oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
South Australia's Sea Lions as Ocean Observers (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Biology
Temporal coverage: 2008/2011

Original provider:
South Australian Research and Development Institute

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Fur seal, pelagic shark and seabird tracking
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>


Abstract:
Over the next 3 summers, up to 40 Australian sea lion adult males will carry state-of-the-art satellite transmitters as they traverse some of southern Australia’s most remote and biologically-productive waters.This project is funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS - www.imos.org.au) through the Australian Acoustic Tagging and Monitoring System (AATAMS http://imos.org.au/aatams.html).The maritime expeditions of the Australian sea lions are now yielding data that are important to both biologists and oceanographers and refining our understanding of the intimate connections between the mechanics of the Earth’s oceans, and the complex ecosystems which dwell within and upon them. This is a truly interdisciplinary project, bringing together biologists studying living systems and oceanographers studying marine physics. The maritime expeditions of the Australian sea lions are now yielding data that are important to both biologists and oceanographers and refining our understanding of the intimate connections between the mechanics of the Earth’s oceans, and the complex ecosystems which dwell within and upon them. This is an extremely cost-effective means of adding to existing global oceanographic data archives. It has the potential to complement existing sampling methods, especially for regions from which data are scarce and where these alternative methods may be difficult or prohibitively expensive to implement.  Importanly, this approach provides a mechanism of targeting the collection of physical oceanographic data from regions that are biologically of interest (ie. where high trophic level predators feed), therefore providing greater insights into how physical ocean processes underpin marine ecosystems and commercial fisheries.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=274">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.
UKSRLPMN12016 NHM-UNI

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research UK Seabed Resources Ltd (UKSR) is pleased to submit this annual report on activities with respect to the Plan of Work associated with both of its 15-year International Seabed Authority (ISA) Exploration Licences. The first licence entered into effect on 8 February 2013 (UK1); the second on 29 March 2016 (UK2). UKSR has integrated together the exploration programmes of UK1 and UK2 in order to provide UKSR and the ISA and its stakeholders a broader insight into CCZ-wide ecosystem structure and function. This report describes UKSR’s activities and particular achievements for the calendar year 2016, and also its plans for the future.
Vessel line-transect surveys of Arctic cetaceans in the Chuckchi Sea, Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) research cruise on the vessel Norseman II, 2015-08-09 - 2015-09-03

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

This dataset contains cetacean observation data conducted during shipboard transects in the Chukchi Sea during the 9 August - 3 September 2015 Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) research cruise. The dataset is two comma-separated values (csv) files describing the dates, times, latitude, longitude, species and best-high-low estimates of numbers for each cetacean (whales). This dataset was exported from the marine bird and mammal observation software WinCruz from the entire survey, and later transformed from the WinCruz format into Darwin Core formatted tables (DwC, occurrence core), with DwC term names as column names.
Diversity and geographic distribution of brachyuran crabs from the Callapidae family in Venezuela

Keywords: Samplingevent, crustacea, true crabs, Callapidae, CaribeSur, greographic distribution, Venezuela, BID-CA2020-025-NAC, biodiversity, brachyura
Temporal coverage: 1964/1974

Diversity and geographic distribution of brachyuran crabs from the Callapidae family in Venezuela
WWF survey of the entire range of the Indus River dolphin - 2001

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Freshwater dolphins,Platanista,Distribution,Abundance,Vessel, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2001/2001

Original provider:
Gill Braulik, WWF-Pakistan

Dataset credits:
Gill Braulik, WWF-Pakistan

Abstract:
A survey was conducted in March and April 2001, to assess the status of the Indus River dolphin, <i>Platanista gangetica minor</i>, throughout its present range. A total of 1535 km of survey effort was conducted, consisting of 1375 km of the Indus River main channel, 136 km of Indus River secondary channels, and 24 km of the Panjnad River, a tributary of the Indus. The effective range of the Indus dolphin has declined by 80% since 1870. The sum of best group size estimates produced an abundance estimate of 965 dolphins. Extrapolation of encounter rates to unsurveyed channels and application of a correction factor to account for missed dolphins indicates that the metapopulation may number approximately 1,200 individuals. Dolphins occur in five subpopulations separated by irrigation barrages. A pronounced increase in dolphin abundance and encounter rate was observed in each subsequent downstream subpopulation (except the last). The three largest subpopulations were between Chashma and Taunsa. Barrages (84 dolphins; 0.28/km), Taunsa and Guddu Barrages (259 dolphins; 0.74/km) and Guddu and Sukkur Barrages (602 dolphins; 3.60/km). Reasons suggested for the high encounter rate between Guddu and Sukkur Barrages, include high carrying capacity, low levels of anthropogenic threat, effective conservation, and augmentation of the subpopulation by downstream migration of dolphins from upstream. 

