The 2026 POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme is now open for applications! 🚀 This fellowship provides funding for early-career scientists, technicians & postgraduate students from developing countries to spend 1–3 months at a leading oceanographic institute abroad 🌎 More at: mailchi.mp/pogo-ocean/p...

@pogo-ocean.bsky.social announces the 8th edition of the NF-POGO Open Call for Shipboard Training Fellowships. For more details visit mailchi.mp/pogo-ocean/o...

📆 SAVE THE DATE for the IQOE Passive Acoustics workshop - bringing together the ocean acoustics & bioacoustics communities: 22-24 Sept 2026 at @vliz.be in Oostende, Belgium.🌊👂 Find out more at www.iqoe.org/workshops/ch... @iqoe.bsky.social @scor-int.bsky.social @pogo-ocean.bsky.social

This quarter's POGO Newsletter went out a few days later than usual, to allow us to include reports from the Secretariat's recent trip to Glasgow, where the 2nd POGO Directors' Meeting was held held adjacent to #OSM26. Read it here: mailchi.mp/pogo-ocean/p...

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

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)

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!

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 ⤵️🌊

Congratulations to POGO Trustee, Dr Carmen G. Paniagua Chavez, on her appointment as the new Director General of #CICESE 👏🌊 www.youtube.com/shorts/XI9hZ...

Join us for NANO Webinar No 29! 13 Feb, 14:00 UTC. "From Marine Pilots to Scalable Climate Tech: Rethinking Research Careers" More information and registration link at mailchi.mp/nf-pogo-alum... #ECOP #Webinar #MarineScience #NANO #ClimateSolution

🧬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

🎯 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

Meet @prejie.bsky.social, an MSc student at Univ Philippines, selected through the 2025 NF-POGO Open Call for Shipboard Training Fellowships. Supervised by Dr Sophie Fielding from @bas.ac.uk, he will participate in the #POETS-WCB cruise aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough in the Southern Ocean.

The first prototypes of the low-cost autonomous hydrophone initiative are being built and will be sent to beta testers soon! @iqoe.bsky.social @pogo-ocean.bsky.social @scor-int.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social @latrobeuni.bsky.social #bioacoustics #hydrophone #oceansound

We are now accepting applications for the 2026 Accessing the Deep deep ocean training & mentoring program for early-career professionals, focusing on Africa and the Western Indian Ocean! Apply by March 4, 2026: gqr.sh/HcTT. #oceanexploration #AccessingTheDeep @challenger150.bsky.social

!Nominations are still open! 📷https://buff.ly/Lso1wW5 If you want to see what the Weddell Sea and Dronning Maud Land working group has been up to, find their latest newsletter here: buff.ly/gVGQFTw

🚨 WSDML RWG: Call for Leadership Team Members Nominations (including self-noms) invited for the SOOS Weddell Sea & Dronning Maud Land (WSDML) RWG Leadership Team! Help drive activities & strategy in a friendly team! Nominate by 30 Jan 2026 buff.ly/o3rdH5X

The call for the 2026 – 2027 #EMBracingtheOcean #artistinresidence programme is open! We are looking for #artists to co-create work with Ocean scientists to embrace connection to the Ocean, inspire behaviour towards sustainability & contribute new insights to science. More: tinyurl.com/f7jc8b53

Calling Pacific Community #ECOPs ready for hands-on ocean science! Join the 2026 GO-SHIP P15S Expedition through the Nippon Foundation, @pogo-ocean.bsky.social, SPC & CSIRO Shipboard Training Fellowship and gain real at-sea research experience: mailchi.mp/pogo-ocean/g...

Over the holiday period, the POGO Secretariat offices (Plymouth and Faro) will be minimally staffed. If you need us during this time, please check the link-in-bio for details. The office will return to normal opening hours on Monday 5 January 2026.

Lots to read in the November issue of the POGO newsletter! Visit mailchi.mp/pogo-ocean.o... to read updates from the Secretariat, news about POGO-supported activities, #capacitydevelopment reports, #shipboardtraining calls, stories from our members, and plenty more. #ocean #oceanobserving

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...

#COP30: If you’re on the ground in #Belém, come and meet the PML International team at Booth 47 in the Blue Zone - we're here until 20th November.

