The OBON Annual Meeting will take place in Hobart, Tasmania, from 28 to 31 Oct. This will be followed by the OBON SAC Meeting on 1 Nov, and the MOTI workshop from 4 to 7 Nov. Outline Schedule: Download the latest version of the agenda here: OBON_Annual-Meeting_Oct25_agenda_V8.pdf Tuesday 28th Oct: Open Science Day (open to […]

Bringing Biomolecular Innovation to Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Highlights from the OBON Fisheries and Aquaculture Workshop | 2–4 September 2025 | FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy (see below for Spanish language version of report) In early September, the Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) convened an international workshop at FAO Headquarters in Rome to explore how biomolecular

The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) is the global coordination center for ocean observations. GOOS leads and supports ocean observation efforts at all levels, from communities to governments and international research organizations. GOOS is guided by the Framework for Ocean Observation (FOO) to help the scientific community define the requirements for a comprehensive, adequate, and

We’re thrilled to invite you to our next OBON Webinar: “Introducing OBON’s Newest Waves: Meet the Latest Endorsed Projects”, taking place on 16 June 2025, from 11:30 to 13:00 (UK time) via Zoom. RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE This special session will spotlight three exciting new additions to the OBON network, each breaking new ground

The third UN Ocean Conference, which took place in Nice from 9 – 13 June 2025, was co-hosted by the Governments of France and Costa Rica. The overarching theme of the Conference was “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. Its aim was to support further and urgent action to conserve

OBON presented at the One Ocean Science Congress which took place in Nice, France | 3–6 June 2025. OOS2025-1128 | Orals | T3-6The Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network: A global hub for biomolecular measurement of marine lifeThu, 05 Jun, 17:00–17:10 (CEST) | Room 4 In addition, there were a number of other oral and poster presentations by representatives of OBON projects, or on topics

Tadashi Kajita presented a poster at the 7th Annual Japanese eDNA Society Meeting, Tsukuba, Japan 1 – 4 December 2024 https://ednasociety.org/en/topics/the-7th-annual-meeting-of-the-edna-society/ https://pub.confit.atlas.jp/en/event/edna7