WoRMS and Aphia: a major update for AlgaeBase species

The ongoing WoRMS – AlgaeBase synchronization collaboration results in a major update of algae in WoRMS

Call for nominations for the WoRMS Top-Ten Marine Species of 2019

As we approach the end of the year it is time to think about nominations for The WoRMS Top-Ten Marine Species of 2019!

IUCN information updated in Aphia and the LifeWatch Species Information Backbone

Through a newly developed tool, the WoRMS Data Management Team can now make the IUCN Red List information immediately available through WoRMS.

LifeWatch Belgium: a highly innovative infrastructure for biodiversity research

On November 19 2019, the second edition of the LifeWatch.be Users & Stakeholders meeting was organized at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) in Brussels.

LifeWatch VLIZ meets Maritime Industry

LifeWatch VLIZ is organizing the very first “LifeWatch Maritime Industry Workshop” on 23 January 2020 at the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) in Ostend.

New release: version 11 of Maritime Boundaries

MarineRegions.org is proud to launch version 11 of the Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase.

International symposium searches solutions for migrating bats

On November 8 and 9, 2019, the international bat research community will meet in Ostend and Bruges.

European Ocean Biogeographic Information System (EurOBIS) celebrates its 15th anniversary

Established in 2004, EurOBIS aims at centralising and making available the largely scattered marine species biogeographic data in Europe. Today – 15 years later – it hosts no less than 24 million distribution records of 62.299 species. Thanks to EurOBIS and the effort of many scientists working on a voluntary basis, these valuable data have a second life.

REGISTRATION OPEN: LifeWatch.be Users & Stakeholders Meeting - 19-20 November 2019

The next edition of the LifeWatch.be Users & Stakeholders Meeting will be organized on 19 and 20 November 2019 at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Brussels. Registration is now open!

SAVE THE DATE: LifeWatch.be Users & Stakeholders Meeting - 19-20 November 2019

The next edition of the LifeWatch.be Users & Stakeholders Meeting will be organized on 19 and 20 November 2019 at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Brussels. Stay tuned!!