DASSH
@dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social
The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data are a flagship initiative of the Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social , and are accredited through the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) https://www.dassh.ac.uk
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Balistes capriscus🪸
The grey triggerfish has a remarkable defense: its first dorsal fin locks upright, securing it in rocky crevices. With powerful jaws, it crushes crabs and molluscs and flips urchins. Occasionally visiting UK shores during summer. See 106 records here👇
The grey triggerfish has a remarkable defense: its first dorsal fin locks upright, securing it in rocky crevices. With powerful jaws, it crushes crabs and molluscs and flips urchins. Occasionally visiting UK shores during summer. See 106 records here👇
DASSH - DASSH Mapper : Retrieve Data : Data : Home
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November 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Balistes capriscus🪸
The grey triggerfish has a remarkable defense: its first dorsal fin locks upright, securing it in rocky crevices. With powerful jaws, it crushes crabs and molluscs and flips urchins. Occasionally visiting UK shores during summer. See 106 records here👇
The grey triggerfish has a remarkable defense: its first dorsal fin locks upright, securing it in rocky crevices. With powerful jaws, it crushes crabs and molluscs and flips urchins. Occasionally visiting UK shores during summer. See 106 records here👇
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Keeping up with @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social this week...
Thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey!
For 20 years, DASSH have been specialising in marine biodiversity data and information.
Thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey!
For 20 years, DASSH have been specialising in marine biodiversity data and information.
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Keeping up with @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social this week...
Thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey!
For 20 years, DASSH have been specialising in marine biodiversity data and information.
Thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey!
For 20 years, DASSH have been specialising in marine biodiversity data and information.
Reposted by DASSH
DASSH has been running for 20 years. In 2005 people sometimes sent us their data on floppy disks… we've come a long way since then.
Find out more about DASSH here - www.dassh.ac.uk
Find out more about DASSH here - www.dassh.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
DASSH has been running for 20 years. In 2005 people sometimes sent us their data on floppy disks… we've come a long way since then.
Find out more about DASSH here - www.dassh.ac.uk
Find out more about DASSH here - www.dassh.ac.uk
Reposted by DASSH
DASSH @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social is 20 years old! But what is DASSH?
DASSH is the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats data. It curates, manages and shares biodiversity records to make them accessible and maximise their reuse.
DASSH is the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats data. It curates, manages and shares biodiversity records to make them accessible and maximise their reuse.
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
DASSH @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social is 20 years old! But what is DASSH?
DASSH is the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats data. It curates, manages and shares biodiversity records to make them accessible and maximise their reuse.
DASSH is the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats data. It curates, manages and shares biodiversity records to make them accessible and maximise their reuse.
🌊🐟 Sea Spectacles returns! 🪼🫧
This month’s star: the St Piran’s Crab (Clibanarius erythropus) ✨
In 2016, BBC Springwatch held a contest to name this species — the winner was “St Piran’s Crab,” inspired by Cornwall’s sea-surviving patron saint.
@thembauk.bsky.social #DASSH #SeaSpectacles
This month’s star: the St Piran’s Crab (Clibanarius erythropus) ✨
In 2016, BBC Springwatch held a contest to name this species — the winner was “St Piran’s Crab,” inspired by Cornwall’s sea-surviving patron saint.
@thembauk.bsky.social #DASSH #SeaSpectacles
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🌊🐟 Sea Spectacles returns! 🪼🫧
This month’s star: the St Piran’s Crab (Clibanarius erythropus) ✨
In 2016, BBC Springwatch held a contest to name this species — the winner was “St Piran’s Crab,” inspired by Cornwall’s sea-surviving patron saint.
@thembauk.bsky.social #DASSH #SeaSpectacles
This month’s star: the St Piran’s Crab (Clibanarius erythropus) ✨
In 2016, BBC Springwatch held a contest to name this species — the winner was “St Piran’s Crab,” inspired by Cornwall’s sea-surviving patron saint.
