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BioEcoOcean @bioecoocean.bsky.social · 5d

🌊 Join us for the third episode of the #GOOS #BioEco #EOVs webinar series to discuss Coral cover and composition, and Microbe biomass and diversity!
🗓️ October 10th, 2025
⏰ 1:00 - 2:00 PM UTC
Please register now: aircent.re/4nrJNlA

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OBIS @obis.org · 4d

#OBISDataSuperPowers Did you know every OBIS dataset page lists license, citation, contacts, and metadata to credit providers correctly and maintain FAIRness traceability, and citability throughout the entire data chain.

🔗 Explore obis.org/datasets

OBIS @obis.org · 6d

📆 3 weeks to go before #LivingData2025!
🎤 Presenters, send in your files before 14 October.
➡️ Check the guidelines www.livingdata2025.com/guidelines.h...

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OBIS @obis.org · 12d

Deadline extended🐬
Join the remote Marine Biodiversity Data Mobilization Workshop to learn how to bring your marine biodiversity datasets into OBIS!

📅 Workshop dates: 4-6 November 2025, 17:00-21:00 UTC

↪️ Apply by 30.9.25! docs.google.com/forms/d/1SpW...

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OBIS @obis.org · 14d

📣 📣 📣 Last call, #LivingData2025 presenters! The deadline to register is today, 24 September 2025 at 23:59 UTC-5

✅ If you are not registered by this date, your presentation will be removed 😱

⤵️ Don't wait, register now! ⤵️
www.livingdata2025.com/registration...

OBIS @obis.org · 21d

@vliz.be is hiring a Biodiversity Data Scientist – Data Manager in Belgium! Manage & optimise marine biodiversity data, support projects & training, and engage with global initiatives like OBIS!

➡️ Read more & apply www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz...

Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ @vliz.be · 24d

🌊 Working at VLIZ = teamwork, discovery & impact. 🤩
We’re hiring 2 data heroes to shape the future of marine biodiversity! More info 👉 www.vliz.be/en/jobs
#JobsAtVLIZ #VLIZisHiring #MarineScience #Biodiversity #DataScience #WoRMS

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OBIS @obis.org · 24d

Did you know that our datasets can include info like temperature, body size or life stage into records via the eMoF (Extended Measurement or Fact) extension?

Those extra fields turn species points into richer, analysis-ready datasets.

🔗 Learn more: manual.obis.org/formatting.h...

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OBIS @obis.org · 25d

New deep-sea discovery! Congrats to the team from @sunygeneseo.bsky.social @umontana.bsky.social , and @uhmanoa.bsky.social for describing 3 new snailfishes!

🤔 By the way, did you know that OBIS holds 53,092 snailfish records, some dating back to 1835?

Dive into our data 🤿 obis.org/taxon/234519

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 29d

🌊 The Mediterranean Sea is a biodiversity hotspot.

The M.A.R.E. initiative shows how citizen science + eDNA can transform marine monitoring. From dolphins to whales, eDNA reveals elusive species like never before.

🔗 tinyurl.com/bdz3mt2k
#eDNA #CitizenScience #Biodiversity

Integrating traditional and innovative monitoring approaches to monitor the marine biodiversity in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean sea)

The Mediterranean Sea, a global biodiversity hotspot, is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pressures, leading to a decline in marine biodiversi…

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OBIS @obis.org · 28d

📣 Attention #LivingData2025 presenters! Register before Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 23:59 UTC-5, to secure your spot at the conference!

If you are not registered by this date, your presentation will be removed from the program!

Register now! ⤵️
www.livingdata2025.com/registration...

OBIS @obis.org · Sep 8

⏰ Deadline extended to 15 Sept! The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission is seeking a talented consultant for a fully remote 4-month mission from mid/end September 2025 to 15 January 2026 to design & deliver a comprehensive training course on the BBNJ Agreement!

➡️ obis.org/2025/09/01/b...

OBIS @obis.org · Sep 4

The OBIS Nodes from Latin America & the Caribbean received a POGO @pogo-ocean.bsky.social grant for the OBIS-LAC initiative to:

✅ strengthen regional cooperation
✅ develop regional capacity
✅ boost LAC data contributions to global platforms

Thanks for this support 💙
👉 obis.org/2025/09/02/p...

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OBIS @obis.org · Aug 28

Happy #BalticSeaDay!
Did you know OBIS provides access to 6.5M records on 3,438 species in the Baltic Sea?

These data reveal shifting baselines and are vital for sustainable resource use & informing conservation decisions.

🔗 All our Baltic Sea data obis.org/area/40023

OBIS @obis.org · Aug 27

¡Bienvenido, Panamá! We are proud to welcome Panama as an OBIS Node! With its unique position bridging the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Panama is set to play a vital role in marine biodiversity data mobilization and regional cooperation.

