Ocean Sampling Day!
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Ocean Sampling Day!

Never before so many people contributed to a simultaneous sampling of the ocean. On the occasion of ‘Ocean Sampling Day’ (21 June 2014) oceanographers and citizens on not less than 187 sites worldwide have been taking seawater samples in order to unveil the secrets of microbial life in the ocean. VLIZ participated in this global exercise by taking samples with its research vessel Simon Stevin in the Belgian part of the North Sea, which generated a lot of attention from national and international press.
Three PhD scholarships available within LifeWatch
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Three PhD scholarships available within LifeWatch

The research topics of the three PhD projects focus on (1) eDNA, (2) the microbial food web and (3) zooplankton research in the Belgian part of the North Sea.
LifeWatch marine technical meeting at HCMR
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LifeWatch marine technical meeting at HCMR

As an outcome of the 2nd LifeWatch e-Infrastructure Construction Operational Meeting in Granada earlier this year, a LifeWatch - marine meeting was organized from 3rd-5th of June at the Hellenic Centre of Marine Research in Crete.
WoRMS goes fossil
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WoRMS goes fossil

The LifeWatch taxonomic backbone invests in capturing information on fossil ranges in the World Register of Marine Species
The LifeWatch taxonomic backbone is expanding
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The LifeWatch taxonomic backbone is expanding

The Interim Register for Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) will move from CSIRO to VLIZ and will become a new contributor to the LifeWatch taxonomic backbone.