Species360 Member News
20Jan 21
Welcome! Dr. Sandy Trautwein joins Species360 as Director of Aquatics Conservation and Product Management
Dr. Sandy Trautwein will join Species360 as Director of Aquatics Conservation and Product Management. She most recently was Vice President of Husbandry at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California.
read more18Jan 21
Conservation: Using 61,000 marine surveys to protect the sunflower sea star
Oregon State University, along with The Nature Conservancy and dozens of conservation groups, led a groundbreaking study that found 90.6% of the species population has been wiped out and estimated as many as 5.75 billion animals died from the disease since the die-off began. Species360 is pleased to be a part of foundational research that is essential to informing species conservation.
read more16Jan 21
ZIMS for Aquatics: Graphing water changes
ZIMS Environmental Quality graphs 36 water quality measurements, including water temperature, salinity, pH, total alkalinity, ammonia, nitrate, and more. The results give aquarists an efficient way to monitor and review changes over time -- with comparisons between enclosures. Data can be exported for further analysis.
read more15Jan 21
Aquariums: Marine and fresh-water institutions curate data as part of Species360
Our aquatics community continues to grow, enabling aquariums to curate and share data essential to animal welfare and species conservation. Twenty aquariums worldwide joined Species360 in 2019 and 2020.
read more06Jan 21
New Members: Japanese zoos and aquariums join global Species360 community
In the past two years, ten leading JAZA members have joined Species360, including, in 2020, Asa Zoological Park (Hiroshima), Kyoto Zoo, Nagoya Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Ube Shi Tokiwa Zoo Foundation, and Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park.
read more06Jan 21
Jim’s Jam: Continuing to reduce our carbon footprint
Along with the struggles, there have been a few positive outcomes, including a change in our impact on the environment. As we look ahead, we intend to build upon some of the lessons learned.
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