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2023-03-29Cut trough shell and Common cockle stand firm in the Big Annual Seashell Survey

Two thousand volunteers counted 82,444 shells, from a total of 66 species during the sixth edition of the Big Annual Seashell Survey last Saturday. Cut trough shell and Common cockle made it into the top...

2023-03-28WoRMS Philanthropy grants 2022

During 2022, the VLIZ Philanthropy program was able to issue three grants to support WoRMS editors in making WoRMS more complete. This resulted in about 18.000 edits and additions to WoRMS and its sub...

2023-03-19WoRMS press release: Ten remarkable new marine species from 2022

As for previous years, the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) has again released its annual list of the top-ten marine species described by researchers during the past year to coincide with World...

2023-03-03Call for Abstracts: The LifeWatch ERIC BEeS Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference

Roll up, roll up! Abstracts are now open for the LifeWatch ERIC "BEeS” Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference “Threats and challenges to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation from an eScience...

2023-02-283.5 million project aims to solve mysteries about fish migration through main European swimways

A new EU-funded project, STRAITS, will equip all four corners of Europe to track aquatic life in an effort to better understand their biology and ecology, and aid in conservation and management.

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2023-04-01WRMarineSpecies RT @IocUnesco

🎉 We are pleased to announce that submissions for the 10th annual Photo Competition for #UNWorldOceansDay are now open until April 23, 2023!⁠ 🎉 Winners will be announced on stage during the UN World Oceans Day event on June 8th. More information 👉 http://ow.ly/tY6350NsO1X https://t.co/PH85X4BtXQ

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