oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
SEFSC GoMMAPPS Vessel Survey 2017 Summer

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Abstract:
As part of the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS), the SEFSC conducted shipboard surveys of the oceanic waters of the Gulf out to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between 2 July and 25 August 2017. A two independent visual observer teams approach with Distance sampling was implemented to estimate the detection probabilities for marine mammal sightings.

Purpose:
The primary goal was to collect data on the distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) using visual survey teams and passive acoustic monitoring.

Supplemental information:
Provider's survey code is GU1703.
Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available.
The dataset is accompanied by transect (effort) data which is provided as a separate file.

Sightings included were detected by the flying bridge only or by both the flying bridge and bridge wing teams.

Environmental Attribute Codes
Beaufort Sea state
0 Calm, mirror like seas
1 Waves &lt;1ft, rippled surface
2 Small wavelets (&lt;2 ft), no white caps
3 Large wavelets (&lt;3ft), scattered white caps
4 Swell 3-4 ft, numerous white caps
5 Swell &gt;5 ft, many white caps, some spray
6 Swell &gt;10 ft, white caps everywhere, spray
Visibility
0 Clear
1 Good
2 Fair
3 Poor
Weather
0 Clear
1 Mist
2 Light Rain
3 Heavy Rain
Cloud Cover
0 Clear
1 0-25% Cloudy
2 26-50% Cloudy
3 51-75% Cloudy
4 76-100% Cloudy
5 Overcast
Glare
0 No Glare
1 &lt;10% of visual field
2 10-25% of visual field
3 26-50% of visual field
4 51-75% of visual field
5 &gt;75% of visual field
Glare intensity
0 No Impairment
1 Slight Impairment
2 Moderate Impairment
3 Severe Impairment
Conditions
0 Poor
1 Fair
2 Moderate
3 Good
4 Excellent
Discovery Collections Midwater Database

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1965/1999

This is a biological data base of the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory, U.K. The data are mainly open ocean, with some data from upwelling regions off N.W. Africa and in the Arabian Sea. Data were collected using nets, mainly the IOS RMT1+8 combination net or its multiple version and represent 94000 records in 2100 species. Specific identifications made by various members of staff at the National Institute of Oceanography/Institute of Oceanographic Sciences.
TPWD HARC Texas Coastal Fisheries San Antonio Bay Gill Net

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1976/2008

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) utilizes several sampling gears for fisheries-independent monitoring of finfish and shellfish communities. They include bag seines, trawls, gill nets and oyster dredges. TPWD uses multiple gears in a random sampling protocol, and they identify (to the lowest taxonomic unit possible) and count everything that they collect. This dataset contains gill net data collected for the San Antonio bay system in Texas from 1976 to 2008. Collected data also included spatial and temporal information describing the sample location and time, collection gear information, hydrological data (e.g. dissolved oxygen, water temperature, and salinity), weather conditions, species caught, and number of each species captured. Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) calculated the relative abundance data, calculated as the catch of a particular species in a sample divided by the total number of animals captured in that sample. Absence data was recorded for species on the TPWD species sampling lists that were not captured during sampling.
PIFSC, Cetacean Survey, Guam-Hawaii Transit 2010, Cruise 1004, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2010/2010

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

Dataset credits:
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Abstract:
The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center conducted cetacean surveys aboard the NOAA Oscar Elton Sette during the ship's transit from Guam to Hawaii (19 April - 4 May 2010) and covered 2,719 km of on-effort trackline.  There were 23 cetacean sightings, 15 of which were identified to five species. Time and weather limitations prevented the ship’s approach of more of the sighted cetacean groups.

