oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Gabon 2005-07: Mayumba, Leatherback Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2005/2006

Original provider:
Marine Turtle Research Group / SEATURTLE.ORG

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Marine Turtle Research Group
Originating data center
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/">Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
In conjunction with Parc National de Mayumba, the <a href="http://www.wcs.org/international/Africa/gabon/mayumba">Wildlife Conservation Society</a>, Aventures Sans Frontieres and Seaturtle.org, researchers from the <a href="http://www.uec.ac.uk">University of Exeter</a> have  attached satellite transmitters to female leatherback turtles nesting at Mayumba National Park, Gabon.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
The first season of this project (2005/2006) was part funded by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) Shellshock Campaign <a href="http://www.eaza.net">European Association of Zoos &amp; Aquaria</a>. Satellite transmitters attached in the 2006/2007 nesting season have been funded by the Large Pelagics Research Centre (University of New Hampshire) through National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency award NA04NMF4550391. This project was also made possible by funding receieved from the <a href="http://www.nerc.ac.uk">Natural Environment Research Council, UK </a>.


Abstract:
Project Leatherback Ocean Wanderer uses satellite telemetry to gain insights into the behaviour of female leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting at <a href="http://www.mayumbanationalpark.com">Mayumba National Park</a> in Gabon, a globally important rookery. The project has now entered into its second year of tracking. See the <a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/cgi-bin/imagelib/index.pl?cat=612&amp;thumb=1"> photo library</a> for this project.This work compliments that being carried out by <a href="http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/our_solutions/marine_turtle_programme/projects/leatherback_tracking_project/tracking_logs/index.cfm"> WWF</a> studying adults from a range of locations throughout the Atlantic as part of a basin wide project.

Supplemental information:
<a href="http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=104">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.
North Marine Region syngnathid collection records (DEW collation), Australia (1980-1998)

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 1980/1998

The dataset comprises catch records of syngnathids (seahorses, pipefish etc.) from demersal fish trawls, demersal prawn trawls and epibenthic sled samples from the North Marine Region. It is a compilation of data from 9 research voyages (SO 05/80, SO 07/80, SO 02/81, SS 03/90, SS 05/91, SS 01/93, SS 02/97, SS 08/97 and SS 03/98) and the CSIRO scientific observer program, 1996-98. The dataset was created for the Department of the Environment and Water Resources (DEW) for use in profiling of the North Marine Region during the development of a marine bioregional plan for the region.
Metadata record at http://www.marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/search#!048efc65-d861-4e07-ac12-67e68553cf12
Happywhale - Spinner Dolphin in North Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2012/2019

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 1 contributors in alphabetic order:

Marilia Olio
National Monitoring Programme for Phytoplankton Species occurrence in Aquaculture Production Areas

Keywords: Biological monitoring, Harmful algal blooms, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2002/2020

The Phytoplankton National Monitoring Programme for the identification and enumeration of phytoplanktonic species is an important measurement in the detection of those species which may form a Harmful Algal Bloom event. Where favourable environmental conditions occur, some species may form 'blooms' where high cell densities may cause water discolouration, foaming, mass mortalities of fish, shellfish, invertebrate and benthic organisms through oxygen depletion or produce biotoxins which can accumulate in species of filter feeding bi-valve molluscs, which can cause a variety of human illnesses if consumed when placed on the market for human consumption.
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Study Data 1992-1996 - benthic records

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1969/1973

In 1991, CSIRO was approached to design and manage an environmental study of the Bay to seek answers to questions concerning the sustainable use and management of the Bay. The Study began in October 1992 and finished in June 1996. This dataset comprises the benthic data
Further details and datafiles are at https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/dce565ae-fc9b-45b2-e043-08114f8c948f
Reef Life Survey (RLS) around New Zealand region: Reef fish dataset

