The Phytoplankton National Monitoring Programme for the identification and enumeration of phytoplanktonic species is an important measurement in the detection of those species which may form a Harmful Algal Bloom event. Where favourable environmental conditions occur, some species may form 'blooms' where high cell densities may cause water discolouration, foaming, mass mortalities of fish, shellfish, invertebrate and benthic organisms through oxygen depletion or produce biotoxins which can accumulate in species of filter feeding bi-valve molluscs, which can cause a variety of human illnesses if consumed when placed on the market for human consumption.

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Cnidaria collection contains 5754 digitised specimens over 281 taxa (mostly species). This dataset only contains the marine species of the collection. The following classes are included: Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797, Hydrozoa Owen, 1843.

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Marine Chelicerata Collection contains 443 digitised specimens over 30 taxa (mostly species). This dataset only contains the marine species of the collection. The following classes are included: Malacostraca Latreille, 1802, Merostomata, Pycnogonida Latreille, 1810.

The Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, a cornerstone programme of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), Arctic Council working Group is an international network of scientists, government agencies, Indigenous organizations and conservation groups working together to harmonize and integrate efforts to monitor the Arctic's living resources.CBMP experts are developing four coordinated and integrated Arctic Biodiversity Monitoring Plans to help guide circumpolar monitoring efforts. Results will be channeled into effective conservation, mitigation and adaptation policies supporting the Arctic. These plans represent the Arctic's major ecosystems(Marine, Freshwater, Coastal, Terrestrial).

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Echinodermata collection contains 4275 digitised specimens over 403 taxa (mostly species). This dataset only contains the marine species of the collection. The following classes are included: Asteroidea de Blainville, 1830, Crinoidea, Echinoidea Leske, 1778, Holothuroidea De Blainville, 1834, Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840.

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Mammalia collection contains 650 digitised specimens over 56 taxa (mostly species). This dataset only contains the marine species of the collection. The following classes are included: Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758, Reptilia Laurenti, 1768.

The marine mammals website (www.marinemammals.be) in its current form is the result of a long-standing collaboration between RBINS and the University of Liège and provides access to data from 50 years of marine mammal observations in Belgium. The database that backs it consists of two parts, i.e. observations and information on necropsied tissues and subsequent diagnoses on the cause of the death of the animal. The database records all stranding events in Belgium from recent years. The dataset provides the occurrences and associated data like putative circumstances and putative cause of death.

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Bird Collection contains 5242 digitised specimens over 149 taxa (mostly species). This dataset only contains the marine species of the collection. The following classes are included: Aves.

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Brachiopoda collection contains 329 digitised specimens over 30 taxa (mostly species). This dataset only contains the marine species of the collection. The following classes are included: Articulata Huxley, 1869, Inarticulata Huxley, 1869.

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Crustacea collection contains 30806 digitised specimens over 1411 taxa (mostly species). This dataset only contains the marine species of the collection. The following classes are included: Arachnida, Branchiopoda Latreille, 1817, Clitellata, Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797, Hydrozoa Owen, 1843, Ichthyostraca Zrzavy et al., 1997, Insecta Linnaeus, 1758, Malacostraca Latreille, 1802, Maxillopoda Dahl, 1956, Merostomata, Ostracoda indet., Ostracoda Latreille, 1802, Pycnogonida Latreille, 1810, Secernentea, Sipunculidea.