EMODnet Biology

Phytoplankton biomass and diversity Zooplankton biomass and diversity Fish abundance and distribution Seabirds abundance and distribution Marine mammals abundance and distribution Macroalgal canopy cover and composition Invertebrate abundance and distribution

EMODnet Biology provides three keys services and products to users. 1)The data download toolbox allows users to explore available datasets searching by source, geographical area, and/or time period. Datasets can be narrowed down using a taxonomic criteria, whether by species group (e.g. benthos, fish, algae, pigments) or by both scientific and common name. 2) The data catalogue is the easiest way to access nearly 1000 datasets available through EMODnet Biology. Datasets can be filtered by multiple parameters via the advanced search from taxon, to institute, to geographic region. Each of the resulting datasets then links to a detailed fact sheet containing a link to original data provider, recommended citation, policy and other relevant information. Data Products - EMODnet Biology combines different data from datasets with overlapping geographic scope and produces dynamic maps of selected species abundance. The first products are already available and they focus on species whose data records are most complete and span for a longer term.

Data and resources

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sahfos_diatoms

Annual mean abundance Diatoms 1958-2006

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sahfos_dinoflagellates

Annual means Dinoflagellates 1958-2006

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sahfos_colour

Annual means Phytoplankton Colour Index 1958-2006

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zooplankton_erased

Annual anomalies of total copepod abundance per CPR-grid cell from the SAHFOS CPR Survey data for 1948-2005

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sahfos_deliverable2

Delivery of annual CPR abundance data

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cprgrid

SAHFOS CPR standard areas

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eurobis_stats_iho_erms

Statistics EurOBIS data in 2011

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sahfos_hab_timeseries

Time-series for the North Sea of standardized anomalies of abundance of 4 HAB taxa from 1958 – 2009

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sahfos_deliverable2_grid

Total Eyecount copepods (copepods 2 mm)

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emodnet1x1grid

A 1x1 degree grid for the European Marine Waters

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grid

A 3x3 degree grid for the European Marine Waters

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EMODnet Biology catalogue

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Additional information

Date (creation)	2017-03-21
Status	onGoing
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	en
License	No condition applies
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-04
Created	2026-11-04
API	package_show