oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020)

Keywords: Marine mammals, Temporal variations, Spatial distribution, Geographical distribution, Whale-tourism, Ecology, Samplingevent, Distribution records
Temporal coverage: 2009/2020

The dataset was colected by whale watching companies in the Azores between 2009 and 2020 as a contribution to the long term monitoring of cetaceans. It contains the identification of the species observed, the geographic position of the observation, the life stages and its respective abundance and behavior, as well as related environmental variables (sea state, visibility).
Rügen Herring Larvae Survey

Keywords: Samplingevent, Ichthyoplankton surveys
Temporal coverage: 1992/2022

Dataset with abundance and growth data of the western Baltic spring spawning herring in the main spawning area Greifswald Bay. The yearly survey is carried out by the Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries once per week during the herring spawning season from March to June. The survey provides the base for an annual recruitment index (N20) used for the assessment of this herring stock. WGIPS is the ICES group responsible for this dataset.
The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology - DgoMB: Meios

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2000/2002

A research program has been initiated by the Minerals Management Service (Contract No. 1435-01-99-CT-30991) to gain better knowledge of the benthic communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico entitled “The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology.”
Increasing exploration and exploitation of fossil hydrocarbon resources in the deep-sea prompted the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior to support an investigation of the structure and function of the assemblages of organisms that live in association with the sea floor in the deep-sea. The program, Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthos or DGoMB, is studying the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) continental slope from water depths of 300 meters on the upper continental slope out to greater than 3,000 meters water depth seaward of the base of the Sigsbee and Florida Escarpments. The study is focused on areas that are the most likely targets of future resource exploration and exploitation. However, to develop a Gulf-wide perspective of deep-sea communities, sampling in areas beyond those thought to be potential areas for exploration has been included in the study design. A major enhancement in the program is the extension of the transects onto the abyssal plain of the central Gulf of Mexico through collaborative studies with Mexican scientists. This additional work effort will allow assessment of benthic communities structure and function throughout the basin by sampling the deepest habitats in the region.
The program is designed to gain a better ability to predict variations in the structure and function of animal assemblages in relation to water depth, geographic location, time and overlying water mass. Biological studies are integrated with measurements of physical and chemical hydrographic parameters, sediment geochemical properties and geological characteristics that are known to influence benthic community distributions and dynamics. Eight (8) hypotheses are being tested on the basis of measures of benthic community structure. It is hypothesized that community structure varies as a function of: 1) water depth, 2) geographic location (east vs. west), 3) association with canyons, 4) association with mid-slope basins, 5) sea surface primary productivity, 6) proximity to hydrocarbon seeps, 7) time (seasonal and interannual scales), and 8) association with the base of escarpments.
This dataset includes the meiofauna abundance and biomass that were observed in this study. Meiofauna include nematode worms, harpacticoid copepods, and several other taxa. In some studies benthic forams are also included, but in this model, forams are considered part of the microbiota because they are single-celled organisms, rather than metazoans.
West River, Sheet Harbour, Brook Trout, OTN West River, Sheet Harbour, Brook Trout - Tag Release Metadata

Keywords: Samplingevent, Observation, ACOUSTIC TAGS, EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; FISH, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2009/2010

This is the OBIS extraction of the Ocean Tracking Network  and Ocean Tracking Network (OTN)  West River, Sheet Harbour, Brook Trout, consisting of the release tagging metadata, i.e. the location and date when the tagged animal was released, and summarized detection events of tagged individuals.
    If readers are interested in the source dataset they may also inquire with the project PIs as listed here or on the OTN web site (https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=ABC).
Abstract:This project examined the estuarine migration, behaviour, habitat use and general ecology of brook charr while in estuarine and coastal habitats. This was a two year project (2009 &amp; 2010) and ran concurrent to the West River Sheet Harbour Atlantic Salmon smolt tracking project (WRS).
NEFSC 1995 pe9502

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Vessel,Visual Sighting
Temporal coverage: 1995/1995

Original provider:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Dataset credits:
National Marine Fisheries Service

Abstract:
The cruise period was from 06 August - 07 September 1995. The area of operation was Georges Bank and waters east of Cape Cod.

Purpose:
The primary objectives of the survey were to: (1) conduct line-transect population surveys within the study area, and (2) investigate cetacean distribution on the southern portion of Georges Bank, principally between the 30 f isobath and 10 nm beyond the 1000 f curve. Secondary objectives included: (1) collecting information on the relationship cetaceans and oceanographic features, (2) the collection of CTD and zooplankton data, (3) conducting marine mammal photographic
identification studies using a rigid bottom inflatable boat and (4) collecting biopsy samples for stock identification and contaminant studies.

