oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Sanctuary Soundscape Monitoring Project (SanctSound) Daily Aggregated Species Detections

Keywords: Samplingevent, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2018/2022

NOAA and the U.S. Navy are working to better understand underwater sound within the National Marine Sanctuary System. From 2018-2021, these agencies worked with numerous scientific partners to study sound within seven national marine sanctuaries and one marine national monument, which includes waters off Hawai‘i and the east and west coasts. Standardized measurements were used to assess sounds produced by marine animals, physical processes (e.g., wind and waves), and human activities. Collectively, this information will help NOAA and the Navy measure sound levels and baseline acoustic conditions in sanctuaries. This work is a continuation of ongoing Navy and NOAA monitoring and research, including efforts by NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
This dataset includes the SanctSound species detections based on recorded sounds produced by marine animals with those observations aggregated to daily presence. The full resolution SanctSound species detection products can be discovered and accessed at the NCEI Passive Acoustic Data Archive along with the dataset-specific metadata, processing details and citation. Sound sources were extracted from the SanctSound audio dataset also available at the the NCEI Passive Acoustic Data Archive (NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and U.S Navy. 2021. SanctSound Raw Passive Acoustic Data. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/saca-sp25).
KOREAPMN12012 Env Template 2012 biomass

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research Pursuant to Section 10, Appendix II of the Contract for Exploration between the International Seabed Authority and the Government of the Republic of Korea (ISBA/7/C/4), the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) that is the relevant authority of the Government of the Republic of Korea hereby submits to the International Seabed Authority the annual report on the exploration activities in 2012 conducted in accordance with Paragraph 5, Schedule 2 on the Programme of Activities of the Contract for Exploration. The Contractor had performed the geological and geophysical survey with sampling of sediments and nodules, the marine environmental baseline survey in and around the contract area focused on the potential benthic impact experiment and reference sites, and research and development works on mining and processing technologies as a part of its exploration activities in 2012.
Caracterización del caracol pala Lobatus gigas en la Isla Cayo Serrana durante la Expedición Seaflower 2016 - Proyecto Colombia BIO

Keywords: 2016, COLOMBIA_BIO, Strombus gigas, Occurrence, SIB_MARINO, gasterópodo, Isla Cayo Serrana, Caribe, pesquería, Observation, expedición seaflower, especie comercial, SEAFLOWER, caracol pala
Temporal coverage: 2016/2016

El caracol pala Labatus gigas, es una especie multiuso gracias a que su carne es conocida como fuente principal de alimento para los habitantes del Caribe, la coloración de su concha hace que sea vendida con propósitos ornamentales y la perla rosada que produce tiene un alto valor en el mercado internacional. Este gasterópodo es de gran importancia comercial, siendo después de la langosta espinosa (Panulirus argus) la segunda pesquería de mayor importancia económica en el Caribe.

La sobrepesca, la degradación del hábitat, la extracción ilegal del recurso en épocas de veda, la falta de control y vigilancia por parte de las autoridades han llevado a una disminución continua y significativa de las poblaciones en la mayoría de los países donde se distribuye, produciendo el cierre total o parcial de las pesquerías en muchas localidades del Caribe. Además estos hechos conllevaron a que en 1992 esta especie fuera incluida en el Apéndice II de la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres CITES, y en la Lista Roja de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, IUCN.

Actualmente en Colombia, el Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina -ASPS- es la región de mayor importancia en pesquería de L. gigas aunque ha mostrado tendencias decreciente en los desembarcos, disminuyendo cerca del 80% en toneladas de carne desde principios de los 90’s al 2002. Hechos que llevaron a que la pesquería estuviera cerrada entre el 2004 a 2007 y 2011.

Las autoridades ambientales y pesqueras del ASPS iniciaron a partir del 2002 estudios enfocados a L. gigas, a fin de aportar información para la definición de medidas de ordenamiento pesquero y establecer estrategias de aprovechamiento y conservación

El presente proyecto buscó actualizar los resultados sobre el estado actual del recurso en banco Serrana, de la Reserva de Biosfera Seaflower en relación a evaluar la capacidad del caracol de soportar o no una pesquería.
Ecophysiology of three habitat-forming seaweeds across a depth and latitudinal gradient in southeastern Australia (2010-2012)

Keywords: Occurrence, MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)
Temporal coverage: 2010/2012

Seasonal patterns in the in situ ecophysiology of the common habitat-forming seaweeds Ecklonia radiata, Phyllospora comosa, and Macrocystis pyrifera were investigated at different latitudes and depths in southeastern Australia. Multiple performance indicators (photosynthetic characteristics, pigment content, chemical composition, stable isotopes, nucleic acids) were used to assess the ecophysiology of seaweeds near the northern and southern margins of their range, along a depth gradient (E. radiata only), over a two year period (September 2010 – August 2012).
Satellite tracking of rehabilitated juvenile loggerhead, green, and Kemp's ridley turtles in the northeastern USA

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Biology,Sea turtles,Animal tagging,Satellite telemetry,Satellite Transmitters, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2005/2015

Original provider:
Fundacion Oceanografic

Dataset credits:
Nathan J. Robinson, Fundacion Oceanografic

Abstract:
Satellite tracking data for 31 rehabilitated loggerhead, green, and Kemp's ridley sea turtles tracked from the waters of New York, US.