Purpose:
Status Assessment

Supplemental information:
Data contains information on both the detection location, which is the location of the boat when a dolphin was sighted, and also an exact location, which was the position of the boat when the dolphins were perpendicular. Exact locations were plotted but detection location was used if an exact location was not available. 
BHL are best, high, low estimates of group size. Best estimates were used for the observed count.
Actual survey tracks followed the winding pattern of the Indus River. Tracks presented here are very approximate straight-line visual representations of the actual track. These visually  indicate which river sections were surveyed but should not be used for any analysis.
Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Florida Keys 2018

Keywords: Samplingevent, body, commission, event, length, research, sample_region, samplingEffort, set, minimumDepthInMeters, dataset, florida, geodetic_datum, habitat, identification, province, samples, side, subregionid, video, wildlife, array-data, eventID, eventdate, fwri, gulf of mexico, license, minimum_depth, region, revisited, sampleSizeUnit, v2.3, coral_reef_monitoring_method, first_year_of_observation, last_date_time_change, class, comprehensive, conservation, data, date, depth, fish, large, lastYear, lengh, minimum, obis, rectangle, reef, sample, sampleSizeValue, transect, maximumDepthInMeters, area, coral, datum, effort, habitatid, keys, lastt, latitude, locality, longitude, method, monitoring, multiply, name, obtain, sampling, transect_lengh, type, width, country, cremp, datasetID, date-time, evaluation, firstYear, fwc, geodeticDatum, information, language, lenght, maximum, maximum_depth, meters, number, observation, units, water, water_body, year, lastt_year_of_observation, samplingProtocol, array, first, florida keys, identifier, ocean, sitecode, state, stateProvince, stewardship, used, data_set_identification_number, coral monitoring, biogeographic, biology, change, dry tortugas, fwc-fwri, geodetic, institute, modified, project, siteid, station, system, time, waterBody, coral_reef_monitoring_effort, sampling_transect_units
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

The purpose of the Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project (CREMP) is to monitor the status and trends of selected reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary(FKNMS).CREMP assessments have been conducted annually at fixed sites since 1996 and data collectedprovides information on the temporal changes in benthic cover and diversity of stony corals andassociated marine flora and fauna. The core field methods continue to be underwatervideography and timed coral species inventories. Findings presented in this report include datafrom 109 stations at 37 sites sampled from 1996 through 2008 in the Florida Keys and 1999 through 2008 in the Dry Tortugas. The report describes the annual differences (between 2007 and 2008) in the percent cover of major benthic taxa (stony corals, octocorals, sponges, and macroalgae), mean coral species richness and the incidence of stony coral conditions. Additionally, it examines the long-term trends of the major benthic taxa, five coral complex, Montastraea cavernosa, Colpophyllia natans, Siderastrea siderea, and Porites astreoides) and the clionaid sponge, Cliona delitrix.
Records of the vertical distribution of planktonic copepods in the Southern Caribbean

Keywords: Cariaco Basin, Planktonic copepods, Southern Caribbean, vertical distribution, samplingEvent, ID:BID-CA202-025-NAC, Samplingevent, Venezuela, CaribeSur, Copepoda
Temporal coverage: 1967/1968

Counts of copepods from the Cariaco Basin and adjacent Venezuelan waters (Southern Caribbean) collected on five oceanographic cruises made by the Motor Ship (M/S) La Salles between 1967 and 1968. Collections were made at different depths using a large Clarke-Bumpus sampler and plankton nets. The data represent the number of females and males (per specie), copepodites and nauplii.
SOMBASE/TOTAL - Bioconstructors

Keywords: Corals, Occurrence, Sponges, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1691/2009

Large sessile habitat-forming organisms such as sponges, corals, bryozoans and hydroids play a crucial role in the structure of Antarctic marine communities and enhance the local biodiversity. Not only are there many species of these groups found in the Antarctic (387 sponges, 141 corals, 320 bryozoans and 337 hydroids) but they also form vital habitats for countless other organisms. The habitats formed by these megafaunal organisms are increasingly being recognized as both vulnerable and important ecosystems. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted a proposal to declare two areas of the Southern Ocean as Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs). Both areas proposed are highly biodiverse, particularly with respect to habitat-forming hydrocorals, sponges and associated fauna.
Tracking Red-necked stints (Calidris ruficollis) and Curlew sandpipers (Calidris ferruginea)  along the  East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2016/2019

