BISMaL
Biological Information System for Marine Life
NEWS
- 2026/02/27
- New data (19 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.
- 2026/02/18
- The dataset of "Ibaraki Nature Museum, Algae collection" has been published on BISMaL.
This dataset contains approximately 7,500 occurrence records based on the algae specimens collected by the Ibaraki Nature Museum.
- 2026/02/05
- The dataset of "Ibaraki Nature Museum, Mollusk collection" has been published on BISMaL.
This dataset contains approximately 5,500 occurrence records based on the mollusk specimens collected by the Ibaraki Nature Museum.
- 2026/02/04
- New data (2548 records) have been added to the dataset "A photographically-vouchered global citizen science dataset of sea slugs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from the SEASLUG.WORLD platform since 2015".
This dataset includes occurrence records on sea slugs (Heterobranchia), collected from divers worldwide via the online platform "Sekai no Umiushi" (https://seaslug.world/) since 2015.
- 2026/01/20
- Due to system maintenance, BISMaL will be unavailable from January 22 to 23, 2026. Sorry for the inconvenience.
BISMaL data at a glance
Number of registered taxon on BISMaL
Last Updated:2026/02/19
Total number of registered taxon:42,093
taxon with occurrence record(s):17,197
taxon with no occurrence record(s):24,896
Number of occurrences records in kingdom Animalia
Last Updated:2026/02/19
Number of occurrence records:4,080,802
Last Updated:2025/04/01
In FY2024, six datasets were newly added to BISMaL (see map above):
- Fixed Point Survey for Shorebirds of the family Scolopacidae and Charadriidae
- Rocky shore macrobiota of southeastern Osaka Bay: Results of surveys
- Endangered Species Listed in the Toba city Marine Red Data Book 2023
- Cetacean Stranding Data in Hokkaido
- Fish Collection of Hokkaido University
- Simultaneous surveys of littoral organisms in Osaka Bay in 2024
A total of 4,080,802 records were published in BISMaL (at April 1, 2025).
- Fixed Point Survey for Shorebirds of the family Scolopacidae and Charadriidae
- Rocky shore macrobiota of southeastern Osaka Bay: Results of surveys
- Endangered Species Listed in the Toba city Marine Red Data Book 2023
- Cetacean Stranding Data in Hokkaido
- Fish Collection of Hokkaido University
- Simultaneous surveys of littoral organisms in Osaka Bay in 2024
A total of 4,080,802 records were published in BISMaL (at April 1, 2025).