oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
TOPP Albatrosses 2002-06

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,albatrosses,Laysan,black-footed,Argos,PTT,incubation,chick brooding, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2002/2006

Original provider:
Scott Shaffer

Dataset credits:
Scott Shaffer, Michelle Kappes, Bill Henry, Yann Tremblay, Melinda Conners, Dan Costa, and the TOPP program


Abstract:
Laysan (<i>Phoebastria immutabilis</i>) and black-footed (<i>P. nigripes</i>) albatrosses were studied using Microwave Pico-100 and Wildlife Computers SPOT 4 satellite transmitters. Birds were studied at Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, Northwest Hawaiian Islands (23.872 N, 166.272 W) from December 2002 to March 2009. The primary tracking period covers the incubation and chick-brooding phases during each year. In nearly all cases, albatrosses were equipped with a tag for a single trip to sea. Trip durations range from 1-32 days in duration and some albatrosses traveled over 15,000 km in a single trip.

Purpose:
The purpose of this research was to examine:
1) albatross distribution during breeding and post breeding phases,
2) characterize oceanic habitat of albatross habitat,
3) how both albatross species partition oceanic habitats,
4) commonalities in the distribution or physical features of their environment,
5) overlap and possible interaction with other TOPP organisms (e.g., elephant seals, tuna, sea turtles), and
6) highlight conservation priorities such as overlap with fisheries

Supplemental information:
ARGOS points used for the dataset extent, inferred track and population of upstream OBIS archive were filtered according to McConnell et al. (1992), with a maximum velocity of 100 km/hr, or 27.8 m/s using the vmask function in the argosfilter R package (Frietas et al. 2008). This is the recommended method by the TOPP Seabird Research Team and others from the Global Procellariiform Tracking Workshop Report (Taylor 2004).
References:
Freitas, C., C. Lydersen, M.A. Fedak, and K.M. Kovacs. 2008. A simple new algorithm to filter marine mammal Argos locations. Marine Mammal Science, 24(2): 315-325.
McConnell, B.J., C. Chambers and M.A. Fedak. 1992. Foraging ecology of southern elephant seals in relation to the bathymetry and productivity of the Southern Ocean. Antarctic Science, 4(04): 393-398.
Taylor, F. 2004. Methods. In: J.P. Croxall (ed.). Global Procellariiform Tracking Workshop Report. BirdLife International, Cambridge, p. 3.
GPS locations of Northern Gannets season 2013 / Localisations GPS de fous de Bassan saison 2013

Keywords: Marine turtles birds mammals abundance and distribution ; Abondance et distribution de tortues marines oiseaux et mammifères, seabirds ; migrator birds ; GPS locations ; foraging behavior ; tracking ; gannets ; Morus bassanus ; oiseaux migrateurs ; localisations GPS ; comportement d'alimentation ; fou de Bassan, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2013/2013

Since 2012, the [Laboratoire d'ornithologie marine de Rimouski (LOMR)](https://www.facebook.com/LOMRimouski) has implemented an annual monitoring program of the feeding behaviour of gannets (Morus bassanus) nesting in Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock National Park (more specifically on Bonaventure Island). The LOMR is directed by Magella Guillemette (professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski) in collaboration with David Pelletier (professor at the Cégep de Rimouski). Several dozen college and university students (undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate) participated in collecting these data.

The data in this dataset is from 2013. On the SLGO catalogue, you will find [datasets up to 2017](https://catalogue.preprod.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/?q=fou+de+bassan+pelletier). More recent data can be requested from LOMR by contacting the authors of the data. 

The locations were recorded using GPS data loggers, programmed at a frequency of 10 minutes and attached to the bird's tails with Tesa brand marine grade white tape.
Depuis 2012, le [Laboratoire d'ornithologie marine de Rimouski (LOMR)](https://www.facebook.com/LOMRimouski) a mis en place un programme de suivi annuel du comportement alimentaire des fous de Bassan (Morus bassanus) nichant dans le parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé (plus spécifiquement sur l'île Bonaventure). Le LOMR est dirigé par Magella Guillemette (professeur à l'Université du Québec à Rimouski) en collaboration avec David Pelletier (professeur au Cégep de Rimouski). Plusieurs dizaines d'étudiant.e.s des niveaux collégial et universitaire (1er, 2e et 3e cycles) ont participé la collecte de ces données.

Les données présentes dans ce jeu de données sont celles de 2013. Sur le catalogue de l'OGSL, vous trouverez [les jeux de données allant jusqu'à 2017](https://catalogue.preprod.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/?q=fou+de+bassan+pelletier). Les donnés plus récentes peuvent être demandées au LOMR en contactant les auteurs des données. 

