The 19th Hellenic Conference of Ichthyologists, held in Ioannina, Greece from October 30 to November 2, 2025, celebrated the forefront of ichthyology and fisheries science. Among the highlights was the inaugural presentation of the Rainer Froese Award, established to honor the legacy of Dr. Rainer Froese (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for…
Q-quatics celebrated with ACB with a heartfelt video message from Executive Director Dr. Loida Corpus and by joining the BioRun—showing their commitment to biodiversity both in words and in action.
As FishBase marks its 35th anniversary and SeaLifeBase celebrates 20 years, we’ve taken this milestone year to honor the incredible individuals whose expertise, generosity, and passion have helped shape these global biodiversity databases. Through our Anniversary Spotlight Series, we’ve shared the stories of 18 remarkable collaborators whose efforts—from data sharing…
On a recent venture into the heart of the city, the team explored two digital art museums where innovative installations delivered unique experiences for art enthusiasts and casual visitors alike. The goal was simple – to immerse ourselves in art to help guide us in curating our own space that…
GEOMAR researchers identify systemic weaknesses in EU fisheries management and are calling for quotas to be set independently of national interests 22 May 2025/Kiel. Every year, total allowable catches (TACs) and fishing quotas are set across Europe through a multi-step process – and yet many fish stocks in EU waters…
United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), 9-13 June 2025, Nice, France–co-chaired by the governments of France and Costa Rica “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean” Together with several partners, Mundus maris is hosting a side event in the Green Zone, particularly in the space ‘Atoll participatif’…
In the heat of summer in central Greece, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki hosted the 22nd FishBase and SeaLifeBase Symposium. Titled “Fishes in Changing Ecosystems,” the two-day event started on September 2, 2024, with a full day dedicated to some of the overarching themes the Sea Around Us team is doing research on….
Continuous learning and professional growth are keys to staying at the forefront of marine and aquatic research. Recognizing the value of broadening perspectives, the Q-quatics Lecture Series was launched on January 2025 to provide staff with insights into global developments, innovative research, and emerging trends across various disciplines. This initiative…
SemantyFish aims to enhance the visibility, interoperability, and exploitability of FishBase by transforming it into a semantic web knowledge base. By leveraging semantic web technologies, the project will enable seamless data exchange, complex queries, and integration with global research infrastructures, advancing its role in open science and interdisciplinary research. SemantyFish…
By Daniel Pauly, Rainer Froese and Nicolas Bailly The Quantitative Aquatics and Sea Around Us teams lament the passing of W.N ‘Bill’ Eschmeyer (1939-2024), the founding editor and namesake of the Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes (ECoF). Born in Knoxville, USA, Eschmeyer studied marine biology at the University of Michigan, following…