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Marine biological occurrence data managed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System USA (OBIS-USA) Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) updated on 2025-06-25 (NCEI Accession 0250940)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: October 04, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-07-05T00:00:00.000+00:00

This dataset includes marine biological occurrence data managed by the Ocean Biodiversity Information System USA (OBIS-USA). The data were observed between 1833 and 2025-01-23. These data were last updated by OBIS-USA on 2025-06-25 and were received by NCEI on 2025-06-26. OBIS-USA brings together marine biological occurrence data – recorded observations of identifiable marine species at a known time and place, collected primarily from U.S. waters or with U.S. funding. Coordinated by the Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), OBIS-USA, strives to meet national data integration and dissemination needs for marine data about organisms and ecosystems. OBIS-USA is part of an international data sharing network (Ocean Biogeographic Information System, OBIS) coordinated by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization) International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange. Federal coordination is done in collaboration with the participants of the ad hoc Biodiversity working group organized under the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Partnerships Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology.

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0250940 biological data SPECIES IDENTIFICATION TAXONOMIC CODE biological Axiom Data Science Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Estacion de Investigaciones Marinas de Margarita Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Florida State University Fundación la Salle de Ciencias Naturales Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System Hawaii Pacific University Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Japanese Hydrographic Office Maine Department of Marine Resources Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Moss Landing Marine Laboratories National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Northeastern University Oregon State University Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies Scripps Institution of Oceanography Sea Education Association Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute Stanford University Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Texas A&M University The Pennsylvania State University U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System U.S. National Science Foundation UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Science United States Geological Survey University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Marine Science University of California - Santa Cruz University of California San Diego University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Santa Barbara University of Florida University of Georgia University of Guam University of Maine University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina - Charlotte University of South Florida University of Tennessee University of Washington US DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service US National Aeronautic and Space Administration US National Oceanographic Data Center US Navy/Naval Postgraduate School Virginia Institute of Marine Science Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution United States Geological Survey Ocean Biogeographic Information System USA (OBIS-USA) World-Wide Distribution oceanography Axiom Data Science BIGELOW > Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences CA/DFO > Fisheries and Oceans, Canada CWM/VIMS > Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary DOC/NOAA > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS/STELLWAGEN > Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOD/USNAVY/NPS > Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense DOI/BOEM DOI/USFWS > U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior DOI/USGS > U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior IOOS > Integrated Ocean Observing System, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce MBARI > Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute MLML > Moss Landing Marine Laboratories PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System U-MIAMI/RSMAS > Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami UAK > University of Alaska, School of Fisheries UAK-F/SFOS/IMS > Institute of Marine Science, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks UMAINE > University of Maine WHOI > WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM Accepted Name Usage Accepted Name Usage ID Associated Media Associated References Associated Sequences Associated Taxa Basis Of Record Behavior Catalog Number Class Collection Code Collection ID Continent Coordinate Precision Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters Country Country Code Data Generalizations Dataset ID Dataset Name Date Identified Day Decimal Latitude Decimal Longitude Disposition Dynamic Properties End Day Of Year Establishment Means Event Date Event ID Event Remarks Event Time Event Type Family Field Notes Field Number First Order Division Footprint WKT Genus Geodetic Datum Georeference Protocol Georeference Remarks Georeference Sources Georeference Verification Status Georeferenced By Georeferenced Date Habitat Higher Classification Higher Geography Higher Geography ID Identification Qualifier Identification References Identification Remarks Identified By Identified By ID Individual Count Individual ID Infraspecific Epithet Institution Code Institution ID Island Island Group Kingdom Life Stage Locality Location According To Location ID Location Remarks Material Sample ID Maximum Depth In Meters Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters Maximum Elevation In Meters Measurement Accuracy Measurement Determined By Measurement Determined Date Measurement ID Measurement Method Measurement Remarks Measurement Type Measurement Unit Measurement Value Minimum Depth In Meters Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters Minimum Elevation In Meters Month Name According To Name According To ID Nomenclatural Code Occurrence ID Occurrence Remarks Occurrence Status Order Organism ID Organism Name Organism Quantity Organism Quantity Type Other Catalog Numbers Owner Institution Code Parent Event ID Parent Name Usage ID Phylum Preparations Previous Identifications Record Number Recorded By Sample Size Unit Sample Size Value Sampling Effort Sampling Protocol Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Scientific Name ID Second Order Division Sex Specific Epithet Start Day Of Year Subfamily Subgenus Taxon Concept ID Taxon ID Taxon Rank Taxon Remarks Taxonomic Status Third Order Division Type Status Verbatim Coordinate System Verbatim Coordinates Verbatim Depth Verbatim EventDate Verbatim Identification Verbatim Label Verbatim Latitude Verbatim Locality Verbatim Longitude Verbatim SRS Vernacular Name Vitality Water Body Year EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

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identifier	gov.noaa.nodc:0250940
issued	2022-04-07T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
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references	[ "https://obis.org/manual/ipt/", "https://obis.org/", "https://www.gbif.org/", "https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/science-analytics-and-synthesis/obis-usa", "https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/579b64c6e4b0589fa1c98118", "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0140482" ]
rights	otherRestrictions
spatial	180.0,-78.92,-180.0,90.0
temporal	1833-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2025-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

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