#COP30: Today, join us for 'How to be SMART in Meeting Ocean-Climate-Societal Challenges in a Changing Landscape'. ⏰16:45–18:15 BRT (GMT-3) 📍Side Event Room 7, Blue Zone Opportunity to join online (however COP30 accreditation required): cop30platform.unfccc.int/events/cop30...

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

🌊 Applications Open! NF-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography 🌍 📅 Apply by 12 Dec '25 🌍 Priority for applicants from developing countries 🔗 More info at www.ofi.ca/programs/cen... Hosted by @oceanfrontier.bsky.social @marineinstitute.bsky.social @dalhousieu.bsky.social @hakai.org

Our research vessel Polarstern will set sail on a new expedition at the end of the week: an international group of young scientists will immerse themselves in the fascinating world of marine research. @pogo-ocean.bsky.social 📸 J.Lemburg

The #COP30 #virtualoceanpavilion opened today - a great place to find out more about #ocean and #climate. Register and explore for free at: cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com

Check out the new POGO Annual Report (Sept '23 to Mar '25), with updates on our activities & partnerships. A busy & exciting 19 months! NB This unusual period aligns our public-facing reporting dates with the Trustees' report to the UK Charities Commission pogo-ocean.org/pogo-annual-...

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...

Fieldwork on BC’s coast is giving more than technical skills to ocean scholars from the Philippines, Egypt, Kenya, and beyond. The @pogo-ocean.bsky.social program immerses the next generation in Canada's coastal ecosystems—sparking fresh passion for ocean science. 🔗 tinyurl.com/47r9zryw

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...

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...

The 28th #NANOWebinar featuring #CLIVAR and its activities is now available on @pogo-ocean.bsky.social's Youtube channel: youtu.be/eerAQ6j_NY8?... Our thank you to Joana Gonzalez and all participants.

It's been another busy quarter, as you can see from the latest POGO Newsletter. We've got meeting reports, capacity development updates, new POGO-supported initiatives, introduction to our newest member (VOTO), and more: mailchi.mp/4fda1bd3b4a9...

🌊 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

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...

NANO member, are you interested in attending #OSM26 in Glasgow? An exclusive opportunity is landing in your inbox TOMORROW! Not on the NANO mailing list yet? Now’s the time to join. Scan the QR code or visit mailchi.mp/e948a630243b...

📢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

📢 #OceanObservations are not optional 📢 🔵 Following #OOSC, EMBRC is proud to add its signature to @pogo-ocean.bsky.social statement on the urgent need for sustainably-funded ocean observations. 🔗 Read the full statement: pogo-ocean.org/no-data-no-a... 🌊 #MarineEcology 🦑

As a trainee of the first workshop, I can only say: don't miss the opportunity to apply for this excellent workshop! @pogo-ocean.bsky.social

Are you in Melbourne for #AMSA2025 ? Come listen to my talk at 11 am (session 1.2) about our low-cost autonomous hydrophone initiative! @iqoe.bsky.social @pogo-ocean.bsky.social @scor-int.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social

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...

This week, diplomats, scientists & ocean advocates are at the #UNOceanConference in Nice, France. Top issue: Doing a better job of observing the ocean. Scripps Oceanography Director @msleinen.bsky.social is among the signatories of "No Data, No Action," a call by @pogo-ocean.bsky.social. 🧵⬇️

It’s UN World Oceans Day. The ocean is in crisis. One day later, ZMT researchers are at #UNOC3 in Nice. Why are they attending – and what do they expect? Swipe for some voices from the ZMT team. (1/2) #ZMT #UNOC3 #SaveOurOcean #OceanAction #MarineScience #MarineResearch

🌊 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. 💧

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

Check out the paper led by Dr. Helen Findlay @plymouthmarine.bsky.social 🧪🌊🦑 #OceanAcidification : Another Planetary Boundary Crossed doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

MBARI President and Chief Executive Officer Antje Boetius represented the scientific community at yesterday's Opening Ceremony of the United Nations Ocean Conference #UNOC2025 #WeAreTheOcean #OceanMonth #UNOC3

1/🌊 In 2006, a team of #oceanographic mavericks decided to put sensors in the ocean off the B.C. coast. Their goal? Track ocean changes in real time. #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #Canada #SciComm #OceanScience #SciencePodcast #ScienceMedia #ScienceStories #STEMpod