A global online database of information about non-fish marine life.
SeaLifeBase
The long-term goal of the SeaLifeBase project is to create and maintain a FishBase-like information system for all non-fish marine organisms, ca. 400,000 spp. Of these, marine organisms (about 240,000 spp) are the target of the current project phase. It aims to provide an authority list of species and make available associated biological and ecological information necessary to conduct biodiversity and ecosystem studies, taking advantage of lists of species already available on paper and electronically, and using the scientific names as ‘hook’ to organise biodiversity information. SeaLifeBase continues to gear closer to its goal to assign species to all 66 Large Marine Ecosystem (LMEs) worldwide.
At present, SeaLifeBase covers over 75800 Species, 55800 Common names, 13100 Pictures, 36000 References, in partnership with over 300 collaborators. Other information include: species ecology, growth, reproduction, morphological data, diet and food items, introductions, and abundance. The website receives more than 187,000 visits per month.
Access & costs: free online access.
Creation date: 2005
Website: www.sealifebase.org
Contact person: Dr. Maria L. D. Palomares, Sea Around Us (UBC), Science Director - m.palomares@oceans.ubc.ca