Over 75 Years of Fish Larvae Observations from California Coast Now Globally Accessible

CalCOFI has recently published its long-running larval fish and egg dataset to the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) which has expanded the accessibility of this foundational time series to the global scientific community. While the data have long been available through ERDDAP, this new integration into OBIS significantly increases discoverability and interoperability. We hope that this will enable broader use in global biodiversity syntheses, ecosystem analyses, and use-inspired research. The dataset, built from more than 75 years of standardized observations along the California Current, provides detailed information on fish early life stages and remains one of the most important records for understanding marine population dynamics and ocean ecosystem change. For more information please see these articles from GOOS (https://goosocean.org/news/over-75-years-of-fish-larvae-observations-from-california-coast-now-globally-accessible/) and OBIS (https://obis.org/2026/04/15/fish-egg-larvae-dataset-calcofi/).