Supplemental information:
In addition to the sighting data, effort data was recorded  every half hour or whenever conditions change.
This dataset, therefore, should be used with the effort data.
amundsen_sea_molluscs

Keywords: Mollusca; Antarctica; Amundsen Sea; Bivalvia; Gastropoda; Scaphopoda; Aplacophora; Monoplacophora; Polyplacophora; BIOPEARL II, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null

Information regarding the molluscs in this dataset is based on the epibenthic sledge (EBS) samples collected during the cruise BIOPEARL II / JR179 RRS James Clark Ross in the austral summer 2008. A total of 34 epibenthic sledge deployments have been performed at five locations in the Amundsen Sea at Pine Island Bay (PIB) and the Amundsen Sea Embayment (ASE) at depths ranging from 476 to 3501m. This presents a unique and important collection for the Antarctic benthic biodiversity assessment as the Amundsen Sea remains one of the least known regions in Antarctica. Indeed the work presented in this dataset is based on the first benthic samples collected with an EBS in the Amundsen Sea. However we assume that the data represented are an underestimation of the real fauna present in the Amundsen Sea. In total 9261 specimens belonging to 6 classes 55 families and 97 morphospecies were collected. The species richness per station varied between 6 and 43. Gastropoda were most species rich (50 species) followed by Bivalvia (37), Aplacophora (5), Scaphopoda (3) and one from each of Polyplacophora and Monoplacophora.
Soviet Trawl Fishery Data (New Zealand Waters) 1964-1987

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1964/1987

This dataset comprises catch compositions and trawl locations from cruises of Russian fishery research vessels carried out in New Zealand waters between 1964 and 1987, containing 11547 demersal trawls from around New Zealand, Kermadec Islands, Antarctic coast and Tasman Sea. The data were obtained by exchange between the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries (now Ministry for Primary Industries) and Soviet scientists in the mid 1990s.
Note: A peer-review carried out by New Zealand scientists have noted some errors in species identification for some of these records.
This Soviet Fishery Data (New Zealand Waters) 1964-1987 dataset is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/nz/. If you publish, distribute, or otherwise disseminate this work to the public without adapting it, the following attribution to MPI should be used: “Source: Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and licensed by MPI for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence." If you adapt this work in any way or include it in a collection, and publish, distribute, or otherwise disseminate that adaptation or collection to the public, the following attribution to MPI should be used: "This work is based on/includes MPI’s data which are licensed by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence."
Jervis Bay Marine Ecological Studies (JBMES) 1988-1991

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1988/1991

The Jervis Bay Baseline Studies was a three year research project that comprised the Jervis Bay Marine Ecological Studies (JBMES) funded by the Australian Department of Defence.
It covered the following topics: Mangroves and saltmatshes; Seagrasses; Mobile fauna of sandy beaches; Deepwater fauna and flora; Intertidal and subtidal epifauna of rocky shores; Infauna of seagrasses and sediments; Epifauna of mangroves and saltmarshes; Water quality; Contaminants; Water circulation; Modelling water circulation;
This resource covers sea grasses, fish and sandy fauna. The data has been recovered from database dumps from a 4D database, geographic positions have been converted from UTM 56 grid to WGS84, species have been matched to WoRMS where possible. Some longitudes from sample locations were suspect and these records have been excluded from this dataset.
Canadian Maritimes Fishermen and Scientists Research Society Lobster Recruitment Index from Standard Traps- 2003+

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, oceans, biological classification, biota
Temporal coverage: 2003/2014

American lobster (Homarus americanus)is a highly prized and valuable commercial species. A primary research focus for the Fishermen and Scientists Research Society (FSRS) is the recruitment of lobster into the commercial fishery (become large enough to catch). During the regular commercial season, over 100 volunteer fishermen on Canada's east coast count, sex and measure the size of lobsters from their science traps and record them in a logbook. They also indicate if lobsters are berried, tagged, and/or v-notched. Participants also monitor bottom temperatures by placing a computerized temperature recorder, or VEMCO minilog, in one of their project traps for the entire season. The resulting information are subsequently quality controlled by a data manager, loaded to a relational database and routinely used for resource management purposes including American lobster assessments.
Dugong movements Kimberley, WAMSI Project 1.2.5, Australia (2016-2017)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2016/2017

