#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...

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

#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

🤔💭 Are you wondering about the best strategies to parallel publish to OBIS and @gbif.org simultaneously? We've got you covered! Join our free hands-on workshop on 12 March 2026 at 16:00 UTC. 👉 Register: bit.ly/46Cc9U1

Happy World Seagrass Day! How to turn disparate observations of a submerged flowering marine plant with 72 recognized species that grows all around the world (except in Antarctica!) into FAIR, reliable, and actionable data? Through standardization! obis.org/2026/02/27/g...

📣 7 Days to go to submit a session! Deadline for session proposals: 🗓️ 25 Feb, 23:59 UTC‑10! Submit an organized session for #TDWG2026 in #Oslo. New this year: 🌟Discussion sessions🌟. Theme: 🔬🤖 Research & robot‑ready biodiversity data standards. More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/call-for-ses...

⏳ 5 days left to join eDNA Expeditions 2026–2028 🌊🧬 Are you part of an ecologically significant marine site that would need eDNA insights to address a local issue? This project is made for you! Read more & Apply by 15 Feb 23:59 UTC 👉 ednaexpeditions.org #AmplifyingOceanLifeObservations

🎯 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/o... #EverySpeciesCounts

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/o...

#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/o...

#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

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

#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 🦀 > 📌 > 💾 ! 🔗 Learn how: manual.obis.org/access

As a fast-developing technology for biodiversity observation, eDNA requires strong community alignment and coordinated approaches. The OBIS Secretariat joined a recent 3-day @gbif.org workshop to help unlock eDNA’s full observing potential! @ednaquaplan.bsky.social @dtobioflow.bsky.social

#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.h...

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/o...

#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....

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/o...

#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.org at #LivingData2025 With this, we strengthen our shared commitment to make marine biodiversity data more interoperable, accessible, and actionable! ⤵️ Read more obis.org/2025/10/23/o...

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

This is it! 🥳The first global biodiversity data conference is starting in Bogotá! If you could not attend, you can still make your voice heard 🔊 Learn how & check our sessions obis.org/2025/09/29/o...

Get your daily dose of marine data at #LivingData2025! Join our Lunch Talks: 🪼 Every day 🐠 12:45-14:00 🐟 Free & open to all 🦈 Hop on, hop off ⚓️ Booth 3a, main floor. 👀 All our sessions obis.org/2025/09/29/o...

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is looking for a Digital Communications Consultant to help amplify ocean science for a sustainable future. Apply now 👉🏻 t.co/T4vJ6aplbs

We're happy to contribute @gbif.org ! Well done, to our Eastern South Pacific OBIS Node (ESP-OBIS Chile)!

📣 Bring your voice to #LivingData2025! We give you the opportunity to bring out your questions directly to the OBIS sessions co-leads up to 24 hours before each session⏱️ 👉 Check the sessions and submit: obis.org/2025/09/29/o... #OneOceanManyVoices #OBISDataSuperPowers

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is looking for a Digital Communications Consultant to help amplify ocean science for a sustainable future. Apply now 👉🏻 t.co/T4vJ6aplbs

There is still (a little bit of) time to register for #LivingData2025, the first global conference on biodiversity data taking place in Bogotá, from 21-24 October 2025. 🔎Explore the programme 🧺Pick your topics 👥Join www.livingdata2025.com/registration...

🌊 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

#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

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

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...

📣 📣 📣 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...

@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...

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...

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

🌊 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

📣 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...

⏰ 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...

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...

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

¡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...

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...

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 ⤵️

⏰ 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...

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

💫 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...

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 ⤵️