The data have already been processed using a state-space model to provide daily location estimates.

Supplemental information:
Tracking data were processed using a state-space model to provide daily location estimates at 12:00:00pm.
Data from: Two Shark Incidents at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1960/1960

This dataset is from a paper from Hobson, Mautin and Reese (1961) about two shark incidents at Enewetok Atoll, Marshall Islands.
The two shark incidents described in this paper can be considered as unprovoked shark attacks. The importance of documenting these incidents is that they were observed by persons with some experience in the study of animal behaviour. The great need of precise and detailed observational information on shark attacks has been stressed in reports on the subject.
Marine RAP 38 Bra

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2000/2000

The Marine RAP survey team assessed 45 sites over an 18-day period (11-28 February 2000), including 19 expert specialists from Brazilian universities, NGOs and the Brazilian Government. At each site, an underwater inventory was made of six faunal groups selected to serve as indicators of overall biodiversity. The faunel groups included corals, fishes, algae, polychaete worms, molluscs, and crustaceans (the last three groups were analyzed only on bottom-sediment samples). In addition to the species inventory, bottom-sediment samples were taken in the immediate vicinity of the reefs. Observations and data on reef fisheries were also gathered by a fisheries scientist who evaluated the abundance and size of the main target species at each site. Additionally, the knowledge about species occurrences from other papers, were compiled by specialists producing a more complete list of species for the region.
HRC SCC Aerial Shoreline Surveys February 2012

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Hawaii Range Complex,Airplane,Sightings, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

Original provider:
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.

Dataset credits:
The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program

Abstract:
Aerial surveys to monitor marine mammals and sea turtles (MM/ST) were conducted in conjunction with a U.S. Commander Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) training event in the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC) on the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands Tactical Underwater Range (BARSTUR) and Barking Sands Underwater Range Extension (BSURE) between Kauai and Ni'ihau, Hawaii during the period February 15 to 25, 2012.
Surveys in support of the Submarine Commander’s Course (SCC) event occurred on 3 consecutive days from February 15 to 17, 2012, in waters adjoining Kauai and Ni'ihau where the missile destroyer (DDG) USS Paul Hamilton and other ships were conducting a training exercise, followed by shoreline surveys of Kauai and Ni'ihau on two separate days thereafter: February 23 and 25, 2012.
The survey methods and sampling design were submitted and approved in advance per the statement of work (SOW), to the Navy Technical Representative (NTR) and followed previously established protocol (Mobley 2011, Mobley and Milette 2010, Smultea et al. 2009a,b).

Purpose:
not provided

Supplemental information:
[2017-10-13] Data fields are changed so that they follow other Navy datasets.
The previously published dataset "HRC SCC Aerial Ship-follow Surveys February 2012 (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/926)" was merged into this dataset and was unpublished.

This dataset includes sightings during the shoreline and ship-follow surveys.

The bearing marked 'MILL' or 'BEACH' was emptied.
Argentina–Chile National Geographic Pristine Seas Expedition To The Antarctic Peninsula - Deep Sea Cam Data

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

In January 2019, the governments of Chile and Argentina, in collaboration with National Geographic Pristine Seas, organized an expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula, with the aim to provide political, scientific, and communication support, at a global scale, to the Marine Protected Area proposal for the Antarctic Peninsula-South Scotia Arc (Domain 1 MPA or D1MPA) that was put forward jointly by the two countries in October 2018. To this end, they set out to explore the ecosystems of the continental shelf along the  WAP and associated islands using National Geographic’s deep-sea cameras to capture high  quality imagery of areas of the Antarctic sea floor and the associated fauna, which have been  comparatively less well explored.
This bi-national expedition was conducted on the Chilean Navy vessel, the OPV-83 Marinero Fuentealba, with scientists from both countries national Antarctic Institutes. 
In order to study the continental shelf faunal biodiversity of Antarctica , baited  cameras were deployed at 20 locations along ~ 500 km of the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) at depths from 90 to 797 m.
Parasitic Copepods of Some Antarctic and New Zealand Fishes

