hydrofoils and large marine animals, and advise on procedures to minimize such risk.

Supplemental information:
An accompanying vessel survey dataset  <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/835">Bryde's whales off eastern Venezuela - Vessel 1978-1979</a> is available.

The provider digitized the locations from the literature.

The accuracy of the dates is year. Months and days are approximate.

No time is provided. Substituted with 00:00:00.

No group size is provided. Substituted with 1.
IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1706/2005

IndOBIS (Indian Ocean Node of OBIS) is one of the seven regional nodes established by the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), which is data and information component of Census of Marine Life (CoML).

The original dataset, provided by IndOBIS, contains all distribution records. The dataset in OBIS Seamap is a subset of the original dataset, only containing marine mammal, seabird and/or sea turtle records.
Policládidos de la Península de Yucatán

Keywords: Occurrence, Polycladida, Campeche Bank, Caribbean, Cayo Arcas Reef, Coral Reef, Gulf of Mexico
Temporal coverage: 2017/2019

The dataset contains information about the collection “Policládidos de la Península de Yucatán”  at the Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Faculty of Science, UNAM. This dataset represents only specimens of Order Polycladida identified to genus and species (122 specimens) from 12 localities of coastal lagoons and  coral reefs  at the Gulf of Mexico and Mexican Caribbean for a period of time from 2017 to 2019.  The dataset contains information of specimens belonging to 12 families, 17 genus and 19 species.  The specimens at the collection have been either identified or validated by professional taxonomists, providing a significant level of trust in the data. The taxonomists that participated in this process appear in the list of authors.
Historic data (1908-1963) of benthic macrofauna from the Limfjord, Denmark

Keywords: Historical records, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1909/1960

This historic benthic macrofauna dataset was digitized and standardized by ICES iin the framework of the EMODNet Biology project. It contains data from the Danish Biological Station who collected quantitative samples of the benthic macrofauna on a yearly basis from a range of stations in the Limjord during more than 5 decades.
Cayman Islands 2004: Loggerhead &amp; Green Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2004/2005

Original provider:
Cayman Islands Department of Environment

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Marine Turtle Research Group
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
This project represents a collaborative effort between the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and the Marine Turtle Research Group of the University of Exeter in Cornwall (UK).
Project sponsor or sponsor description
Satellite transmitters and satellite time were generously sponsored by schools, businesses, and community organizations in the Cayman Islands. This project also supported by the UK Government's (<a href="http://www.fco.gov.uk/"> Foreign and Commonwealth Office </a><a> and </a><a href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/"> Department for International Development </a><a>) </a><a href="http://www.ukotcf.org/OTEP/">Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP)</a>  and <a href="http://www.nerc.ac.uk//">Natural Environment Research Council</a> (NERC).


Abstract:
When Christopher Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands in 1503, he named them Las Tortugas (the turtles). Ferdinand Columbus recounted that the islands were ?full of tortoises, as was all the sea about, insomuch as that they looked like little rocks? The green turtle population was estimated at over 6.5 million turtles at the time of the discovery, and turtle fishing (turtling) came to form the basis of the economy and culture of the Cayman Islands. This historical importance is memorialized in our Coat of Arms and currency, but by the beginning of the 19th century, commercial exploitation had driven the immense green turtle nesting population in the Cayman Islands to the brink of extinction. Wild turtles continue have a central place in the memories and experiences of many of our citizens, but today, only a few dozen nesting sea turtles remain. Where do these endangered greens and loggerheads go after they leave our beaches? With the help of schools and the community, the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and the Marine Turtle Research Group have begun a satellite telemetry project to track our historically and culturally important sea turtles for the first time.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=31">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.
Marine Microbes from RV Investigator voyage IN2015_V03, Australia (2015)

Keywords: 16S rRNA, occurrence, 18S rRNA
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

This dataset was acquired on the RV Investigator voyage IN2015_V03. The aim was to compare the phytoplankton (prokaryotic and eukaryotic) biomass, diversity of pigments and other molecular markers and biogeochemical functions across coastal, East Australian Current (EAC) and frontal eddy water masses. Full details of data, reports and publications of the voyage is at http://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=IN2015_V03
Note on data download/processing:
Data downloaded from Australian Microbiome Initiative via Bioplatforms Australia Data Portal on 17 June 2022. The search filter applied to download data from Bioplatforms Australia Data portal are stored in the Darwin Core property (identificationRemarks). Taxonomy is assigned according to the taxonomic database (SILVA 138) and method (Sklearn) which is stored in the Darwin Core Extension
DNA derived data property (otu_db). Prefix were removed from the taxonomic names as shown in the example (e.g. d__Bacteria to Bacteria). Scientific name is assigned to the valid name available from the highest taxonomic rank.
This collection is published as Darwin Core Occurrence, so the event level measurements need to be replicated for every occurrence. Instead of data replication, the event level eMoF data are made available separately at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/services/obisau/emof_export.cfm?ipt_resource=bioplatforms_mm_in2015_v03
Environmental baseline data in abyssal plain off Minami Torishima based on 18S rRNA gene obtained from the 2022 cruise

