🆕#FishBase35 launches the #GeneticDiversity #RiskIndicator. #GDRI turns complex genetic data into clear risk levels (🔴 High | 🟡 Medium | 🟢 Low), offering early warnings well before declines appear in catch statistics! #genetictool
Learn more: bit.ly/GDRIinFishBase. 🌊🧬
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🌊🧬 NEW: #FishBase35 launches the #GDRI, turning complex #geneticdiversity data into clear risk levels (🔴🟡🟢).
Built from 1,600 species, it exposes declines in stocks like Mediterranean #EuropeanHake.
Now available in #FishBase for 900 species:
🔗 bit.ly/GenDiversityTool
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Two new papers highlight #SemantyFish support! 📰📊
Presented at TPDL 2025 & IJCKG 2025, advancing #FishBase35 into the semantic web era.
• Knowledge Base for Sustainable Aquafood Communication
• Interactive Association Map Creation
Learn more: semantyfish.github.io/pages/…
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🐟 #FishBase35 holds 330K fish names (as of date), many in indigenous languages —each a thread of ecological, medicinal & spiritual knowledge.
“Documenting these name [in FishBase] is like recording history,” says Dr Deng Palomares. #IndigenousKnowledge
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Connecting different datasets in #FishBase35 can unlock valuable insights for #fisheriesmanagement and #marinebiodiversityconservation. #sustainablefisheries
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Dr. Pauly: “We should connect data on temperature and growth and so on, in FishBase because we can get a lot of insights. You can get lots of insights by combining data sets.“
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Embark on a journey to shape our oceans’ future! 🌊
The #EcoScopeAcademy offers self-paced courses for students, scientists & policy-makers.
In Ch. 3, explore #FishBase35 & #SeaLifeBase20 to unlock vital marine data for research & conservation. 👉 Join: ecoscope.getlearnworlds.com.
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🌍 The FishBase Consortium (FBC) is meeting now in Brussels 🇧🇪 after the #FishBase35 & #SeaLifeBase20 symposium!
Exciting news: OIST 🇯🇵 joins as the newest member, bringing the FBC to 16 institutions scientifically guiding FishBase & SeaLifeBase toward a sustainable future.🐟🌊
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#HappeningNow 🇧🇪 #FishBaseSymposium2025
1st Speaker: Dr Rainer Froese (@GEOMAR_en, Kiel, Germany)
Topic: ‘What are they waiting for? Some thoughts about the timing of 🐟 reproduction’
#fishreproduction #fishgrowth #populationdynamics #fishdiversity #fishbase35 #sealifebase20
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The 23rd #FishBase35 and #SeaLifeBase20 Symposium has commenced! Stay tuned here on X for live updates as the program unfolds. Learn more: biodiversity.be/6163.
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#CollaboratorSpotlight: From naming 200 new fish species to publishing 1,000 papers, Dr. Hiroyuki Motomura's work has been monumental in shaping global #ichthyology. 🐟 Since 2013, he’s helped enrich #FishBase35 with vital species info & photos.
🔗 bit.ly/DrHiroMotomura.
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🌊From protein structures to reef dives: Dr. Bart Hazes turned his career in molecular biology into a mission for #marinebiodiversity. A #FishBase35 user-turned-contributor, he shares images & survey data to enrich science & inspire conservation. 🐟
🔗 bit.ly/DrBartHazes.
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🌊 FishBase Guide 1.2 is here! 📲
✅ Updated species data
✅ Custom language support
✅ Smarter search by common/scientific name
Find fish 🐟 faster, in your language.
📌 bit.ly/FishBaseApp
#FishBase35 #MarineBiodiversity #AndroidApp
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🐚 #CollaboratorSpotlight: Guido & Philippe Poppe – 2,500 marine life photos, 1,000 new mollusk species discovered, and a lifetime beneath the waves. 🌊
“The more people know about marine life, the more they will love it.”
#FishBase35 #SeaLifeBase20 [bit.ly/GuidoPoppe]
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🐟 FishBase Guide 1.2 is here!📱
🔍 Smarter searches: find fish by common name or scientific name (valid or synonym).
🌐 Smoother filtering, better display, and custom language support—making species data easier than ever to explore.
#FishBase35 #FishBaseGuide #AndroidApp
FishBase Guide App –your gateway to the vast knowledge of FishBase.org. Download free via @GooglePlay: bit.ly/FishBaseApp.
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A fish’s name carries centuries of wisdom 🐟
#FishBase35 holds 320K names — many in Indigenous languages — linking biodiversity to culture & history.
“Documenting these names is like recording history.” — Dr. #DengPalomares 🌊 #IndigenousKnowledge
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"There is no shortcut for carefully verifying the correct identification and related information for every image, such as what's done by dedicated FishBase team members for each of our over 60,000 fish photos& drawings." #AIphoto #FishBase35 #SpeciesID
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📸 Fra-and Quimpo has contributed to #SeaLifeBase20 since 2021 & joined #FishBase35 in 2024—combining photography & science for #marineconservation. His striking images of reef fishes & invertebrates bring clarity & beauty to global biodiversity records. 🔗bit.ly/Fra-andQuimpo
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He didn’t get into biology school—but that didn’t stop him. 🌊 Andreas Völckers is a dedicated citizen scientist whose passion helps power global #marinebiodiversity databases like WoRMS, #FishBase35 & #SeaLifeBase20. 🐠🌍
#CollaboratorSpotlight: bit.ly/AndreasVolckers.
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Photography science = awareness protection. 🐢📷
Marine biologist & underwater photographer Fra-and Timothy Quimpo has contributed hundreds of images to #SeaLifeBase20 & #FishBase35 —bringing marine biodiversity to screens & science.
🔗 Full story: bit.ly/Fra-andQuimpo.
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