Endorsed Programme of the UN Ocean Decade that will monitor, research and understand life in the sea by analyzing its biomolecules. Led by @POGO_Ocean
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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) retweeted
📣 Tune in Friday, June 12, 1-2 pm UTC and join us in a special session focusing on the Gulf eDNA network (GeN).
🗣 Yasmina Shah Esmaeili, Moderator: Sophie Seeyave
📌 More info and registration 👇
bit.ly/43kKyot
Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) retweeted
🔵 This #WorldOceanDay, the #OceanDecade endorses 73 new Decade Actions to reimagine the future of the ocean through science, partnerships, and action — bringing to 882 the total number of Decade Actions delivering ocean solutions worldwide.
👉 ow.ly/unLT50Z8EVS
We've just announced the 4 successful projects in the OBON-SAIGe Microgrant Awards, supported by @minderoo
Congrats to Cawthron Institute, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural Uni, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research & Universiti Malaya, and Hasanuddin Uni
mailchi.mp/4d9f726a66e6/obon…
OBON's February newsletter has just gone live - with lots of updates on programme and project activities - including our sessions at #OSM26 in Glasgow next week
Read at: bit.ly/OBON_NL12 (link in bio).
#eDNA #biomolecular #oceanobservations
ALT Cover image for OBON (Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network) newsletter Issue 12 (Feb 2026), including logo, multiple small images from the issue, and bit.ly link: https://bit.ly/OBON_NL12
Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) retweeted
🎯 Marine sites wanted!
Join eDNA Expeditions, an OBIS-led project mobilizing environmental DNA to support local marine biodiversity monitoring and increase global ocean knowledge.
☑️ Kits, training & support provided
✅ Don't miss the opportunity!
➡️ ednaexpeditions.org
Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) retweeted
We’re reading the ocean’s DNA! 🧬
😎 Our stations 👉 @CIM_Uvigo and @pie_upvehu keep sampling water 💧 and sediments with #EMOBON to decode marine biodiversity. Since 2021, we’ve helped collect 3,569 samples across Europe! 💪 The data are openly available!
@embrc_spain @EMBRC_EU
Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) retweeted
🧬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
If you missed the live session back in September, a recording of this @IMarEST webinar on Marine Mammal Monitoring through eDNA is now available at youtu.be/snYJxYoc6Z0?si=SKmS…
Join us at the @IMarEST webinar on:
"Unlocking Ocean Secrets: Marine Mammal Monitoring Through eDNA"
22 Sept 2025 - 4pm UK time
Matt Lemay, from the OBON project "HI-BON" (led by @HakaiInstitute) will be one of the speakers.
More info and sign up at: imarest.org/events/event-cal…
The latest POGO newsletter includes a report from the LACOBON (Latin American and Caribbean Ocean Biomolecular Observation Network) #eDNA Capacity building workshop, which took place in Colombia last month, hosted by @invemarcolombia 🧬⤵️
Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) retweeted
Be part of the #OceanDecade: Apply to the Call for Decade Actions 10/2025!
As the Ocean Decade enters its second half, we are seeking Programmes, Projects or Contributions that help translate science into policies for sustainable ocean management.
👉ow.ly/qJ5j50XvNIq
Funding call for the OBON-SAIGe Microgrants, supported by @minderoo
- aim to accelerate #eDNA monitoring
- 1-year projects
- Priority for (i) West Pacific region, (ii) @UNOceanDecade endorsed OBON projects, (iii) OBON WG members
Full details at: mailchi.mp/e6c4f46926c9/obon…
ALT Funding Call Text: - Scaling Autonomous Integrated Global eDNA Observations (SAIGe) - Microgrants to accelerate #eDNA monitoring through 1-year projects on topics such as autonomous sampling, standardising protocols, building data infrastructure, expanding reference libraries, and citizen science initiatives using eDNA kits. - Expressions of Intent (EoI) by 10 December. - Full proposal by 14 Jan 2026. To maximise impact and advance OBON’s objectives, this call will prioritise: 1. Projects based in the West Pacific region. 2. UN Ocean Decade endorsed projects associated with OBON 3. Members of OBON Working Groups.
*New* OBON Nov 2025 Newsletter now online:
Meeting reports, new project intros, news from the community, and more.
#ocean #eDNA #biomolecular #unoceandecade
Read it here ⤵️
mailchi.mp/1e2b9ce5ff90/obon…
If you missed our recent webinars with introductions and updates from OBON projects - they are all available on our youtube channel at youtube.com/@OBONOcean
⤵️Enjoy!
#eDNA #oceanobserving
Join us for session 2 today - 15th October 2025 from 21:00 – 22:30 BST (UTC +1) – More info and registration links here:
obon-ocean.org/2025/10/07/ob…
Join us for the next OBON webinar series featuring projects endorsed as @unoceandecade #biomolecular observing initiatives:
📆14 Oct: 13:00 – 14:30
📆15 Oct: 21:00 – 22:30
📆23 Oct: 06:00 – 07:30
[All times in BST (UTC + 1)]
⏩More at obon-ocean.org/2025/10/07/ob…
Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) retweeted
🌍🧬 eDNA monitoring offers a non-invasive, cost-effective & holistic way to assess population, agricultural & ecosystem health.
Learn more about eDNA surveillance in Canada → ednasurveillance.ca/
#eDNA #Biodiversity #Health #Canada #Genomics
Join us for the next OBON webinar series featuring projects endorsed as @unoceandecade #biomolecular observing initiatives:
📆14 Oct: 13:00 – 14:30
📆15 Oct: 21:00 – 22:30
📆23 Oct: 06:00 – 07:30
[All times in BST (UTC + 1)]
⏩More at obon-ocean.org/2025/10/07/ob…
Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) retweeted
📣 Tune in this Friday, October 10, 1-2 pm UTC and join us in a special session focusing on the GOOS BioEco EOVs:
🪸 Coral Cover & Composition
🧫 Microbe Biomass & Diversity
📌 More info 👇
bit.ly/46sQrlI
Join us at the @IMarEST webinar on:
"Unlocking Ocean Secrets: Marine Mammal Monitoring Through eDNA"
22 Sept 2025 - 4pm UK time
Matt Lemay, from the OBON project "HI-BON" (led by @HakaiInstitute) will be one of the speakers.
More info and sign up at: imarest.org/events/event-cal…
Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) retweeted
📢🇧🇷 Help us shape the 2027 #OceanDecade Conference: apply to become a member of the Programme Committee!
The Conference, hosted by Brazil and co-organized with @IocUNESCO, will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Kb0K50WAyKG
#OceanScience
Just a reminder to get your abstracts in for #OSM26 and join our sessions on #biomolecular #observing in Glasgow.
Submission deadline is tomorrow - 20 Aug ⤵️
#eDNA #oceanobs
📢Call for abstracts - #OSM26
Join us in Glasgow, 22-27 Feb 2026, to discuss advances in ocean biomolecular observing.🧬🌊
Find out more at obon-ocean.org/2025/07/16/oc…
Submission deadline: 20 Aug 2025
ALT OBON will host two sessions at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting, which will be held in Glasgow, UK, from 22-27 February 2026. Both sessions are part of the Ocean Technology and Observatories topic, and are accepting abstract submissions: APPLY BY: 20 August 2025 | 20:59 EDT (03:59 UTC)