@thembauk.bsky.social #DASSH #SeaSpectacles
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Tubularia indivisa🪸
The Oaten Pipes Hydroid is a striking UK invertebrate, forming vibrant pink-orange clusters resembling flowers. Seen in spring, they're often a nudibranch's meal. Despite their anemone-like form, they're closer to jellyfish. See 5000+ records here👇
The Oaten Pipes Hydroid is a striking UK invertebrate, forming vibrant pink-orange clusters resembling flowers. Seen in spring, they're often a nudibranch's meal. Despite their anemone-like form, they're closer to jellyfish. See 5000+ records here👇
DASSH - DASSH Mapper : Retrieve Data : Data : Home
Use the map tools to create a bounding box to query with...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Tubularia indivisa🪸
The Oaten Pipes Hydroid is a striking UK invertebrate, forming vibrant pink-orange clusters resembling flowers. Seen in spring, they're often a nudibranch's meal. Despite their anemone-like form, they're closer to jellyfish. See 5000+ records here👇
The Oaten Pipes Hydroid is a striking UK invertebrate, forming vibrant pink-orange clusters resembling flowers. Seen in spring, they're often a nudibranch's meal. Despite their anemone-like form, they're closer to jellyfish. See 5000+ records here👇
📹 DASSHcam Diaries 🎬
Chloe and Dan attended the Living Data 2025 Conference and OBIS-13 Steering Group in Bogotá, communicating with 700+ biodiversity data experts. Dan discussed OBIS and data origins, while Chloe emphasized DASSH's role in connecting citizen science data globally.🌍 📊
Chloe and Dan attended the Living Data 2025 Conference and OBIS-13 Steering Group in Bogotá, communicating with 700+ biodiversity data experts. Dan discussed OBIS and data origins, while Chloe emphasized DASSH's role in connecting citizen science data globally.🌍 📊
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📹 DASSHcam Diaries 🎬
Chloe and Dan attended the Living Data 2025 Conference and OBIS-13 Steering Group in Bogotá, communicating with 700+ biodiversity data experts. Dan discussed OBIS and data origins, while Chloe emphasized DASSH's role in connecting citizen science data globally.🌍 📊
Chloe and Dan attended the Living Data 2025 Conference and OBIS-13 Steering Group in Bogotá, communicating with 700+ biodiversity data experts. Dan discussed OBIS and data origins, while Chloe emphasized DASSH's role in connecting citizen science data globally.🌍 📊
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Galathea strigosa🪸
Meet the vibrant spiny squat lobster, with a red body and electric blue stripes, found in rocky reefs of the Atlantic and Med. It's more closely related to hermit crabs than true lobsters. By night, it emerges from crevices to feed.
🔍See 3390 records👇
Meet the vibrant spiny squat lobster, with a red body and electric blue stripes, found in rocky reefs of the Atlantic and Med. It's more closely related to hermit crabs than true lobsters. By night, it emerges from crevices to feed.
🔍See 3390 records👇
DASSH - DASSH Mapper : Retrieve Data : Data : Home
Use the map tools to create a bounding box to query with...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Galathea strigosa🪸
Meet the vibrant spiny squat lobster, with a red body and electric blue stripes, found in rocky reefs of the Atlantic and Med. It's more closely related to hermit crabs than true lobsters. By night, it emerges from crevices to feed.
🔍See 3390 records👇
Meet the vibrant spiny squat lobster, with a red body and electric blue stripes, found in rocky reefs of the Atlantic and Med. It's more closely related to hermit crabs than true lobsters. By night, it emerges from crevices to feed.
