Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference

Sampling the deep ocean is analogous to trying to catch cockroaches in the streets of New York, from a helicopter, with a bucket. The inaccessibility these ecosystems along with the low frequency with which target species are collected, coupled with the low volume of specimens able to be captured leaves many gaps in our knowledge. This is where biodiversity data aggregators come in. Using the data we have amassed over hundreds of years across thousands of collecting events we can get a much clearer picture of the ecology in the deep sea, specifically with regards to depth. Join us as we explore and share these data and insights with you - no need for a boat or submarine!