This document provides a progress report from a workshop on the SCAR-MarBIN (Marine Biodiversity Information Network) held at the British Antarctic Survey. Key points include:
- SCAR-MarBIN aims to build a freely accessible network for Antarctic marine biodiversity data. It receives funding from various sources and feeds data to other biodiversity databases.
- Over 16,000 Antarctic taxa have been included in the RAMS database to date, with various countries contributing occurrence and metadata records. Usage and contributions to the portal have grown substantially over time.
- Upcoming projects include developing a new version of the SCAR-MarBIN portal with improved features, obtaining additional funding for projects inventorying Southern Ocean