@OBISNetwork

Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) of IOC-UNESCO. The gateway to marine species data for science & decision-making. Tweets are not endorsements

 Ostend, Belgium
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What does the future of eDNA infrastructure need? 📊 Standards 🔗 Interoperability ♻️ Sustainability eDNAqua-Plan key results landing 28/02/2026. #eDNA #Biodiversity #Data #Digital
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🧬Do you work with eDNA—sampling, analysis, publishing, or storage? Help shape the eDNAqua-Plan Technical Blueprint & Roadmap! ⏱️ 10–30 min 📅 Open until 12/02/2026 👉 Survey: tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd #eDNA #FAIRdata #Biodiversity #DataStandards #Science
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🌊 Now Hiring – Fisheries Specialist (Consultant) 🐟 Support ocean governance in the Sargasso Sea by engaging with ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas). 📩 Interested? ow.ly/eSbp50Wr4om #OceanScience #OceanAction #OceanJobs
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The IODE Secretariat is seeking applications for an Individual Consultant to serve as ODIS Programme Component Coordinator (Aug–Dec 2025, full-time, remote). Apply by 16 July 2025, 17:00 CEST Details & how to apply: iode.org/consultancy-contrac…
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🌊MSP principles can be derived from the MSP legislation (if existing) or a number of sources, including international treaties and agreements, national policy and agreements, or examples of good practices. Source: MSPglobal International Guide @IocUnesco @EU_MARE
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VACANCY: We are seeking a LAMP Stack IT expert. short term consultancy contract for the OceanExpert directory :oceanexpert.org/ info vacancy: iode.org/consultancy-contrac… Deadline to apply: 30 April 2025
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📢Join the #OceanDecade: submit your ocean initiative to our Call for Decade Actions 09/2025! We are seeking initiatives that address regional and thematic gaps in ocean science to support informed decision-making for sustainable development. Apply now: ow.ly/Gchc50VALZf
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🌊 To all the Female Ocean Champions! The WIN-BIG project launched the Women Champion Story Collection to showcase women's incredible journeys shaping the future of the marine industry and research. 📖 100 stories will be selected to publish a book of women champions!
WIN-BIG project@WINBIG_EU7 Jan 2025
🌊 New Year, New Resolutions! Let’s make 2025 a year of inclusion & sustainability in the #BlueEconomy WIN-BIG is collecting stories from remarkable #women linked to the ocean. Share your voice, challenges & triumphs to inspire others! 👉bit.ly/WBOceanChampions
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📢@IocUnesco is seeking written Expressions of Interest from Member States to host the 2027 Ocean Decade Conference. This Conference will be instrumental in fostering partnerships to build the post-2030 legacy of the #OceanDecade. Deadline: 5 Jan. 2025 👉ow.ly/eWqw50UtoGV
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JOIN US at the third edition of the International Ocean Data Conference. 📍@invemar, Santa Marta-Colombia 📅 10-11 March 2025 💻 call for abstracts is open: bit.ly/4gyEfmd 🖊 registrations are open: bit.ly/3ZJu6vs 👉oceandataconference.org/
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🪸@OBISNetwork collects data on marine biodiversity into a central database that is quality-controlled, interoperable, and freely accessible to everyone. This can, for example, help #MSP practitioners identify conservation areas. Watch to learn more ▶️tinyurl.com/3en96vnt
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250 young citizens 21 marine #WorldHeritage sites 1 shared mission… Protecting our ocean biodiversity! And you can be part of it! UNESCO’s eDNA technology allows everyone to help decode ocean life regardless of age. Our new report explains how: unes.co/370z5x
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Vacancy: OBIS/BioEco Training Officer Start date: 1 December 2024, for 11 months Deadline to apply : 27 November 2024 - 6 PM CET more information on the scope and how to apply : bit.ly/4euyKmD
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Thanks to our panellists and everyone who joined yesterday's #cop16colombia session on "Observing biology and ecosystems in the ocean for effective biodiversity conservation" in the @GEOSEC2025 pavilion. (1)
POGO@POGO_Ocean25 Oct 2024
10 am TODAY at @unbiodiversity #COP16Colombia - Side event on: "Observing biology and ecosystems in the ocean for effective biodiversity conservation". ➡️Friday 25 October 2024 ➡️10:00 to 11:30 (Local time) ➡️GEO Pavilion in the BLUE ZONE More at: bit.ly/POGOCOP16
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Don't miss the @IocUnesco event at #COP16! Discover how UNESCO-IOC supports nations in conserving and managing ocean biodiversity through its broad range of tools. 📅 25 October, 12:30 – 14:00 COT 📍 UN Colombia Pavilion, Blue Zone More information ➡️bit.ly/3BWlBVK
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At @UNBiodiversity #COP16Colombia: 🌊Explore the latest technologies for observing Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) & their critical role in implementing the #KMGBF, highlighting capacity development opportunities & challenges. 🗓️Add to calendar⤵️ calndr.link/event/hZH4GfnRps
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Join us at the @GEOSEC2025 Pavilion next week @UNBiodiversity #COP16Colombia - for a side event on "Observing biology and ecosystems in the ocean for effective biodiversity conservation". ➡️Friday 25 October 2024 ➡️10:00 to 11:30 (Local time) ➡️GEO Pavilion in the BLUE ZONE
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📣Calling all marine scientists! Submit your abstracts for our international conference on #MarineProtectedAreas & #MarineSpatialPlanning in Bodo, Norway, July 2025. 🗓️ Don't miss this chance to present your insights to a global audience! Submit here 👇 shorturl.at/SIBTy RT
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🌊🏝️Since 2022, the @GvtMonaco 🇲🇨 supports the MAB Young Scientists Award recognizing #ocean science in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. 🚨 Are you a young scientist working in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves? 👉Apply until 15 May unesco.org/en/mab/young-scie…
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Do you encounter any data-sharing-related challenge? Visit the Ocean Data Sharing Helpdesk at the #oceandecade24 Conference in Barcelona, Booth #10, to learn more! See you on 10-11-12 April 2024. 👉 oceandatasharing-dco.org/od-… @OceanteacherA @OBISNetwork @seabed2030 @IocUnesco
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