oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
AMAPPS Southeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2017

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft
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 AMAPPS program, the Southeast Fisheries 
Science Center conducted aerial surveys of continental 
shelf and slope waters (up to the 2,000 m isobath) along 
the US east coast from New Jersey to Florida. The survey 
was conducted during 2017 between 17 April and 20 May 
aboard a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft at an altitude of 600 
feet (183 m) and a speed of 110 knots. Survey tracklines 
were oriented perpendicular to the shoreline and 
latitudinally spaced 20 km apart. “Fine-scale” tracklines 
were surveyed closer to the shores of NJ, DE and VA over 
renewable energy leasing areas. The survey was designed 
for analysis using Distance sampling and a two-team 
(independent observer) approach to correct for perception 
bias in resulting abundance estimates.

Purpose:
The goal of the survey was to conduct line-transect surveys 
using the Distance sampling approach to estimate the 
abundance and spatial distribution of cetaceans and turtles 
in waters over the continental shelf and slope (shoreline 
to 2,000 m isobath) of the eastern USA.

Supplemental information:
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 on-effort by the forward 
team only; you may request the full dataset and sightings 
including opportunistic ones directly to the provider.
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
CloudCover
0 Clear
1 0-25% Cloudy
2 26-50% Cloudy
3 51-75% Cloudy
4 76-100% Cloudy
5 Overcast
Glare (Glare intensity)
0 No Impairment
1 Slight Impairment
2 Moderate Impairment
3 Severe Impairment
Weather
0 Clear
1 Mist
2 Light Rain
3 Heavy Rain
Conditions
0 Poor
1 Fair
2 Moderate
3 Good
4 Excellent
Haze
0 No
1 Yes
Fog
0 No
1 Yes
Sun penetration (Sun pen)
0 Poor
1 Fair
2 Good
3 Excellent
Turbidity
0 Poor
1 Fair
2 Good
3 Excellent
Mortality events at British Columbia finfish aquaculture sites

Keywords: events; occurrences; emof; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Pacific Region; Aquaculture; fish farming; salmon farming; mortality; British Columbia; BC
Temporal coverage: 2011/2020

Mortality at salmon aquaculture facilities is closely monitored. If the amount of dead fish at a farm exceeds thresholds outlined in conditions of licence, a mortality event is said to have occurred and must be reported to DFO within 24 hours of discovery. Facility managers and veterinarian(s) must determine the probable cause of the event and develop a plan to mitigate ongoing harm to the farmed fish and reduce any risk to wild fish. Companies must continue to update Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) every 10 days for the duration of the mortality event, including daily mortality counts, mitigation applied, determination of the cause(s) of the event and any updated plan.
This report provides a summary of mortality events reported by aquaculture companies to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Historical data are available from 2011 to the present. Explanation of the terms used in the report’s column headings can be found in the terminology file https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/7fbb2662-391a-4df7-99b4-3343fa68fc93
UKSRLPMN12016 AB02 NOCS

Keywords: Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2015/2015

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research UK Seabed Resources Ltd (UKSR) is pleased to submit this annual report on activities with respect to the Plan of Work associated with both of its 15-year International Seabed Authority (ISA) Exploration Licences. The first licence entered into effect on 8 February 2013 (UK1); the second on 29 March 2016 (UK2). UKSR has integrated together the exploration programmes of UK1 and UK2 in order to provide UKSR and the ISA and its stakeholders a broader insight into CCZ-wide ecosystem structure and function. This report describes UKSR’s activities and particular achievements for the calendar year 2016, and also its plans for the future.
Queensland Museum Corals

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1886/2015

The Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville, is home to our internationally recognised collection of hard corals. The collection is a comprehensive coverage of Indo-Pacific Scleractinia, particularly from the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

The collection also includes:

- the J.E.N. Veron collection, donated by the Australian Institute of Marine Science;

