#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
A Minke whale gracefully swims in deep blue ocean water, its sleek, dark gray body contrasting with a lighter underside.
#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! The TDWG 2026 Call for Sessions deadline is 25 February 2026, 23:59 UTC-10. Image: Nasjonal turistveg Aurlandsfjellet by Håvard Nesbø. Visitnorway.com
📣 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...