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©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office."Manual Biota Sampler" indicates that a sample was collected in situ by a person, possibly using a hand-held collection device such as a jar, a net, or their hands. This term could also refer to a simple tool like a hammer, saw, or other hand-held tool.
| Dataset Name | PI-Supplied Description | PI-Supplied Name |
|---|---|---|
| 16S V4 rRNA gene tag sequences from reef seawater samples collected in the Florida Keys and the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2019-2020 | Water samples were taken by a diver using a 60 or 100 mL syringe | diver and syringe |
| Number and size of eggs found in five different branches from a single Antillogorgia americana from a study site in the San Blas Islands, Panama from July 1990 to August 1991 | Samples were collected by divers on scuba, using shears to remove branches. | scuba and shears |
| Number and size of gonads found in monthly samples of Antillogorgia americana colonies at a study site in the San Blas Islands, Panama from July 1990 to August 1991 | Samples were collected by divers on scuba, using shears to remove branches. | scuba and shears |
| Porites coral calcification responses to declining Ωar in a CO2 manipulation experiment in Palau versus the calcification responses observed in ten other studies of massive Porites corals | At each reef site, small skeletal cores (diameter = 3.5 cm) were removed from massive colonies (one core per colony) at 2–3mdepth using underwater pneumatic drills. | pneumatic drill |
| Calcification rates of Porites corals collected from a naturally high-Ωar reef and a naturally low-Ωar reef in Palau incubated at three experimental Ωar conditions | At each reef site, small skeletal cores (diameter = 3.5 cm) were removed from massive colonies (one core per colony) at 2–3mdepth using underwater pneumatic drills. | pneumatic drill |
| Physiological parameters of three corals species collected from Hawaii and exposed to four treatment conditions for 22-months as part of a mesocosm experiment | hammer and chisel | |
| Daily optimum interpolation sea surface temperature (OISST) for paired grids from Sapodilla Caye, Belize starting 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Warming Impact on Calcification project) | Coral cores were extracted at a water depth of 4 to 5m using a pneumatic drill outfitted with a 5-cm-diameter diamond-tipped core bit24. | pneumatic drill |
| [DRAFT] The biomass of turf samples in damselfish territory before and after treatment with fertilizer in Mo'orea, French Polynesia from June to July 2025 | Algal turfs were collected using a hammer and chisel to obtain six samples that were two centimeters square. | hammer and chisel |
| Diver-collected jellies from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown RHB0603 in the Sargasso Sea from April 2006 (CMarZ_2004-2010 project) | Each diver moved about within a 10 m radius to locate, observe, and collect free-swimming gelatinous animals. The technique was only semi-quantitative, but allowed collection of live and undamaged specimens, as well as in-situ photos of behavior. Organisms were collected in simple wide-mouth jars and returned to the ship for further study. | Manual Biota Sampler |
| Annual calcification rate time series of Porites corals on Dongsha Atoll | Coral skeletal cores were collected from massive Porites colonies using underwater pneumatic drills with 3 cm diameter drill bits. | underwater pneumatic drills |
| Body stoichiometry of coral reef fishes collected from the Indo-Pacific in 2016-2017 | For catching live individual fishes, we employed a variety of gear types to target and capture individuals across the available size range. Gear included hook and line, fish traps, barrier nets, and hand nets with sampling from coral reefs, sand flats, and rubble areas. We also harvested fishes via spearguns, pole spears, hook and line, and barrier nets. | |
| Larval krill studies - fluorescence and clearance from ARSV Laurence M. Gould LMG0106, LMG0205 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project) | SCUBA | |
| Larval krill condition factor and C:N ratios from ARSV Laurence M. Gould LMG0106, LMG0205 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project) | SCUBA | |
| Larval krill growth studies from ARSV Laurence M. Gould LMG0106, LMG0205 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project) | SCUBA | |
| Station information for larval krill studies from ARSV Laurence M. Gould LMG0106, LMG0205 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project) | SCUBA | |
| Nucella canaliculata morphology and drill hole data from experiments conducted at Bodega Marine Laboratory from 2020 to 2021 | drill | |
| Nucella canaliculata morphology and drill hole data from experiments conducted at Bodega Marine Laboratory from 2020 to 2021 | bandsaw | |
| Data on how nutrient and sediment loading affect coral functionality in a tropical branching coral | hammer and chisel | |
| Parasite abundance data collected from coral reef fishes across 19 islands in the central equatorial Pacific from 2009 to 2021 | In general, fish greater than 10 cm in total length were collected using three-pronged spears, while hand nets were used to capture fish smaller than 10 cm in length. | three-pronged spears |
| Data from reciprocal transplant experiments conducted on Porites coral collected on Palau in December 2012 | At each reef site, small skeletal cores (diameter = 3.5 cm) were removed from massive colonies (one core per colony) at 2–3mdepth using underwater pneumatic drills. | pneumatic drill |
