Two large opah caught off Antique add a rare Phil. record—but their species remains unresolved. FishBase flags older PH records as probable Lampris guttatus misidentifications. Proper documentation could clarify the species & strengthen FishBase’s PH data. newsinfo.inquirer.net/230784…

#Knowledgesharing: #NewSpeciesAlert #ghostfishing

Blackwater photographer Wu Yung-sen captured a spectacular image of a fragile baby octopus with its glowing red brain encased inside its translucent head –a sight only very few witness in the wild. mymodernmet.com/wu-yung-sen-…

"A quarter million dollars for a bluefin tuna is a recipe for disaster," says Dr Rainer Froese (GEOMAR/FishBase). "For such money, they will search and hunt down to the last one." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

#ScienceInTheNews 🐟🌊 Wolf eels aren’t true eels, but they’re a fascinating part of B.C.’s marine life. UBC scientist #DanielPauly highlights a bigger picture: warming oceans are shifting species northward, bringing warmer-water animals into B.C. waters. vancouverisawesome.com/anima…

🌊 5,431 meters down—cold, dark, high-pressure & full of life. Researchers 🇦🇺🇳🇿🇨🇦🇺🇸 surveyed remote #IndianOcean seamounts, reaching 17,818 ft. The deep sea is challenging to study, but each expedition reveals more — reminds us how much remains unknown. news.mongabay.com/2026/08/sc…

#EVENTSPOTLIGHT: The 3rd & final day of the #FishBase & SeaLifeBase Symposium @UBCoceans is dedicated to “Celebrating Daniel Pauly at 80”, highlighting his pioneering concepts, theories, & info systems as drivers of marine/freshwater conservation in the context of global change.

Jennifer Jacquet highlights Daniel Pauly’s decades of work with “FishBase: The Gift That Keeps on Giving,” at the heart of her talk, on the first day of the FishBase & SeaLifeBase Symposium: Marine & Freshwater Conservation in the Blue Economy, currently being held at @UBCoceans.

🐟 The FishBase & SeaLifeBase Symposium continues! Alex Tilley of WorldFish presents “Progress Towards a Data Cube for Fish,” exploring how FishBase, SeaLifeBase, AquaMaps, and FAO Statistics can work together to answer questions across datasets.

Tobias Musschoot presents “WoRMS Beyond Taxonomy,” exploring the shift from names to curated identities & the immense work behind connecting marine biodiversity data across systems. Different platforms have different strengths—so how do we connect them to make the most of each?

The FishBase & SeaLifeBase Symposium is underway! 🌊 Nicolas Bailly is now presenting SemantyFish, an OSCARS-funded project transforming #FishBase into a next-generation semantic web knowledge base—making its data more interoperable, discoverable, accessible & machine-readable.

Jennifer Jacquet highlights Daniel Pauly’s decades of work & dedication with “FishBase: The Gift That Keeps on Giving” at the heart of her talk, on the 1st day of the FishBase & SeaLifeBase Symposium: Marine & Freshwater Conservation in the #BlueEconomy, being held at @UBCoceans.

🌊 Happy International Whale Shark Day! 🦈 7 lesser known facts about #WhaleSharks: thousands of tiny teeth, unique spot patterns, deep dives, tiny prey, late maturity—and their wild reproduction remains largely a mystery. #WhaleSharkDay Learn more: fishbase.org/summary/Rhincod…