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What does the future of eDNA infrastructure need? 📊 Standards 🔗 Interoperability ♻️ Sustainability eDNAqua-Plan key results landing 28/02/2026. #eDNA #Biodiversity #Data #Digital

🎯 Marine sites wanted! Join eDNA Expeditions, an OBIS-led project mobilizing environmental DNA to support local marine biodiversity monitoring and increase global ocean knowledge. ☑️ Kits, training & support provided ✅ Don't miss the opportunity! ➡️ ednaexpeditions.org

🧬Do you work with eDNA—sampling, analysis, publishing, or storage? Help shape the eDNAqua-Plan Technical Blueprint & Roadmap! ⏱️ 10–30 min 📅 Open until 12/02/2026 👉 Survey: tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd #eDNA #FAIRdata #Biodiversity #DataStandards #Science

Happy New Year from the OBIS Community 💙 We enter 2026 with a renewed strategic direction. We co-designed four Strategic Objectives to strengthen OBIS preparedness and its support to science, policy & conservation action for a rapidly changing ocean. 👉obis.org/2025/12/22/obi…

As 2025 comes to an end, we celebrate the OBIS Community 🎉 The first #OBISNodesAwards honoured six Community Heroes and the OBIS Black Sea Node, recognising the dedication, collaboration, and shared commitment that drive OBIS forward, every day. 👉 obis.org/2025/12/22/obi…

#OBISNodeSpotlight 🧊 Dive under the ice and discover how Antarctic OBIS has been connecting marine biodiversity data from the region to global science for two decades. ➡️ Read more: obis.org/2025/12/14/obi…

#OBISDataSuperPowers 💫 Did you know that the OBIS Mapper lets you filter records by a time window of your choice, letting you build historical baselines? You can generate a dataset to explore long-term trends and change over time. ✅ Try it! mapper.obis.org

Join the IODE/OBIS team as our eDNA Scientific Consultant: you still have 3 days to apply! ⤵️

OBIS joined @GBIF Technical Support Hour for a session on interoperability, data quality, & why publishing marine biodiversity data to OBIS and GBIF matters for science & policy. Takeaway: GBIF-ready datasets are a click away from being added to OBIS! obis.org/2025/10/23/obi…

Join the team! We are looking for an eDNA/ Scientific consultant for a fully remote 11-month mission! 🧬Apply before 18 December 2025 iode.org/jobs/

#OBISDataSuperPowers 💫 Did you know that OBIS lets you filter your data & view it in the OBIS Mapper, an interactive tool that displays your selection on a zoomable map? You can then download the records as a CSV, ready to use 🦀 > 📌 > 💾 ! 🔗 Try it: manual.obis.org/access

As a fast-developing technology for biodiversity observation, eDNA requires strong community alignment and coordinated approaches. We joined a recent 3-day @GBIF workshop to strengthen collaborations & help unlock eDNA’s full observing potential. With @eDNAqua_plan @DTOBioFlow

#OBISDataSuperPowers 💫 Did you know OBIS documents the full dataset structure (Occurrence Core + optional extensions like eMoF, Sampling Effort, Tracking, and DNA) to add context to records? 🔗 More about the OBIS dataset structure: manual.obis.org/formatting.html

Time to reflect on #LivingData2025! 👀 With 1,000+ participants and 4 days of discussions, debates, and inspiration, the conference was a milestone for the biodiversity data community. We brought back 5 key takeaways on the future of biodiversity data: obis.org/2025/11/20/obi…

Join the team! We are seeking a Training Consultant & OBIS BioEcoOcean Consultant for an 11-month, fully remote mission. Deadline to apply: 21 November 2025. Read more: iode.org/jobs/

#OBISDataSuperPowers 💫 Did you know OBIS applies automatic data quality control flags (on-land coordinates, depth beyond bathymetry, event-time issues, non-marine taxa) to filter artifacts before skewing maps and models? 🔗 Check out how the flags work manual.obis.org/dataquality.ht…

Explore how OBIS can provide the trusted data, tools, and expertise needed to support the digital foundation of the BBNJ Agreement and its four pillars. Read more: obis.org/2025/11/13/obi…

#OBISDataSuperPowers 💫 Did you know you can search multiple taxa at once on OBIS? Multi-taxon filtering lets you compare microbes to macrofauna using the same map, flags, and downloads. 🔗 Learn more about multi-taxon filtering in the OBIS manual: manual.obis.org/access

We are proud and delighted to announce the signing of a renewed partnership between OBIS and @GBIF at #LivingData2025 With this, we strengthen our shared commitment to make marine biodiversity data more interoperable, accessible, and actionable! More ⤵️ obis.org/2025/10/23/obi…

Following the #LivingData2025 session gathering OBIS, @GOOSocean, @MarineBON1, & @GBIF, dive deeper into the collaboration between GOOS & OBIS and explore how they advance together the BioEco EOVs. Read more obis.org/2025/10/22/obi…