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2008/2013

Reef Life Survey is designed to develop and resource a network of skilled recreational divers for rapid and cost-effective assessment of the state of the inshore marine environment at the global scale. The project uses standardised underwater visual census methods employed by trained SCUBA divers to survey fish and invertebrate species and to record habitat type using photo quadrats - this dataset refers to the reef fish survey component only.
The dataset generated by recreational divers provides a national framework for monitoring the state of the inshore environment and the identification of those threats and locations of greatest conservation concern. The project also increases awareness and interest by the recreational diving community in marine issues, and enhanced scientific capacity of personnel in regional areas.
This dataset is a subset of the whole collection for the New Zealand and south western Pacific region only. For the full record, visit http://reeflifesurvey.com/reef-life-survey/survey-data/
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, SE Alaska, 1991

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Aircraft,Sightings,harbor porpoise,Phocoena phocoena,abundance,aerial survey,marine mammal survey,survey,marine mammal,cetacean
Temporal coverage: 1991/1991

Original provider:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Dataset credits:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Abstract:
On 15 August 1991, as part of a larger study, Alaska harbor porpoise (<i>Phocoena phocoena</i>) abundance was investigated during an aerial survey of waters off southeastern Alaska. A Twin Otter was used  to fly a single sawtooth trackline at an altitude of 152.2 m (500 ft) and at an airspeed of 185 km/h. Line-transect methodology was used, and only those observations made during optimal conditions were analyzed. Density of harbor porpoises was calculated using line transect estimates based on perpendicular distances of sightings to the cruise track of the airplane.

Purpose:
Although harbor porpoises, <i>Phocoena phocoena</i>, are known to occur throughout Alaska waters, few estimates of abundance exist. In 1991, the National Marine Mammal Laboratory initiated a 3 year study on Alaska harbor porpoises. The objectives of this program were to: 
1) Obtain minimum population estimates in coastal waters using line transect methodology with a coefficient of variation for density estimates of less than 30% for each survey area, and 
2) Establish a baseline for detecting changes in abundance through time, for analysis of trends. 
During the present study, it was not fiscally possible to survey all areas of the state in any one year. Accordingly, we selected sections of the state to survey in consecutive years to maximize the likelihood of including all of the animals for a particular area surveyed while minimizing the likelihood of significant movement between areas among survey years.
Survey of algae, sponges, and ascidians, Fiji, 2007

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2007/2007

The goal of this “BSM-Fiji” campaign, from 7 to 27 May 2007, was to sample algae, sponges and ascidians so as to analyse the region’s biodiversity. Sampling was carried out in the provinces of Bua, Macuata (Vanua Levu Island), Cakaudrauve (Ringgold atolls), Lomaiviti (N’Gau Islands) and Kaduvu.
This campaign was part of the CRISP (Coral Reef InitiativeS for the Pacific) program and formed Component 2C2 of the project as
one of the programs designed to foster biodiversity through research on new natural substances of marine origin.
VACAPES Offshore Study Area Observations 2015-2018

Keywords: Occurrence,Navy project,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Vessel, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: null/null, 2015/2018

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

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

Abstract:
The data in this dataset represent animal sightings and boat 
tracks during outer continental shelf surveys beginning in 
April 2015 through December 2018 off the coast of Virginia. 
Forty days of offshore surveys were completed between 
04/12/2015 – 12/19/2018. Work was performed under HDR task 
orders TO 03, TO 54, TO 35, and TO18F4082 (IDIQ contract 
award N62470-15-D-8006, NAVFAC LANT).

Supplemental information:
Survey tracklines are available online.
HELCOM/OSPAR Spain ports water sampling

Keywords: OSPAR Joint Assessment and Monitoring Programme, Harbours, Invasive species, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2014/2014

This dataset includes the data used in in the HELCOM/OSPAR Ballast Water Exemptions Decision Support Tool. This tool was developed in 2013 based on the overall IMO framework, the 21 Baltic and North-East Atlantic coastal states and the EU. It allows user to define 'low risk' routes, as well as other necessary steps in granting exemptions under regulation A-4 of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC)
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) - Surveys of Octocoral communities, benthic cover and environmental factors on coral reefs of Torres Strait, Australia (1999)

