oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) PhotoID 2002-2005

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Photo identification, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2002/2005

Original provider:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Dataset credits:
Texas A&amp;M University

Oregon State University

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Texas A&amp;M University-Galveston

University of Colorado

University of Durham

University of Saint Andrews

University of South Florida

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Abstract:
Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) was a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research project supported by the then Minerals Management Service (MMS; now Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - BOEM) under Cooperative Agreement 1435-01-02-CA-85186 for Cooperative Research on Sperm Whales and their Response to Seismic Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico through the Texas A&amp;M Research Foundation.



The objectives of SWSS were to

(1) establish baseline information on the biology and behavior of sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico,

(2) characterize sperm whale habitat use in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and

(3) determine possible changes in behavior of sperm whales when subjected to manmade noise, particularly from seismic airgun arrays used for offshore oil and gas exploration and geological monitoring.


Supplemental information:
This dataset includes PhotoID data in SWSS surveys from 2002-2005. Sperm whale visual trackings and sightings of other cetaceans are avainable in several SWSS datasets.
Cabo Verde (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1999/1999

Original provider:
Life Caretta caretta (Cabo Verde)

Dataset credits:
Data provider
LIFE Caretta caretta
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=885">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.
BIOMASS 1980-1985

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,Sea-bird,Sea bird,Bird,seabirds,marine birds,Biological Investigations of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks,BIOMASS,Krill,Ship survey,at-sea distributions
Temporal coverage: 1980/1985

Original provider:
Dr. S.Z. El-Sayed

Dataset credits:
Antarctic Environmental Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey

Abstract:
The Biological Investigations of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks (BIOMASS) Programme was established in the late 1970's for the study of the Antarctic marine ecosystem and its living resources (Thorley, online resource). Data were collected during 3 major field experiments between 1981 and 1985, divided into two periods: First International BIOMASS Experiment (FIBEX) in 1980-1981, and the Second International BIOMASS Experiment (SIBEX) in 1983-1985.
In total 34 cruises were carried out (El-Sayed, online resource), of which  21 cruises were gathered in this data set. This data set provides sea-bird observation collected in the cruises.

Reference
For full citation information, see [Cross Reference].

Purpose:
The main objective of BIOMASS was to gain a deeper understanding of the structure and dynamic functioning of the Antarctic marine eco­system as a basis for the future management of potential living resources (El-Sayed, online resource), with the particular focus on krill. Specifically, FIBEX was aimed at carrying out a quasi-synoptic survey over a wide area the South Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific sectors of the Southern Ocean. SIBEX was designed to produce a temporal sequence of observations focused on much smaller areas of the Bransfield Strait and Prydz Bay regions (Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, online resource).
Sea-birds data were collected as supporting data to krill.
For further detail, you are referred to El-Sayed (1994).

Reference
For full citation information, see [Cross Reference].

Supplemental information:
[2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Diomedea bulleri (174522) =&gt; Thalassarche bulleri (563380)
Chinstrap Penguin: Pygoscelis antarctica (174446) =&gt; Pygoscelis antarcticus (723249)
Grey-headed Albatross: Diomedea chrysostoma (174523) =&gt; Thalassarche chrysostoma (563381)
Pterodroma brevirostris (174585) =&gt; Aphrodroma brevirostris (723250)
Rockhopper Penguin: Eudyptes crestatus (174453) =&gt; Eudyptes chrysocome (559996)
Shy Albatross: Diomedea cauta (174519) =&gt; Thalassarche cauta (554451)
South Polar Skua: Catharacta maccormicki (176801) =&gt; Stercorarius maccormicki (660062)
Yellow-nosed Albatross: Diomedea chlororhynchos (174521) =&gt; Thalassarche chlororhynchos (554452)
 Phalacrocorax atriceps (174734) =&gt;  Leucocarbo atriceps (824003)
Phalacrocorax olivaceus (174722) =&gt; Phalacrocorax brasilianus brasilianus (824220)
Chionis alba (176787) =&gt; Chionis albus (824031)
Phalacrocorax albiventer (174730) =&gt; Leucocarbo albiventer (824004)

When interested in a certain cruise, make a query for 'CRUISE' field.
Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Florida Keys 1999

Keywords: 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, absence, area, coral, habitatid, keys, latitude, longitude, monitoring, name, recorded, species, data_set_identification, authorship, basis of record, class, comprehensive, conservation, coverage, data, date, fish, hierarchy, large, obis, reef, sample, scientific_name, statement, worms, 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, florida, identification, marine, organism, rank, recordedBy, samples, subregionid, usage, vernacular, vernacularName, wildlife, acceptedNameUsageID, organism_per_sample_area, acceptedNameAuthorship, acceptedNameUsage, accepted, aphia, array, common, 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, value, accepted_aphia_database_identification_number, occurrenceStatus
Temporal coverage: 1999/1999

