oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
PIFSC, Cetacean Survey, MACS 2015, Cruise 1502, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Original provider:
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Abstract:
The Mariana Archipelago Cetacean Survey (MACS) was a shipboard line-transect survey within 50 nmi of the Mariana Islands within the Guam and CNMI exclusive economic zone (8 May - 6 June 2015). Three days were lost to diversion out of the study area due to Typhoon Dolphin. All regions of the study area were at least partially surveyed as planned, with some gaps in transect survey coverage due to the weather diversion. There were 42 cetacean sightings that included 9 identified species, as well as groups of dolphins, whales, and beaked whales that could not be identified to species.

Supplemental information:
Data were collected under NMFS permit 15240.
The data included here are the sightings and on-effort tracks recorded within WinCruz survey software and extracted from the QA/QC'd DAS file using the R package swfscDAS (https://smwoodman.github.io/swfscDAS).

Attributes for fields within the trackline files:
Cruise - see description in attribute table below
segnum - segment number for continuous on-effort line
Date - Local date m/dd/yyyy
TimeStart - Local time at start of on-effort segment
LatStart - Latitude in decimal degrees at starting point of on-effort segment
LongStart - Longitude in decimal degrees at starting point of on-effort segment
TimeEnd - Local time at end of on-effort segment
LatEnd - Latitude in decimal degrees at end point of on-effort segment
LongEnd - Longitude in decimal degrees at end point of on-effort segment
Mode - see description in attribute table below
EffType - see description in attribute table below
avgSpdKt - average speed (knots) of the ship over the on-effort segment traveled
avgBft - average Beaufort Sea State over the on-effort segment

Other data not included here:
Photos and biopsy samples were collected and satellite tags were deployed during some sightings. Acoustic detections were recorded from a towed hydrophone array. Sonobuoys were deployed opportunistically. High-frequency Acoustic Recording Packages (HARP) were recovered and redeployed off Saipan and Tinian and deployed off Pagan. Oceanographic data were collected (CTD, XBT).
Satellite-tracking of loggerhead sea turtles tracked from western Mediterranean

Keywords: Metadata conformant, Samplingevent, Argos satellite, Satellite tracking, Data non conformant
Temporal coverage: 2016/2019

Satellite-tracking data of 44 loggerhead sea turtles tracked from western Mediterranean between 2016-2018. Our dataset consists in a CSV file-format which provides the turtle identity name or number, the date and coordinates of the location data, and the Argos location class associated. A metadata spreadsheet file is also provided with other relevant information. Raw data was compiled from Argos, only Doppler locations class 2 and higher were included in the OBIS-ENV data transformation to provide location accuracy. Original dataset download link https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/wF4jn2ypDiAgJ2U
SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1999

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Seabirds,Sea turtles,Vessel,Visual Sighting
Temporal coverage: 1999/1999

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
Hubard, C. W. &amp; Mullin, K. D., NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center

Abstract:
A spring cetacean survey in the northern U.S. Gulf of Mexico was conducted  in 1999 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center and Minerals Management Service to examine cetacean abundances in both oceanic and continental shelf waters. 
This survey was conducted in coordination with the spring Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) ichthyoplankton survey.

The dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey.

During the 36 survey days, at least 18 species were sighted, including

Bryde's whale
Sperm whale
Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale
Cuvier's beaked whale
Striped dolphin
Spinner dolphin
Clymene dolphin
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Rough-toothed dolphin
Risso's dolphin
Killer whale
False killer whale
Pilot whale
Pygmy killer whale
Melon-headed whale

The dataset  is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file.

Purpose:
The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters.

Specific objectives of this survey are:

1. Collect ichthyoplankton samples for estimates of the abundance and distribution of Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae.

2. Collect data to estimate the abundance and distribution of cetaceans in the oceanic northern Gulf of Mexico.

3. collect associated environmental data at all designated ichthyoplankton stations.

4. Collect data on the distribution of sea turtles, seabirds and other marine life.

5. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species for genetic stock structure and contaminant analyses.