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1999/1999

All surveys were carried out by the principal researcher using Rapid Ecological Assessment. The dataset comprises 33 entries from 7 reef locations. Species recorded: octocorals (soft corals, gorgonians, sea fans, sea whips, sea pens, leather corals, arborescent octocorals, blue coral, stoloniferans), black and wire coral. Note that species are mostly at generic level.
Site locations: Cumberland Passage, Dungeness, Tuesday Islet No. 4, Thursday, Warrior, Wednesday, Zuna.
Taxa have been matched to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). This dataset was sourced on July 2018 from the original DiGIR dataset at OBIS and updated to reflect changes in the OBIS data requirements.
Happywhale - Common Minke Whale in North Atlantic Ocean

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting, Occurrence
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 24 contributors in alphabetic order:

Allison Smith; Andrew Thompson; bev dant; Caitlin Fitzmaurice; Chloé Chartrand; Chris Mahy; Ed John; Félix Bélanger; Hans Verdaat; Lior Behar; Marilia Olio; Mark OBrien; Michael John Stevenson; Mitch Doucet; Mona Wong; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Rory Jackson West Cork Ocean Tours; Sarah Robinson; Sara Jenner; Serguei Ponomarenko; S. Helgu; Simon villeneuve; Ted Cheeseman; Theo Vickers
Peces del Distrito Nacional de Manejo Integrado Cabo Manglares Bajo Mira y Frontera, Pacífico colombiano - Proyecto Colombia BIO

Keywords: 2018, peces, Occurrence, tumaco, caracterización, Observation, PACÍFICO; COLOMBIA_BIO; SIB_MARINO, expedición, recurso ictico
Temporal coverage: 2018/2018

Durante el 2018 se realizó una expedición al Distrito Nacional de Manejo Integrado Cabo Manglares Bajo Mira y Frontera, Pacífico colombiano con el objetivo de proporcionar información biológica que sirva de soporte para las acciones de protección de la biodiversidad y el manejo de los recursos pesqueros del área marino-costera protegida del DNMI Cabo Manglares Bajo Mira y Frontera en el departamento de Nariño, Pacífico colombiano.
En total se reportan 98 registros biológicos para este recurso.
Sargasso sperm whales 2004

Keywords: Occurrence,sperm whales,Sargasso Sea,Vessels,Sightings, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2004/2004

Original provider:
Dalhousie University

Dataset credits:
Hal Whitehead, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University

Abstract:
The Sargasso Sea cruise surveyed marine birds and mammals in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, during the summer of 2004. This survey, onboard the Valiant 40 ocean-going research vessel Balaena, consisted of two survey legs: a sail from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Beaufort, North Carolina (May 5 - 27), and a round trip from Beaufort, North Carolina to offshore waters north of the Bahamas (June 2 - 22). Sperm whales were surveyed during both legs by members of the Hal Whitehead laboratory.

Purpose:
The purpose of this cruise was to study the behavior (principally social organization), ecology, and population biology of sperm whales. 

Supplemental information:
This dataset includes sperm whale sightings and survey effort. The effort data include sightings during surveys (on effort) and during focal follows of sperm whale schools (off effort). The survey track was recorded by logging a position every 10 minutes using the vessel's GPS.
Eastern Canada Benthic Macro Fauna

Keywords: Observation, oceans, biological classification, biota, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1957/1998

Measurements of biomass and productivity of seabed macrobenthic and megabenthic organisms, from studies in eastern North America from New England to the Canadian Arctic dating from 1954 to 2000, have been assembled into a comprehensive, georeferenced, database. Information sources include primary publications, technical reports and unpublished data from scientific studies, commercial fisheries surveys, and monitoring and baseline studies carried out for offshore petroleum exploration.
This resource contains biomass information from 24 sources for the following taxonomic groups: crustacea, echinodermata, mollusca, polychaeta and 'other'. This dataset contains 'absence' records as the source dataset includes valid biomass values of zero. Each data record includes a reference to the source in the DwC.associatedReferences field.
Version 1 of this resource was created during the Census of Marine Life.
Version 3 of this resource contains revised DwC records including occurrenceStatus (presence/absence) for the original 5 taxonomic groups plus fish.
PIFSC &amp; SWFSC, Cetacean Survey, HICEAS 2010, Cruise 1642, 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 Hawaiian Islands Cetacean Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) was a collaborative project between the Southwest  and Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Centers  during which two NOAA ships (MacArthur II and Oscar Elton Sette) conducted line-transect surveys throughout the entire Hawaii exclusive economic zone (EEZ) over four months (August - December 2010). This dataset represents the surveys (2 Legs) aboard the Oscar Elton Sette that began and ended in Honolulu, HI (1 September - 29 October). There were 133 cetacean sightings which included 17 identified species as well as unidentified dolphins, large whales and beaked whales.