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.
SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Tonga 2008

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, SPC, PROCFish/C, Fish, UVC, CoFish
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in Vanuatu during the PROCFish/C surveys (2008) in 4 sites Ha'atafu, Koulo, Lofanga and Manuka. The individual counts correspond to the observations by a single diver (one side) on the 50 m transect, from the transect line up to visibility (distance sampling).
DECAF - AUTEC Beaked Whales - Multiple Sensors - DTag

Keywords: Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Animal tagging,Radio transmitters, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2006/2007

Original provider:
Density Estimation of Cetaceans from passive Acoustic Fixed sensors (DECAF)

Abstract:
This archive contains data on echolocation clicks of Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) recorded at AUTEC during a 6-day period in spring 2005. The data were used in estimating M. densirostris density as documented in the paper Marques et al. (2009). There are data files containing click counts per minute per hydrophone, files containing numbers of false positive detections from a manual analysis, and files giving information about georeferenced tracks of tagged whales and associated vocalization timings.

Supplemental information:
Each record represents the georeferenced echolocation click of a single tagged whale. Only regular clicks from the tagged whale are included. Time zone is GMT.
Additional attributes include pitch, roll, and heading of the tagged whale and data on presence or absence of detections of each click on nearby seafloor hydrophones.
Data on the presence or absence of DTAG clicks on nearby seafloor hydrophones are available at http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/722.
Automated and manually verified click detections from 82 seafloor hydrophones in a related dataset are available at http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/677.


Original data can be downloaded at http://www.creem.st-and.ac.uk/decaf/decaf-data-files under Case Study 3: Beaked whale data
Protected species bycatch in New Zealand fisheries

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2002/2020

Seabirds, marine mammals, and turtles are caught during commercial fishing operations within the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. In order to monitor the impacts of fishing on these species, New Zealand government observers on fishing vessels record any protected species bycatch incidents that occur. Observer data on protected species captures are maintained by the Ministry for Primary Industries, with identification of captured animals carried out by the Department of Conservation. The data have been summarised in a series of reports, with the most recent report covering the period from 2002–03 to the end of the 2008–09 fishing year (Abraham and Thompson 2011b).
This dataset provides a summary of protected species bycatch in trawl and longline fisheries, from the 2002–03 to 2019–20 fishing year (fishing years run from October 1 to September 30).
Observers are only present on some fishing vessels. To estimate total captures in a fishery, it is necessary to use statistical methods to extrapolate from the observed fishing to the unobserved fishing. The total observable captures are an estimate of the captures that would have been reported, had observers been present on all fishing vessels. There may be additional mortalities (such as birds that are struck by fishing gear but not brought on board the vessel) that are not recorded by observers. These are referred to as ‘cryptic mortalities’ and are not included in the estimates of total captures, nor is there any evaluation of potential survival of seabirds recorded as captured but subsequently released alive. The methods used for the estimation follow those described in technical reports on bycatch estimation for seabirds (Abraham and Thompson 2011a, Abraham et al. 2013), and marine mammals (Thompson et al. 2013).
####Notes about some Fields:

- **fishing_year** the fishing year of the capture. Fishing years run from 1 October to 30 September;

- **datetime** the date and time of the capture. All times are in New Zealand Standard Time (GMT+12);

- **status** whether the animal was alive or dead;

- **identification** how the identification was made (necropsy: by necropsy of the dead animal; photograph: from
    an expert inspection of a photograph of the capture; imputation: imputed by correcting the observer code using
    necropsy and photographic identifications of other captures with the same observer identification; as reported
    by the observer);
- **method** the fishing method (surface longline; bottom longline; trawl; set net; or purse seine); 

- **target** the target species reported by the fisher;

- **vessel_size** the length class of the vessel (a range in m).
CSIRO, Cruises, Vertebrate and Invertebrate Fishery Bycatch, North Australia, 1997

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1997/1998

Biological data collected on 3 cruises of Southern Surveyor between February 1997 and October 1998 in the Torres Strait, Gulf of Carpentaria and Arafura Sea under the leadership of John Salini. The aims were to identify all vertebrate and invertebrate bycatch species in prawn trawls in the northern prawn fishery and the Torres Strait. The data were collected for the Bycatch Sustainability Project.
This data has been republished (2022-09-05 with additional details of each occurrence where they can be one of three types:  catch composition (counts per taxa and optional aggregated weights by trawl event), catch measurements (length and/or weight) of individual taxa and/or catch specimens and their stored location. The occurrence type is recorded in occurrenceremarks.
Zooplankton studies in the Southern Bight of the North Sea between 1971 and 1974