🔍See 3390 records👇
🌊🤖 Using Deep Learning to Unlock Decades of Marine Biodiversity Data! 🐠📊
DTO-BioFlow is using AI to analyse decades of marine biodiversity records - revealing insights that support ocean monitoring, conservation, and restoration. 💙
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/U5P8isO
@thembauk.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow
DTO-BioFlow is using AI to analyse decades of marine biodiversity records - revealing insights that support ocean monitoring, conservation, and restoration. 💙
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/U5P8isO
@thembauk.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow
Using Deep Learning to Unlock Decades of Marine Biodiversity Data and plan marine recovering | DTO-BIOFLOW
A new study published in Ecology and Evolution shows how deep learning can turn decades of archived observations into knowledge about how protection measures and a warming ocean have reshaped life on…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🌊🤖 Using Deep Learning to Unlock Decades of Marine Biodiversity Data! 🐠📊
DTO-BioFlow is using AI to analyse decades of marine biodiversity records - revealing insights that support ocean monitoring, conservation, and restoration. 💙
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/U5P8isO
@thembauk.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow
DTO-BioFlow is using AI to analyse decades of marine biodiversity records - revealing insights that support ocean monitoring, conservation, and restoration. 💙
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/U5P8isO
@thembauk.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow
Sea Trust has documented what’s believed to be the first Welsh record of Aiptasiogeton hyalinus - a sea anemone found in one of the aquarium habitats! 🪸🌊✨
The sighting’s been added to iNaturalist, contributing to global biodiversity data. 🌍 Share your own marine finds there too! 💙
📸 Lloyd Nelmes
The sighting’s been added to iNaturalist, contributing to global biodiversity data. 🌍 Share your own marine finds there too! 💙
📸 Lloyd Nelmes
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sea Trust has documented what’s believed to be the first Welsh record of Aiptasiogeton hyalinus - a sea anemone found in one of the aquarium habitats! 🪸🌊✨
The sighting’s been added to iNaturalist, contributing to global biodiversity data. 🌍 Share your own marine finds there too! 💙
📸 Lloyd Nelmes
The sighting’s been added to iNaturalist, contributing to global biodiversity data. 🌍 Share your own marine finds there too! 💙
📸 Lloyd Nelmes
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Nymphon gracile🪸
Discover the fascinating Gangly Lancer in our rock pools! This tiny creature has legs 3-4× its 1cm body and uses a proboscis to eat hydroids and bryozoans. Males carry and care for the eggs. It's not your typical spider or marine animal!
🔍 See 356 records👇
Discover the fascinating Gangly Lancer in our rock pools! This tiny creature has legs 3-4× its 1cm body and uses a proboscis to eat hydroids and bryozoans. Males carry and care for the eggs. It's not your typical spider or marine animal!
🔍 See 356 records👇
DASSH - DASSH Mapper : Retrieve Data : Data : Home
Use the map tools to create a bounding box to query with...
www.dassh.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Nymphon gracile🪸
Discover the fascinating Gangly Lancer in our rock pools! This tiny creature has legs 3-4× its 1cm body and uses a proboscis to eat hydroids and bryozoans. Males carry and care for the eggs. It's not your typical spider or marine animal!
🔍 See 356 records👇
Discover the fascinating Gangly Lancer in our rock pools! This tiny creature has legs 3-4× its 1cm body and uses a proboscis to eat hydroids and bryozoans. Males carry and care for the eggs. It's not your typical spider or marine animal!
🔍 See 356 records👇
🌟 New datasets on the DASSH Mapper! 🌟
Now available to explore:
🪱 2020 & 2023 DAERA Sediment Infauna
🐠 2023 Seasearch ReMEDIES (Hampshire & IoW)
🪸 2024 Seasearch Sussex
🌱 2024 Great Seagrass Survey
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
Now available to explore:
🪱 2020 & 2023 DAERA Sediment Infauna
🐠 2023 Seasearch ReMEDIES (Hampshire & IoW)
🪸 2024 Seasearch Sussex
🌱 2024 Great Seagrass Survey
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🌟 New datasets on the DASSH Mapper! 🌟
Now available to explore:
🪱 2020 & 2023 DAERA Sediment Infauna
🐠 2023 Seasearch ReMEDIES (Hampshire & IoW)
🪸 2024 Seasearch Sussex
🌱 2024 Great Seagrass Survey
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
Now available to explore:
🪱 2020 & 2023 DAERA Sediment Infauna
🐠 2023 Seasearch ReMEDIES (Hampshire & IoW)
🪸 2024 Seasearch Sussex
🌱 2024 Great Seagrass Survey
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
Ever spotted a curious creature while walking on the beach and thought, “What on earth is that?” 🐚
Next time, try using the iNaturalist app! Just open the camera in the app, point it at what you’ve found, and it’ll help you identify it in seconds. 🕵️📱
🔎 Download iNaturalist in your app store now!
Next time, try using the iNaturalist app! Just open the camera in the app, point it at what you’ve found, and it’ll help you identify it in seconds. 🕵️📱
🔎 Download iNaturalist in your app store now!
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ever spotted a curious creature while walking on the beach and thought, “What on earth is that?” 🐚
Next time, try using the iNaturalist app! Just open the camera in the app, point it at what you’ve found, and it’ll help you identify it in seconds. 🕵️📱
🔎 Download iNaturalist in your app store now!
Next time, try using the iNaturalist app! Just open the camera in the app, point it at what you’ve found, and it’ll help you identify it in seconds. 🕵️📱
🔎 Download iNaturalist in your app store now!
