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On the fifth episode of the FishBase and SeaLifeBase Anniversary Podcast, Nicolas Bailly tells the story of how he helped create SeaLifeBase by taking an empty shell of the FishBase database structure and populating it with information from the Catalogue of Life.
Tasmania. Image by Peter Neaum, Wikimedia Commons.
Seismic surveying is affecting the whiting fishery that operates off the eastern part of Australia’s state of Victoria and the lobster fishery off King Island in the state of Tasmania.
The surveying technique involves using loud blasts to detect potential oil and gas reserves on the seabed.
Daniel Pauly. Photo by Paul Joseph.
The Sea Around Us Principal Investigator, Dr. Daniel Pauly, continues to be among the top 0.01% of the world’s scientists based on the impact of his publications.
Post-secondary students interested in fisheries science are invited to connect with the Sea Around Us – Indian Ocean at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and learn about four programs available to immerse themselves in this fascinating discipline.
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On the fourth episode of the FishBase and SeaLifeBase Anniversary Podcast, Cornelia Nauen shares the other side of the FishBase story, that is, the effort that had to be done to gather some seed money and bring the project to life.