Tracking study to identify the migration strategies of two very closely related shorebird species, the Curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) and the Red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis), migrating from the same non-breeding site in Australia to similar breeding sites in the high Russian Arctic.
Based on 13 Curlew sandpiper and 16 Red-necked stint tracks from light-level geolocator tags, individual Curlew sandpipers make use of fewer stopover areas along the flyway compared to Red-necked stints. Furthermore, and notably during northward migration, Curlew sandpipers have a higher dependency on fewer sites, both in terms of the percentage of individuals visiting key stopover sites and the relative time spent at those sites. While Curlew sandpipers rely mainly on the Yellow Sea region, that has recently experienced a sharp decline in suitable habitat, Red-necked stints make use of additional sites and spread their relative time en-route across sites more evenly.
Anémonas y corales del atolón Albuquerque durante la Expedición Seaflower 2018 - Proyecto Colombia BIO

Keywords: Caribe Colombiano, SEAFLOWER, anémonas, Observation, caracterización, COLOMBIA_BIO, seaflower, Occurrence, SIB_MARINO
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

La propuesta busca llenar vacíos de información con respecto a grupos taxonómicos que son componentes principales de la estructura de los arrecifes del Caribe Colombiano, en este caso anémonas y corales, y ampliación sobre su información ecológica (e.g. microhábitat para anémonas y estructura poblacional de M. auretenra en el Caribe).

En total se registraron 240 registros durante expedición realizada en el 2018 al Cayo Albuquerque.
A census of penguin colony counts (provided to OBIS) from the year 1900 to 1996 in the Antarctic Region

Keywords: Occurrence, Colonies, Penguins, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1900/1998

This dataset is a census of penguin colony counts from the year 1900 in the Antarctic region. It forms part of the Inventory of Antarctic seabird breeding sites within the Antarctic and subantarctic islands.
Location of  stopping sites from satellite tracking of 32 Great Knots (Calidris tenuirostris)  in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF). (2015-2017)

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2017

In September and October 2014, 2015 and 2016, 4.5 g solar Platform Terminal Transmitters (PTTs, Microwave Telemetry) were deployed on great knots (Calidris tenuirostris) captured with cannon nets at a primary non‐breeding site, the northern beaches of Roebuck Bay, Broome, Northwest Australia (17.98°S, 122.31°E). From the great knot tracks, a total of 92 stopping sites along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF) were identified. Surprisingly, 63% of these sites were not known as important shorebird sites before our study; in fact, every one of the tracked individuals used sites that were previously unrecognized. This datasets also includes site counts at 8 locations visited by the tracked birds. Data accessed  from cited paper on 2022-08-01.
Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas- Engraulidae-Clupeidae

Keywords: Rhodophyta, Samplingevent, Oceanographical Expeditions; calcareous algae; Mediterranean; marine; pelagic; Atlantic Ocean; legacy literature; Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1904/1914

Larvae of fish from families Engraulidae and Clupeidae were sampled. Sampling was mainly pelagic, thus mainly by Petersen's young fish trawl. Data proceed from the Thor expeditions 1908-1910 but data from other expeditions (Thor 1905 and 1906) and other vessels (Nordboen and Pangan) are incorporated in the report, encompassing years 1904-1911
Macrozoobenthos of marine waters in mainland Portugal collected in March and September 2010

Keywords: Samplingevent, Ecological monitoring
Temporal coverage: 2010/2010

A macrozoobenthos species list is provided, based on datasets originated from infra and circalittoral samples (4 to 120 m depth) collected in the marine waters from north to south of mainland Portugal. Species composition, density and wet weight biomass are provided. The data were collected in the framework of the of the EEMA Programme, whose aim was the Ecological Assessment of Water Masses in mainland Portugal.
Happywhale - Galpagos sea lion in South Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

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 2 contributors in alphabetic order:

Per Nikolaj Bukh; Rémi Bigonneau
OTN Sdot Yam, Haifa District:  The Spatial Ecology of an Invasive Herbivorous Fish (Siganus rivulatus) in its Native and Invaded Range - Tag Release Metadata, Sdot Yam, Haifa District:  The Spatial Ecology of an Invasive Herbivorous Fish (Siganus rivulatus) in its Native and Invaded Range

Keywords: ACOUSTIC TAGS, Samplingevent, Occurrence, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; FISH, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2014/2015, 2014/2016