🪸 Tricky Taxon Thursday: Scorpaena scrofa 🪸
While we dress up for Halloween, the red scorpionfish disguises all year long with cryptic colouration, blending into surroundings. Growing up to 50 cm and 3 kg, it's rarely seen in UK waters. But watch out for its venomous spines! See 22 records 👇
While we dress up for Halloween, the red scorpionfish disguises all year long with cryptic colouration, blending into surroundings. Growing up to 50 cm and 3 kg, it's rarely seen in UK waters. But watch out for its venomous spines! See 22 records 👇
DASSH - DASSH Mapper : Retrieve Data : Data : Home
Use the map tools to create a bounding box to query with...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🪸 Tricky Taxon Thursday: Scorpaena scrofa 🪸
While we dress up for Halloween, the red scorpionfish disguises all year long with cryptic colouration, blending into surroundings. Growing up to 50 cm and 3 kg, it's rarely seen in UK waters. But watch out for its venomous spines! See 22 records 👇
While we dress up for Halloween, the red scorpionfish disguises all year long with cryptic colouration, blending into surroundings. Growing up to 50 cm and 3 kg, it's rarely seen in UK waters. But watch out for its venomous spines! See 22 records 👇
🌊🐟 Welcome back to Sea Spectacles! 🪼🪸
This month's highlight is the Chinese Mitten Crab, a large crab known for its furry pincers, which can be found in inland waters🦀🧤It is among the top 100 most problematic invasive species worldwide due to its detrimental effects on ecosystems
#SeaSpectacles
This month's highlight is the Chinese Mitten Crab, a large crab known for its furry pincers, which can be found in inland waters🦀🧤It is among the top 100 most problematic invasive species worldwide due to its detrimental effects on ecosystems
#SeaSpectacles
October 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌊🐟 Welcome back to Sea Spectacles! 🪼🪸
This month's highlight is the Chinese Mitten Crab, a large crab known for its furry pincers, which can be found in inland waters🦀🧤It is among the top 100 most problematic invasive species worldwide due to its detrimental effects on ecosystems
#SeaSpectacles
This month's highlight is the Chinese Mitten Crab, a large crab known for its furry pincers, which can be found in inland waters🦀🧤It is among the top 100 most problematic invasive species worldwide due to its detrimental effects on ecosystems
#SeaSpectacles
🌊 DASSH is now an official member of the World Data System 🌍 - a global network of trusted data repositories advancing open, reliable science. 💫 Building on our CoreTrustSeal certification, this reinforces our commitment to high-quality, open marine biodiversity data. Learn more: buff.ly/12uNj7A
October 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🌊 DASSH is now an official member of the World Data System 🌍 - a global network of trusted data repositories advancing open, reliable science. 💫 Building on our CoreTrustSeal certification, this reinforces our commitment to high-quality, open marine biodiversity data. Learn more: buff.ly/12uNj7A
🕵️ Species Spotlight: Mystery Crab Edition 🦀
Spotted this fierce little creature hiding in the seaweed - but do you know what it is?
👀 Take a close look at those claws, eyes, and shell…
💬 Drop your guesses in the comments.
📱 Bonus points if you use iNaturalist to find out!
@thembauk.bsky.social
Spotted this fierce little creature hiding in the seaweed - but do you know what it is?
👀 Take a close look at those claws, eyes, and shell…
💬 Drop your guesses in the comments.
📱 Bonus points if you use iNaturalist to find out!
@thembauk.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🕵️ Species Spotlight: Mystery Crab Edition 🦀
Spotted this fierce little creature hiding in the seaweed - but do you know what it is?
👀 Take a close look at those claws, eyes, and shell…
💬 Drop your guesses in the comments.
📱 Bonus points if you use iNaturalist to find out!
@thembauk.bsky.social
Spotted this fierce little creature hiding in the seaweed - but do you know what it is?
👀 Take a close look at those claws, eyes, and shell…
💬 Drop your guesses in the comments.
📱 Bonus points if you use iNaturalist to find out!