Purpose:
HICEAS 2010 was the second Hawaii EEZ-wide survey. The sighting data were used to estimate the abundance and distribution of cetaceans in Hawaiian waters (Bradford et al. 2017, 2021).

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 DASALL 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. Oceanographic data were collected (CTD, XBT).

See the following dataset for the sightings and effort aboard the MacArthur II.
PIFSC &amp; SWFSC, Cetacean Survey, HICEAS 2010, Cruise 1641, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Killer whales occurrences in Venezuelan waters 1982-2008

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Killer whales,Venezuela,Distribution,Caribbean Sea, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1982/2008

Original provider:
Jaime Bolaños-Jiménez

Dataset credits:
Jaime Bolaños-Jiménez

Abstract:
Reported occurrences of the killer whale (<i>Orcinus orca</i>) off Venezuela are scarce. Eighteen records were opportunistically collected from April 1982 through January 2008. Bottom depth for the sightings was 10-1,500 m (mean = 444 + SD = 405; mode = 400, n = 18). Five records had available associated still photographs or video. Noteworthy was a videotaped attack by two killer whales on a leatherback turtle (<i>Dermochelys coriacea</i>). Group size ranged from 1-5 individuals (mean = 2.67 + SD = 1.57; mode = 1,  n = 18). Adult males were present during 67% of reported sightings; females/juveniles were present in 61% (n = 12 and 11, respectively). Pictures of two male killer whales were sent to researchers in Brazil and the Bahamas for comparison purposes. Adult males were present in 92% of reported sightings. Females and juveniles were observed during 67% of reported sightings. 83% of the records were from December through May. There is currently not enough information to speculate on any seasonality to the occurrence of this species in Venezuelan waters.

Purpose:
The purpose of this work was to update information on killer whale occurrences in Venezuelan waters, on the basis of opportunistic sightings and/or pictures provided by non-professional observers.

Supplemental information:
A few records did not record day or day and month. For these records, month and day fields were filled with 1. A note was added to [remarks] field, which may be released upon the data provider's permission.
Report on the Danish Oceanographical expeditions 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. Vol II Biology. A.8 Lepadogaster By Frederic Guitel (1919)

Keywords: Lepadogaster, North Atlantic Ocean, historical dataset, English Channel
Temporal coverage: 1904/1910

This is a historical dataset that forms part of the "Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas". It includes data for the fish of the genus Lepadogaster sampled from several sites of the North Atlantic Ocean, near the English and French coasts and the Strait of Gibraltar during the years 1904-1910. The infromation extraction was based on the Table 1 of the publication and included abundance data and metadata of location, date, depth and the sampling effort. Additional information, such as the life stage, was extracted from the main text of the publication. The dataset was curated by the citizen scientists of the Zooniverse platform within the efforts of incorporating citizen science in the management of historical datasets of EMODnet Biology project. Standard quality control steps followed after this process.
Data collected during the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expedition Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean

Keywords: Biodiversity, Data, research vessel, Samplingevent, Macrobenthos, Zeeleeuw
Temporal coverage: 2006/2013

During the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expeditie Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean, high school students come on board the research vessel and are introduced to the marine life of the Belgian part of the North Sea (BCP). Four days long, the water column and bottom of the BCP are sampled, respectively with beam trawl or otter trawl and a Van Veen grab. All samples are processed on board.