The pelagic fish community of the Dumont d'Urville Sea (East Antarctica) was investigated during the 2008 austral summer using IYGPT (International Young Gadoid Pelagic Trawl) samples taken in different depth layers from the surface to 1000 metres. The aim of this paper is to describe the mesopelagic fish community and its size distribution. The family … Continue reading New paper on CEAMARC surveys
ANTABIF mashup report available
This is the first issue of the new tri-monthly “mashup” reports, intended to give access to the latest news about ANTABIF, including the latest datasets published, advancements of the websites, community activities, communication, and ongoing developments. These reports will be sent in priority to the members of the ANTABIF ISC, and will be posted in … Continue reading ANTABIF mashup report available
Job offer: ANTABIF is seeking a Science Officer
To assist us in the implementation of the project, AntaBIF seeks an enthusiastic scientist to coordinate the construction of a web-based Antarctic biodiversity data portal. The science officer will be offered a one-year, full time position starting July 1st, 2011 or earlier, and will be based at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. The … Continue reading Job offer: ANTABIF is seeking a Science Officer
50 Million Records downloaded
We've just reached another milestone, with 50 million records downloaded from the SCAR-MarBIN webportal since 2007. The most downloaded dataset for each year: 2007: Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder (SO-CPR) Survey and SCAR Action Group on CPR Research (3,317,154 downloads) 2008: Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder (SO-CPR) Survey and SCAR Action Group on CPR Research … Continue reading 50 Million Records downloaded
New dataset: Antarctic Octopus
A new dataset on Southern Ocean Octopids has been added to our data system. It contains occurrence records for Southern Ocean Octopoda, as provided by Louise Allcock.
SCAR-MarBIN enjoys a facelift!
We've made some light changes to the SCAR-MarBIN website: simplified navigation, update of RSS streams, more direct access to data, tools and services. Feedback welcome!
New dataset: cnidaria compilation by Dhugal Lindsay (JAMSTEC)
This dataset is a compilaton of occurrence data for Cnidaria extracted from the literature by Dhugal Lindsay. You can view them on a map. The data was extracted from the following papers: Pags F. & P. R. Pugh 2002. Fuseudoxid: the elusive sexual stage of the calycophoran siphonophore Crystallophyes amygdalina (Clausophyidae: Crystallophyinae). Acta Zoologica 83(4): … Continue reading New dataset: cnidaria compilation by Dhugal Lindsay (JAMSTEC)
