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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Americas Time Zone session of this year's OBON Community Webinars takes place on Wed 7 October at 21:00 (UK time). Open to OBON SAC members, project teams & working group members: contact the Project Office if you have not received your invitation. More info at: obon-ocean.org/2026/09/30/w...

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The European Time Zone session of this year's OBON Community Webinars takes place on Monday 28 Sept at 14:00 (UK time). Open to OBON SAC members, project teams & working group members: contact the Project Office if you have not received your invitation. More info at: obon-ocean.org/2026/09/22/w...

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The August 2026 OBON newsletter is now available - and rammed with updates from the Ocean Biomolecular Observing community! Read is here: mailchi.mp/obon-ocean/o...

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🧬 Join our session at #ASLO2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting: SS32 "Biomolecular Observations for Aquatic Ecosystems Under Pressure" 📍Puerto Rico, Feb-Mar 2027 📅 Submit abstracts by 15 Sept 2026 ➡️ More info at: obon-ocean.org/2026/07/27/a... @aslo.org @unoceandecade.bsky.social @pogo-ocean.bsky.social

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POGO @pogo-ocean.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Join this week's #MBON #NetworkingFriday: POGO CEO, Sophie Seeyave, will moderate a session on Gulf #eDNA network. 📆 12 June 2026, 1:00 PM UTC ➡️https://www.aircentre.org/marine-biodiversity-networking-friday-the-gulf-edna-network-building-regional-connections-for-biodiversity-science-and-monitoring/

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The latest OBON newsletter is now online - packed with news/updates, including grants/funding ops, working group reports, new project intro, dates for the #eDNA diary, and lots more. Read at: mailchi.mp/obon-ocean/o...

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Call for EoIs to apply for the Phase II OBON-SAIGe Microgrants: - aim to accelerate #eDNA monitoring - 1-year projects based in Western Pacific region - Priority for OBON community Full details at: mailchi.mp/obon-ocean/o... @minderoo.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social @pogo-ocean.bsky.social

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

There will be a session on Biomolecular observations and eDNA ⤵️

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc.eu · 12/05/2026

#OpenData are essential if we want marine science to be transparent, comparable, and usable for real-world decision-making. That’s why EMBRC’s EMO BON DNA-based datasets are fully #FAIR and available to all 🔗 Discover more and access the data: swll.to/d2RZK9 @embrcspain.bsky.social

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Marine eDNA Dude @marinednadude.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Excited to share our pre-print developing and validating a sunflower star eDNA assay! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The latest @pogo-ocean.bsky.social newsletter includes a report on the OBON oral and poster sessions during #OSM26 in Glasgow last month ⤵️ mailchi.mp/pogo-ocean/p...

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

We've just announced the 4 successful projects in the OBON-SAIGe Microgrant Awards, supported by @minderoo.bsky.social Congrats to Cawthron Institute, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural Uni, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research & Universiti Malaya, and Hasanuddin Uni Full details at bit.ly/SAIGe-2

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Great OBON oral session this morning at #OSM26 - thanks to everyone who joined us! Find out about even more #eDNA observing projects at the Poster session this afternoon: OT44F Date: Thursday, 26 February 2026 Time: 16:00 – 18:00 Location: Hall 4 (Poster Hall) (Scottish Event Campus)

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Are you at #OSM26 in Glasgow this week? OBON will be hosting two sessions on THURSDAY 26th: - oral session 08:30 - 10:00 (Carron, SEC) - poster session 16:00 - 18:00 (main poster hall - boards 1208-1236) Drop by to find out more about this UN Ocean Decade programme and our associated activities!

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POGO @pogo-ocean.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

If you are joining the Ocean Science community at #OSM26 in Glasgow, the OBON and POGO teams will be there! OBON has both an oral session and a poster session on Thursday 26th Feb - so please drop by to find out more about this @unoceandecade.bsky.social programme and our associated activities ⤵️🌊

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

OBON's February newsletter has just gone live - with lots of updates on programme and project activities - including our sessions at #OSM26 in Glasgow next week Read at: bit.ly/OBON_NL12 (link in bio). #eDNA #biomolecular #oceanobservations

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🧬 Working with eDNA data? The eDNAqua-Plan community survey gathers feedback on proposed technical actions to build a more harmonised and FAIR eDNA digital ecosystem. ⏱️ 10–30 min 📅 Open until 12/02/2026 👉 Survey: tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd #eDNA #FAIRdata 🧪

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European Marine Board @emarineboard.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Our working group on 'Biomolecular approaches to the observation and management of marine life' is working towards a doc that highlights science & policy gaps & needs to advance the uptake of molecular tools in marine science and environmental management. More: www.marineboard.eu/biomolecular...

