Carbonate Chemistry Parameters from a heatwave experiment done September to November 2018 using reef building corals collected in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i.

Dataset: Heatwave Experiment: Carbonate Chemistry ParametersTwo common reef-building corals, Montipora capitata and Pocillopora acuta, were collected from six sites in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i. Fragments were allowed to acclimate in experimental tanks for two weeks prior to exposure to one of the following four treatments: Ambient Temperature Ambient pCO2 (ATAC), Ambient Temperature High pCO2 (ATHC), High Temperature Ambient pCO2 (HTAC), and High Temperature High pCO2 (HTHC). The treatment period lasted for a two month period, starting on September 22nd, 2018 and lasting through November 17th, 2018. Following the stress period, coral fragments were exposed to a two-month recovery period in ambient conditions. Twice a week, water samples were taken and analyzed for carbonate chemistry parameters. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/884411NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-175662

Untargeted metabolomic data collected during a thermal stress experiment using reef building corals collected in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i.

Dataset: Thermal Stress Experiment: Untargeted MetabolitesUnderstanding the response of the coral holobiont to environmental change is crucial to inform conservation efforts. The most pressing problem is “coral bleaching,” usually precipitated by prolonged thermal stress. We used untargeted, polar metabolite profiling to investigate the physiological response of the coral species Montipora capitata and Pocillopora acuta to heat stress. Our goal was to identify diagnostic markers present early in the bleaching response. From the untargeted UHPLC-MS data, a variety of co-regulated dipeptides were found that have the highest differential accumulation in both species. The structures of four dipeptides were determined and showed differential accumulation in symbiotic and aposymbiotic (alga-free) populations of the sea anemone Aiptasia (Exaiptasia pallida), suggesting the deep evolutionary origins of these dipeptides and their involvement in symbiosis. These and other metabolites may be used as diagnostic markers for thermal stress in wild coral. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/886427NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-175662

Shell Concentrations from an adult Eastern oyster ocean acidification exposure experiment on adult Eastern oysters from Plum Island Sound in 2017

Dataset: Shell ConcentrationsTrace, minor, and major element data from adult Eastern oyster ocean acidification exposure experiments were conducted at the Ries Lab at the Northeastern University Marine Science Center on samples from Plum Island Sound in 2017. This dataset represents shell Concentrations of the adult eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) exposed to experimental ocean acidification (OA) over 80 days. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/888902NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-163542

Upper-pelagic particle numbers from imagery on the R/V Atlantic Explorer in the Sargasso Sea and from SCUBA in the Gulf of Trieste in July 2021

Dataset: Upper-pelagic particle numbers from imagery in the Sargasso Sea and in the Gulf of TriesteThis dataset represents Log10-particle numbers per volume versus log10-particle size bins at various threshold levels of the image analysis program taken between 4 and 7-meter depth in the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf of Trieste on July 18, 2021. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/884596NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-212843

North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium 2018 Annual Report Card

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) remains one of the most endangered large whales in the world. Over the past two decades, there has been increasing interest in addressing the problems hampering the recovery of North Atlantic right whales by using innovative research techniques, new technologies, analyses of existing databases, and enhanced conservation and education strategies. This increased interest demanded better coordination and collaboration among all stakeholders to ensure that there was improved access to data, research efforts were not duplicative, and that findings were shared with all interested parties. The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, initially formed in 1986 by five research institutions to share data among themselves, was expanded in 1997 to address these greater needs. Currently, the Consortium membership is comprised of representatives from more than 100 entities including: research, academic, and conservation organizations; shipping and fishing industries; whale watching companies; technical experts; United States (U.S.) and Canadian Government agencies; and state authorities. North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium members agreed in 2004 that an annual “report card” on the status of right whales would be useful. This report card includes updates on the status of the cataloged population, mortalities and injury events, and a summary of management and research efforts that have occurred over the previous 12 months. The Board’s goal is to make public a summary of current research and management activities, as well as provide detailed recommendations for future activities. The Board views this report as a valuable asset in assessing the effects of research and management over time.Island Foundation; Conference Fee

North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium 2015 Annual Report Card

