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:

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🌊 The OBON Network Spotlight: Projects Wave 2025 webinar series, hosted by the Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON), features presentations from projects endorsed as Ocean Decade initiatives under the OBON Programme. Held during October, it provided viewers with the opportunity to learn about the progress of existing projects and be introduced to newly endorsed ones.

A webinar by the Marine Mammals SIG 4pm – 5pm BST 22 September 2025 About the event: Environmental DNA (eDNA) is revolutionising how we detect and monitor marine mammals, offering a non-invasive, highly sensitive tool for assessing species presence in vast and remote ocean environments. Following strong interest during our recent IMarEST Defra mNCEA Marine Mammal

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