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Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON)
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Endorsed Programme of the UN Ocean Decade that will monitor, research and understand life in the sea by analyzing its biomolecules. Led by @pogo-ocean.bsky.social
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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.
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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*New* OBON Nov 2025 Newsletter now online:
Meeting reports, new project intros, news from the community, and more. Read it here ⤵️

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OBON Newsletter Issue 11 - November 2025
The latest news and updates from the OBON community
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November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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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
October 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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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...
October 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Join the first session today at 1pm UK time (UTC +1): us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: OBON Projects Wave: Session 1 (European Time). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
The "OBON Network Spotlight: Projects Wave 2025" webinar series, hosted by the Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON), features presentations from projects endorsed as Ocean Decade initiatives un...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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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...
October 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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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...
September 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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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....
August 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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🧬 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
August 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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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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📢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
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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)
August 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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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...
August 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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🌊 #EMBRCAnnualReport | 👉 2024 highlights include:

➡️ #EMOBON’s first data release

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

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June 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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📢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
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@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)
July 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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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...
June 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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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...
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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#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 ...
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June 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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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
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June 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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#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...
June 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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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
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June 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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🌊 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. 💧
June 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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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...
June 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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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...
May 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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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 🌊

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April 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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#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...
April 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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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
April 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM