#DASSH
DASSH, the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data, has begun an exciting new collaboration with Natural England to support the next phase of development of the Marine Citizen Science Network (MCSN) reports @thembauk.bsky.social c-js.uk/4iaItU7
New partnership with Natural England to strengthen the future of marine citizen science
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October 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Congratulations to our besties @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social

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It’s official! @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social alongside Natural England, in project funded by Defra, will play a key role in the future of the Marine Citizen Science Network (MCSN).
October 20, 2026 at 8:50 AM
It’s official! @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social alongside Natural England, in project funded by Defra, will play a key role in the future of the Marine Citizen Science Network (MCSN).
October 20, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Community Space - DASSH
www.dassh.ac.uk
October 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This week Chloe and Julie attended the DTO-BioFlow General Assembly in Ostend, Belgium. DASSH has helped unlock 303 biodiversity datasets for the Digital Twin of the Ocean, improving access to vital marine data. Safe travels both, and don't forget the Belgian chocolate! 🍫 @thembauk.bsky.social
October 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
@dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social has achieved a significant international milestone, becoming one of only a few organisations to receive endorsement through the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO’s International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange Quality Management Framework.
September 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM
For those who enjoy a good dataset, we've got five new ones for you 😏: a Bay of Biscay cruise, a SEPA sediment core survey, two seagrass surveys, and an MCZ verification survey. Explore them on the DASSH Mapper 👉 https://www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper @thembauk.bsky.social #DASSH #MarineData
September 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Ep. 9: What is DASSH? 

Chloe Figueroa Ashforth is the Data Manager for DASSH (The UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data).

https://www.dassh.ac.uk/

#MarineBiology #OceanScience #FishyBusiness
September 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
September 7, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Have some Rainbow Dassh~ 😏

At the time I drew this, I really liked it, but I think I could do it better today. That's just how it goes I suppose tho.

More NSFW ponies at www.patreon.com/ambris
August 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Marine Data News is published!

🔹 BODC publish AI-ready data
🔹 Offshore renewable energy impacts #MCCIP
🔹 Data sovereignty with OceanWise
🔹 Cefas support collaborative seabed survey
🔹 Citizen science with DASSH
and so much more!

Read and subscribe for ✨️ FREE ✨️
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July 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Today is the last day of the #IODE Committee meeting in Colombia.

IODE was established in 1961 to enhance marine research & development, by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data & information.

Find out more:
bit.ly/4bMur6x

@dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social @bodc.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The 28th session of the International Oceanographic Data & Information Exchange (IODE) committee is this week!

@bodc.bsky.social is the #NODC of the UK,

@dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social is attending as the co-chair of
#OBIS

Cefas and MEDIN are #ADUs of IODE so are attending remotely.
March 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#MEDINDataAdvent 🎄❄️

Our latest ✨FREE ✨edition of Marine Data News has been published. Read all about the latest updates from MEDIN,
@bodc.bsky.social @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social , UK Hydrographic Office, The Crown Estate, OceanWise and many more!
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December 9, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Head over to the Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and download the 2023 FISP dataset: Ecosystem Benefits of UK Oyster Aquaculture Sites Pembrokeshire Sediment Sampling Survey
🎄🎁
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#MEDINDataAdvent @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social
MBA/DASSH Data Catalogue - 2023 FISP: Ecosystem Benefits of UK Oyster Aquaculture Sites Pembrokeshire Sediment Sampling Survey
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December 2, 2024 at 10:46 AM
In our January #advocacy message, ACLS President Joy Connolly introduces Defending the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (DASSH), a new initiative to mobilize scholars and allies in support of academic freedom and humanistic knowledge. https://bit.ly/4pEHrjS
January 14, 2026 Advocacy Update
ACLS launches Defending the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (DASSH) to mobilize scholars and allies in support of academic freedom and humanistic knowledge.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
🌊 New data has just dropped! 📊
We've recently published 7 new marine biodiversity datasets on the DASSH mapper...
🦀 4 datasets from DAERA
🌱 1 dataset from NatureScot
🪸 2 datasets from @thembauk.bsky.social 
Dive in and discover - https://www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
July 2, 2026 at 6:01 AM
🦀 Help us name our newest team member! 🦀
Meet our Chinese mitten crab cuddly toy, gifted to DASSH by former Data Officer Lizi 💙
It’s missing one thing—a name! Got a suggestion? Comment below 👇
Real mitten crabs are invasive in UK waters. Seen one? Report it 👉 dassh.enquiries@MBA.ac.uk
June 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM
New data available to explore via the DASSH Mapper:
🦪 FISP oyster aquaculture studies (2022–2024) 
🌿 Helford intertidal transects (1986–1999)
🌍 Falmouth Bay & Estuaries conservation overview (1996)
🐚 Antony Lynher Estuary survey of Crassostrea gigas (2014)
👉 www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
June 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM
New data just dropped 📊🌊
In the past month we’ve published 13 open-access marine biodiversity datasets through Marine Recorder Online:
🔹 6 Seasearch
🔹 1 Natural England
🔹 1 NatureScot
🔹 5 DAERA
Explore them all on the DASSH Mapper 👉 https://www.dassh.ac.uk/dasshmapper
@thembauk.bsky.social
June 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM
We’re pleased to share that DASSH is now a provisional member of the FIDELIS TDR Network 🎉
FIDELIS is a European initiative working to strengthen data repository ecosystems through shared frameworks for policies and workflows 🌍
Learn more 👉 https://eden-fidelis.eu/
#DASSH #MarineBiodiversity
May 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Ellen (DASSH Data Officer) & Dan (Head of Data & Info) were in Montpellier for #BioMonWeek26 🌍 Ellen presented Defra-funded offshore wind monitoring data work, while Dan covered data tools & chaired GBIF/OBIS and marine data sessions. Here’s a glimpse of the conference & sunny Montpellier 🌞
May 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
DASSH is now listed by the Research Data Alliance as endorsing the TRUST Principles🤩These principles (Transparency, Responsibility, User Focus, Sustainability & Technology) reinforce our commitment to high-quality marine biodiversity data👉
RDA and the TRUST Principles - RDA
RDA and the TRUST Principles The TRUST Principles: An RDA Community Effort An RDA community effort has led to the development and publication, in Nature Research’s Scientific Data, of the article, 'The TRUST Principles for digital repositories'. These principles offer guidance for maintaining the trustworthiness of digital repositories, especially those…
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May 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM
🪸Tricky Taxon Thursday: Lepas anatifera 🪸

These Goose Barnacles cling to driftwood, rocks, and ship hulls, drifting miles across the sea. They have long stalks resembling a goose’s neck, named from the myth that barnacle geese grew from them

🔍Explore goose barnacle records 👇

📸 Julie Bunt
DASSH Mapper : Retrieve Data : Data : Home - DASSH
Use the map tools to create a bounding box to query with...
www.dassh.ac.uk
March 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM