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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · Sep 9

Join us at the @imarest.bsky.social webinar on:
"Unlocking Ocean Secrets: Marine Mammal Monitoring Through eDNA"

22 Sept 2025 - 4pm UK time

Matt Lemay, from the OBON project "HI-BON" (led by @hakai.org) will be one of the speakers.

More info and sign up at: www.imarest.org/events/event...

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Matt Lemay @littorina.bsky.social · Aug 7

New Paper:

We linked DNA in sediment cores with historical accounts from Indigenous community members to reconstruct ecosystem changes that occurred following a landslide event in the 1940s.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Aug 14

🧬 The data #EMOBON collects now will power future insights into ocean health 🌊

At #UNOC25, EMBRC unveiled 1st results from its long-term genomic observatory 🇪🇺, showing:
🔹 How marine communities differ across seas
🔹 Whether sediment communities follow the same pattern

🔗 Poster: tinyurl.com/mrxnner2

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · Aug 19

Just a reminder to get your abstracts in for #OSM26 and join our sessions on #biomolecular #observing in Glasgow.
Submission deadline is tomorrow - 20 Aug ⤵️
#eDNA #oceanobs

Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · Jul 17

📢Call for abstracts - #OSM26

Join us in Glasgow, 22-27 Feb 2026, to discuss advances in ocean biomolecular observing.🧬🌊
Find out more at obon-ocean.org/2025/07/16/o...

Submission deadline: 20 Aug 2025
#eDNA #oceanobs
@pogo-ocean.bsky.social
@aslo.org
@agu.org
@tosoceanography.bsky.social

OBON will host two sessions at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting, which will be held in Glasgow, UK, from 22-27 February 2026.

Both sessions are part of the Ocean Technology and Observatories topic, and are accepting abstract submissions:

APPLY BY: 20 August 2025 | 20:59 EDT (03:59 UTC)

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · Aug 13

Another quarter - and another jam-packed OBON newsletter!!

The August 2025 issue is now online - with updates on programme activities, OBON projects, relevant upcoming events, and more.

Read it here: mailchi.mp/6eca6e8f6ca4...

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Jun 5

🌊 #EMBRCAnnualReport | 👉 2024 highlights include:

➡️ #EMOBON’s first data release

🔗 More in our 2024 annual report: www.embrc.eu/documents-an...

@obon-ocean.bsky.social @cpavloud.bsky.social @iouliasanti.bsky.social @tvarminne.bsky.social @vliz.be @obs-banyuls.fr @imev-mer.fr @szndohrn.bsky.social

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · Jul 17

📢Call for abstracts - #OSM26

Join us in Glasgow, 22-27 Feb 2026, to discuss advances in ocean biomolecular observing.🧬🌊
Find out more at obon-ocean.org/2025/07/16/o...

Submission deadline: 20 Aug 2025
#eDNA #oceanobs
@pogo-ocean.bsky.social
@aslo.org
@agu.org
@tosoceanography.bsky.social

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · Jun 18

If you missed the latest OBON Network Spotlight webinar - introducing our new projects ANEMONE and PASTIME - it is now available on our YouTube Channel at youtu.be/AEeJFXHtghw (see link in bio for full list).

More on OBON projects here: obon-ocean.org/endorsed-pro...

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · Jun 11

Join our special webinar on Monday 16 June at 11:30 AM (UK time), where we will officially launch three exciting new OBON projects under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development: ANEMONE, BLOW, and PASTIME.
📅 Register here to join:
🔗 mailchi.mp/939690b90cb8...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · Jun 5

#eDNA can revolutionize biodiversity science by enabling global species census in near real time. Yet, technical challenges & data interpretation issues must be resolved for its broad adoption in conservation.

Read more: bit.ly/3WeM5ts

#Biodiversity #Conservation #Science

Uses and Misuses of Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Science and Conservation | Annual Reviews

The study of environmental DNA (eDNA) has the potential to revolutionize biodiversity science and conservation action by enabling the census of species on a global scale in near real time. To achieve ...

bit.ly

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · Jun 6

Autonomous water sampling tech like MBARI's ESP can revolutionize long-term river monitoring by automating #eDNA collection offering cost-effective, high-frequency detection of pathogens & invasive species.

Read more: bit.ly/45YBE0o

#Innovation #Tech #Monitoring #Science

Robotic environmental DNA bio-surveillance of freshwater health - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Robotic environmental DNA bio-surveillance of freshwater health

bit.ly

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · Jun 6

#newepisode just dropped!
Environmental #DNA or #eDNA is the study of genetic material in the #environment.
How can we apply it to the #deepsea? Revealing the hidden majority, changes through time and community structure, the possibilities seem endless.

open.spotify.com/episode/2XQv...

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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · Jun 9

Every marine organism leaves traces of itself in the water; tiny fragments of skin, mucus, or waste that contain its DNA. But how can we harness these invisible clues to better understand & protect #ocean life? 🌊

🔗 www.mba.ac.uk/what-is-edna...

