the sea around us: seeing our past, present and future through data in space and time impacts of...
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The The Sea Around UsSea Around Us::Seeing our past, present Seeing our past, present and future through data and future through data
in space and timein space and timeImpacts of fisheries on the Impacts of fisheries on the world’s marine ecosystemsworld’s marine ecosystems
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Dirk Zeller
Wolfram data summit 2011 Washington DC, September, 2011
Everything you always Everything you always wanted to know (or not) wanted to know (or not)
about fish & fisheriesabout fish & fisheries
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Dirk Zeller
Wolfram data summit 2011 Washington DC, September, 2011
Fishbase.orgFishbase.us
SeaLifeBase.org
Fishbase.orgFishbase.us
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The true precursor to The true precursor to FishBase:FishBase:
Scientific card index box on fish biology and population dynamics, initiated in early 1977.
Grew in leaps and bounds: DVD-based…
FishBase went online in FishBase went online in October 1998October 1998
FishBase search page in 2011
FishBase in 2011FishBase in 2011
Also, we learnt that fish taxonomy Also, we learnt that fish taxonomy (identification) remains a problem(identification) remains a problem
Sorting out valid names and correct Sorting out valid names and correct spellings remains a major headache;spellings remains a major headache;
The number of species keeps increasing The number of species keeps increasing (200-500 new fish species per year);(200-500 new fish species per year);
Names keep changing (1% per year);Names keep changing (1% per year); Knowledge about fishes increases Knowledge about fishes increases
exponentially.exponentially.
Therefore, ENCODING is important and Therefore, ENCODING is important and never-ending… core FishBase Encoder never-ending… core FishBase Encoder Team …Team …
The success of FishBase is clearly illustrated by our website, which
receives monthly: 33-35 million hits33-35 million hits Over ½ million unique Over ½ million unique
visitorsvisitors
Hits come from:Hits come from: All continentsAll continents A variety of users:A variety of users:
IndividualsIndividuals UniversitiesUniversities MuseumsMuseums Research InstitutesResearch Institutes School childrenSchool children NGOsNGOs
What do our ½ million visitors per What do our ½ million visitors per month want?month want?
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Genetics
Diseases
Fish Quiz
Ecology
Tools
Physiology
Reproduction
Population dynamics
FishBase Book
Trophic ecology
Fish collections
Identification
Glossary
Eschmeyer
Info by Country
References
Scientific names
Common names
Photos
Percent of visitors accessing this topic June – August 2009
FishBase Users by Continent
North America
Europe
Asia
South America
Africa
Australia
Oceania
Based on 2122 entries in the FishBase Guestbook , June 2004
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Peru
Pakistan
Ghana
Belarus
Cuba
South Korea
Russia
BrazilAustralia
JapanGermany
PNG
India
Kenya
Correlates with general internet usage
Success with FishBase…Success with FishBase…what about non-fish marine what about non-fish marine
life?life?
SeaLifeBase
SeaLifeBase in 2011SeaLifeBase in 2011
… deep-linked to FishBase
~118,000 species, incl. fish
Not as data deep (yet)
FishBase & SeaLifeBase widened the scope of fisheries science
and provided the opportunity for global studies, beyond narrow,
single fishery focus of traditional fisheries scientists
Ecosystem- and global-scale effects of fishing…
Sea Around Us Project
Named after Rachel Carson’s bookNamed after Rachel Carson’s book Initiated in 1999Initiated in 1999 Assess, document and communicate the Assess, document and communicate the
impact of fisheries on the world’s marine impact of fisheries on the world’s marine ecosystemsecosystems
Why? Fishing is single most important Why? Fishing is single most important impact factor on global oceansimpact factor on global oceans
Collaboration:Collaboration: The University of British Columbia, VancouverThe University of British Columbia, Vancouver The Pew Environment Group, PhiladelphiaThe Pew Environment Group, Philadelphia
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Sea Around Us Project
Globally uniqueGlobally unique Developed large complex of inter-Developed large complex of inter-
linked, global databases that allow linked, global databases that allow inferences on the global oceansinferences on the global oceans
Combine fisheries with biology, Combine fisheries with biology, economics, history and policyeconomics, history and policy
Work in ‘ecologically meaningful Work in ‘ecologically meaningful space’…space’…
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Global spatial gridGlobal spatial grid ½ x ½ degree cells½ x ½ degree cells Use a rule-based Use a rule-based
procedureprocedure > 99.9% assignability> 99.9% assignability 180,000 cells @ 1,500 180,000 cells @ 1,500
species @ 66 years @ species @ 66 years @ 180 countries @ 20 180 countries @ 20 fishing gearsfishing gears
> 50 trillion data > 50 trillion data points @ catch, fishing points @ catch, fishing effort, economic valueeffort, economic value
Allows truly global analyses...
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Allows truly global analyses...
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Climate change: Intensity of local extinctions by 2050
Sea Around Us Project
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Climate change: Change in catch potential by 2050
Sea Around Us Project
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For USA: $1.5 billion/year
Sea Around Us Project
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And much more, all allocated to the spatial entity chosen…..
Future…
Sea Around Us Project
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Future:Future: Strategic, long-term funding modelStrategic, long-term funding model
Consortium (FishBase)?Consortium (FishBase)? Multi-year partnerships?Multi-year partnerships?
User-defined customization of data User-defined customization of data queriesqueries 2012-20132012-2013
World Atlas of Fisheries (a World Atlas of Fisheries (a bookbook!)!) 2013-20142013-2014
Acknowledgements… Acknowledgements… Thanks to the Pew Charitable Trusts, Thanks to the Pew Charitable Trusts,
Philadelphia;Philadelphia;
Fisheries Centre, University of British Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia;Columbia;
Rainer Froese and FishBase;Rainer Froese and FishBase; Deng Palomares and SeaLifeBase;Deng Palomares and SeaLifeBase; Members of the Members of the Sea Around UsSea Around Us project; project;and many others...
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