BISMaL
Biological Information System for Marine Life
NEWS
- 2025/03/10
- New data (40 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.
- 2025/02/13
- The dataset of "Simultaneous surveys of littoral organisms in Osaka Bay in 2024" 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. This dataset is from the survey results conducted in 2024.
- 2025/02/07
- Due to system maintenance, BISMaL will be out of service from February 21 to 25, 2025. Sorry for the inconvenience.
- 2024/10/09
- The dataset of "Fish Collection of Hokkaido University" has been published on BISMaL.
This dataset is based on fish specimens deposited in Hokkaido University, Japan.
- 2024/09/27
- New data (90 records) have been added to the 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.
BISMaL data at a glance
Number of registered taxon on BISMaL
Last Updated:2025/03/20
Total number of registered taxon:41,763
taxon with occurrence record(s):16,313
taxon with no occurrence record(s):25,450
Number of occurrences records in kingdom Animalia
Last Updated:2025/03/20
Number of occurrence records:3,821,942
Last Updated:2024/04/01
Total of 3,821,942 records in BISMaL (April 1, 2024).
In FY2023, nine new datasets were published in BISMaL:
- Environmental baseline data in abyssal plain off Minami Torishima based on megafauna occurrence obtained from the 2022 cruise.
- Environmental baseline data in abyssal plain off Minami Torishima based on 18S rRNA gene obtained from the 2022 cruise.
- Environmental baseline data in abyssal plain off Minami Torishima based on physicochemical parameters and meiofauna community obtained from the 2022 cruise.
- Large benthic foraminifers around Japanese Islands.
- Marine decapod crustaceans of the San'in District.
- Decline in the Acropora population due to repeated moderate disturbances in Okinotorishima Island, Japan.
- Marine benthic animal data along Yokohama City Coast.
- Simultaneous surveys of littoral organisms in Osaka Bay.
- Specimen collection of Japanese mud shrimp (Upogebia major) in Japan.
In FY2023, nine new datasets were published in BISMaL:
- Environmental baseline data in abyssal plain off Minami Torishima based on megafauna occurrence obtained from the 2022 cruise.
- Environmental baseline data in abyssal plain off Minami Torishima based on 18S rRNA gene obtained from the 2022 cruise.
- Environmental baseline data in abyssal plain off Minami Torishima based on physicochemical parameters and meiofauna community obtained from the 2022 cruise.
- Large benthic foraminifers around Japanese Islands.
- Marine decapod crustaceans of the San'in District.
- Decline in the Acropora population due to repeated moderate disturbances in Okinotorishima Island, Japan.
- Marine benthic animal data along Yokohama City Coast.
- Simultaneous surveys of littoral organisms in Osaka Bay.
- Specimen collection of Japanese mud shrimp (Upogebia major) in Japan.