- comparative material from Indonesia, Maldives, Seychelles, Papua New Guinea and many other tropical nations.
Data from ALA (http://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co200). Taxa matched to World Register of Marine Species.
Marine Non-native species records from Natural resources Wales (NRW) monitoring research and ad-hoc sightings

Keywords: Alien species, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1998/2012

This dataset comprised marine surveys undertaken by the Natural Resources Wales (and previously Countryside Council for Wales) for Marine alien and non-native species, currently held in Marine Recorder. The surveys represent ongoing non-native monitoring, sightings and ad-hoc records of invasive and non-native species supplied to NRW or noted outside of other research and monitoring work.
Empire Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0512, Equinor Wind US LLC, February - December 2019

Keywords: Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Seabirds,Marine mammals,Sea turtles,Visual Sighting,Aircraft, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 2019/2019

Original provider:
APEM Limited

Dataset credits:
APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates Inc.

Abstract:
Equinor Wind US, LLC were committed to undertaking a Construction and Operation Plan (COP) of their lease area located in the New York Bight (OCS-A 0512), now called Empire Wind. To facilitate this, 12 surveys were undertaken between February 2019 and December 2019 by APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates, Inc. (Normandeau-APEM Team) to provide baseline information for consideration in the assessment of potential impacts. Additional surveys were collected between November 2017 and October 2018 and can be accessed https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2067.

Purpose:
Equinor initiated monthly offshore high resolution aerial surveys of marine mega-fauna in the New York Bight offshore wind lease area plus a 4 km (2.5 mile) buffer. The surveys used APEM Inc.'s ultra-high resolution aerial digital still imagery to characterize birds present in the lease area and gather additional information on other marine fauna. These surveys provided the baseline information on the abundance and distribution of birds and other marine fauna over the course of a year, as required for conducting impact assessments. The 
dataset is comprised of observations and survey track line information collected from February 2019 to December 2019 inclusive (12 surveys in total).

Supplemental information:
[2022-06-07] The following recorded species names got their assigned scientific names corrected.
PASSERINE SPECIES UNID.: Aves =&gt; Passeriformes
RAY SPECIES UNID.: Euselachii =&gt; Chondrichthyes
SEAL SPECIES UNID.: Otariidae =&gt; Caniformia

Each record represents 1 individual (except for Fish Shoals which is one entry per 1 shoal encompassing uncounted number of fish). 

Locations of digital snapshots are available as a static point layer.
Lamont-Doherty/LGL/NSF cruises

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2003/2009

Original provider:
Lamont-Doherty / LGL

Dataset credits:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
LGL Limited - Environmental Research Associates
National Science Foundation

Abstract:
Marine geophysical seismic research funded by the NSF includes a marine mammal and sea turtle monitoring and mitigation program. Protected Species Observers record all instances of marine mammals and turtles observed during surveys and while in transit to the survey site. The sightings data are also provided in 90 day reports available online <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/geo/oce/envcomp/index.jsp">here</a>.

Purpose:
Sightings data are collected as part of a marine mammal and sea turtle monitoring program during academic seismic surveys.

Supplemental information:
When the number of animals sighted was not available, it was filled with '1' to be conservative and noted in the Notes field. When the number of animals sighted was a range, the lower estimate was used to be conservative and noted in the Notes field. When the time was not available, it was filled with '00:00:00' and noted in the Notes field.
7/27/2011: This dataset was updated to include additional sightings and effort.
8/3/2011: Effort data were updated to fix transects crossing 180/-180 degrees longitude.
3/7/2012: Sightings were corrected and updated.
Stomach contents of salmonids caught in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean - 1959 and 1960

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1959/1960

This dataset includes stomach content data of salmonids caught in the northeastern Pacific in 1959 and 1960. These data were extracted and aggregated by Caroline Graham, Evgeny A. Pakhomov and Brian P. V. Hunt as part of a larger database project: the North Pacific Marine Salmon Diet Database (NPMSDD). Further information on the NPMSDD is provided here: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00676-y. The dynamic GitHub repository can be found here: https://github.com/mcarolinegraham/North_Pacific_Marine_Salmon_Diet_Database.
SHARK - National Epibenthos monitoring in Sweden since 1992

