Middle of Nowhere - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Middle of Nowhere

Statistics

Occurrence records	1,560
Species level	1,164
Species	147
Taxa	188
Datasets	26
Time range	1900 - 2012

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	0
No WoRMS match	12
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	3
No accepted name available	52

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	1,391	4
eventDate	72	0
maximumDepthInMeters	884	0
minimumDepthInMeters	897	0
occurrenceStatus	973	0
scientificName	5	0
scientificNameID	15	4

Spatial issues

Records on land	0
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	2

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
The Retrospective Analysis of Antarctic Tracking (Standardised) Data from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Published 2024-10-23	760
World Ocean Database 2009 Published 2020-11-17	372
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	104
Tracks of breeding and non-breeding Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae) from Chatham Islands New Zealand (2008 - 2012) Published 2022-06-08	73
Argos PTT Tracking Database Published	41
Little shearwater (Puffinus assimilis haurakiensis) geolocation tracking from Burgess Island, Mokohinau Group, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand (2011-2012) Published 2022-06-06	36
Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean Published 2022-07-05	32
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	27
Personal library collection of Martin Angel of published and unpublished Halocyprid (Ostracoda) occurrences Published 2025-03-20	20
Taxonomically comprehensive assessment of biodiversity of animal plankton throughout the world ocean Published	17

Distribution

Disclaimer: EEZ boundaries based on Marine Regions (no endorsement).

Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa

Scientific name	Records
Arctocephalus gazella (Peters, 1875) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	343
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	304
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758 VU Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	99
Pterodroma magentae (Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869) CR Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	73
Thalassarche chrysostoma (Forster, 1785) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	48
Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	36
Chaetognatha Phylum Chaetognatha	35
Radiozoa Phylum Radiozoa	32
Euphausiacea Dana, 1852 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	30
Siphonophorae Eschscholtz, 1829 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hydrozoa	29

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Pterodroma mollis (Gould, 1844) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	2	2012
Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	36	2012
Puffinus bulleri Salvin, 1888 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	7	2011
Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin, 1789) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	7	2011
Pterodroma magentae (Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869) CR Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	73	2009
Arctocephalus gazella (Peters, 1875) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	343	2008
Phoebetria palpebrata (Forster, 1785) NT Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	11	2007
Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917 EN Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2007
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	304	2005
Thalassarche chrysostoma (Forster, 1785) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	48	1997

Data providers

Name	Records
Australian Antarctic Division	833
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania	792
National Institute for Water & Atmospheric Research	764
British Antarctic Survey	762
Université Libre de Bruxelles	762
Alfred-Wegener-Institut (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung)	760
Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center	760
Sorbonne Université	760
Université de La Rochelle, Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé	760
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen	760