| Nutrient content and stable isotope ratios from seagrasses in Texas over one year following Hurricane Harvey | Diver | |
| Siderastrea siderea skeletal extension data from Sapodilla Caye, Belize starting 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Warming Impact on Calcification project) | Cores were extracted by SCUBA divers using a 2-horsepower hand-held pneumatic core drill (CP 315; Chicago Pneumatic; Westfield, Massachusetts) affixed with a hollow extension rod (5 cm in diameter, 90 cm in length) and a wet diamond core bit (5 cm in diameter, 30 cm in length). Compressed air from SCUBA cylinders located on a boat was used to power the pneumatic drill. Drilling each core required a total of 5 to 8 standard size SCUBA cylinders and approximately 30–45 minutes of continuous drilling. Coral cores, approximately 20 to 100 cm in length, and 5 cm in diameter, were collected from the center of each coral colony parallel to the coral’s vertical growth axis. Cores were extracted from colonies that appeared healthy and were without any obvious abnormalities, scarring, bleaching, or disease. Coral samples were collected from colonies between depths of 4 and 5 m within each of the three reef zones. After extracting each core, a concrete plug was inserted into the drilled holes and sealed with Zspar underwater epoxy. | SCUBA and hand-held pneumatic core drill |
| Average annual data from Siderastrea siderea skeletal extension from Sapodilla Caye, Belize starting in 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Warming Impact on Calcification project) | Cores were extracted by SCUBA divers using a 2-horsepower hand-held pneumatic core drill (CP 315; Chicago Pneumatic; Westfield, Massachusetts) affixed with a hollow extension rod (5 cm in diameter, 90 cm in length) and a wet diamond core bit (5 cm in diameter, 30 cm in length). Compressed air from SCUBA cylinders located on a boat was used to power the pneumatic drill. Drilling each core required a total of 5 to 8 standard size SCUBA cylinders and approximately 30–45 minutes of continuous drilling. Coral cores, approximately 20 to 100 cm in length, and 5 cm in diameter, were collected from the center of each coral colony parallel to the coral’s vertical growth axis. Cores were extracted from colonies that appeared healthy and were without any obvious abnormalities, scarring, bleaching, or disease. Coral samples were collected from colonies between depths of 4 and 5 m within each of the three reef zones. After extracting each core, a concrete plug was inserted into the drilled holes and sealed with Zspar underwater epoxy. | SCUBA and hand-held pneumatic core drill |
| Bulk stable isotopes from siphonophores collected during four research cruises on the R/V Wester Flyer in the California Current Ecosystem between 2019 and 2021 | Siphonophores were collected by blue water diving between 0-20 meters during daylight hours. Blue water diving techniques following the guidelines in the following publication: Haddock, Steven HD, and John N. Heine. "Scientific blue-water diving." (2005). | blue water diving |
| Compound-specific isotope analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA) from a subset of siphophore samples collected during four research cruises on the R/V Wester Flyer in the California Current Ecosystem between 2019 and 2021 | Siphonophores were collected by blue water diving between 0-20 meters during daylight hours. Blue water diving techniques following the guidelines in the following publication: Haddock, Steven HD, and John N. Heine. "Scientific blue-water diving." (2005). | blue water diving |
| Fish larvae abundances across the Eastern Tropical North Pacific Oxygen Minimum Zone determined from MOCNESS sampling conducted on R/V Sally Ride cruise SR2114 from December 2021 to January 2022 | metal tweezers | |
| Temporal comparison of mussel (Mytilus californianus) shell thickness determined from shells collected from six study sites along the west coast of North America from 2000 to 2019 | bandsaw | |
| Temporal comparison of mussel (Mytilus californianus) shell thickness determined from shells collected from six study sites along the west coast of North America from 2000 to 2019 | drill | |
| Comparative analysis of tissue biomass and energy reserves of six coral species from nearshore and offshore reefs in Palau, Micronesia during March 2017 | While still frozen, the coral fragments were cut into approximately 4 cm^2 pieces using a Torque Master Tile Saw (QEP) equipped with a diamond blade. | Torque Master Tile Saw (QEP) with a diamond blade |
| 16S sequence data in the form of fastq.gz files for all samples collected and sequenced as part of the Varadero Reef transplant experiment | Samples were collected using hammers and chisels as well as corers. | |
| Metadata information for all samples taken from coral fragments used in a transplant experiment conducted at the Varadero Reef from 2016-2017 | Samples were collected using hammers and chisels as well as corers. | |
| Viral consortia in Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease- affected, disease-exposed, and disease-unexposed coral colonies from a transmission experiment conducted on samples collected from Rupert’s Rock in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands in 2019 | Hammer and Chisel | |
| Weekly coral calcification rates in the CO2 manipulation experiment conducted on Porites corals from Palau | At each reef site, small skeletal cores (diameter = 3.5 cm) were removed from massive colonies (one core per colony) at 2–3mdepth using underwater pneumatic drills. | pneumatic drill |