Keywords: Zooplankton, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1971/1974

Qualitative and quantitative composition of the zooplankton community for 73 "Mechele" stations in the Southern Bight of the North Sea between January 1971 and December 1974.The data are digitized from technical reports in the frame of the 4DEMON project.
Measurements of the salp Pyrosoma atlanticum, RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V04, Tasman Sea, Australia (2017)

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen
Temporal coverage: 2017/2017

As pyrosomes migrate vertically to 800 m daily, they have the potential to transport the carbon they consume at the surface to these depths. In the austral spring of 2017, a Pyrosoma atlanticum swarm was smpled in the Tasman Sea. Maximum biomass of pyrosomes was 360 mg WW·m−3, and pyrosomes were able to consume the majority (95%) of the phytoplankton community while at the surface.
Cordio East Africa Reef Building Corals 2014

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2002/2011

CORDIO  East  Africa  is  a  research  organisation  focused  on  marine  and  coastal  ecosystems  in  the  Western Indian  Ocean.  We  specialise  in  generating  knowledge  to  find  solutions  that  benefit  both  ecosystems  and  people.  This dataset shows the diversity and biogeography of Western Indian Ocean reef-building corals.
NMML 2002-2010 Bering Sea Shelf Cetacean Survey

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2002/2010

Original provider:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Dataset credits:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Abstract:
Visual line-transect surveys for cetaceans were conducted in the southeastern Bering Sea (SEBS) in association with a NOAA/Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s pollock stock assessment survey aboard the NOAA ship Miller Freeman (2002 and 2004) and the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson (2008 and 2010). In 2002 and 2004, the surveys were a continuation of those done in 1999 and 2000, taking advantage of the survey platform as it ran transects through SEBS. In 2008 and 2010, the cetacean survey was included as part of the Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program, a NPRB funded project to  test and improve our understanding of effects of climate change and management actions on the Bering Sea ecosystem. Methods in all years were the same with three observers rotating through two 25x (Big Eye) binocular positions and one recorder on the flying bridge. Survey effort was conducted along the pollock survey transect lines, weather permitting.  Additional effort was conducted while in transit to and from pollock survey waypoints. Transect survey effort was 3,761 km in 2002, 1,692 km in 2004 (observers were present for only half of the survey), 3,255 km in 2008 and 1,681 km in 2010. The following cetacean species were recorded: fin whale (<i>Balaenoptera physalus</i>), sei whale (<i>Balaenoptera borealis</i>), minke whale (<i>Balaenoptera acutorostrata</i>), humpback whale (<i>Megaptera novaeangliae</i>), gray whale (<i>Eschrichtius robustus</i>), sperm whale (<i>Physeter macrocephalus</i>), Baird’s beaked whale (<i>Berardius bairdii</i>), Stejneger’s beaked whale (<i>Mesoplodon stejnegeri</i>), killer whale (<i>Orcinus orca</i>), Pacific white-sided dolphin (<i>Lagenorhynchus obliquidens</i>), Dall’s porpoise (<i>Phocoenoides dalli</i>), and harbor porpoise (<i>Phocoena phocoena</i>). Pinniped species were also recorded to include the Steller sea lion (<i>Eumetopias jubatus</i>) and the northern fur seal (<i>Callorhinus ursinus</i>), as well as the sea otter (<i>Enhydra lutris</i>).  Fin whales were the most common large whale, and Dall's porpoises were the most common small cetacean. Distribution, abundance estimates and population trends for fin, humpback, and minke whales, and Dall’s and harbor porpoise are currently being analyzed.

Purpose:
The primary purpose of this survey was to estimate the abundance of and to describe the distribution of whales and porpoises in the eastern Bering Sea in relation to the oceanographic domain.
Historical benthos data from the Pre-deltaic Romanian Black Sea Coast in 1960

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Historical data
Temporal coverage: 1960/1960

The dataset comprises data on the substrate type, temperature, salinity and benthos from 58 samples colected in Danube front area in the period March 1960 - July 1960, (Sulina-Portita sector, Romanian Black Sea Coast). The sediment samples were taken with a Van-Veen grab, the sampling size is was - 0.1 m2. The samples have been preserved with 10% buffered formalin, then sieved through a 2 mm, 0.25 mm and 0.10 mm mesh sieve and subsequently stored in 70% ethanol.  The database comprises taxonomic and quantitative data (individuals count, density and wet weight biomass per square meter) for 95 macrobenthic species and 10 supraspecific groups.
TRIAP Franklin 2008 Waterbirds - Marine records, TRIAP Franklin 2008 Waterbirds - Marine records, Northern Australia (1900-2002)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1900/2002