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) remains one of the most endangered large whales in the world. Over the past two decades, there has been increasing interest in addressing the problems hampering the recovery of North Atlantic right whales by using innovative research techniques, new technologies, analyses of existing databases, and enhanced conservation and education strategies. This increased interest demanded better coordination and collaboration among all stakeholders to ensure that there was improved access to data, research efforts were not duplicative, and that findings were shared with all interested parties. The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, initially formed in 1986 by five research institutions to share data among themselves, was expanded in 1997 to address these greater needs. Currently, the Consortium membership is comprised of representatives from more than 100 entities including: research, academic, and conservation organizations; shipping and fishing industries; whale watching companies; technical experts; United States (U.S.) and Canadian Government agencies; and state authorities. North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium members agreed in 2004 that an annual “report card” on the status of right whales would be useful. This report card includes updates on the status of the cataloged population, mortalities and injury events, and a summary of management and research efforts that have occurred over the previous 12 months. The Board’s goal is to make public a summary of current research and management activities, as well as provide detailed recommendations for future activities. The Board views this report as a valuable asset in assessing the effects of research and management over time.Island Foundation; Conference Fee

Carbonate chemistry sampled during Acropora pulchra calcification experiments that took place in Moorea, French Polynesia from Jul to Nov of 2015

Dataset: Shaw 2016: carbonate chemistryCarbonate chemistry was measured during two experiments that tested calcification rates of Acropora pulchra under approximated ambient and elevated temperature and pCO2 levels. The experiments took place between July and December of 2015 at the Richard B Gump Research Station, Moorea, French Polynesia. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/684605NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-1415300, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-141526

Sponge volume from repeated surveys in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, before and after the 2017 hurricane season

Dataset: Post-hurricane Sponge VolumePrior to the 2017 hurricanes, six shallow (8-15 meter depth) reef sites had been selected from the Virgin Islands Territorial Coral Reef Monitoring Program’s (TCRMP) permanent monitoring sites to study variation in sponge communities - Black Point (BP), Coculus Rock (CR), and Magens Bay (MB), which are in embayments with heavily developed watersheds. Buck Island (BI) and Savana Island (SI) are located near undeveloped offshore cays. Botany Bay (BB) is a nearshore site in a bay with a low level of watershed development. This dataset represents sponge volume from these repeated surveys before and after the 2017 hurricane season. We used three randomly selected transects out of the six permanently established 10-meter TCRMP transects at each site. The same three transects at each site were re-surveyed repeatedly in August 2016 (pre-hurricanes), December 2017 (10 weeks post-hurricanes), March 2018 (24 weeks post-hurricanes), November 2018 (61 weeks post-hurricanes), and July 2019 (93 weeks post-hurricanes). For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/889972NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-18078072024-01-0

Wave height data from an artificial reef in Jupiter, FL acquired with an ADCP from July 18 August 19, 2020.

Dataset: Wave Height Artificial Reef Jupiter 2020Wave height data from an artificial reef in Jupiter, FL acquired with an ADCP from July 18 August 19, 2020. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/858542NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-2006293, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-200629

Coral physiology and intracellular pH (pHi) collected as part of a study of pCO2 variability on the reef-building coral Pocillopora damicornis conducted at Heron Island Research Station, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef in 2021

Dataset: Growth and physiology of Pocillopora damicornis: coral physiologyThis dataset contains coral physiology and intracellular pH (pHi) data collected as part of a study of pCO2 variability on the reef-building coral Pocillopora damicornis conducted at Heron Island Research Station, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef in 2021 (Brown et al., 2022). Abstract for all data from the study (Brown et al., 2022) including this dataset: Ocean acidification is a growing threat to coral growth and the accretion of coral reef ecosystems. Corals inhabiting environments that already endure extreme diel pCO2 fluctuations, however, may represent acidification resilient populations capable of persisting on future reefs. Here, we examined the impact of pCO2 variability on the reef-building coral Pocillopora damicornis originating from reefs with contrasting environmental histories (variable reef flat vs. stable reef slope) following reciprocal exposure to stable (218 ± 9) or variable (911 ± 31) diel pCO2 amplitude (μtam) in aquaria over eight weeks. This study measured: growth (net calcification, extension, CaCO3 density) and physiology (dark respiration, light-enhanced dark respiration, host soluble protein, mycosporine-like amino acids, net photosynthesis, photosynthetic efficiency, endosymbiont density, chlorophyll a concentration, intracellular pH) of P. damicornis across treatment and origin. See all datasets related to this publication (https://www.bco-dmo.org/related-resource/885684). For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/885659NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-192374