Yes – Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) https://obon-ocean.org Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:21:05 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://obon-ocean.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-OBONfavicon-32x32.png Yes – Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) https://obon-ocean.org 32 32 Pacific Islands Marine Bioinvasion Alert Network (PacMAN) https://obon-ocean.org/project/pacific-islands-marine-bioinvasion-alert-network-pacman/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:31:46 +0000 https://hodgeenvironmental.com.au/obon_staging/?post_type=project&p=1610 The PacMAN project will increase the technical and scientific capacity in marine invasive species early warning and early detection using the latest technologies in genomics and metabarcoding (eDNA).

It will also directly support the implementation of national and international policies with the aim to reduce and prevent the introduction of new invasive species into the marine environment.

PacMAN scientific training course on eDNA for detecting marine invasive species is now freely accessible on: https://bit.ly/3AO2wS1

Project Updates:

PacMAN was introduced in Webinar 4 of the OBON Network Spotlight series – view on YouTube.

]]> Better Biomolecular Ocean Practices (BeBOP) https://obon-ocean.org/project/better-biomolecular-ocean-practices-bebop/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:08:34 +0000 http://hodgeenvironmental.com.au/obon_staging/?post_type=project&p=1473 Biomolecular ocean observing and research requires a system to effectively archive, share, discover, and compare practices to increase the integration of and trust in biomolecular observations. Our goal is to develop a system to share biomolecular ocean practices that will be vital for building capacity in regions that are not currently using biomolecular monitoring techniques and will promote trust in biomolecular ocean data. This system in turn will support the use of biomolecular ocean knowledge for marine management and policy decisions. 

Better Biomolecular Ocean Practices (BeBOP) is building a transparent and (machine-)readable collection of biomolecular ocean practices (BOPs) that will increase the impact and mainstream use of ocean biomolecular observations, and produce a globally accessible community hub for the exchange of BOPs. Making BOPs openly available accelerates the uptake of biomolecular ocean observing techniques by broadening access to tried and tested methodologies. By providing a repository of protocols in use by the community, BeBOP contributes to capacity development by minimizing the resources needed for developing protocols and facilitates increased investment in biomolecular observation. Our repository supports the indexing of protocols based on study goals and resources, thereby allowing users to adopt protocols that fit their research needs and capacities.

Project Updates:

BeBOP gave an update in Webinar 2 of the OBON Projects Wave 2025 series – view on YouTube.

BeBOP was introduced in Webinar 2 of the OBON Network Spotlight series – view on YouTube.

]]> Mission Ocean Microbiomes (Tara Microbiomes) https://obon-ocean.org/project/mission-ocean-microbiomes/ Fri, 26 May 2023 21:46:11 +0000 http://hodgeenvironmental.com.au/obon_staging/?post_type=project&p=766 The Mission Ocean Microbiomes is a five-year research and outreach initiative led by the Tara Ocean Foundation (FTO) on the microbiome, its services, and the impacts of climate change and the plastisphere based on the legacy of the Tara Oceans Expedition (2009-2013).

It will be carried out through

  1. Stage 1: The Mission Microbiomes expedition (2020-2022) in the South Atlantic with the H2020 European project AtlantECO and its 35 scientific partners, and in Chili with the Mission CO2 Chile project co-led by the FTO and the Chilean government. 
  2. Stage 2: The scientific research conducted after the Mission (2022-2025) with the partner laboratories.
  3. Transversal advocacy and capacity building activities.
]]> eDNA Expeditions In Marine World Heritage Sites: Phase I https://obon-ocean.org/project/e-dna-expeditions-in-marine-world-heritage-sites/ Wed, 24 May 2023 20:57:34 +0000 http://hodgeenvironmental.com.au/obon_staging/?post_type=project&p=574 eDNA Expeditions in Marine World Heritage Sites is a citizen-science project aiming to reveal the richness of biodiversity in UNESCO’s flagship sites, and their vulnerability to climate change.

Based on environmental DNA extracted from a litre of water, species (including those on the red-list) will be recorded, and our results will be publicly available.

Project Updates:

eDNA Expeditions in Marine World Heritage Sites was introduced in Webinar 4 of the OBON Network Spotlight series – view on YouTube.

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