2/5 Key features of #AquaX:
💠 Ensemble of 10 machine-learning models
💠 Explicit spatial uncertainty
💠 Incorporates ecological niches, functional groups, and expert-verified taxonomy
💠 Integrates data from #OBIS, #GBIF, #AquaMaps, #FishBase, #IUCN

1/5 #NewPaper: #AquaX, a next-generation platform for mapping global marine biodiversity! 🌊

Accurate species mapping is critical for conservation. AquaX builds on #Qquatics' #AquaMaps to provide cleaner, expert-validated data & improve predictions of present & future species distributions.

By combining advanced modelling with transparent uncertainty assessments, #AquaX will bring #speciesmapping to the next level & will support #marinebiodiversity research, conservation planning, & climate-informed decision-making, helping to mitigate #biodiversityloss. #speciesdistribution #aquamaps

AquaMaps (Ecology 🏞️)

AquaMaps is a collaborative project with the aim of producing computer-generated predicted global distribution maps for marine species on a 0.5 × 0.5 degree grid of the oceans based on data available through online species databases […]

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Q-quatics holds Inception Meeting to kick off work in the ASEAN ENMAPS Project 🚀

We’ll use #AquaMaps 🗺️ to model distributions of key #marinespecies across 🇹🇭🇮🇩🇵🇭, with projections to 2050. Also providing key life history traits from #FishBase & #SeaLifeBase to support research of project partners. 🐠

At the recent 'Ocean' screening in UP Diliman 🇵🇭, Q-quatics’ taxonomy expert Emily Capuli shared how #FishBase, #SeaLifeBase & #AquaMaps help scientists protect marine biodiversity. 🌊

Her message? “We are not just visitors on this planet—we are its stewards. Let’s rise to that role." #WorldOceansDay

#FishBase, #SeaLifeBase & #AquaMaps, global aquatic open source databases managed by Q-quatics–– now sport cohesive new logos—visually uniting their shared mission.
Developed through global collaboration + community vote = one big #ScienceWin. Learn more: bit.ly/QqNewLogos

We joined last year’s #DRTShow to bring our #opensource databases a little closer to the diving community –a weekend of ocean chats, new connections, & a whole lot of fish facts. 🐟🌊 bit.ly/QQ-DRTShow #QquaticsIsdaWay #DataDrivenConservation #MarineConservation #FishBase #SeaLifeBase #AquaMaps

#UPCOMINGEVENT 📢 Databases for Biodiversity: Exploring #FishBase, #SeaLifeBase, #AquaMaps and #SeaAroundUs 🌊📊

🗓️ March 12 | ⏰ 2:00-3:00 PM
🗣️ Dr Deng Palomares, @seaaroundus.org & Kathy Reyes, Q-quatics
💻 Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 473 370 270 203 | Passcode: Yr2oz38o

#datadrivenconservation