📘 The OBIS Manual has just received a major update, with new content and a redesigned interface.
It now includes Tutorials & Notebooks, features a direct link to report an issue, and a one-click PDF export of the latest available version.
👉 Check out the new OBIS Manual manual.obis.org
One week left to benefit from the early bird registration fee rates for the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, taking place on 17-20 November 2026.
There are also 10 full package participation grants for Early Career Ocean Professionals from the Global South.
More details wcmb2026.org
To celebrate #WorldOceanDay, meet the first #eDNAExpeditions 2026-2028 sites!
For three years, teams at 25 marine sites worldwide will sample seawater, turning eDNA into ready-to-use insights for local conservation and global ocean knowledge.
ednaexpeditions.org
Are you at #BioMonWeek2026?
Join the OBIS team at our led/co-led sessions, workshops, talks, and presentations!
Pick your event and bring your voice to the conversation: obis.org/2026/05/05/b...
The OBIS contributions to BioMonWeek are taking place through @marco-bolo.bsky.social
#EveryDatasetHasAStory MedOBIS just published its first micro-CT morphological dataset in Darwin Core, turning 3D imaging-derived information into FAIR, reusable biodiversity data.
A proof-of-concept for the whole OBIS community!
Read more obis.org/2026/03/26/m...
#OBISNodeSpotlight
Discover how the IndOBIS team coordinates marine biodiversity data across the Indian Ocean, and learn about their data mobilization and community engagement efforts, as well as their challenges and achievements.
Full interview here ⤵️
obis.org/2026/04/29/n...
💪 #eDNAExpeditions 2026-2028 is powered by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO's OBIS and supported by Minderoo Foundation @minderoo.bsky.social in collaboration with Wilderlab. The project is endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade @unoceandecade.bsky.social
#OBISNodeSpotlight 🌟 Discover how OBIS UK connects one of the world's most active national marine biodiversity data ecosystems to the global stage.
From research institutes to citizen science, OBIS UK helps make marine biodiversity data FAIR and globally accessible: obis.org/2026/05/29/n...
#NewDataset 🐬
Happywhale - Common minke whale in North Atlantic Ocean
> 146 occurrences from #NorthAtlanticOcean
> #Balaenopteridae
available via https://eurobis.pulse.ly/bm2dxj9qns
@vliz.be @emodnet.bsky.social #Biology @obis.org
Scientists are turning southern elephant seals into oceanographers 🦭 Tagged seals collect ocean data from the Southern Ocean. Our data team supports this work w/ open-source pipelines that integrate animal-borne sensor data into global databases like @obis.org.
Read more:
tinyurl.com/2wf2ytdw
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European node of the Ocean Biodiversity Information System
