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#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
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 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...
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 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...
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 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...
October 20, 2025 at 11:39 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...
October 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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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
October 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We're happy to contribute @gbif.org ! Well done, to our Eastern South Pacific OBIS Node (ESP-OBIS Chile)!
🦀 A crab-ulous new dataset just dropped!

A new dataset of >1,800 occurrence records of freshwater and marine decapods compiled by Marcos Retamal from 1969 to 2019 has been made available on GBIF via Eastern South Pacific OBIS node (ESP-OBIS Chile)💙

🔗gbif.link/chile_crus...

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October 18, 2025 at 11:54 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
October 18, 2025 at 11:52 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
October 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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...
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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🌊 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
October 3, 2025 at 12:03 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
October 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
📆 3 weeks to go before #LivingData2025!
🎤 Presenters, send in your files before 14 October.
➡️ Check the guidelines www.livingdata2025.com/guidelines.h...
October 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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...
September 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
📣 📣 📣 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...
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
@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...
🌊 Working at VLIZ = teamwork, discovery & impact. 🤩
We’re hiring 2 data heroes to shape the future of marine biodiversity! More info 👉 www.vliz.be/en/jobs
#JobsAtVLIZ #VLIZisHiring #MarineScience #Biodiversity #DataScience #WoRMS
September 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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...
September 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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
September 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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🌊 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
Integrating traditional and innovative monitoring approaches to monitor the marine biodiversity in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean sea)
The Mediterranean Sea, a global biodiversity hotspot, is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pressures, leading to a decline in marine biodiversi…
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September 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
📣 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...
September 10, 2025 at 6:56 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...
September 8, 2025 at 12:53 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...
September 4, 2025 at 1:12 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
August 28, 2025 at 12:45 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...
August 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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...
August 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM