BISMaL
Biological Information System for Marine Life
NEWS
- 2025/05/09
- Due to system maintenance, BISMaL will be unavailable from 9:00 to 12:00 on May 13, 2025. Sorry for the inconvenience.
- 2025/03/31
- New data (2,424 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.
- 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.
BISMaL data at a glance
Number of registered taxon on BISMaL
Last Updated:2025/05/02
Total number of registered taxon:41,851
taxon with occurrence record(s):16,416
taxon with no occurrence record(s):25,435
Number of occurrences records in kingdom Animalia
Last Updated:2025/04/01
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).