Study of movements and diving behaviour using satellite tracking technology (ARGOS Telonics GPS), and is a component of the WAMSI dugong project (2014-2017). CSIRO Marine (Coastal Program) is a partner organisation in WAMSI. This is a collaborative research project with the Bardi Jawi and Dambimangari ranger groups.
Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Dry Tortugas 2010

Keywords: absence, area, coral, habitatid, latitude, longitude, monitoring, name, recorded, species, data_set_identification, biogeographic, biology, dry tortugas, fwc-fwri, institute, occurrenceID, project, record, siteid, station, status, system, taxon_rank, taxonomic, time, authorship_information, accepted_authorship_information, percent_coverage, accepted, aphia, array, common, datasetName, dry, florida keys, identifier, ocean, order, percent, sitecode, stewardship, taxonomy, scientificNameAuthorship, occurrence_identification, coral monitoring, cremp, evaluation, fwc, genus, information, meters, number, per, presence, species_name, specificEpithet, taxonRank, vernacular_name, world, year, organismQuantity, accepted_name_usage, organismQuantityType, Samplingevent, basis, commission, event, kingdom, phylum, research, set, square, taxonomicStatus, tortugas, value, associatedreferences, accepted_aphia_database_identification_number, occurrenceStatus, authorship, basis of record, class, comprehensive, conservation, coverage, data, date, fish, hierarchy, large, obis, reef, sample, scientific_name, statement, worms, taxonomic_status, array-data, database, eventID, eventdate, family, fwri, gulf of mexico, occurrence, register, revisited, scientific, scientificname, taxon, taxon_status, unaccepted, v2.3, aphia_database_identification_number, scientificnameid, about, basisOfRecord, data_set_name, dataset, florida, identification, marine, organism, rank, recordedBy, samples, subregionid, usage, vernacular, vernacularName, wildlife, acceptedNameUsageID, organism_per_sample_area, acceptedNameAuthorship, acceptedNameUsage
Temporal coverage: 2010/2010

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 collected provides information on the temporal changes in benthic cover and diversity of stony corals and associated marine flora and fauna. The core field methods continue to be underwater videography and timed coral species inventories. Findings presented in this report include data from 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. It is one of the longest running coral reef monitoring projects in south Florida and has been extremely important in documenting the temporal changes that have occurred in recent years.
Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Echinodermata

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2013/2015

This dataset describes the megafaunal echinoderm morphotypes observed during the two ABYSSLINE cruises (AB01/MV1313 - 2013 and AB02/TN319 - 2015) in the UKSRL exploration contract area (UK-1) and the site EPIRB (~250 km east of the UK-1 area) in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. These megafaunal echinoderms were recorded using ROV, AUV, Baited Camera, Brenke Epibenthic Sled, Box Corer and Megacorer. Here, we present the data from an atlas of the abyssal echinoderm megafauna observed and collected during the ABYSSLINE cruises to the UK-1 polymetallic-nodule exploration contract area in the CCZ. There appear to be at least 62 distinct morphospecies (13 Asteroidea, 5 Crinoidea, 9 Echinoidea, 29 Holothuroidea and 6 Ophiuroidea) identified mostly by imagery but also using molecular barcoding for a limited number of animals that were collected. This dataset is from the paper: Amon, D.J., A.F. Ziegler, A. Kremenetskaia, C. Mah, R. Mooi, T. O’Hara, D. Pawson, C.R. Smith, 2017. Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Echinodermata. Biodiversity Data Journal.
PANGAEA - Data from University Bremen

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Sedimentology, Foraminifera
Temporal coverage: 1988/2001

Geoscience data from the University of Bremen. Delivered through PANGAEA.

Available data:
<ul>
<li> Temporal and spatial variations in Coccolithophorid communities in the subtropical Eastern Atlantic 
</li><li> Sedimentology of the Rio Grande Rise area
</li><li> Late Quaternary planktic foraminifera assemblages in the South Atlantic Ocean
</li><li> …</li></ul>
West Australian Marine Science Institute Node 4.2 BRUVS deployments (2008-2010)

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1976/2010

West Australian Marine Science Institute Node 4.2 BRUVS deployments at Two Rocks, Rottnest Island, Abrolhos Island and capes south of Bunbury. Additional medata about the deployments are at GlobalArchives data portal (https://globalarchive.org/geodata/data/project/get/10)
M. Burton (1936). The Fishery grounds near Alexandria IX – Sponges. Notes and Memoirs No.17. Department of Zoology, British Museum. Fisheries Research Directorate. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Egypt.

