Resources for Ocean Hacking

Blogs

• UNder the C - An Ocean Science Blog by Grad Students in Marine Science at UNC- Chapel Hill
• oceanbites - The latest oceanography literature, explained
• Saltwater Science - Marine science is fascinating, diverse, and relevant to us all. From tiny plankton to enormous mammals, currents, climate and corals, three scientists break down the science of the sea.
• The Drop-In Blog @ Moss Landing Marine Labs
• Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution - Blogs and Expeditions
• Scripp’s Institute of Oceanography - Blogs and Expeditions
• Ocean Alliance - Ocean Alliance Blog
• Notey Blogs on Oceanography - Aggregated list of interesting marine blogs and blog posts.
• Southern Fried Science
• oceans4ever
• Skidaway Institutes - A blog for the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography faculty and staff
• Ocean Portal - Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Ocean Blog
• V & the Sea
• Words in Mocean
• Ya like Dags? - Appreciating the Unappreciated Sharks
• Oceans of Opportunity - This site is the web portal into the undersea work and world of Michael Lombardi.
• Oceana Blog
• British Oceanographic Data Center Blog
• Carl Safina’s Blog
• Deep Blue Home
• Deep Sea News
• Freaque Waves
• Coral Notes from the Field]
• Marine Conservation Institute Blog
• Monkey Face News
• Ocean Doctor
• Oceanographer’s Choice

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Datasets

Cornell Lab’s Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds

• https://www.macaulaylibrary.org/

NOAA Digital Coast

• https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/

Pangaea - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science

• https://www.pangaea.de/

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

• https://www.gbif.org/

World Register of Marine Species

• http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=webservice

The International Council for Exploration of the Seas

• http://www.ices.dk/marine-data/dataset-collections/Pages/default.aspx

NOAA.gov Dataset search

• https://data.noaa.gov/dataset

NOAA Sea Turtles Data

• http://seamap.env.duke.edu/
• http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/learn/maps/all
• https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/species/turtles/strandings.htm

Fish Watch - Provides the database on seafood counts

• http://fishwatch.gov

AEA Research

• https://www.advancingecoag.com/aea-research

Economics: National Ocean Watch

• https://coast.noaa.gov/dataregistry/search/collection/info/enow
• https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/diving-into-the-ocean-economy-with-economics.html

Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System

• http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/czm/program-areas/mapping-and-data-management/moris/

National

• http://marinecadastre.gov/
• https://ioos.noaa.gov/data/
• https://ioos.us/comt

Global:

• http://www.esri.com/industries/oceans
• http://resources.arcgis.com/en/communities/oceans/
• http://shipmaps.exactearth.com/

The Ocean Data Portal seems to be sound for quasi-real-time feeds:

• http://www.oceandataportal.net/portal/

Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) dataset:

• http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/erdGtsppBest.html?trajectory,org,type,platform,cruise&distinct()

Bottom Sediments of Georges Bank dataset:

• http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001/data/seddata/wigley61/wigley61.zip

Portland Fish Exchange’s “landing tool”

• http://www.pfex.org/info/

British Oceanographic Data Center

• https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/

Marine Data Systems Tools

• http://www.searoutes.com/routing?speed=13&panama=true&suez=true&kiel=true
• http://www.trusteddocks.com/
• http://www2.searoutes.com/wp-includes/swagger-ui/#/

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

• Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Bathymetry Map
• Oil and Gas Energy Programs Maps and GIS Data
• Renewable Energy Program Maps and GIS Data
• Statistics and Facts
• Research and Studies\

Data Dryad Data Sets

• Starts with Ocean

Hardware

• http://ocean-innovations.net/products/
• http://ocean-innovations.net/companies/global-ocean-design/products/10-polystyrene-spheres/instrumentation-sphere-g-141/
• http://ocean-innovations.net/companies/linkquest/tracklink-models/tracklink-1500-series/
• http://www.teledynemarine.com/920-series-atm-926?ProductLineID=8
• http://www.dupont.com/products-and-services/plastics-polymers-resins/thermoplastics/brands/delrin-acetal-resin.html
• http://plasticworld.ca/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=41
• http://www.novabraid.com/rope/spectec-12/

Communications

• https://www.metocean.com/shop/telematics/satellite-phones/
• https://www.metocean.com/product/shout-ts/
• https://www.iridium.com/products/iridium-go/
• https://www.iridium.com/products/iridium-go/

Acoustic Monitoring

• https://www.metocean.com/shop/defence-security/acoustic-monitoring/

EM/ER

• http://www.archipelago.ca/fisheries-monitoring/electronic-monitoring/
• https://www.immervisionenables.com/

Research

The tides are not what you think - the 29.52 day Spring Neap Cycle

• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025322706002544

Previous Hackathon Submissions

• https://public.tableau.com/profile/cuong.nguyen1823#!/vizhome/Hack_for_the_Sea/
• https://public.tableau.com/profile/bill.ostaski#!/vizhome/ClimateChangeSourcesandEffects/ClimateChangeSourcesandEffects
• https://github.com/Feneric/LobstaListen
• https://github.com/morganrstewart/hackforthesea16

Other Awesome Repositories

• FishAnnotator is an application that facilitates annotation of videos and images of fish. Eventually it will be expanded to automatically create annotations using computer vision algorithms.