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 […]
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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
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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
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After several years of informal communication and collaboration between the two programmes, OBON and the ‘Omic Biodiversity Observation Network (Omic BON) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, thus formalising their intention to cooperate. Under the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and its Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), the mission of Omic BON is to build
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Friday 25 October 2024, 10:00 am to 11:30 am COT (UTC -5) GEO Pavilion at CBD COP 16 (Blue Zone) Observing biology and ecosystems in the ocean for effective biodiversity conservation This side event will share the latest developments, including capacity development opportunities and challenges, concerning existing, new and emerging technologies and methods for observing
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OBON will be represented by Jodie van de Kamp (CSIRO) at the Australian Marine Sciences Association & New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Joint Annual Meeting 2024 (AMSA-NZMSS 2024), which will take place in Hobart, Tasmania, from 15th – 20th September 2024. The presentation will be entitled “The Ocean Biomolecular Observation Network – Towards Globally Coordinated
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🌊 The OBON Network Spotlight: Updates & New Beginnings webinar series, hosted by the Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON), features presentations from projects endorsed as Ocean Decade initiatives under the OBON Programme. All recordings now available on YouTube Throughout September and October, you will have the opportunity to learn about the progress of existing projects
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Two OBON projects (DNA-based approaches for fisheries monitoring and GOTeDNA) will be presented as part of a session at the 9th International Barcode of Life Conference in Belém, Brazil, from 3 -6 Sept 2024. The session, entitled ‘Contribution of marine (e)DNA (meta)barcoding to the goals of the UN Ocean Decade’ will take place at 11
Professor Willie Wilson (MBA) will deliver a presentation entitled “Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) – A Hub for Biomolecular Measurement of Marine Life” at the 2024 Conference of the Challenger Society, taking place in Oban, UK from 2 – 6 September 2024. It is part of the session “Small and alive! The ocean’s biology at
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