As part of the Tropical Rivers Inventory and Assessment Project (TRIAP), a database of 94,148 waterbird records was assembled, comprising 82,596 records from the TRIAP area and 11,552 records from a surrounding 10 km buffer. These records were sourced from databases for Atlas1 and Atlas2 provided by Birds Australia, 99.1% of which are from the Historical Atlas (pre-1977), the first Field Atlas (1977-1981) or the second Field Atlas (1997-2002).
This version is all records where the taxa have been catalogued in the World Register of Marine Species and therefore are potential marine species.
PANGAEA - data from Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme (NIOP)

Keywords: Dinoflagellate cysts, Monsoons, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1965/1992

The Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme (NIOP) studied the effect of the monsoon on the climate system in the northern Indian Ocean. Information on the research themes, scientists involved and instruments used together with most of the basic scientific data gathered from May 1992 until February 1993 is available on a CDRom. It was developed in cooperation with the Netherlands Geosci. Foundation (GOA) and ETI Biodiversity Centre in the Netherlands.

Through PANGAEA, data on the abundance of dinoflagellate cysts have been made available.
Observatoire Pelagis boat surveys 2003-2021

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Seabirds,Marine mammals,Cetaceans,Sea turtles,Elasmobranchii,Visual Sighting,Vessel
Temporal coverage: 2003/2021

Original provider:
Observatoire PELAGIS UAR 3462 University La Rochelle - CNRS

Dataset credits:
Observatoire PELAGIS UAR 3462, University La Rochelle - CNRS

Abstract:
Since 2003, the Observatoire PELAGIS (La Rochelle University) participated to annual halieutic surveys, led by the IFREMER, to collect data on the distribution of marine top predators in order to estimate their relative abundance and preferred habitats in the Bay of Biscay, the Channel and the North Sea. 
Each year, three observers take place on board the vessel “Thalassa” to record sightings of seabirds, marine mammals, large fish and fishing boats, from dawn to dusk. Following distance sampling methods, visual censuses are made by two observers (while the third observer is resting) from the upper platform of the boat (min. 14m above the sea level). They are placed on each side of the deck, looking ahead for marine predator with an angle of 180°. For each sighting, the species and the number of individuals are recorded, as well as the behaviour, distance and angle (upon request).

Purpose:
One of the main advantages of this survey lays in its ecosystemic approach, which provides information on all the components of the food web (from planktonic organisms to predators) as well as data on the environmental parameters (sea surface temperature, salinity…). Interactions between prey and predators are complex in marine ecosystems, which are submitted to strong spatio-temporal variations. Thanks to ecosystem-based surveys, observed distributions and densities of marine predators can be related to the occurrence of their prey, providing to scientists and managers a better understanding of the marine ecosystems structure.

Supplemental information:
[2022-10-20] The records on 2016-09-21 got the longitude sign swapped. they are corrected.
[2022-01-18] Data in 2020 and 2021 were appended.
[2018-04-26] Data in 2016 and 2017 were appended.

Time and group size of the sightings are not available online. They may be released upon request.
Stable Isotope Compositions of tubeworms, mussels, and their associated fauna in Gulf of Mexico hydrocarbon seeps

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2006/2007

We analyzed tissue δ13C, δ15N, and δ34S of animals associated with hydrocarbon seeps on the lower continental slope of the Gulf of Mexico. We made discrete collections of fauna associated with four dominant chemosymbiotic seep fauna: vestimentiferan tubeworms, bathymodiolin mussels, vesicomyid clams, and Sclerolinum sp. (another siboglinid worm related to vestimentiferans). These collections were conducted in 2006 and 2007 using the manned submersible Alvin and the remotely operated vehicle Jason II, both operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The purpose of this study was to use stable isotopes to explore potential nutritional sources and trophic interactions in these seep communities, especially those occurring at over 1000 m depth, which had previously been poorly studied.
McGill University: Depth distributions of benthic polychaetes in two fjords on Ellesmere Island, NWT.

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1967/1968

As part of a McGill University thesis project, grab samples were collected from two fiords on Ellesmere Island, NWT during two summer. Replicate samples were collected from various depths along a transect extending out from the shore with the objective of determining depth distributions of benthic polychaetes in the two fjords.
Version 1 of this dataset includes presence information for the dominant taxa. This information was extracted from thesis appendices (Curtis 1970). Nominal latitude and longitude coordinates have been assigned to this dataset as the exact locations where the grab samples were collected was not provided.