Les localisations ont été enregistrées à l'aide de consignateurs de données GPS, programmés à une fréquence de 10 minutes et fixés sur la queue des oiseaux avec du ruban adhésif blanc de grade marin de marque Tesa.
Western Australian Museum, Marine Invertebrate Specimens, Ningaloo Reef - Northwest Cape, Northwest Australia, 1952-2004

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1952/2004

This dataset comprises records of marine cnidaria and echinoderm specimens in the Western Australia Museum's Ningaloo Marine Invertebrate Zoology database. There are 1942 records of 663 discrete taxa in this dataset, representing 282 Cnidarian and 381 Echinoderm taxa. The specimens were collected between 1952 and 2004 in the region adjacent to Ningaloo Reef, a 260 km coral reef off the coast of North West Cape in NW Western Australia, in water depths ranging from 0 to 850 meters.
Physical and biological data collected along the Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida Gulf coasts in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the Harmful Algal BloomS Observing System

Keywords: CELL COUNTS, Samplingevent, ALGAL BLOOM PRESENCE, WIND DIRECTION, WIND SPEED, DEPTH - OBSERVATION, SALINITY, WATER TEMPERATURE, PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS, BIOMASS - PLANKTON
Temporal coverage: 1953/2021

HABSOS (Harmful Algal BloomS Observing System) is a data collection and distribution system for harmful algal bloom (HAB) information in the Gulf of Mexico. The goal of HABSOS is to provide environmental managers, scientists, and the public with a data driven resource for HAB events. Cell counts and environmental information are combined into a single product and distributed using the HABSOS Mapping System. HABSOS strives to provide the most accurate picture of harmful algal bloom location and quantity by using the latest sample data available.

This dataset contains data from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, as well as data along the Florida Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico and along the eastern coast of Florida in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Avistamientos de Manatus Manatus Linnaeus 1758 (Mammalia) en el Via Parque Isla de Salamanca entre los años  2005-2006

Keywords: mamiferos, Occurrence, Observation, manati
Temporal coverage: 2005/2006

Conjunto de datos con 165 avistamientos de manaties en el Via Parque Isla de Salamanca (Magdalena), recopilados en el marco de la investigación titulada "
Análisis del estado de la población de Manatí Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Sirenia) en la vía Parque Isla de Salamanca, (Magdalena - Colombia)" que tenia entre sus objetivos caracterizar y determinar las áreas que habita T.manatus dentro del área protegida y su zona de amortiguación mediante la obtención de rastros y evidencias directas de la especie en el área de muestreo.
Tasmanian Marine Molluscs Observational Records (2003-2017)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2003/2017

The Molluscs of Tasmania http://www.molluscsoftasmania.org.au/) contains information on all the marine mollusc species that are currently recognised as occurring in Tasmanian waters by the author of these pages, Simon Grove. This project grew out of the 2006 publication of A systematic list of the marine molluscs of Tasmania, by Simon Grove, Ron Kershaw, Brian Smith and Elizabeth Turner. Because molluscan taxonomy is in a continual state of flux, and because our understanding of what species occur in Tasmania is advancing all the time, a paper publication on this subject rapidly becomes outdated as new species are discovered, new names and taxonomic relationships are introduced and old ones invalidated.
Nearly all records from this provider are from beached material ('death assemblages'), and do not necessarily indicate the presence of live animals at the recorded locality. Images and other distribution records are available at the Molluscs of Tasmania website.
This data set of 20,000 records sourced from Simon Groves, September 2017. Taxa (463 species out of 473) have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species.
UNCW Aerial Surveys for monitoring of proposed Onslow Bay USWTR site - Right side -

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Onslow Aerial,Aircraft,Sightings,USWTR Monitoring Aerial Surveys, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2007/2007

Original provider:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

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

Abstract:
Onslow Bay, off the coast of North Carolina, is currently the United States Navy's preferred site for an undersea warfare training range (USWTR). To determine the abundance and distribution of marine mammals and sea turtles within the USWTR, a monitoring program that includes aerial, vessel and passive acoustic survey techniques is currently being undertaken by Duke University, St. Andrews University and the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Surveys were flown in a Cessna 337, at 305 m altitude and 185 km/hr speed, with a pilot, co-pilot and two observers. The survey, consisting of ten 74 km long track-lines spaced 6.5 km apart, creating a 5 km boundary around the USWTR site, was flown 1 - 2 times a month.