Supplemental information:
Data were collected under NMFS permit 14097.
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 during some sightings. Acoustic detections were recorded from a towed hydrophone array. Sonobuoys were deployed opportunistically. A High-frequency Acoustic Recording Package (HARP) was recovered and redeployed off Wake Island. Oceanographic data were collected (CTD, XBT, continuous plankton recorder).
MNA Italica 2004_Rauschert dredge_Ross_sea_Mollusca_lgp

Keywords: Aplacophora, Monoplacophora, Occurrence, Scaphopoda, MNA, Ross Sea, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Italica 2004, Rauschert dredge; Latitudinal Gradient Program, Antarctica, Mollusca, Polyplacophora
Temporal coverage: null/null

Information regarding the molluscs in this dataset is based on the Rauschert dredge samples collected during the Latitudinal Gradient Program (LGP) on board the R/V “Italica” in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) in the austral summer 2004. A total of 18 epibenthic dredge deployments/samplings have been performed at four diffrent locations at depths ranging from 84 to 515m by using a "Rauschert" dredge with a mesh size of 500μm. In total 8,359 specimens have been collected belonging to 161 species and corresponding to 505 species distributional records. Of these, in order of abundance, 5,965 specimens were Gastropoda (accounting for 113 species), 1,323 were Bivalvia (accounting for 36 species), 949 were Aplacophora (accounting for 7 species), 74 specimens were Scaphopoda (3 species), 38 were Monoplacophora (1 species) and, finally, 10 specimens were Polyplacophora (1 species). This data set represent the first large-scale survey of benthic micromolluscs for the area and provides important information about the distribution of several species which have been seldom or never recorded before in the Ross Sea. All vouchers are permanently stored at the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA), Section of Genoa, enabling future comparison and crosschecking. This material is also currently under study, from a molecular point of view, by the barcoding project "BAMBi" (PNRA 2010/A1.10).
Happywhale - Hourglass Dolphin in South Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2020/2021, 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 2 contributors in alphabetic order:

Christian Wegener; Ted Cheeseman
Ascidians of the Sub-Antarctic Islands of New Zealand, Cape Expedition, 1941-1945

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1914/1943

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. 
Prior to the Cape Expedition, the accounts of the ascidians of the Auckland and Campbell Islands appear in the papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition (Bovien, 1921, amd Michaelsen, 1922, 1924). The ascidians collected by Mr. W. H. Dawbin during the Cape Expedition were all from the Auckland Islands.
RMT Trawl catch from the 1986/87 V7 AAMBER voyage

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1987/1987

This data were collected on the sixth Nella Dan voyage of a long term field survey project being conducted by the Australian Antarctic Division, to collect distribution, abundance and population structure data for the krill Euphausia superba in the Prydz Bay region, Antarctica. A Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT 1+8) was used for the collection of … larval and post larval (juvenile and adult) krill Euphausia superba, and other zooplankton. Three haul methods were used. At each station a shallow downward oblique haul was taken from the surface to 200m. At selected stations a deep downward oblique haul from 200m to 1000m was taken to collect early developmental stages of Euphausia superba. When krill swarms were located at particular depths (by a Simrad EK 120 echosounder), specific aimed horizontal tows were made.
DFO Quebec Region Magdalen Islands Sea Scallop Survey 1992-2019

Keywords: Occurrence, samplingEvent
Temporal coverage: 1992/2019

A research survey of scallops (mainly sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus, but also Icelandic Scallop Chlamys islandica) using a dredge was carried out by DFO (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) every 1 or 2 years since 1992 in the Magdalen Islands (fishing area 20). The main objective of this research survey was to assess Sea Scallop stocks. Another objective was to document taxa associated with scallop habitat according to a fixed random sampling plan. Occurrences by species (or taxon) are presented by station. The taxonomic and geographical validity of the data was checked and the World Register of Marine Species served as the taxonomic authority for naming all taxa recorded during the survey. Epibenthic invertebrates (mainly molluscs, echinoderms and crustaceans) as well as demersal fish were identified from the dredge catches. / Un relevé de recherche sur les pétoncles (principalement le pétoncle géant Placopecten magellanicus, mais aussi le pétoncle d’Islande Chlamys islandica) effectué à l'aide d'une drague a été réalisé par le MPO (Pêches et Océans Canada) tous les 1 ou 2 ans depuis 1992 aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine (zone de pêche 20). L'objectif principal de ce relevé de recherche était d'évaluer les stocks de pétoncle géant. Un autre objectif était de documenter les taxons dans la capture associée à l'habitat de pétoncle selon un plan d'échantillonnage aléatoire fixe. Les occurrences par espèce (ou taxon) sont présentées par station. La validité taxonomique et géographique des données a été vérifiée et le registre mondial des espèces marines a servi d'autorité taxonomique pour nommer tous les taxons enregistrés lors du relevé. Les invertébrés épibenthiques (principalement des mollusques, échinodermes et crustacés) ainsi que des poissons démersaux ont été identifiés à partir des captures de la drague.
Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 1994

