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ZIMS for Husbandry Roadmap: What’s already here, what lies ahead

May 7, 2020
Nannette Driver-Ruiz
Aquatics, Blog, Care and Welfare, husbandry, Product Roadmap, ZIMS
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Every month, Species360 rolls out new features and enhancements to ZIMS for Husbandry and Aquatics, ZIMS for Medical, and ZIMS for Studbooks. Here is look at this year's releases, and what is ahead for ZIMS for Husbandry.

Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center Contributes Vital Data As Part of Species360

April 3, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Aquatics, Blog, Conservation, Members, Press-release
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As a member of Species360, Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center will curate and manage animal care and species information using the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS). More than 100 zoos, aquariums, wildlife refuges, breeding and conservation centers joined Species360 in the past year.

New in ZIMS: Aquarists use Environmental Quality Graphs to compare salinity, pH, ammonia, nitrates and more

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.

Species360 Aquatics Scientist Dr. Rita da Silva receives prestigious Villum International Postdoc grant

Dr. Rita da Silva, Aquatic Sciences Coordinator for the Species360 Conservation Science Alliance, has been awarded the Villum International Post-Doctoral program grant. For the next year, she will be on site at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (United States). Species360…

New Member: From the coast of France, Océanopolis Aquarium joins Species360

Océanopolis Aquarium, Brest, France, cares for more 1,000 unique species in its sea and fresh water aquatic environments. Learn more about Océanopolis Aquarium. Species360 welcomes its newest European member, Océanopolis Aquarium, located in Brest, France. A member of EAZA and…

Ask Adrienne: Help for an Aquarium Manager

January 27, 2020
Adrienne Miller
Aquatics, ask adrienne, Blog, Training, ZIMS
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ZIMS notifies aquarists when water measurements are outside your parameters for an enclosure, a life support system, a component.

New for Aquariums: Making a change to the water in an enclosure? ZIMS tracks essential details

More than 350 aquariums worldwide use ZIMS to manage their fish and coral collections, medical, and studbooks. Update: Also new in ZIMS, aquarists graph water change events vs water quality measurements with the Environmental Quality Graphing Tool and easily incorporate…

Education: Mote Marine and Species360 Guest Lecture at San Jose State University

Pharmaceuticals, healthcare, government, museum, manufacturing...and animal records? For San José State University Masters of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) students, a recent guest lecture with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Curator of Husbandry and Records Matt Seguin and Species360 Training Manager Josh…