👉 Full story: obis.org/2025/08/25/p...

OBIS @obis.org · Aug 26

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO seeks a consultant to design a global training course on the BBNJ Agreement 🌍 Fully remote, full-time 4-month mission (Sept 15–Jan 15).

Apply by 8 Sept 2025 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/16HoH...

OBIS @obis.org · Aug 8

Consultant wanted for a remote, full-time, 5-month mission!

Are you a marine biodiversity specialist (MSc/PhD) with 4 years of experience in biodiversity observation & data management? Apply by 15 August! Read more ⤵️

OBIS @obis.org · Aug 5

⏰ You have until 15 August to apply for this 5-month consultancy mission assessing the feasibility of the future UNESCO BiOES project!

👀 Full job description and conditions to apply drive.google.com/file/d/1dGSA...

OBIS @obis.org · Jul 28

💫 Deadline extended! ✅ Contribute to the future of the UNESCO Biosphere Observatories for Ocean Ecosystem Sustainability project.

📅 Send your application before 15 August 2025
➡️ Read more and apply obis.org/2025/07/12/c...

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OBIS @obis.org · Aug 5

⏰ You have until 15 August to apply for this 5-month consultancy mission assessing the feasibility of the future UNESCO BiOES project!

👀 Full job description and conditions to apply drive.google.com/file/d/1dGSA...

OBIS @obis.org · Jul 28

💫 Deadline extended! ✅ Contribute to the future of the UNESCO Biosphere Observatories for Ocean Ecosystem Sustainability project.

📅 Send your application before 15 August 2025
➡️ Read more and apply obis.org/2025/07/12/c...

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OBIS @obis.org · Aug 1

Happy MPA Day!
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are vital for conserving Ocean biodiversity. Expanding & managing MPAs effectively requires robust science & reliable data: discover how OBIS can support planning, monitoring & adapting MPAs worldwide.

➡️ obis.org/2025/08/01/m...
👋 @mpaeurope.bsky.social

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OBIS @obis.org · Jul 28

💫 Deadline extended! ✅ Contribute to the future of the UNESCO Biosphere Observatories for Ocean Ecosystem Sustainability project.

📅 Send your application before 15 August 2025
➡️ Read more and apply obis.org/2025/07/12/c...

OBIS @obis.org · Jul 19

Still a few days to answer this 5-month remote consultancy offer: Contribute to the future of the UNESCO Biosphere Observatories for Ocean Ecosystem Sustainability project.

Send your application before 23 July 2025.
Read more ⤵️

OBIS @obis.org · Jul 12

Join the team! We are hiring a Consultant for a 5-month feasibility study on the future UNESCO Biosphere Observatories (BiOES) project.

🐬 Marine biodiversity expertise required
📅 Fully remote, from Aug 15–Jan 15
🗓 Apply by 23 July: obis.org/2025/07/12/c...

OBIS @obis.org · Jul 12

Join the team! We are hiring a Consultant for a 5-month feasibility study on the future UNESCO Biosphere Observatories (BiOES) project.

🐬 Marine biodiversity expertise required
📅 Fully remote, from Aug 15–Jan 15
🗓 Apply by 23 July: obis.org/2025/07/12/c...

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OBIS @obis.org · Jul 9

Join us for the first episode of the #GOOS BioEco EOVs webinar series on:

✅ The GOOS Biology & BioEco EOVs
✅ FAIR data & management practices
✅ ... And more!

Session 1
10 July 25 / 11 pm UTC
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Session 2
11 July 25 / 1 pm UTC
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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OBIS @obis.org · Jul 8

We are proud to join our MPA Europe project partners at the "Marine Protected Areas in Marine Spatial Planning" conference in Bodø to:

🥳 Celebrate our common achievements
🌐 Show how data-driven tools support marine spatial planning in 🇪🇺 and beyond

mpa-europe.eu/project/
With @mpaeurope.bsky.social

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OBIS @obis.org · Jul 7

Last day to benefit from the early bird registration fees for #LivingData2025! Get a discounted seat and join the global biodiversity data community in Bogotá 🇨🇴 on 21-24 October 2025.

Register now! livingdata2025.com/registration... #DatosVivos2025

With @tdwg.org @gbif.org @geobon.org

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OBIS @obis.org · Jul 2

At the Offshore Wind & Grid Workshop in Brussels on 2-3.7.25, OBIS will show how tools like our Species Distribution Maps, developed for the MPA Europe project, provide critical insights for the implementation of offshore wind projects

More on this: obis.org/2025/01/23/s...