@thembauk.bsky.social
👀 iNaturalist Observation of the Month 📷
Spotted on Cornwall’s north coast - two grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) captured by user monochan 🦭
It’s pupping & breeding season in the SW UK, so tensions rise as bulls battle for mates & cows guard pups 🍼
Log your sightings on iNat 👉 buff.ly/7oAGKyd
Spotted on Cornwall’s north coast - two grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) captured by user monochan 🦭
It’s pupping & breeding season in the SW UK, so tensions rise as bulls battle for mates & cows guard pups 🍼
Log your sightings on iNat 👉 buff.ly/7oAGKyd
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
👀 iNaturalist Observation of the Month 📷
Spotted on Cornwall’s north coast - two grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) captured by user monochan 🦭
It’s pupping & breeding season in the SW UK, so tensions rise as bulls battle for mates & cows guard pups 🍼
Log your sightings on iNat 👉 buff.ly/7oAGKyd
Spotted on Cornwall’s north coast - two grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) captured by user monochan 🦭
It’s pupping & breeding season in the SW UK, so tensions rise as bulls battle for mates & cows guard pups 🍼
Log your sightings on iNat 👉 buff.ly/7oAGKyd
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Cliona celata🪸
the boring sponge creates a vibrant yellow, sizeable wall-like structure of papillae, boring into limestone. It is crucial in marine ecosystems for recycling calcium carbonate to sustain reefs. 🌊🧽 Explore 5000+ records on our DASSH mapper 👇
the boring sponge creates a vibrant yellow, sizeable wall-like structure of papillae, boring into limestone. It is crucial in marine ecosystems for recycling calcium carbonate to sustain reefs. 🌊🧽 Explore 5000+ records on our DASSH mapper 👇
DASSH - DASSH Mapper : Retrieve Data : Data : Home
Use the map tools to create a bounding box to query with...
www.dassh.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Cliona celata🪸
the boring sponge creates a vibrant yellow, sizeable wall-like structure of papillae, boring into limestone. It is crucial in marine ecosystems for recycling calcium carbonate to sustain reefs. 🌊🧽 Explore 5000+ records on our DASSH mapper 👇
the boring sponge creates a vibrant yellow, sizeable wall-like structure of papillae, boring into limestone. It is crucial in marine ecosystems for recycling calcium carbonate to sustain reefs. 🌊🧽 Explore 5000+ records on our DASSH mapper 👇
🌊 Dive into marine data with MEDIN at the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland Annual Science Meeting!
📅 20th Nov '25 | 📍Glasgow
💡 Hands-on workshop, no experience needed!
🎯 For students, researchers & marine pros
🔗 Register: buff.ly/WCmO8zu
📧 enquiries@medin.org.uk
📅 20th Nov '25 | 📍Glasgow
💡 Hands-on workshop, no experience needed!
🎯 For students, researchers & marine pros
🔗 Register: buff.ly/WCmO8zu
📧 enquiries@medin.org.uk
Annual Science Meeting - MASTS
One of the UK's largest marine science conference will be held in Glasgow 18 - 20th November 2025. Deadline for abstracts: 22nd August.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🌊 Dive into marine data with MEDIN at the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland Annual Science Meeting!
📅 20th Nov '25 | 📍Glasgow
💡 Hands-on workshop, no experience needed!
🎯 For students, researchers & marine pros
🔗 Register: buff.ly/WCmO8zu
📧 enquiries@medin.org.uk
📅 20th Nov '25 | 📍Glasgow
💡 Hands-on workshop, no experience needed!
🎯 For students, researchers & marine pros
🔗 Register: buff.ly/WCmO8zu
📧 enquiries@medin.org.uk
📹 DASSHcam Diaries 🎬
Chloe & Julie joined the 3rd DTO-BioFlow General Assembly in Ostrava, advancing the Digital Twin of the Ocean 🌊🌍
DASSH are helping to unlock “sleeping data” from iNaturalist, eBird & new tech like plankton imaging 🧬 — all toward smarter ocean management & biodiversity goals 🦑💙
Chloe & Julie joined the 3rd DTO-BioFlow General Assembly in Ostrava, advancing the Digital Twin of the Ocean 🌊🌍
DASSH are helping to unlock “sleeping data” from iNaturalist, eBird & new tech like plankton imaging 🧬 — all toward smarter ocean management & biodiversity goals 🦑💙
October 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
📹 DASSHcam Diaries 🎬
Chloe & Julie joined the 3rd DTO-BioFlow General Assembly in Ostrava, advancing the Digital Twin of the Ocean 🌊🌍
DASSH are helping to unlock “sleeping data” from iNaturalist, eBird & new tech like plankton imaging 🧬 — all toward smarter ocean management & biodiversity goals 🦑💙
Chloe & Julie joined the 3rd DTO-BioFlow General Assembly in Ostrava, advancing the Digital Twin of the Ocean 🌊🌍
DASSH are helping to unlock “sleeping data” from iNaturalist, eBird & new tech like plankton imaging 🧬 — all toward smarter ocean management & biodiversity goals 🦑💙
🪸Tricky taxon Thursday: Octopus vulgaris🪸
Known for intelligence and adaptability, the common octopus camouflages to evade predators, uses a venomous beak to eat, and can solve puzzles and use tools. With 3 hearts, blue blood, and color-shifting abilities, it is a marine marvel. See 32 records 👇
Known for intelligence and adaptability, the common octopus camouflages to evade predators, uses a venomous beak to eat, and can solve puzzles and use tools. With 3 hearts, blue blood, and color-shifting abilities, it is a marine marvel. See 32 records 👇
DASSH - DASSH Mapper : Retrieve Data : Data : Home
Use the map tools to create a bounding box to query with...