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🌊 The ATLASea program (www.atlasea.fr) aims to unlock the potential of marine biodiversity genomes for fundamental research and applications. @ifremer.bsky.social @obon-ocean.bsky.social @agencerecherche.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @cea.fr @univ-amu.fr @sorbonne-universite.fr @psl-univ.bsky.social

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ATLASea – un atlas des génomes marins

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

💬 Missed the #ERGAPlenary earlier this week? No problem - catch up with this month's talk: @atlasea.bsky.social: progress on sequencing marine biodiversity 🪸🌊 ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jc9...

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ATLASea - progress on sequencing marine biodiversity (Hugues Roest Crollius)

YouTube video by ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🧬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

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OBIS @obis.org · 12/01/2026

🎯 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

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc.eu · 13/01/2026

🧬Help shape the future of #eDNA in Europe At EMBRC, harmonised and FAIR data is essential across our services and projects @ednaquaplan.bsky.social is inviting the community to share its views via a short survey 👇 swll.to/edna-survey 🗓 Open until 12 Feb 2025

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Call for EoIs to apply for the OBON-SAIGe Microgrants, supported by @minderoo.bsky.social - aim to accelerate #eDNA monitoring - 1-year projects - Priority for (i) West Pacific region, (ii) @unoceandecade.bsky.social OBON projects, (iii) OBON WG members Full details at: mailchi.mp/e6c4f46926c9...

Funding Call Text:
- Scaling Autonomous Integrated Global eDNA Observations (SAIGe)
- Microgrants to accelerate #eDNA monitoring through 1-year projects on topics such as autonomous sampling, standardising protocols, building data infrastructure, expanding reference libraries, and citizen science initiatives using eDNA kits.

- Expressions of Intent (EoI) by 10 December.
- Full proposal by 14 Jan 2026.

To maximise impact and advance OBON’s objectives, this call will prioritise:
1. Projects based in the West Pacific region.
2. UN Ocean Decade endorsed projects associated with OBON
3. Members of OBON Working Groups.

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The latest POGO newsletter includes a report from the LACOBON (Latin American and Caribbean Ocean Biomolecular Observation Network) #eDNA Capacity building workshop, which took place in Colombia last month, hosted by INVEMAR 🧬 ⤵️

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

*New* OBON Nov 2025 Newsletter now online: Meeting reports, new project intros, news from the community, and more. Read it here ⤵️ mailchi.mp/1e2b9ce5ff90...

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OBON Newsletter Issue 11 - November 2025

The latest news and updates from the OBON community

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

If you missed our recent webinars with introductions and updates from OBON projects - they are all available on our youtube channel at www.youtube.com/@OBONOcean ⤵️Enjoy! #eDNA #oceanobserving

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Join us for the next OBON webinar series featuring projects endorsed as @unoceandecade.bsky.social #biomolecular observing initiatives: 📆14 Oct: 13:00 – 14:30 📆15 Oct: 21:00 – 22:30 📆23 Oct: 06:00 – 07:30 [All times in BST (UTC + 1)] ⏩Full details & sign-up links at obon-ocean.org/2025/10/07/o...

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

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 · 07/08/2025

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 · 14/08/2025

🧬 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 · 19/08/2025

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

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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) @obon-ocean.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

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 · 05/06/2025

🌊 #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 · 17/07/2025

📢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 · 18/06/2025

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 · 11/06/2025

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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Next OBON Webinar

Introducing OBON’s Newest Waves: Meet the Latest Endorsed Projects. Join us to hear from ANEMONE, BLOW, and PASTIME, and discover how they’re contributing to the future of ocean biomolecular and biod...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

#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

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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 ...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

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

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

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

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 06/06/2025

#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 · 09/06/2025

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

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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

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Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ @vliz.be · 08/06/2025

🌊 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 · 03/06/2025

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 · 20/05/2025

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 · 28/04/2025

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 · 08/04/2025

#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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