This is the OBIS extraction of the OTN Sdot Yam, Haifa District:  The Spatial Ecology of an Invasive Herbivorous Fish (Siganus rivulatus) in its Native and Invaded Range project, consisting only of the release tagging metadata. i.e. the locations  and dates of tagged animal release. If readers are  interested in the full source  dataset they should refer to the OTN web site  (members.oceantrack.org). Abstract: Marine invasive species have become a widespread phenomenon, with devastating ecological and economic consequences. Current research focuses mainly on monitoring the ecological impacts of invasive species, rather than aiming to understand the mechanisms facilitate or drive them. Landscape characteristics such as substrate configuration, patchiness, and resource availability, are known determinants of the behavior and distribution of marine species. Such components change substantially over space and time, and little is known on how the impact of invasive species may vary accordingly. This research focuses on an invasive rabbitfish species Siganus rivulatus, previously native to the Indo-Pacific. Along the Mediterranean coast, S. rivulatus is shown to have devastating impacts on biodiversity, ecosystems’ resilience, and community structures. My research aims to understand how the species’ behavior and impact are facilitated or restricted by the surrounding landscape, directly comparing the native and invasive ranges of this species. By employing state-of-the-art technology, previously unused in Israel, fish movements will be recorded in real-time through acoustic tags. Data of such high resolution will enable to quantify fundamental parameters such as home range kernels, habitat utilization, and movement trajectories. By conducting a similar study at the native region (Red Sea; Eilat) and the invaded region (Mediterranean; Sdot-Yam) I aim to gain insight into the behavioral landscape ecology of S. rivulatus, and the behavioral shifts that may have occurred as a result of invading a novel ecosystem. Finally, movement patterns of S. rivulatus can be used to understand the degree of landscape connectivity in the Mediterranean, thereby predicting further expansion.
Cetacean monitoring data collected along fixed transect using ferries as platforms in the Strait of Gibraltar, 2018, FLT Med Network

Keywords: Samplingevent, Visual census, Biological monitoring, vessel of opportunity on fixed route, surface vessel
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

Data collected using ferries as platform of observation for monitoring cetacean populations in the Strait of Gibraltar, within the Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring Network. Data were gathered on board of the ferries routing between Algeciras city and the harbours of Tanger-Med and Ceuta. In the Strait were monitored cetacean populations of the following species: short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas), sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) and killer whale (Orcinus orca). Data were collected also on other species of macrofauna (i.e., loggerhead sea turtle and ocean sunfish). The dataset contains effort data (e.g., meteorological conditions) and sighting data (105 of cetaceans and 10 of other macrofauna organisms), and were collected by dedicated trained Marine Mammal Observers (January to December 2018).
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Fall 2019

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

Original provider:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Abstract:
During fall (13 October – 24 November) 2019, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) conducted aerial abundance surveys targeting marine mammals and sea turtles. The southwestern extent was New Jersey and the northeastern extent was off of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the Scotia Shelf. The surveys covered waters from the coast line to about the 2000 m depth contour. Track lines were flown 183 m (600 ft) above the water surface, at about 200 kph (110 knots). Approximately 7,770 km of on-effort track lines were surveyed, where 85% of this effort was in Beaufort 3 and below.

Purpose:
The objectives of this aerial flight was to collect the data needed to estimate abundance of cetaceans and turtles in the study area and to investigate how the animals’ distribution and abundance relate to their ecosystem.

Supplemental information:
The servery code is TONE19FAL.

Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available. Please contact the data provider to obtain this attribute.
Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) counts and haulout locations in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia coast

Keywords: Sampling event, Harbour seal, Strait of Georgia, Phoca vitulina, haulout
Temporal coverage: 1966/2014

Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) are found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. They are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as those of the Baltic and North Seas. In Canada, they may be found off the coastal waters of British Columbia, Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Population trends and abundance of harbour seals in British Columbia are assessed based on aerial surveys conducted during 1966-2014. Based on counts conducted in Index Areas distributed throughout the province, the trend observed in the Strait of Georgia appears to be indicative of harbour seal populations throughout British Columbia. Total abundance of harbour seals on the B.C. coast in 2008 was estimated to be on the order of about 105,000 (95% confidence interval of 90,900 to 118,900) seals. Historic reconstructions indicate the population was depleted by a period of commercial harvesting during 1879-1914, and subsequently maintained below natural levels by predator control programs until the early 1960s. Already depleted, the population could not sustain a second period of intense commercial harvesting during 1962-1968 and was further depleted, but now appears to have fully recovered.
WAMSI Node 3.2.2b - Diversity, abundance and distribution of intertidal invertebrate species in the Ningaloo Marine Park - Small giant clams (Tridacna maxima), Australia (2010)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2010

A quantitative pilot study of the composition of the benthic community of macro-invertebrates on intertidal rocky platforms was undertaken at Ningaloo, Western Australia in 2010. This dataset is of the lengths and shell colours of small giant clams (Tridacna maxima) mapped at 20 sites.
Data and metadata from https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/metadata.show?uuid=18e12554-c65f-492d-b125-8b8974352d66