www.dassh.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🪸Tricky taxon Thursday: Octopus vulgaris🪸
Known for intelligence and adaptability, the common octopus camouflages to evade predators, uses a venomous beak to eat, and can solve puzzles and use tools. With 3 hearts, blue blood, and color-shifting abilities, it is a marine marvel. See 32 records 👇
Known for intelligence and adaptability, the common octopus camouflages to evade predators, uses a venomous beak to eat, and can solve puzzles and use tools. With 3 hearts, blue blood, and color-shifting abilities, it is a marine marvel. See 32 records 👇
It's not every day that RRS Sir David Attenborough (aka the legendary Boaty McBoatFace) cruises past the office 👀🚢
@thembauk.bsky.social #DASSH #SirDavidAttenborough #Plymouth
@thembauk.bsky.social #DASSH #SirDavidAttenborough #Plymouth
October 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
It's not every day that RRS Sir David Attenborough (aka the legendary Boaty McBoatFace) cruises past the office 👀🚢
@thembauk.bsky.social #DASSH #SirDavidAttenborough #Plymouth
@thembauk.bsky.social #DASSH #SirDavidAttenborough #Plymouth
📊 New marine datasets now on the DASSH Mapper!
🆕 Includes:
• 2013 MBA Crassostrea gigas survey
• 2022 Seasearch ReMEDIES (Hampshire & IoW)
• 2023 WMU Macrophyte Survey
• 2024 NRW Non-native Species Records
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
🆕 Includes:
• 2013 MBA Crassostrea gigas survey
• 2022 Seasearch ReMEDIES (Hampshire & IoW)
• 2023 WMU Macrophyte Survey
• 2024 NRW Non-native Species Records
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
📊 New marine datasets now on the DASSH Mapper!
🆕 Includes:
• 2013 MBA Crassostrea gigas survey
• 2022 Seasearch ReMEDIES (Hampshire & IoW)
• 2023 WMU Macrophyte Survey
• 2024 NRW Non-native Species Records
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
🆕 Includes:
• 2013 MBA Crassostrea gigas survey
• 2022 Seasearch ReMEDIES (Hampshire & IoW)
• 2023 WMU Macrophyte Survey
• 2024 NRW Non-native Species Records
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
📢 New datasets now live on the DASSH Mapper!
🗂️ Including:
• 1882 RV Travailleur (NE Atlantic)
• 1996 Jennycliff & Batten Bay survey
• 2012 MBA Cawsand Bioblitz
• 2021–24 Berwickshire intertidal surveys
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
🗂️ Including:
• 1882 RV Travailleur (NE Atlantic)
• 1996 Jennycliff & Batten Bay survey
• 2012 MBA Cawsand Bioblitz
• 2021–24 Berwickshire intertidal surveys
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
📢 New datasets now live on the DASSH Mapper!
🗂️ Including:
• 1882 RV Travailleur (NE Atlantic)
• 1996 Jennycliff & Batten Bay survey
• 2012 MBA Cawsand Bioblitz
• 2021–24 Berwickshire intertidal surveys
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social
🗂️ Including:
• 1882 RV Travailleur (NE Atlantic)
• 1996 Jennycliff & Batten Bay survey
• 2012 MBA Cawsand Bioblitz
• 2021–24 Berwickshire intertidal surveys
🔗 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
#DASSH #MarineData @thembauk.bsky.social