BioBlitz surveys: An effective strategy for addressing taxonomic biodiversity gaps involves organizing field surveys for comprehensive collections of local biodiversity. These surveys assemble a team of taxonomists, each with diverse taxonomic expertise, to systematically collect a wide array of organisms representative of various species present. Through meticulous documentation including individual photographs documentation of species diversity.  Subsequently, each specimen is barcoded, and its sequence is uploaded to online databases. This concerted effort not only enriches the inventory of Red Sea biodiversity but also contributes to the expansion and refinement of molecular databases crucial for scientific research.

Integrative taxonomy: Taxonomic descriptions of new taxa (mostly new species) and revisions of previously described taxa (in the case of poorly known species or species complexes), using morphology (including color patterns), molecular, and ecological data (depth, habitat, host in the case of symbiotic species, etc). 

Reference specimen collection: We are contributing to build a collection of organisms from Saudi waters, organizing samples coming from fieldwork surveys (BioBlitz surveys, Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure, non-indigenous species collections). It involves sorting, reconditioning, relabeling, storage by major taxonomic groupings (classes, orders, families), integration of metadata and photographs into a single accessible database.

DNA regional library: We are establishing a local reference library of marine benthic invertebrates. This library includes taxonomic information on each species and its corresponding DNA barcode, a unique DNA fragment specific to each species. A comprehensive DNA regional library allows for future species identification based on DNA barcodes, eliminating the need for traditional morphological identification.