Supplemental information:
This dataset includes a subset of the data collection for the Onlsow Aerial surveys.
Other data of the collection are available in the following datasets:
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/751">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Right side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/749">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Left side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/586">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Left side- 2008-2010</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/588">USWTR Onslow Bay Aerial Survey -Right side- 2008-2010</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/435">UNCW Aerial Surveys for monitoring of proposed Onslow Bay USWTR site - Left side -</a>

All the US Navy-funded survey datasets are found in the <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/partner/NAVY">OBIS-SEAMAP US Navy</a> page.
Hawksbill turtle tracking at Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Western Caribbean - MarAlliance (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Original provider:
MarAlliance

Dataset credits:
Data provider
MarAlliance - Marine Megafauna Program
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>


Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1094">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.
NEFSC Survey 1991

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Aircraft,Visual Sighting
Temporal coverage: 1991/1991

Original provider:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Abstract:
The aerial survey period was October 11-24, 1991.  The survey was completed in 14 days with 8 flight days.  The survey was based out of Bangor International Airport in Maine, and covered the Gulf of Maine and Massachusetts Bay area.  A total of 42.2 hr were flown, covering over 4,600 mi of trackline.

The survey covered the area of the 1991 harbor porpoise shipboard survey in order to get an indication of the fall distribution of harbor porpoise, and surveyed Massachusetts Bay primarily to determine distribution and density of pilot whales during the time of mass strandings on Cape Cod. 

Supplemental information:
[2014-03-13] The platform of this dataset was incorrect. It was classified as a boat survey but it is an aerial survey.
The metadata also described a wrong survey. These issues are fixed now. The updated abstract was copied from Item 15 in the following URL upon provider's permission:
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/tm/tm120/appendices/tm120d.html

In addition to the sightings data, effort data were recorded every half hour or whenever conditions changed. This dataset, therefore, should be used with the effort data.
NuSEDS - New Salmon Escapement Database System

Keywords: Pacific Salmon, Environment, Samplingevent, Occurrence, Adult Spawner Escapements, Salmon Spawning Observations, Biota, Fish, Fisheries management, Fisheries resources, BC16, Escapement, Salmon Spawner Abundance, Summary Estimate Narrative (SEN)
Temporal coverage: 1103/2021

Salmon escapement data constitute important corporate knowledge which must be adequately maintained and accessible. The Salmon Escapement Database (NuSEDS) is the DFO Pacific Region’s central database that stores individual spawner survey data records, spawner abundance estimates and the linkages between the two. Annual abundance estimates are maintained by population, as defined by freshwater location and run timing. Each population is referenced to the location of the stream mouth. The watershed-coding system provides unique stream identification and incorporates the natural organization, direction, and hierarchical nature of stream channels and their tributaries.
The NuSEDS database currently reports salmon spawning observations for 9100+ individual populations but escapement estimates (all levels of survey intensity) are available for 9800+ populations.
This database contains historic population data starting in the 1920’s (older data for some rivers exists in other formats). Prior to 1995 a standardized form (BC-16) was used to summarize the estimate of the spawning population size, but the historical database lacked the capacity to describe the number of observations, individual counts or methods used to estimate the abundance of the population. In 1995, responsibility for salmon enumeration was moved to the DFO Science section. At that time, the database was re-written to include descriptive information for each abundance estimate, providing underlying data and the estimation method(s). Many of the historic estimates prior to 1995 are labeled Unspecified Returns because the database was limited to storing one estimate for any given stock. As time and resources permit these data are being replaced with more accurate categorization. With the introduction of the Wild Salmon Policy (2005), individual populations within NuSEDS can now be grouped by Conservation Unit.
CRED REA Algal Quadrate Images in the Pacific Ocean 2002-2008

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2002/2008

CRED is studying tropical reef algae to address the following questions: (1) What is the best way to quantify algal functional groups (macroalgae, crustose coralline algae, turf algae) in tropical reef settings? (2) What species are present in each island ecosystem and in what quantity? (3) Do changes in algal populations serve as a good environmental indicator of reef heath? (4) How do algal diversity and abundance change over time? (5) Can biogeographical hypotheses be formulated about algal dispersal and evolution using qualitative and quantitative data from island groups around the Pacific? A modified Rapid Ecological Assessment technique that incorporates the use of digital cameras and photoquadrats is our primary field method.
Happywhale - Harbor Seal in North Pacific Ocean, Happywhale - Harbor seal in North Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: null/null, 2015/2023

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:

Era Horton; Marilia Olio; Rachel Gearhart; Stephen Lowe
Characterization of sound scattering layers in the Bay of Biscay using broadband acoustics, nets and video acoustics and biological data