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1960/1964

This dataset is from a study that was concerned chiefly with parasitic copepods collected from the gills of marine fishes taken in New Zealand and Antarctic waters. A total of 18 copepod species was collected from New Zealand waters. These species represented seven families and nine genera and were collected from 18 families and 19 genera of fish hosts, a total of 621 copepods from 258 fishes. Seven of the New Zealand copepod species and the only two collected from Antarctic fishes.
During March 1960, 616 specimens of 35 species of fishes were collected from the marine waters of New Zealand and examined for parasites. Of these, 258 individuals, or 38.6 per cent, representing 21 species were infected with parasitic copepods. From January 1961 to February 1962 and during November and December 1964 a total of 599 specimens of 13 species of fishes were collected from the waters adjacent to the Wilkes and McMurdo Sound stations in the Antarctic. Only 37 individuals, or 6.4 per cent, representing four species were infected with parasitic copepods.
Only two species of copepods were found on the Antarctic fishes. Neoscutellidium yeatmani, is described and Clavellodes intermedium (Quidor, 1906) Wilson, 1915 is redescribed. One new locality record is established.
2012 University of Plymouth Jersey towed underwater video Epifauna survey

Keywords: Samplingevent, Commercial species, Maerl beds, sensitive habitats, Biogenic reefs, Epifauna, Marine protected areas (MPAs), Video observations
Temporal coverage: 2012/2012

This dataset comprises marine epibenthos (approx. 26 identified taxa derived of Algae, Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Nemertea, Porifera) and associated habitat data (percentage cover maerl, sand, reef and shell) collected during August 2012 as part of an investigation to identify and map maerl beds off the east coast of Jersey, Channel Islands, UK. Jersey’s coastline plays host to a rich variety of marine life, the waters around the island were previously thought to host maerl beds although the location and extent of this ecologically important habitat was unknown. 47 transects were undertaken using a towed high definition video camera, each transect being approximately 200 x 0.5 metres. As a result of this work the maerl beds identified in south east Jersey were subsequently protected from destructive bottom towed fishing activity.
Levantamientos portuarios de fitoplancton, zooplancton, perifiton y macrozoobentos en el Pacífico colombiano

Keywords: Especies no nativas, Perifiton, Anthozoaria, Fitoplancton, PERMISO_COLECTA, Samplingevent, Tráfico marino, Zooplancton, Macrozoobentos, Puertos
Temporal coverage: 2016/2017

Este recurso contiene los datos asociados al proyecto de investigación “Evaluación de bioinvasiones marinas en tres zonas portuarias del Pacifico colombiano y su relación con el tráfico marítimo”, desarrollado por el Grupo de Limnología de la Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano y financiado por Colciencias, cuyas actividades fueron realizadas desde el 27 de julio de 2016 hasta el 24 de junio de 2018.

El objetivo general del proyecto fue estudiar la biodiversidad marina nativa y no-nativa en tres zonas portuarias del Pacifico colombiano y analizar su relación con el tráfico marítimo y las condiciones medioambientales locales.  Para este fin, se realizaron dos levantamientos en tres zonas portuarias del Pacifico colombiano (Tumaco, Buenaventura y Bahía Solano) y en tres zonas adyacentes (Tumaco-ciudad, Bahía Málaga, Huina), con una menor actividad de tráfico en septiembre-octubre de 2016 (primer muestreo) y mayo-junio 2017 (segundo muestreo), colectando muestras fisicoquímicas e hidrobiológicas (fitoplancton, zooplancton, perifiton, macrozoobentos, macrofitobentos), con el fin de describir la composición biológica nativa y potencialmente no-nativa.  
Comprende la información de 71 eventos de muestreo, para los que se reportan ocho medidas abióticas (Oxígeno disuelto, profundidad, temperatura, salinidad, concetración de clorofila, concentración de Fosforo, Concentración de Nitrógeno total, Concentración de Hierro, Concentración de Silicio, Concentración de Nitrógeno amoniacal y Saturación de O2 compensada por salinidad). Asociados hay información de 32.437 registros biológicos, distribuidos en 5.436 registros de presencia y 27.001 registros de ausencia.
Animal Demography Unit - The Birds in Reserves Project (BIRP)

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1906/2007

BIRP is a joint project of BirdLife South Africa (BLSA), and the Animal Demography Unit (ADU), based at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The basic purpose of BIRP is to compile a comprehensive catalogue of the species of birds which occur and breed in South Africa's many protected areas.
Casale Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2003/2008

Original provider:
Paolo Casale

Dataset credits:
Data provider
WWF Italy's Sea Turtle Network
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=561">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.
Phytoplankton data collected during R/V Issledovatel cruise in October 1948

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Digitization, research vessel
Temporal coverage: 1948/1948