Keywords: 18S_rRNA_gene, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2022/2022

SIP Ocean program conducted the research cruises for technical development and data collection of baseline condition in deep-sea environments off Minami Torishima. This data set contains 18S rRNA gene based phylogenetic composition of meiofauna community determined from sediment core samples which have been collected by the Shinkai 6500 in the 2022 cruise of R/V Yokosuka (YK22-08C). The two kinds of PCR primer set have been used for the same sample to compare the phylogenetic composition.
Cetaceans sighted off the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand, Summer 1970

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1970/1970

Records are presented of sightings of 6 cetacean species (15 common dolphins, Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, over 5000 dusky dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray), approximately 74 bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus (Montagu), 8 sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 6 southern humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski), and 36 southern pilot whales. Globicephala melaena edwardii (Smith)) from m.v. Lloret Lopez II between 8 January and 2 April 1970. A large school of dusky dolphins was observed south of Solander Island. Monthly water temperatures in the summer of 1970 were high and in January ranged from 15.4°c (9.2 km west of Fiordland) and 21.6°c (55 km west of Cape Farewell), in February from 16.2°c (Fiordland) and 20.4°c (Cape Farewell), and in March from 16.0°c (Fiordland) and 20.5°c (Cape Farewell).
Museums Victoria Marine Invertebrates Collection

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1698/2016

The Marine Invertebrates collection encompasses invertebrates with the exception of insects and spiders. It includes crabs, sea spiders, lobsters, isopods, sponges, corals, worms, molluscs, echinoderms, protozoans and some non-vertebrate chordates.
Each species has been linked to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS https://www.marinespecies.org). Data source from ALA (http://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co119)
BLM CETAP SHIP Sightings

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Aircraft,Visual Sighting
Temporal coverage: 1978/1980

Original provider:
University of Rhode Island

Dataset credits:
University of Rhode Island
Bureau of Land Management
US Dept of the Interior

Abstract:
The Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) was sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and conducted between October 1978 and January 1982 by the University of Rhode Island in outer continental shelf waters of the northeastern United States from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to the Gulf of Maine and from shore to 9.3 km (5 nautical miles) seaward of the 1829 m (1000 fathoms) isobath. Population surveys were conducted by CETAP to assess the distribution and abundance of whales, dolphins and sea turtles inhabiting the study area.

Purpose:
This dataset is a subset of CETAP sightings, extracting opportunistic sighting records, with the addition of taxonomic information of species sighted. The full dataset may be available upon request. Requests for more data, further details on the dataset, proper use of the dataset, and questions should be directed to the primary contact person.

Supplemental information:
[2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Turtles: Testudines (173749) =&gt; Testudines (948936)

Sighting points that are more than 2 km inland were eliminated. Sightings located from 1 km to 2 km inland can be considered as on-water sightings. Those points have TRUE in [Excluded] field to indicate that they seem to fall on land but may be correct sightings.

Metadata are in progress.
Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1965/2003

Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish fish, has been described from 46 specimens, 16.3-85.8 mm SL, collected at depths of 2-10 m from coral reefs of Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. Occurrence data for the type specimens as presented in this dataset. A. barberi is closely allied to A. melanopus, which is widely distributed in the western Pacific. The two species exhibit significant colour-pattern differences, including a mainly reddish orange body in A. barberi and dark brown or blackish body in A. melanopus. Adults of the new species also possess fewer spinules (11-19 versus 19-26) in the upper-opercular series than A. melanopus. Genetic data confirms the separation of these species.
Bureau of Rural Sciences, Commercial Fisheries Presence, Australia, 2000-2002

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2000/2002

Australian national commercial fisheries presence data summarized by half-degree square, year (2000-2002) and species name. Cells with less than 5 boats represented are excluded, as are commercial "taxa" which represent multiple or otherwise unidentified species. The dataset contains 60,445 records representing 390 separate species. The data were assembled by the former Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) which is now a part of the Australian Department of Agriculture.
Additional summary information including catch weights and gross value product per species per square per year is available (part of the former "Atlas of Australian Marine Fishing and Coastal Communities"), please contact the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources for access at  http://www.agriculture.gov.au/general-inquiries
Distributional records of Ross Sea (Antarctica) planktonic Copepoda from bibliographic data and samples curated at the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA)

Keywords: Occurrence, distribution, BIONESS, Ross Sea, Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica, Copepoda, abundance
Temporal coverage: 1988/1995

This dataset gathers distributional data on planktonic copepods (Crustacea, Copepoda) collected in the framework of the III, V and X Expeditions of the Italian National Antarctic Program (PNRA) held in the western Ross Sea from 1987 to 1995. Sampling was conducted with BIONESS and WP2 net in 94 different sampling stations, mainly distributed in the Terra Nova Bay area, at the depth of 0-1000 meters. In terms of spatial coverage, this dataset covers 6027 distributional records that are also reported in terms of original abundance data (ind/m3) to allow a possible modelization of species distributions thanks to the availability of environmental variables that were collected together with the biological samples. The total of distributional records here reported has two different origins: 5306 are represented by bibliographic records obtained by digitizing the original data reports, whereas 721 correspond to physical museum vouchers, now curated by the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA, Section of Genoa). This group of museum samples comprises 8225 individual specimens, that were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level. They belong to 4 orders, 25 families, 52 genera and 82 species, out of which 17 could be only determined at the genus level.
DATRAS Canadian Maritimes Trawl Survey

