The archive for marine species and habitats data. DASSH is the UK Data Archive Centre for marine biodiversity data for both species and habitats. DASSH provides digital archive facilities for biodiversity datasets. DASSH provides a digital repository for biodiversity images and video. Accredited through the MEDIN partnership.

Of which 291 datasets published with DOI. Why assign DOIs to datasets? Whenever and wherever a claim relies upon data. The corresponding data should be cited.

Marine Regions is a standard list of marine georeferenced place names and areas. It integrates and serves geographic information from the VLIMAR Gazetteer and the MARBOUND database and proposes a standard of marine georeferenced locations, boundaries and regions. 48,907 marine georeferenced places. 62,728 marine place names. 27,972 polygons of geographic places.

The World Register of Marine Species aims to provide the most authoritative list of names of all marine species globally, ever published. WoRMS, FishBase and SeaLifeBase sign a Memorandum of Understanding. This MoU provides the basis for cooperative work between and by FishBase and SeaLifeBase and the World Register of Marine Species. Call for WoRMS Award Nominations. So many legs, so little time.

Overslaan en naar de inhoud gaan. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. Het onderzoeksschip Simon Stevin wordt ingezet bij diverse staalnamecampagnes in de Belgische kustzone. Terugblik op het zeefestival ZOUTBAD WereldOceaanDag 2015.

The EMODnet MedSea Checkpoint evaluates the quality of the data from current monitoring systems in terms of their accessibility, availability, multiple-use, efficiency, reliability, time consistency, space consistency, as well as the planning of technological advancements, new accessibility, new assembly protocols and observational priorities required to meet Challenges described below. The First Data Adequacy Report is available for download.