Phytoplankton data collected by the IBSS staff on the R/V Issledovatel in several stations in the Black Sea during the cruise 1 in October 1948. This dataset contains abundance data (individuals per liter) for phytoplankton taxa. No additional metadata is available.
Maritimes Summer Research Vessel Surveys

Keywords: Agricultural, Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy, Agriculture, Biosphere, Fish, North Atlantic, Scotian Shelf, North Atlantic Ocean, Ecological Dynamics, Animals/Vertebrates, Samplingevent, Earth Science, Oceans, Biological Classification, Fisheries, Species/Population Interactions, Aquatic Sciences
Temporal coverage: 1970/2020

“Summer” missions occur in June, July and August and these focus on the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy (i.e. 4VWX 5Yb, expanding recently to include the Laurentian Channel and Georges Bank (5Zc). Collected data includes total catch in numbers and weights by species. Length frequency data is available for most species, as are the age, sex, maturity and weight information for a subset of the individual animals. Other data such as ageing material, genetic material, and stomach contents are often also collected, but are stored elsewhere.
Harbour porpoises, white-beaked dolphins and minke whales in North Sea - Land surveys -

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Harbour porpoise,white-beaked dolphin,minke whale,North-east Scotland,distribution,seasonality, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2000/2001

Original provider:
Caroline Weir

Dataset credits:
Caroline Weir, Ketos Ecology
Karen Stockin, Sea Watch Foundation

Abstract:
Spatial and temporal trends in the distribution of the harbor porpoise <i>Phocoena phocoena</i>, white-beaked dolphin <i>Lagenorhynchus albirostris</i>, and minke whale <i>Balaenoptera acutorostrata</i> were assessed at a coastal North Sea study area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Between March 1999 and October 2001, cetacean data were collected using both land- and vessel-based survey methods. A total of 174 sightings of these three cetacean species was recorded during approximately 330 h of combined survey effort (228 h land-based and 102 h vessel-based).

Purpose:
The data were collected to analyze the distribution and seasonality of cetacean species in the region, in order to provide recommendations for their long-term conservation and management.

Supplemental information:
This dataset is accompanied with a <a href="http://seamap.env.duke.edu/datasets/detail/425">vessel survey</a>, a separate dataset available on OBIS-SEAMAP.
Most survey efforts were conducted on shore-based platforms, hence they are represented as points on the map while a few are represented as lines where observers moved around during the surveys.
Patterns of abundance and size of dictyoceratid sponges among neighbouring islands in central Torres Strait (CRC-TS Project: Task Number T1.6a) 2005

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2005/2005

Spatial variability in community structure of dictyoceratid sponges (Class Demospongiae; Order Dictyoceratida) was examined on coral reefs in Torres Strait, an archipelago of islands and reefs between northern Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. Dictyoceratid sponge abundances and environmental parameters were recorded at 4 locations, separated by 50-220 km. Each location was subdivided into 5-7 sites, each 2 km apart. At each site four 50x2 m belt transects were quantitatively surveyed, recording dictyoceratid numbers, substrate type (rock, rubble and sand), water clarity, degree of reef slope and depth. Dictyoceratid abundance was similar among locations, averaging 15.5 individuals per 100 m2, but varied significantly among sites. Twenty three dictyoceratid species were recorded in Torres Strait, with approximately half (12/23) found in only one location.
Survey dates from 28-Nov-2004 To 19-Dec-2005 have not been recorded against individual observations so have been set to 2005-01-01.
North Carolina Long-Term Sea Turtle Monitoring Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: null/null, 2010/2013

Original provider:
Seaturtle.org/NCWRC/DUML

Dataset credits:
Data provider
SEATURTLE.ORG Animal Tracking Program
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
Seaturtle.org, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Duke University Marine Laboratory
Project sponsor or sponsor description
Hammocks Beach State Park, of the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, facilitated the tagging of Pati


Abstract:
This project seeks to find out more about the migratory movements and foraging behavior of loggerhead sea turtles from North Carolina. Four nesting females have been tracked each year from 2003 through 2008 and made impressive movements as far north as New Jersey, and south as far as the Bahamas and Florida Keys. To date the transmitters have provided novel data about the migratory and foraging behavior and natural history of the loggerhead sea turtle in this region (<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00354.x">Hawkes et al 2007</a>). Recent studies suggest that rising temperatures in Florida may threaten successful production of loggerhead hatchlings and that the northern subpopulation of loggerhead sea turtles in the southeastern US (Georgia to North Carolina) may represent a buffer against potential climate change (<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/PDF/Hawkes_2007_GlobalChanBiol.pdf">Hawkes et al 2007</a>). This project complements results from previous years and provide insights in to the long-term movement patterns of this critical segment of the largest loggerhead nesting population in the world. Through the deployment of a small number of satellite transmitters over a large timespan we hope to monitor and document potential changes in individual and population level movement patterns.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=517">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.