6. Obtain photographs of selected cetacean species for photo-identification studies.

7. Collect data on distribution and type of marine  debris encountered during the survey.

Supplemental information:
[2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Bridled Tern: Sterna anaethetus (176897) =&gt; Onychoprion anaethetus (824104)
Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) =&gt; Hydroprogne caspia (176935)
Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) =&gt; Leucophaeus atricilla (824079)
Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) =&gt; Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932)
Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) =&gt; Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Opportunistic Sightings

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Marine mammals,Encoutners, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1988/2011

Original provider:
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation

Dataset credits:
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation

Abstract:
BMMRO has been conducting a long-term study documenting the occurrence, distribution, and abundance of marine mammals around the islands of The Bahamas since 1991. Currently based in Sandy Point on Great Abaco Island, this project provides the only comprehensive documentation of marine mammal fauna in this part of the world. 
The dataset presented here includes only marine mammal sightings, and other sea turtle sightings and marine mammal strandings and sightings are included in separate datasets in OBIS-SEAMAP. The dataset presented here is a subset of marine mammal sightings between 1988 and 2011, including sightings reported from the public. The dataset also is a subset of BMMRO vessel encounters with marine mammals between 1991 and 2011, comprising 20 different species, with the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin representing 60% of all encounters. The entire dataset includes stranding records between 1944 and 2011. In addition, the entire dataset includes sightings of turtles comprising 3 different species between 1991 and 2011.
A sighting is when our vessel was unable to close in on the group of animals while an encounter is when closing was successful and photographs / video recording of the animals were obtained. The dataset includes off-transect sightings and encounters (opportunistic).

Supplemental information:
Please use this dataset along with off-transect tracklines. Note that the original ship location data were recorded every minute. Tracklines up to 2006 were constructed using locations every five minutes to reduce the data size; tracklines constructed for 2006-2011 used data recorded every minute. Tracklines that intersected land were excluded. On-transect sightings and encounters are provided in a different dataset.
8/15/2011: This dataset was updated to include data collected from 2006 to 2008. Data from 2006-2008 did not include group size estimates and "1" was used to be conservative. Effort transects are only available for 3/11/1997-10/1/2008.
06/12/2013: This dataset was updated to include group size estimate data collected from 2006-2008 and sightings/effort data for 2008-2011. When records did not include group size estimates or time, "1" was used to be conservative, and 00:00:00 was used, respectively.
8/8/2013: Effort tracklines that crossed land were excluded and updated, as well as records that had incorrect time values. Shapefile and csv files were updated.
Harbour seals GPS telemetry in Baie du Mont Saint-Michel

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Animal tagging,Radio transmitters,Fastloc GPS, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2006/2008

Original provider:
Cécile Vincent, Centre d’Études Biologiques de Chizé

Dataset credits:
Cecile Vincent, CEBC (CNRS/La Rochelle University)

Abstract:
8 harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) were captured in the Baie du Montt-Saint-Michel (France) between January 2006 and October 2007 and fitted with Fastloc GPS/GSM tags (Sea Mammal Research Unit - SMRU, UK). The project was funded by the DIREN Basse Normandie. The study was conducted by Cecile Vincent at the University of La Rochelle (France) in collaboration with SMRU, Aero’Baie, PELAGIS (CNRS/La Rochelle University), the Office national de la chasse de la faune sauvage (ONCFS), the Zoo de La Fleche and the Zoo La Bourbansais. Seals were caught under licenses delivered by the French ministry of the environment.

Purpose:
Identification of individual movements and foraging areas of harbour seals

Supplemental information:
[2020-10-23] A few records had incorrect date/time. They are corrected.
Virginia and Maryland Sea Turtle Research and Conservation Initiative Aerial Survey Sightings, May 2011 through July 2013

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2011/2013

Original provider:
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation

Dataset credits:
Virginia Aquarium Foundation - Susan G. Barco &amp; Gwen G. Lockhart
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research &amp; Preservation - Robert A. DiGiovanni Jr. &amp; Allison M. DePerte

Abstract:
The data provided were collected as part of the the Virginia and Maryland Sea Turtle Research &amp; Conservation Initiative - funded by the National Marine Fisheries Service Species Recovery Grants program  No. NA09NMF4720033.

