BLOG POST: Can we find the gulls back?

Operation Agadir: an expedition to retrieve lost tracking data

New LifeWatch data paper published!

GPS tracking data of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls breeding at the southern North Sea coast

Support WoRMS editors through the VLIZ philanthropy programme

Users and the public at large can now make financial contributions to support the work of the many WoRMS editors. This can be done through the recently established VLIZ philanthropy programme, where ‘Support the WoRMS Editors’ has been recognized as a philanthropy project.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Aphia data system

Ever wondered about the structure and functionalities of Aphia, the database behind e.g. WoRMS? No need to be puzzled anymore, as a paper has recently been published on this subject.

Ultimate synchronisation of Hexacorallians of the World and WoRMS

For years, Daphne Fautin has kept her Hexacorallians of the World Database online. Early April, she has retired from her zoology job at the Kansas University and will be taking on new challenges.

Report of a very successful LifeWatch Data Analysis Workshop (November 26th-27th 2015, Ostend)

Biodiversity data preparation and analysis using the LifeWatch virtual labs and web services.

A South African artist has ‘caught’ all fish names from WoRMS in an impressive artwork, with an environmental message

In January 2015, the WoRMS data management received an unusual request from a South African artist, Craig McClenaghan, who was searching for a full list of the world’s marine fish species.

BLOGPOST: A tutorial on visualizing bird tracking data with CartoDB

An introduction to using CartoDB for tracking data, based on two workshops the INBO gave.

Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean published!

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) has recently published the comprehensive “Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean”, as a legacy of the International Polar Year (2007-2009).

MolluscaBase officially launched!

After more than a year of planning and preparations, the MolluscaBase portal is ready to be launched!