Keywords: diver, Long-term monitoring, Benthos, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1993/2017

Epibenthos has been nationally monitored in Sweden since 1992. The monitoring program was initiated by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and later the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management took over the responsibility and financing of the program. The monitoring is performed by Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg and Linnaeus University.  The data is stored in the database SHARK, hosted and maintained by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. The epibenthos monitoring program studies hard and soft bottoms from the surface down to 10-20 meters. Data is collected in transects or squares with help of divers. Species abundances are determined directly by the divers or photographs are taken and analyzed later.  More information is available in Swedish at https://www.havochvatten.se/hav/samordning--fakta/miljoovervakning/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-vegetationskladda-bottnar.html
MIRC PIFSC Small Vessel Surveys Feb-Mar 2010

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

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

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

Abstract:
Features in this feature class represent sightings from the PIFSC Small Vessel Surveys Feb-Mar 2010.
Happywhale - False Killer Whale in North Pacific Ocean

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Occurrence,PhotoID;Visual sighting
Temporal coverage: 2015/2022, null/null

Original provider:
Happywhale

Dataset credits:
Happywhale and contributors

Abstract:
Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.

Supplemental information:
Sightings and images were submitted to Happywhale by contributors. A portion of the Happywhale data were transferred to OBIS-SEAMAP upon the agreement between Happywhale and OBIS-SEAMAP.

There may be duplicate records among Happywhale datasets and other OBIS-SEAMAP datasets. The precision of date/time vary per record. Some records have date accuracy up to year only.

This dataset includes sightings and photos from the following 8 contributors in alphabetic order:

Adam Ernster; chelsea bradley; Curt Finfrock; Kristin Powers; Marilia Olio; Max Block; Mindy Huston; Olaf Pignataro
The Dolphin Project

Keywords: Occurrence,Cetaceans,Dolphins,Marine mammals,Animals,Atlantic bottlenose dolphin,Ship Survey,Observations,biota,environment,geoscientificinformation,location,oceans,Biomass,Community Structure,Abundance,Population,Conservation,Environmental Assessments,Population Distribution,Population Size,Abundance,Spatial distribution, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1992/2003

Original provider:
The Dolphin Project, Inc.

Dataset credits:
The Dolphin Project, Inc.

Abstract:
The Dolphin Project, Inc. conducts quarterly abundance surveys along Georgia estuarine waters to obtain the relative number of dolphins. Also, Photo ID surveys are conducted from January through November to track previously identified dolphin and catalog new individuals..

The dataset includes data of sightings of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin primarily in Georgia estuarine waters from 1992 to 2003.

Purpose:
The Dolphin Project seeks to contribute to the understanding of marine mammals, expand the public's knowledge and concern for our marine environment, and add to the knowledge base of  bottlenose dolphins through the sharing of collected field data.

Supplemental information:
Survey effort data, which are points data not lines, are available. Please contact the data provider (contact person) about how to use the effort data.
Upon permission from the data provider, OBIS-SEAMAP will release the effort data to the user.
Benthic bycatch data from non-native Crepidula fornicata dredge surveys in Belfast Lough from 2013-2017

Keywords: Bycatches, surface vessel, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 2013/2017

This dataset contains information on the presence and absence of bycaught infaunal species from Crepidula fornicata surveys in Belfast Lough from 2013 to 2017 on board the Fisheries Protection Vessel, Banríon Uladh (renamed in 2016 to Queen of Ulster). The surveys were carried out each year in late September and early October (each over 2 days of surveying). It is important to note that this dataset contains bycatch information and this was not the key aim of the survey. The C.fornicata survey is carried out to routinely monitor the extent of the breeding population of C.fornicata (non-native in Northern Ireland) to enable policies to be put in place to minimise the spread of non-native fauna. In the years 2013-2015, a small oyster dredge was used to collect samples, in 2016 and 2017 a small AFBI naturalist dredge was used. In total over the 4 years, 278 samples were collected for identification &amp; analysis. The most frequently recorded species was the gastropod Philine aperta.
Cetacean survey in Balabac Strait, Philippines

