Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Ocean Biogeographic Information System OBIS or short is an international, web-based database system that collects data on marine life and makes them available to anyone on the Internet. The project is run by institutions, universities and government agencies. The OBIS secretariat is located at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. For the European seas, the Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee, Ostend is responsible.

Objectives of OBIS are further comprises:

  • Taxonomic and geographical data of marine life and the marine environment represent;
  • Cross-links to other databases to produce;
  • Software tools for the collection and analysis of data to develop and deliver.
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