Keywords: Samplingevent, Occurrence, Observation, CORAL REEF; FISH; FLORIDA KEYS; IOOS; National Oceanic &amp; Atmospheric Administration
Temporal coverage: 1994/1994

These data are reef fish observations from surveys conducted in the Florida Keys in 1994.  These surveys were part of the developmental years of what became the Reef Visual Census, described in the project metadata, Bohnsack et al. 1999 and Smith et al. 2011
Macrozoobenthos, National Monitoring Study 2019, EMBLAS Plus Project, EMBLAS Plus Project

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

Macrozoobenthos data: species composition, abundance (ind/m²), biomass (g/m²) collected during the National Monitoring Study (NMS_UA 2019) in the Ukrainian waters (North-Western part of the Black Sea) onboard the Vessel “Auguste Piccard”, (Ukraine) in August-October 2019
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Spring 2014

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2014/2014

Original provider:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Supplemental information:
Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available. Please contact the data provider to obtain this attribute.
AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2012-2013

Keywords: Occurrence,JAX Aerial,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2013

Original provider:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

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

Supplemental information:
The original survey data are separated into two datasets, from left-side and right-side observers upon provider's request. This dataset is from the left side sighting data. The right side sighting data are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in the <a href="/datasets/detail/1136">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2012-2013</a> dataset.

This dataset includes a subset of the data collection for the JAX Aerial surveys.
All the data of the collection are available in the following datasets including this dataset:
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1664">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2017</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1662">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Left side - 2015</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1475">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Left side - 2016</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1477">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Right side - 2016</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1362">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Left side - 2015</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1364">UNCW JAX Aerial Survey - Right side - 2015</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1241">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2014</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1239">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2014</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1128">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2012-2013</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1136">AFTT JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2012-2013</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/857">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2011-2012</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/859">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2011-2012</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/745">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/747">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2010-2011</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/687">UNCW USWTR JAX Aerial Surveys May - Oct 2010 - Left side</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/688">UNCW USWTR JAX Aerial Surveys May - Oct 2010 - Right side</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/590">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Left side- 2009-2010</a>
<a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/592">USWTR JAX Aerial Survey -Right side- 2009-2010</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.
Happywhale - Blue Whale in Southern Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 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 16 contributors in alphabetic order:

Annette Bombosch; Chris Croxson; Conor Ryan; Dean Tatooles; Dmitrii Kiselev; Genna Roland; Hans Verdaat; Jeff Reynolds; Julie Daltrey; Marilia Olio; Mark Doing; Michael Lewis; Mike Greenfelder; Santiago Imberti; Tim Gunns; Tobias Brehm
Happywhale - Blue Whale in Indian Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2014/2021, 2014/2023

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 8 contributors in alphabetic order:

Christine Corke; Cottele Benny; Gabrielle Lui; Hugh Rose; Jonathan Freeman; Julie Cronin; Mark Harris; Martin J
Anélidos de las Colecciones Biológicas de la Universidad del Magdalena

Keywords: CBUMAG, Specimen, Anélidos, Marino, Universidad del Magdalena, Caribe colombiano, Annelida, Occurrence, Colección biológica
Temporal coverage: 2012/2019

