What’s New @ MarineBio?
MarineBio is working hard every day to bring you even more information as part of our evolving online tribute to all Ocean Life.
- Frontline Marine Conservation/Science Support updated.
- New t-shirts in the Shop!
- Facebook Group passes 33,000 members!
- Amazing BANDA ARC, Life in Alor and the Banda Sea blog post
- MarineBio Wallpapers updated!
- Dolphins (toothed whales) updated!
- MarineBio Shop launched!
- Fried Egg Jellyfishes updated.
- Sargent Majors updated.
- Pinterest updated.
- Green Sea Turtles updated.
- Blue-footed Boobies updated.
- Scaly-foot Snails updated.
- Oarfishes updated.
- Little Leaf kiss Dreamer (Deep Sea Anglerfishes) updated.
- Pacific Hagfishes updated.
- Ocean Quizzes updated.
- Brown Pelicans updated.
- Basking Sharks updated.
- Facebook main page: 379,504 follows and 375,432 likes.
- California Sea Lions updated.
- Humpback Whales updated.
- Coral Reefs updated.
- Orcas (Killer Whales) updated.
- West Indian Manatees updated.
- The Open Ocean updated.
- Atlantic Puffins updated.
- Blue Whales updated.
- Sperm Whales updated.
- Minke Whales updated.
- Whale Sharks updated.
- Steller Sea Lions updated.
- Day Octopuses updated.
- Facebook Group membership passes 31,000 members!
- Welcome to MarineBio updated.
- Spotted Eagle Rays updated.
- Black Marlins updated.
- Zebra Sharks updated.
- Youtube Channel updated.
- Pacific White-sided Dolphins updated.
- Gentoo Penguins updated.
- Great Hammerhead Sharks updated.
- North Atlantic Right Whales updated.
- Reef Squid updated.
- Snares Penguins updated.
- Gray Whales updated.
- Coral Reefs updated.
- Little Blue Penguins updated.
- Hawaiian Monk Seals updated.
- Emperor Penguins updated.
- Broadclub Cuttlefishes updated.
- Adélie Penguins updated.
- Southern Elephant Seals updated.
- For Teachers/Online Courses page updated. New servers migration completed. New volunteer helping with Twitter feed and Instagram account.
- New section sliders created and added to all pages.
- Facebook Group membership passes 29,000 members! Facebook page: 376,000+ follows and 370,000+ likes.
- Sponsorship program initiated. See /sponsor-the-marinebio-conservation-society for details. 5/1/19
- Final migration/upgrade completed, traffic over 5K visitors/day and rising. Site/images optimized, security, PHP, and caching upgraded.
- Species maps views exceeded, upgraded Google developer account.
- Taxonomy check in progress…. call out to guest bloggers pending.
- New species launches in the works. Conservation issues updating in progress. Student resources expansion planned soon. 3/29/19
- Facebook Group very active, Instagram account growing steadily.
- System updates and migration completed 3/18/19, traffic rising from 3.5K visitors/day.
- Old url redirections completed, species/site search engine bugs remain, developer/$ needed to fix (considering offering sponsorships).
- Ocean Channel updated with new species and conservation videos.
- Blog post migration continues… completed (~300 posts, started back in 2006).
- Marine species home pages updated with new maps, links checked, etc. 287 species published, 90 pending review, 8,873 in review.
- Marine Biology Education Resources updated.
- Marine Conservation Organizations list updated.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) updated.
- Worldwide Aquariums & Marine Life Centers page updated.
- Ocean Channel (online video library) testing and updates completed.
- Main new site and servers migration completed. 2/1/19 Two minor bugs re search remaining.