21 July 2020

SeaLifeBase at 15: Looking back at its wealth of data





Numbers can speak a lot. 

SeaLifeBase, a biodiversity information system on the world's marine organisms other than fish, started in 2005. 

It's patterned after the well-known FishBase, the world's leading biodiversity information system on all fishes. 

It took a lot of work to make this database possible -- with dozens of staff and hundreds of collaborators around the world.

It's been 15 years since then. 

Time flies, right?

We can now look back and dip into the wealth of data which can only become more important in the years to come.

SeaLifeBase now covers 76,000 marine species (apart from finfish) with 56,000 common names backed up by 36,000+ references. Globally, we now have 300+ collaborators who helped us make available 13,000+ pictures. 

SeaLifeBase and FishBase are freely available.

If you're keen to learn more about non-fish marine organisms, from the charismatic sea turtles down to the fascinating world of meiofauna, be sure to share this resource.


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