Keywords: No limitations to public access, Samplingevent, Biota, CTD profilers, WGS84 (EPSG:4326), Otter trawlers, Species distribution
Temporal coverage: 1970/2021

<p>The Fisheries and Oceans Canada ecosystem surveys are conducted annually and are a source of integrated ecosystem monitoring data. These survey data are the primary data source for monitoring trends in species distribution, abundance, and biological condition within the region, and also provide data to the Atlantic Zonal Monitoring Program (AZMP) for monitoring hydrographic conditions, along with zooplankton and phytoplankton. The surveys follow a stratified random sampling design, and include sampling using a bottom otter trawl, CTD rosette and vertical plankton tows. Data from the bottom trawl catch are used to monitor the distribution and abundance of fish and invertebrates throughout the Scotian Shelf, Bay of Fundy and Georges Bank.</p>
Macrobenthic species of the Eastern South Pacific

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1996/2001

In the Humboldt Current System a rich fauna of soft-bottom communities inhabits the continental margin. This dataset contains macrobenthic specimens collected during the MinOx cruise (Oxygen Minimum Zone cruise) at northern Chile in March 2000 and the Chilean-German expedition SONNE carried out in 2001 along the Chilean coast.
Subtidal epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring in function of a foreshore suppletion at the Belgian coast, period 2013-2016

Keywords: Demersal fishes, Samplingevent, Coastal defences, Epibenthos, foreshore suppletion
Temporal coverage: 2013/2016

What ecological effects does a foreshore suppletion, and a beach suppletion, have on the marine ecosystem in the intertidal and shallow surf zone (&lt;6 m depth)? The foreshore suppletion (400.000m³) was by means of an experimental set-up in the shallow coastal zone (-1 to -2m TAW) of Mariakerke. Beside it, a beach nourishment was conducted at Mariakerke (681243m³) and Middelkerke (968754m³). For the Mariakerke area, we collect biological and sedimentological samples in the impact area and in a control area (Bredene), before as after the suppletion, whereas for Middelkerke only the data after suppletion was part of the study. We monitor the marine ecosystem with a focus on the fauna within the sediment (macrofauna) and on the sediment (hyperbenthos, epi- and demersal fish fauna) in the intertidal zone and subtidal zone.
Benthic Forams collected from St. Margarets Bay and Mahone Bay in 1962 and 1963

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Biota, Oceans, Biological Classification
Temporal coverage: null/null

Data on marine benthic Foraminifera were obtained from samples collected from May through September during 1962 and 1963. Samples were collected from the bottom sediment using SCUBA diving, and with the aid of various bottom samplers including Dietz Lafond and Butterfly grabs and a short piston corer in water depths ranging from 0.3m to 73.5m. The original report described the Foraminifera of the two bays, various hydrographic information about the sampling area as well as statistical analysis of the results. Multiple investigation methods of the samples were carried out including ratio of living to dead specimens, foraminiferal biofacies, as well as studies of sedimentation rates based on the benthonic foraminifera found during sampling.

Species presence information was extracted from the report and used to create the OBIS resource. Complete information on collection and analysis of samples can be found in the original manuscript (Bartlett, 1964).
IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) - Picoplankton flow cytometry, Australia (2008 - 2018)

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 2009/2014

These data sets include the picoplankton component analysed by flow cytometry from samples collected as part of the Integrated Marine Observing Systems (IMOS) National Mooring Network -National Reference Station (NRS) field sampling.


Historical data collected as part of CSIRO Coastal Monitoring program is available for three of the National Reference Station sites:

Maria Island Coastal Station Data 1944-2008, Port Hacking 100m Coastal Station Data 1953-2010 and Rottnest Island Coastal Station Data 1951-2009.
Nine Sites are included in the IMOS NRS field sampling stations. Maria Island (TAS), Kangaroo Island (SA), Esperance (WA), Rottnest Island (WA), Ningaloo (WA), Darwin (NT), Yongala (QLD), North Stradbroke Island (QLD) and Port Hacking 100 (NSW).
Sampling at these sites is conducted by several members of IMOS NRS Biogeochemical project. Sampling at the sites began between 29/9/2008 and 8/11/2010 and is currently ongoing for 7 sites. Sampling ceased at Ningaloo and Esperance (WA) sites in Aug/Sept 2013.
Sampling is conducted monthly (Esperance and Ningaloo were 3 monthly) off small vessels. Depths sampled range from surface to 105 metres depending on the site. Depths are usually sampled at 10 metre intervals. Details including information on station locations, depths sampled and sample types collected are shown in the PDF link below extracted from the IMOS NRS NATIONAL REFERENCE STATIONS BIOGEOCHEMICAL OPERATIONS - A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK, Version 2.2 July 2012. A link to the full handbook is also provided which includes full details of the sampling regime and analyses.