El presente conjunto de datos contiene la colección de anélidos del Centro de Colecciones Biológicas - CBUMAG, adscrito al Centro de Colecciones Científicas de la Universidad del Magdalena (CCC). El recurso cuenta actualmente con 1110 registros biológicos de especímenes que fueron recolectados en distintos puntos del Caribe colombiano tanto en áreas costeras como profundas. El 59% de estos corresponden a lotes depositados por entidades externas en el CBUMAG y el restante 41% fueron obtenidos mediante diferentes proyectos producto de las actividades académicas desarrolladas por la Universidad.
La colección fue documentada, digitalizada y publicada por primera vez durante la ejecución del proyecto BID-CA2020-055-NAC "Incremento de la accesibilidad de información marina de las Colecciones de Historia Natural de Colombia, mediante la movilización de datos, el fortalecimiento de la infraestructura y el entrenamiento". El presente conjunto de datos es el producto de dicho proceso realizado entre 2021-07-01 y 2023-06-30, como parte del entregable “Colección de biología marina del Centro de Colecciones Biológicas de la Universidad del Magdalena – CBUMAG” aportado por la UniMagdalena al proyecto.
This dataset contains the annelid collection of the Biological Collections Center - CBUMAG, which is part of the Scientific Collections Center of the University of Magdalena (CCC). The resource currently has 1110 biological records of specimens that were collected in different parts of the Colombian Caribbean in both coastal and deep sea areas. Fifty-nine percent of these correspond to lots deposited by external entities in the CBUMAG and the remaining 41% were obtained through different projects as a result of academic activities developed by the University.
The collection was documented, digitized and published for the first time during the execution of the BID-CA2020-055-NAC project "Increasing the accessibility of marine information of the Natural History Collections of Colombia, through data mobilization, infrastructure strengthening and training". The present dataset is the product of that process carried out between 2021-07-01 and 2023-06-30, as part of the deliverable "Marine Biology Collection of the Biological Collections Center of the University of Magdalena - CBUMAG" contributed by UniMagdalena to the project.
South BR Mangrove

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1987/2007

Western South Atlantic mangrove ecosystems of Brazil, roughly 85% of 7,367 km coastline covering 16 States, on her South area.

Original data obtained from http://splink.cria.org.br/brobis/DiGIR.php and registered into iOBIS on 2010-12-07. This dataset on OBIS-SEAMAP is a <b>subset</b> of marine mammal, seabird and/or sea turtle records from the dataset on iOBIS (Total number of records: 2127) harvested into OBIS-SEAMAP on 2011-10-11.

Dataset credit = Tropical and Subtropical Western South Atlantic OBIS
Benthic biodiversity along the central coast in the Brazilian EEZ (OBIS South America, BRAZIL)

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1996/2002

This work presents a characterization of the phyto- and zoobenthos from the continental shelf and slope of the central Brazilian coast, between Salvador, in Bahia (13°00 S- 38°31 W) to São Tomé Cape, in Rio de Janeiro State (22°12 S - 41°15 W). Samples were taken in 222 stations, during 4 oceanographic cruises (1996-2002). Sampling was made basically using rectangular dredges, Van Veen grab and a box-corer.
ABYSSLINE UKSRL Contract Area CCZ Megafauna 2013-2015: Chordata

Keywords: Occurrence; Deep-sea mining; Polymetallic nodule; Clarion-Clipperton Zone; megafauna; Chordata
Temporal coverage: 2013/2015

This dataset describes the abyssal megafaunal chordate morphotypes observed during the two ABYSSLINE cruises (AB01/MV1313 - 2013 and AB02/TN319 - 2015) to the UKSRL polymetallic-nodule 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 chordates were recorded using ROV, AUV, Baited Camera and Baited Lander. There appear to be at least 22 distinct morphospecies identified by imagery and from samples. This dataset is from the paper: Amon D, Ziegler A, Drazen J, Grischenko A, Leitner A, Lindsay D, Voight J, Wicksten M, Young C, Smith C (2017) Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Ctenophora, Mollusca. Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e14598. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e14598
Mesozooplankton, National Pilot Monitoring Studies Phyllophora August 2017, EMBLAS-II

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

Mesozooplankton data: species composition, abundance (ind/m3), biomass (mg/m3) collected during the survey of the National Pilot Monitoring Studies Ukraine (NPMS UA) in the Ukrainian waters (North-Western part of the Black Sea) in the area of the Zernov’s Phyllophora Field onboard the M/V "Auguste Piccard" (Ukraine) in August 2017