Purpose:
Previous sea turtle abundance estimates reported in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay where developed using aerial surveys without correcting for seasonal differences and availability bias. More recent surveys yielded estimates of availability throughout the turtles' residency periods using radio transmitters and satellite telemetry. These estimates where significantly different then previous surveys and changed over time. This project was conducted in order to quantify turtles surfacing time for the purpose of calculating seasonal and annual differences in availability, conduct aerial surveys in a manner that will allow for the calculation of perception bias, and compare estimates generated during previous projects.

Supplemental information:
Aerial surveys were conducted along the coastal waters and bays of Virginia and Maryland. This project is broken into two survey periods. The survey platform was a De Havilland twin otter DHC‐6 modified for observational research. The aircraft was configured so as to have two forward observers and a data recorder on their own communication system and have a second team consisting of a belly observer and one additional observer (either port or starboard) along with a data recorder. The separation of the communications systems enables the two teams to function independently thereby functioning as two individual surveys. Groups of sea turles, marine mammals, and other marine mammals were recorded. This method was developed in order to calculate a perception bias using mark recapture techniques.  This dataset is the filtered version – meaning all the duplicate sightings have been removed.  All records are marked as observed by only team one, only team two, or by both.  There is only one record for each sighting even if the animal was sighted by both teams.  The raw dataset, with all sighting from both teams, is available by request from the Virginia Aquarium &amp; Marine Science Foundation.
PANGAEA - Data from Glacial Atlantic Mapping and Prediction (GLAMAP2000)

Keywords: Occurrence, Paleobiogeography, Reconstruction, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1957/1991

GLAMAP2000 is a joint effort to reconstruct Atlantic sea-surface temperatures (SST) during the Last glacial maximum (LGM). Contributing institutes are GEOMAR, Kiel for the Arctic, University of Kiel for the North Atlantic, University of Bremen for the South Atlantic, and Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Bremerhaven, for the Southern Ocean.
Gray whale visual sightings from shore 2014-2015

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Land-based, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2014/2015

Original provider:
Regina A. Guazzo, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Dataset credits:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

Abstract:
During the eastern North Pacific gray whale 2014–2015 southbound migration, acoustic call recordings, infrared blow detections, and visual sightings were combined to estimate cue rates, needed to convert detections into abundance. The gray whale M3 acoustic call rate was 2.3–24 calls/whale/day with an average of 7.5 calls/whale/day over the entire migration (southbound and northbound) and showed a positive trend from 30 December–13 February. The infrared camera blow rate averaged 49 blows/whale/hour over 5–8 January. With a call rate model, we estimated that 4,340 gray whales migrated south before visual observations began on 30 December, which is 2,829 more gray whales than used in the visual abundance estimate. This finding highlights the usefulness of cue rates to increase precision in abundance estimates. We suggest that visual observers increase their survey effort to all of December to verify gray whale abundance corrections. Probability of detection of a whale blow by the infrared camera was the same at night as during the day. However, probability of detection decreased beyond 2.1 km offshore, whereas visual sightings revealed consistent whale densities up to 3 km offshore. We suggest that future infrared camera surveys use multiple cameras optimized for different ranges offshore.

Supplemental information:
Visual Observation Location: 36 26' 23.61" N 121 55' 20.5" W

The sheet labeled "Effort" contains start and end times for observations in both UTC and PST time zones.  B indicates the observations were beginning and E indicates the observations were ending.  times are in Matlab's datenum format: Days since January 0, 0000

The sheet labeled "Modeled Abundance" contains the estimated number of whales that passed each day.  Date is the Julian Date in Matlab's datenum format: Days since January 0, 0000.  The estimated number of whales each day are given as a probability distribution.  Median and the 95% highest posterior density interval are reported.  Methods are described by Durban et al. 2015.