Keywords: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,cetaceans,marine,coastal waters,dolphins,whales, Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2006/2006

Original provider:
Louella Dolar

Dataset credits:
Louella Dolar
Conservation International

Abstract:
These are the sightings of cetaceans found in Balabac Strait, Palawan, Philippines. The survey was carried out on May 3-14, 2006 using the line transect method. The survey vessel was a 20 m boat with a sighting platform 5 m above sea level. The survey covered 718 km of trackline in an area of 6,538 sq. km. Funding was provided by Conservation International- Philippines.

Purpose:
The survey was carried out to characterize the cetacean fauna of Balabac Strait, Palawan, Philippines.  Balabac Strait is one of the three Marine Biodiversity Conservarion Corridors in the Philippines delineated by Conservation International-Philippines.  Information on the physico-chemical parameters such as sea surface temperature, salinity and total dissolved solids were also gathered.

Supplemental information:
The observations of <i>B. edeni</i> could be <i>B. omurai</i> (Omura's whale). These two species occur in Philippine waters and are very difficult to tell apart.

The observation for <i>Stenella longirostris</i> at 9:50 on 5/13/2006 is <i>Stenella longirostris roseiventris</i>.

Effort data will be appended later.
HRC SCC Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys February 2010

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

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

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

Supplemental information:
[2020-11-09] Two observations of minke whales were counted as baleen whales by error. The issue is fixed.

Effort data is not available.
Benthic infaunal abundance and biomass from Belfast Lough dredge disposal monitoring operations 2017 and 2018

Keywords: research vessel, Samplingevent, Corystes
Temporal coverage: 2017/2018

This dataset contains information on benthic infaunal abundance &amp; biomass from sediment grabs off the Copeland Islands in Belfast Lough in late 2017 and early 2018 on the RV Corystes. This survey was carried out to describe the species and seabed habitats within a 0.5NM buffer zone of a dredge disposal site. The survey was carried out pre operation to allow the potential impacts to be investigated. Particle size analysis (PSA) and Carbon &amp; Nitrogen analysis were also carried out on the sediments from the grab samples. All grab samples contained fauna species and sediment classification was carried out on all samples. This dataset also contains information on the SACFOR abundance and associated infaunal habitat in Belfast Lough in late 2017 and early 2018 as part of the post operation survey. This survey was carried out on the RV Corystes using a dropframe fitted with HD video camera, halogen lights, strip and point lazers for scaling, USBL, GoPro.
HRC RIMPAC Vessel-Based Monitoring Surveys 2008

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Visual Sighting,Airplane, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 2008/2008

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

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

Supplemental information:
Effort data is not available.
Zooplankton data collected in the Romanian Black Sea waters between 1956 and 1960

Keywords: Species composition, Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1956/1960

The zooplankton dataset contains samples collected during 1956-1960, from different stations, from the Romanian Black Sea waters. Samples were collected from different depths, in different seasons. All samples were collected using the Baskakova net, with an opening of 36 cm diameter. Zooplankton samples were analyzed both from quantitative (density and biomass) and qualitative (list of species) point of view.
Colección de Artropodos del Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia - Makuriwa

Keywords: Crustaceos, Occurrence, Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia, Specimen, Invemar, Colecciones biológicas, Artropodos, Colombia
Temporal coverage: 1965/2017

