The OBON FAIR eDNA Workshop is being organised by the coordinators of the OBON Data Synthesis and Protocols and Methodology Working Groups, and is open to members of endorsed OBON projects. About the workshop As endorsed projects of the UN Ocean Decade, we have all agreed to make our data reach FAIR standards. But it’s […]
OBON FAIR eDNA Workshop Read More »
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)
Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 Read More »
10 -14 November 2025 The POGO-supported Latin American and Caribbean Ocean Biomolecular Observation Network (LACOBON) delivered a hybrid eDNA Capacity building workshop at INVEMAR’s headquarters in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 10 to 14th of November 2025. It gathered practitioners, stakeholders, professors, university students and environmental authorities from 20 institutions across the Latin America and Caribbean
LACOBON eDNA Capacity building workshop Read More »
🌊 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.
OBON Network Spotlight: Projects Wave 2025 Read More »
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
IMarEST | Unlocking Ocean Secrets: Marine Mammal Monitoring Through eDNA Read More »
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
OBON Annual Meeting 2025 Read More »
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
OBON – FAO Workshop Read More »
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
GOOS-OBON Workshop at ISME-Lat 2025 Read More »
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
OBON Network Spotlight: Welcoming the Newest Waves! Read More »
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
2025 UN Ocean Conference Read More »