#eDNA #WorldOceanDay #Conservation

What is eDNA and why is it a game changer for ocean observation and conservation? | Marine Biological Association

If you’ve just watched Ocean with David Attenborough and found yourself awed by the beauty and fragility of marine life, you’re not alone. Along with the

www.mba.ac.uk

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Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ @vliz.be · Jun 8

🌊 It’s #WorldOceanDay! 🌊 As part of the European #ANERIS project, citizens in 8 countries – including Belgium – are testing how #eDNA can trace marine life in water and sand. 🧬Training sessions for citizens are held in the context of World Ocean Day. 💧

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · Jun 3

Meet OBON's new projects - ANEMONE, BLOW and PASTIME - in this upcoming webinar.

📅 16 June | 🕦 11:30–13:00 (UK Time)
📍 Read more and register: obon-ocean.org/2025/06/03/o...

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · May 20

The May 2025 OBON newsletter is now available to read - with updates on programme activities, OBON projects, relevant upcoming events, and more. We also introduce three new members of the OBON community.

Why not grab a drink or snack and have a read?! ⤵️

mailchi.mp/9011b123227b...

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JGR: Oceans @jgroceans.bsky.social · Apr 28

eDNA is the genetic material of animals, bacteria, or plants found in air, soil, or water samples. A key challenge interpreting eDNA is understanding its shedding, dispersion & degradation rates. Brasseale et al., attempt to model 🐬 eDNA dynamics 🌊

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Apr 8

#OceanObservation I 👉 EMO BON’s latest #SamplingCampaign is now live
Scientists from EMBRC sites across Europe will sample

➡️ Water column
➡️ Soft sediment (microorganisms, meiobenthos, macrobenthos)
➡️ Hard Substrate

🔗 More info: www.embrc.eu/services/emo...

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Marine eDNA Dude @marinednadude.bsky.social · Apr 11

Awesome to see our colleagues’ work rearing at the Sunflower lab highlighted!

We’re working with them and others echinodermologists across the West Coast to design an #eDNA assay to help find the last CA sunflower stars and enhance future monitoring efforts!

Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) in front of a happy diver in the green Puget Sound water

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Marine eDNA Dude @marinednadude.bsky.social · Apr 3

Nice write up of our latest DNA Barcoding Guide from West Coast OBON

The guide is being used by CA Ocean Protection Council to inform their California Intertidal Biodiversity DNA Barcode Library project (more to come on this project!) opc.ca.gov/wp-content/u...

scripps.ucsd.edu/news/new-gui...

New Guide Seeks to Advance DNA Library of Marine Species

A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, enhancing a revolutionary method for monitoring ocean biodiversity.

scripps.ucsd.edu

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Nastassia Patin @microbesatsea.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thanks @scrippsocean.bsky.social Comms Team for their nice writeup of our reference barcoding how-to guide! Very proud of our West Coast @obon-ocean.bsky.social team (+ a few friends). We hope this work will help others interested in improving our #eDNA databases.
scripps.ucsd.edu/news/new-gui...

New Guide Seeks to Advance DNA Library of Marine Species

A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, enhancing a revolutionary method for monitoring ocean biodiversity.

scripps.ucsd.edu

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Marine eDNA Dude @marinednadude.bsky.social · Apr 5

My mentor, Dr. Kelly Goodwin, just retired today. Over her years 25 years at NOAA she helped pioneer biotechnology into our agency’s scientific missions. Now we use it routinely because of her science and incredible leadership for the NOAA ‘Omics program. Honored to be a part of her legacy 🧬🌊🐟🧪🧫⚗️🔬👩‍🔬

Photo of Dr. Kelly Goodwin and myself in front of Lake Washington

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ATLASea @atlasea.bsky.social · Apr 7

🚧🖥️🧑‍🔧 ATLASea website will be down for server maintenance starting this afternoon and will be back up by the afternoon of April 9th.

Thanks for your patience and understanding!

www.atlasea.fr/en/

www.atlasea.fr

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · Apr 3

Large-scale, operational #biological observations - including #biomolecular and #biodiversity - is one of the priority topics for the 2025 POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme ⤵️

Check the Flyer and background documents at pogo-ocean.org/capacity-dev... for more information.

POGO @pogo-ocean.bsky.social · Apr 3

The 2025 POGO-SCOR Fellowship is now open for applications! 🚀 Provides funding for early-career scientists, technicians, postgrads from developing countries to spend 1–3 months at a leading oceanographic institute abroad 🌎
APPLY by 27 April 2025
@scor-int.bsky.social
mailchi.mp/40ae0711942b...

2025 POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme

Apply by 27 April 2025

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POGO @pogo-ocean.bsky.social · Mar 12

The 59th POGO newsletter is a little later than advertised - early March instead of last week of Feb. Lots to share this quarter: reports from POGO-26 (Malaysia), member news, updates on POGO capacity development, projects, working groups & more ⤵️🌊.

Enjoy! mailchi.mp/f4d81d47f65c...

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