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NEWS
2024/02/08
The dataset of "Specimen collection of Japanese mud shrimp (Upogebia major) in Japan" has been published on BISMaL. The dataset is based on specimens collected from June 2020 to July 2022, and published as Kitabatake et al. (2023).
Kitabatake, K., K. Izumi, N. I. Kondo and K. Okoshi (2023) Phylogeography and genetic diversity of the Japanese mud shrimp Upogebia major (Crustacea, Decapoda, Upogebiidae): natural or anthropogenic dispersal? ZooKeys, 1182, 259-287, doi: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1182.105030.
Access the dataset, here.
2024/01/04
The first dataset in 2024, Simultaneous surveys of littoral organisms in Osaka Bay, has been published on BISMaL.
The dataset is the result of the survey conducted by the Osaka Bay Environmental Restoration Liaison Committee in cooperation with groups working along the Osaka Bay.
Learn more about the survey, here (in Japanese)
Access the dataset, here.
2023/11/27
New data (674 records) has been added to the following dataset:
Marine Biological Sample Database, JAMSTEC
This dataset contains data of biological samples which were collected during scientific missions of JAMSTEC ships (NATSUSHIMA, KAIYO, YOKOSUKA, KAIREI and MIRAI) and submersibles.
Please refer to the links for details.
2023/11/24
New data (77 records) have been added to the following dataset:
Species list recorded by baited cameras at deep sea area in Japan
The dataset contains species list focused on demersal fish and scavenging animal recorded by the baited camera.
Please refer to the links for details.
2023/10/06
The dataset of "Marine benthic animal data along Yokohama City Coast" has been published on BISMaL.
The dataset is generated from the publications of "Yokohama's rivers and sea creatures (in Japanese)" by the Yokohama City Environmental Science Research Institute.
Learn more about the dataset, here (in Japanese).
Access the data, here.
BISMaL data at a glance
Number of registered taxon on BISMaL
Last Updated:2024/03/16
Total number of registered taxon:41,331
taxon with occurrence record(s):15,596
taxon with no occurrence record(s):25,735
Number of occurrences records in kingdom Animalia
Last Updated:2024/02/08
Number of occurrence records:3,699,530
Last Updated:2023/04/05
Data Map
Total 3,699,530 records in BISMaL (April 5, 2023).
In 2022, about 1.3 million records were added to BISMaL from the Monitoring Sites 1000 project, the cruise surveys of the Development of Innovative Technologies for Exploration of Deep-Sea Resources project, and other four projects.