COOL BLUE: Biodiversity survey of low-trophic aquaculture sites in Sweden and Denmark using eDNA and video monitoring

Sampling event Observation
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Publication date:
24 March 2026
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Description

This dataset provides species occurrence records from a biodiversity survey of low-trophic aquaculture sites cultivating blue mussels (Mytilus edulis), carried out within the COOL BLUE project. Records were obtained using two complementary monitoring approaches: eDNA metabarcoding, based on water samples and Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) bulk samples, and baited remote underwater video (BRUV).For the BRUV approach, the associated video data were also used to train a machine learning model to identify the recorded taxa. Further information on the methodology and procedure is available here.

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 20 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Event (core)
20
Occurrence 
445

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Dalipi X, Heitzmann M, Rosengren M, Obst M, Panova M (2026). COOL BLUE: Biodiversity survey of low-trophic aquaculture sites in Sweden and Denmark using eDNA and video monitoring. Version 1.0. Samplingevent dataset. https://www.gbif.se/ipt/resource?r=coolblue_dataset&v=1.0

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Gothenburg. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 355a2838-3a95-4118-a570-4a4658e73c2a.  University of Gothenburg publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Sweden.

Keywords

Samplingevent; Observation; eDNA; metabarcoding; BRUV; video monitoring; aquaculture

Contacts

Xhoni Dalipi
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Research Assistant
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Gothenburg
SE
Mats Heitzmann
  • Originator
DE
Malin Rosengren
  • Point Of Contact
  • Project Coordinator
University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg
SE
Matthias Obst
  • Point Of Contact
  • Researcher
University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg
SE
Marina Panova
  • Point Of Contact
  • Station Manager
Tjärnö Marine Laboratory
Strömstad
SE

Geographic Coverage

Sampling was conducted along the Swedish west coast, including sites in the Oresund strait.

Bounding Coordinates South West [55.667, 11.418], North East [58.297, 12.693]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda, Rotifera, Nemertea, Annelida, Chordata, Ctenophora, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Porifera, Nematoda, Cnidaria, Bryozoa
Class Hydrozoa, Hexapoda, Palaeonemertea, Clitellata, Polychaeta, Hexacorallia, Hoplonemertea, Bivalvia, Ascidiacea, Gastropoda, Demospongiae, Chromadorea, Eurotatoria, Thecostraca, Gymnolaemata, Copepoda, Tentaculata, Echinoidea, Scyphozoa, Ophiuroidea, Branchiopoda, Malacostraca, Asteroidea, Teleostei
Order Cardiida, Scleractinia, Amphipoda, Calanoida, Decapoda, Gadiformes, Spionida, Phlebobranchia, Monostilifera, Myida, Cheilostomatida, Chromadorida, Onychopoda, Salmoniformes, Eupercaria incertae sedis, Spatangoida, Anthoathecata, Carangiformes, Lophiiformes, Ophiacanthida, Tubificida, Lobata, Gobiiformes, Diptera, Suberitida, Mytilida, Semaeostomeae, Syngnathiformes, Beloniformes, Perciformes, Phyllodocida, Balanomorpha, Forcipulatida, Venerida, Archinemertea, Littorinimorpha, Cypriniformes, Flosculariaceae, Terebellida, Anguilliformes, Cyclopoida, Pleuronectiformes, Leptothecata, Ctenostomatida, Amphilepidida, Clupeiformes, Camarodonta, Isopoda
Family Naididae, Liparidae, Arenicolidae, Flustridae, Mytilidae, Panopeidae, Campanulariidae, Janiridae, Hesionidae, Podonidae, Carangidae, Parechinidae, Paguridae, Corynidae, Chromadoridae, Anguillidae, Carcinidae, Clausocalanidae, Cyclopteridae, Ophiotomidae, Cephalotrichidae, Lotidae, Melitidae, Temoridae, Veneridae, Trachinidae, Lophiidae, Percidae, Testudinellidae, Asteriidae, Scophthalmidae, Chironomidae, Suberitidae, Engraulidae, Spionidae, Aphroditidae, Hydrobiidae, Cardiidae, Orbiniidae, Vesiculariidae, Corophiidae, Ischyroceridae, Ulmaridae, Salmonidae, Cionidae, Centropagidae, Loveniidae, Pleuronectidae, Corymorphidae, Acartiidae, Cyprinidae, Paracalanidae, Littorinidae, Hydractiniidae, Tellinidae, Magelonidae, Pectinariidae, Mactridae, Halichondriidae, Balanidae, Oregoniidae, Gobiidae, Emplectonematidae, Pandeidae, Gammaridae, Pholidae, Idoteidae, Crangonidae, Polynoidae, Aoridae, Cottidae, Caryophylliidae, Palaemonidae, Mytilicolidae, Phyllodocidae, Labridae, Terebellidae, Polybiidae, Myidae, Bolinopsidae, Gasterosteidae, Syngnathidae, Belonidae, Gadidae, Soleidae, Rathkeidae, Nereididae, Rissoidae, Ophiopholidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2023-11-07 / 2024-07-26

Project Data

Cool Blue Future promotes community-led regenerative ocean farming in the Baltic and North Seas through projects like COOL BLUE and COOL BLUE BALTIC. These initiatives focus on low-trophic cultivation, ecosystem restoration, and local job creation. By emphasising education, community activism and business development, they aim to transform ocean farming into a regenerative, community-driven industry.

Title COmmunity Ocean farms and Local Business cLUstErs (COOL BLUE)
Identifier https://doi.org/10.3030/101112747

The personnel involved in the project:

Xhoni Dalipi
  • Processor
Mats Heitzmann
  • Originator
Malin Rosengren
  • Point Of Contact
Matthias Obst
  • Point Of Contact
Maria Bodin
  • Point Of Contact
Marina Panova
  • Owner

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Dalipi, X., Burman, E., Germishuys, J., Anton, V., Strand, Å., & Obst, M. (2025). Object detection model for epibenthic species in low-trophic aquacultures (LTA): A case study on the Swedish west coast. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14713926

Additional Metadata

Acknowledgements
Alternative Identifiers 355a2838-3a95-4118-a570-4a4658e73c2a
https://www.gbif.se/ipt/resource?r=coolblue_dataset