The original datasheet is included in the downloadable zipped file.
CSIRO, Cruise SS199101, Marine Biology Data, Western Australia, 1991

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1991/1991

Biological data collected on Southern Surveyor voyage SS 01/91. This voyage took place in waters off the west coast of Western Australia during 21 January - 19 February 1991, under the leadership of Anthony Koslow, as part of the Western Australia coast deepwater invertebrate study. Biological data collected on this cruise include extensive collections of fish, crustaceans (including scampi and deep-water prawns), and cephalopods from 95 trawls. Photographic records were also taken of the specimens and acoustic data were continuously collected during the cruise.
Reports, metadata and other data from this voyage are at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details,cfm?survey=SS199101
This data has been republished (2022-09-05 with additional details of each occurrence where they can be one of three types:  catch composition (counts per taxa and optional aggregated weights by trawl event), catch measurements (length and/or weight) of individual taxa and/or catch specimens and their stored location. The occurrence type is recorded in occurrenceremarks.
KOREAPMN12010 Env Template 2010 abundance

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2010

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 2010 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 bethic impact experiment and reference sites, and research and development works on mining technologies as a part of its exploration activities in 2010.
DFO Quebec Region Magdalen Islands Lobster Survey

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2007/2020

Observations of taxa recorded during a research survey on lobster (Homarus americanus), using an otter trawl (Nephrops), carried out by DFO every year since 1995 in the Magdalen Islands. The main objective of this survey is to assess the abundance and structure of lobster populations / Observations des taxons enregistrées lors d'un relevé de recherche sur le homard (Homarus americanus), à l'aide d'un chalut à porte (Nephrops), réalisé par le MPO à chaque année depuis 1995 aux Iles-de-la-Madeleine. L’objectif principal de ce relevé est d’évaluer l’abondance et la structure des populations de homard.
NEFSC Benthic Database

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1900/1989

Benthic fauna data has been collected from 1881 to the present by the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratories at Woods Hole, MA and Sandy Hook, NJ. The data includes the work by Wigley and Theroux on the macrofauna of the Northeastern United States. Other major studies include Ocean Pulse, the Northeast Monitoring Program, New York Bight, 12 Mile Dumpsite, Long Island Sound and Raritan Bay surveys. Parameters included in these surveys include depth, sediment type, gear type, number, weight, family, class, genus, species name, and abundance. A total of 21,000 sample sites are included in this data set with 4,000 meters being the maximum depth sampled.
Happywhale - Harbor Porpoise in North Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2011/2022, 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 6 contributors in alphabetic order:

Drew Collins; Emma Luck; Era Horton; Marilia Olio; Nicole LaRoche; Per Nikolaj Bukh
Simultaneous surveys of littoral organisms in Osaka Bay

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2023/2023

The “Simultaneous surveys of littoral organisms in Osaka Bay” is a project to survey all living creatures in Osaka Bay simultaneously, conducted by the “Osaka Bay Environmental Restoration Liaison Committee” consisting of universities, civic groups, national and local governments and others, with the cooperation of groups working along the coast of Osaka Bay. The results of this survey will be the basis for understanding the water environment in various areas of Osaka Bay.
Registros de Thalassia testudinum con aparente afectación por Labyrinthula sp. en el marco del proyecto interinstitucional Invemar-Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

Keywords: PARQUE NACIONAL NATURAL OLD PROVIDENCE MACBEAN LAGOON, Observation, PARQUE NACIONAL NATURAL TAYRONA, FANERÓGAMAS MARINAS, Occurrence, PERMISO_COLECTA, SIB_MARINO
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

El recurso documentado corresponde a muestras de hojas del pasto marino, llamado "pasto tortuga" (Thalassia testudinum), colectado en dos localidades del Caribe colombiano, como lo son los Parques Nacionales Naturales Tayrona y Old Providence McBean Lagoon enmarcadas en el proyecto de cooperación Invemar-Universidad Militar Nueva Granada (INV-CIAS-2947-19).