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

Sound scattering layers (SSLs) are observed over a broad range of spatio-temporal scales and geographical areas. SSLs represent a large biomass, likely involved in the biological carbon pump and the structure of marine trophic webs. Yet, the taxonomic composition remains largely unknown for many SSLs.
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of fish communities in the Florida Keys during 2016, Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2016

Keywords: FISH CENSUS, visual estimate, North Atlantic Ocean, US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center, survey - swimmer/diver, DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS &gt; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC &gt; Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, survey, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS &gt; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, HABITAT - BENTHIC, biological data, OCEAN &gt; ATLANTIC OCEAN &gt; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, CORAL REEF STUDIES, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; FISH, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, visual observation, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 743, Biennial, in situ, swimmer/diver, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, OCEAN &gt; ATLANTIC OCEAN &gt; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN &gt; GULF OF MEXICO, FISH SPECIES, biological, COUNTRY/TERRITORY &gt; United States of America &gt; Florida &gt; Florida Reef Tract (26N080W0007), survey - biological, FISH - CORAL REEF, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Oceans &gt; Marine Biology &gt; Fish, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, OCEAN BASIN &gt; Atlantic Ocean &gt; North Atlantic Ocean &gt; Florida Reef Tract (26N080W0007), National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), Samplingevent, oceanography, Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Biosphere &gt; Zoology &gt; Corals &gt; Reef Monitoring and Assessment &gt; Reef Fish Census &gt; Stationary, Numeric Data Sets &gt; Fish Census, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Oceans &gt; Marine Biology &gt; Fish &gt; Fish Census, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOSPHERE &gt; ECOSYSTEMS &gt; MARINE ECOSYSTEMS &gt; BENTHIC, SEFSC, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

In 1998, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fisheries Independent Monitoring (FIM) program began a long-term monitoring effort of key reef fish populations in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This effort was aimed at evaluating the relative abundance, size structure, and habitat utilization of specific reef fish species that are targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries.
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, ORCAWALE 1996, Cruise 1604

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Cetaceans,Whales,Dolphins,Population,Abundance,Survey,Census,CSCAPE,ORCAWALE
Temporal coverage: 1996/1996

Original provider:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Abstract:
The 1996 Oregon, California and Washington Line-Transect Experiment (ORCAWALE) was designed to estimate the abundance of and to describe the distribution of dolphins, whales, and porpoises off the west coast of the United States out to 300 nautical miles. This survey was conducted by the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center aboard NOAA Ships <i>David Starr Jordan</i> and <i>McArthur</i> for a combined total of approximately 15,000 
kilometers surveyed from mid July to early November 1996. This dataset provides the time-date and geographical coordinates, by species/stock, of all cetaceans detected during the survey, as well as the daily and intra-daily start and end points of the line-transect survey by the NOAA Ship <i>McArthur</i>.

Purpose:
The primary purpose of this survey was to estimate the abundance of and to describe the distribution of dolphins, whales, and porpoises off the west coast of the United States out to 300 nautical miles.

Supplemental information:
[2021-04-12] Updated with additional attributes.

SWFSC MMTD Cruise Number: 1604
Perpendicular distance will be released upon permission by the contributor. Please contact the contributor if needed.

Attribute descriptions for effort data:
dist: Length of the segment (km) 
Mode: Effort mode type (C = closing mode; P = passing mode)
Echinoderms from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand: Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, and Echinoidea, Cape Expedition, 1941-1945

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1942/1950

This report is based on the collections of specimens and data in the Auckland and Campbell Islands in the years 1941-45. Early in 1941, coast-watching stations were established at Port Ross, Carnley Harbour, and Perseverance Harbour, and the personnel of from three to five men at each were relieved once a year. Standing instructions issued by the Navy Office included a recommendation that the men should, in addition to service routine, record general observations on natural phenomena. This report is regarded as of the Cape Expedition which was the war-time code name for parties in the field between 1941 and 1945.
The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand comprise five groups, all standing upon the New Zealand submarine plateau. They share an echinoderm fauna which presents many resemblances to that of the New Zealand mainland, though possessing distinctive features of its own. Of the five groups on the plateau, two - namely the Auckland Islands and Campbell Island - were visited by Th. Mortensen in 1914, and as a result of his studies, together with some previous work, notably that of Farquhar (1898) and Benham (1909), the faunal relationships above noted were fairly clear. This data set collected by the Cape Expedition consolidated and confirmed all of Mortensens conclusions and supplemented them with fresh data from the Snare and the Antipodes groups.