Desde 1965 hasta la fecha (marzo de 2012), la colección de crustáceos del Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia (MHNMC) se encuentra constituida por un estimado de 52331 ejemplares que corresponden a 8738 lotes catalogados, convirtiéndose en la colección más importante de crustáceos marinos del país. Los ejemplares preservados son el resultado de múltiples proyectos desarrollados por el INVEMAR, en los cuales se ha recolectado material manualmente y por medio de diferentes técnicas de recolección dentro de las cuales se destacan las dragas y las redes de arrastre demersal. Este conjunto de datos representa 6068 registros biológicos de ejemplares catalogados en la colección.
Dutch long term monitoring of phytoplankton in the Dutch Continental Economical Zone of the North Sea

Keywords: Long-term monitoring, Samplingevent, MSFD, Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Temporal coverage: 1990/1999

Long term measurements of phytoplankton composition in the Dutch national part of the North Sea. Samples were taken 12 - 24 times per year between 1990 and 1999 and analysed to the level of genus, species, or other taxon group. The dataset has been used for assessment of the marine environment and habitat quality in the scope of the OSPAR Quality Status Reports and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Currently, there are known issues concerning the quality of the data caused by changes in analytic procedures and labs. When more information is available, this will be published through EMODnet.
Zooplankton community and pelagic copepods in Tudor creek (Mombasa, Kenya) between 1984 and 1987

Keywords: Digitization, Occurrence, Observation
Temporal coverage: 1984/1987

List of zooplankton taxa and copepoda species for 5 stations in Tudor creek sampled between December 1984 and December 1987. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Okemwa, E. (1990). A study of the pelagic copepods (Copepoda; Crustacea) in a tropical marine creek Tudor, Mombasa, Kenya, with a special reference to their community structure, biomass and productivity. PhD Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 225 pp.
Assessment of Zooplankton in the area of Prestige oil tanker accident

Keywords: Samplingevent
Temporal coverage: 1988/1988

Zooplankton was sampled in four radials, with three coverings in radial 1 with a two-day interval and just one covering in radials 2, 3, and 4.
The current study was based on samples conducted aboard the NRP "Almeida Carvalho" during cruise CECIR XIV from the 3rd to the 9th of May 1988 in the coastal area between Porto and Figueira da Foz.
The samples were collected using a WP2 plankton net. The trawls were conducted in a vertical direction at a speed of 1 m/s, stratified between the depth levels of 0-20 m, 20-60 m, and 60-150 m, resulting in a total of 99 zooplankton harvests.
Association between pygmy right whales (Caperea marginata) and areas of high marine productivity off Australia and New Zealand (1874-2006)

Keywords: Observation, Occurrence
Temporal coverage: 1870/2006

Opportunistic sightings and strandings of Caperea marginata (n=196) from the vicinity of Australia and New Zealand (1884 to early 2007) were used to relate geographic and temporal patterns to oceanographic and broad-scale climatic variability. Records were not uniformly distributed along the coast and more (69%) were from Australia than New Zealand. Data from Appendix 1 and 2 of the cited paper.
Survey of the benthic algal vegetation of the Berufjördur, southeastern Iceland

Keywords: Occurrence, Phytobenthos, Rocky shores, Observation, Algae
Temporal coverage: 1968/1968

The aim of this study was to describe the gradient of the benthic algal vegetation along the coast of Berufjördur, with focus on the influence of salinity and substrate configuration on the zonation patterns and the leading algal associations. Additionally, attention was paid to the differences between the main algal zones on sheltered versus exposed sites of rocky formations.
Horseshoe crab distribution records from East America and Asia

Keywords: Distribution shift, Biogeography, Occurrence, Climate change, Observation, Ecological modelling
Temporal coverage: 1970/2014

We assembled occurrence records (presence-only) for all four horseshoe crab species in Asia and Eastern America from our own observations, collaborators, scientific networks as well as through publishing a scratchpad site at http://horseshoecrabs.myspecies.info/. For many species, numerous distribution records exist in the literature, and we manually geo-referenced additional occurrence data from these sources.