Keywords: Metadata, Historical Dataset, Spongs, Eastern Mediterranean
Temporal coverage: 1933/1933

This historical collection consists of 150 specimens and it is of particular interest since it is the first to be taken from the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean. The main point of importance brought out by the present investigations is that there are definite signs of an immigration of sponges from the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
SCAR Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean -Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda)

Keywords: Harpacticoida, CAML, SCAR-MARBIN, BASO, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null

This dataset represents a literature study on the distribution of harpacticoida in Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic waters. Dataset supplied in the framework of the SCAR Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean (BASO).

The Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean is a collection of representative maps and syntheses on the distribution of the Southern Ocean organisms, providing a general overview of the biogeography of the Southern Ocean (s.l.) and a benchmark of current biogeographic knowledge at the end of the Census of Antarctic Marine Life. This updates the well-known and useful but largely outdated biogeographic Folios of the Antarctic Map Folio Series (American Geographical Society).
TOPP Summary of SSM-derived Telemetry

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Seabirds,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Radio transmitters, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2002/2009

Original provider:
Census of Marine Life Tagging of Pacific Predators

Dataset credits:
Census of Marine Life TOPP

Purpose:
This is the product for upload into OBIS, derived from all the TOPP SSM data in OBIS-SEAMAP.

Supplemental information:
All telemetry data are aggregated per species per 1 degree grid representing only species existence in the cells.

This dataset is not meant to be published on OBIS-SEAMAP but uploaded into OBIS.
Microspathodon chrysurus observados en la Expedición Seaflower Isla Cayo Bolivar 2022 - Proyecto Colombia BIO

Keywords: ROV, Aguas profundas, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2022/2022

El Cayo Bolívar o Cayos del Este-sureste es un atolón del mar Caribe que se encuentra ubicado en la tercera sección, en la parte sur (14.780 km2) de la reserva de biosfera Seaflower. Durante la expedición científica realizada en esta localidad (2022), se registró la fauna íctica asociada a los diferentes ecosistemas encontrados, los cuales incluyen fondos arenosos, pastos marinos, arrecifes coralinos y rocosos. Para el registro de las especies ícticas asociadas a esta localidad, se implementó la metodología de censo visual a través de buceo autónomo diurno, en 20 puntos de muestreo alrededor del cayo. La profundidad muestreada estuvo en un rango entre los 1,5 m y los 40 m. Adicionalmente, se colectaron 19 ejemplares de Microspathodon chrysurus, a los cuales se les tomó una muestra de tejido para posteriores análisis moleculares. Con los datos y muestras obtenidas en esta localidad se completa la zona sur de la reserva. Esto permitirá explorar la relación entre diversidad específica con la edad y tamaño de la isla e inferir sobre el grado de similitud entre la diversidad taxonómica y funcional de islas oceánicas.
Mangrove mapping of Bynoe Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia (2000)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1996/2001

This is a high resolution survey (1:25,000 scale dataset) describing/mapping mangrove communities for Bynoe Harbour, Northern Territory and its environs. Mapped information describes mangrove communities/vegetation units and their attributes as floristic and environmental data and provides a basis for identifying the extent and distribution of mangrove community resources for Bynoe Harbour and its environs.
Data and metadata sourced from https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/metadata.show?uuid=a528d225-9668-43d2-a8b8-ce5b7e3ec02e
Vertical distribution of meiofauna in the North Sea and the Westerschelde estuary in 1993 and 1994

Keywords: Samplingevent, Vertical distribution, Nematoda, Meiobenthos
Temporal coverage: 1993/1994

Dataset on meiobenthos densities and biomass of nematode genera for 2 stations (North Sea and Westerschelde) sampled on 22June 1993 and 31March 1994. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Tuhumury, S.F. (1995). Vertical distribution of meiofauna related to biogeochemistry: a case study from one station in the North Sea and one station in the Westerschelde estuary. MSc Thesis. RUG: Gent. 102 pp.
Happywhale - Minke Whale in South Atlantic 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 3 contributors in alphabetic order:

Andy Wolff; Jay Banbrooke; Marilia Olio
Dry Tortugas Reef Visual Census 2008

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

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.
Phytoplankton data collected in the Black Sea during the 117th cruise of the R/V "Kovalevskiy" in 1990

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, research vessel
Temporal coverage: 1990/1990

Phytoplankton data collected in the Black Sea during 117 cruise of the R/V "Kovalevskiy" and processed by Lyudmila Georgieva. 
Samples were taken with 6 liter bathometers at standard depths and in the thermocline layer. 1-3 liter of water was concentrated by inverse filtering. Organisms were counted with a Nauman camera 0.4 cm³ or 0.001-0.01 cm³ for nanophytoplankton.