OBIS
@obis.org
We provide open access to global ocean biodiversity data.
#OBISCommunity
#OBISCommunity
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
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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...
🔗 More about the OBIS dataset structure: manual.obis.org/formatting.h...
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#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...
🔗 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...
We brought back 5 key takeaways on the future of biodiversity data: obis.org/2025/11/20/o...
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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...
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....
🔗 Check out how the flags work manual.obis.org/dataquality....
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#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....
🔗 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...
Read more: obis.org/2025/11/13/o...
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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...
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
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
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#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
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...
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...
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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...
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...
Read more obis.org/2025/10/22/o...
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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...
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...
If you could not attend, you can still make your voice heard 🔊 Learn how & check our sessions obis.org/2025/09/29/o...
October 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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...
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...
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...
October 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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...
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...
📣 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
👉 Check the sessions and submit: obis.org/2025/09/29/o...
#OneOceanManyVoices
#OBISDataSuperPowers
October 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
📣 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
👉 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
Apply now 👉🏻 t.co/T4vJ6aplbs
October 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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
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...
🔎Explore the programme
🧺Pick your topics
👥Join www.livingdata2025.com/registration...
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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...
🔎Explore the programme
🧺Pick your topics
👥Join www.livingdata2025.com/registration...
#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
🔗 Explore obis.org/datasets
October 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#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
🔗 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...
🎤 Presenters, send in your files before 14 October.
➡️ Check the guidelines www.livingdata2025.com/guidelines.h...
October 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📆 3 weeks to go before #LivingData2025!
🎤 Presenters, send in your files before 14 October.
➡️ Check the guidelines www.livingdata2025.com/guidelines.h...
🎤 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...
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...
September 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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...
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...
✅ If you are not registered by this date, your presentation will be removed 😱
⤵️ Don't wait, register now! ⤵️
www.livingdata2025.com/registration...
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
📣 📣 📣 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...
✅ If you are not registered by this date, your presentation will be removed 😱
⤵️ Don't wait, register now! ⤵️
www.livingdata2025.com/registration...
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...
Those extra fields turn species points into richer, analysis-ready datasets.
🔗 Learn more: manual.obis.org/formatting.h...
September 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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...
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
🤔 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
September 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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
🤔 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
📣 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...
If you are not registered by this date, your presentation will be removed from the program!
Register now! ⤵️
www.livingdata2025.com/registration...
September 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
📣 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...
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...
➡️ obis.org/2025/09/01/b...
September 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
⏰ 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.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...
✅ strengthen regional cooperation
✅ develop regional capacity
✅ boost LAC data contributions to global platforms
Thanks for this support 💙
👉 obis.org/2025/09/02/p...
September 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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...
✅ 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
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
August 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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
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...
👉 Full story: obis.org/2025/08/25/p...
August 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
¡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...
👉 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...
Apply by 8 Sept 2025 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/16HoH...
August 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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...
Apply by 8 Sept 2025 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/16HoH...