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Agouti has a new look! New website and functionalities for improved user experience. Agouti has a new look! New website and functionalities for improved user experience.
Recently, a new version of Agouti has been released. This time, major improvements have been made to the camera trap platform, based on feedback from the user community -
Corallosphere integrated into the World List of Scleractinia Corallosphere integrated into the World List of Scleractinia
Back in 2019, the Data Management Team received the request to integrate the content of Corallosphere into WoRMS, and make sure it would also be part of the World List of Scleractinia, one of the WoRMS sub-registers. It took a while, but this integration is now completed! -
Clarion-Clipperton Zone Species Checklist launched! Clarion-Clipperton Zone Species Checklist launched!
ISA and WoRMS release a species checklist for the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Sustainable Seabed Knowledge Initiative. -
Official launch of DecaNet, a portal for decapod biodiversity informatics Official launch of DecaNet, a portal for decapod biodiversity informatics
From today onwards, you can find all Decapods on their own portal: welcome to DecaNet! -
The LifeWatch ERIC BEeS: abstract book, video recordings and more! The LifeWatch ERIC BEeS: abstract book, video recordings and more!
The LifeWatch ERIC family met again, for the first time in four years, at the "BEeS" Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference. It took place in Seville from 22 - 24 May, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity. Explore the abstract book, watch the video of the live-streamed round table, and download the presentations! -
Calling in our Corals: citizens helping to recognise underwater sounds Calling in our Corals: citizens helping to recognise underwater sounds
Anyone with 3 minutes time and an internet connection can assist coral researchers, and help to restore coral reefs around the world. Google Arts & Culture is launching the unique experiment 'Calling in our Corals', and you all can contribute! -
The LifeWatch Community Platform is here! The LifeWatch Community Platform is here!
LifeWatch followers and collaborators are cordially invited to the grand unveiling of the LifeWatch Community platform, now openly available to everyone! Who should become a member? Well, if you’re interested in biodiversity and ecosystem research, then you should! -
Cut trough shell and Common cockle stand firm in the Big Annual Seashell Survey Cut 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 five in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. But there were also interesting regional differences. Less than 1% of the checked shells had a 'drill hole' due to predation by snails. -
WoRMS Philanthropy grants 2022 WoRMS 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-registers. -
WoRMS press release: Ten remarkable new marine species from 2022 WoRMS 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 Taxonomist Appreciation Day on March 19th!