BISMaL
Biological Information System for Marine Life
NEWS
- 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.
- 2023/09/04
- The dataset of "Decline in the Acropora population due to repeated moderate disturbances in Okinotorishima Island, Japan" has been published on BISMaL.
This dataset compiles data on coverage and number of colonies of Acropora and co-occurring corals published in Yamamoto et al. (2023).
Learn more about the dataset, here (in Japanese).
Access the data, here.
- 2023/06/07
- The dataset of "Marine decapod crustaceans of the San'in District" has been published on BISMaL.
The dataset generated from publications of biogeographical information on anomuran and brachyuran Crustacea that inhabit the coastal and brackish waters of the San’in region.
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:2023/12/05
Total number of registered taxon:41,204
taxon with occurrence record(s):15,589
taxon with no occurrence record(s):25,615
Number of occurrences records in kingdom Animalia
Last Updated:2023/11/28
Number of occurrence records:3,699,530
Last Updated:2023/04/05
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.
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.