Marine Biodiversity Networking Fridays || GOOS BioEco EOVs webinar series || Introduction to GOOS Biology and Ecosystems Essential Ocean Variables (BioEco EOVs) and Data Management
On July 11th, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM UTC+0, we will have a special session focusing on the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Biology and Ecosystems Essential Ocean Variables (BioEco EOVs). GOOS has identified a set of 12 BioEco EOVs to support sustained, coordinated observations that address key questions on ocean health, biodiversity, and ecosystem change. This webinar will talk about GOOS and the use of the EOV framework to help ocean observing communities define the requirements for an integrated, fit-for-purpose, sustained global ocean observing system to move the focus beyond individual systems, platforms or programs toward a globally connected and coordinated system. We explore how the BioEco EOV framework can bridge scientific, policy, and societal needs. Central to this effort is the application of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and open data principles, which are critical for enhancing data sharing, interoperability, and long-term usability across regions and disciplines. We discuss challenges and progress in operationalising FAIR data practices within the ocean observing community, and the importance of partnerships, standards, and digital infrastructures led by OBIS and ODIS.
This webinar will also occur on July 10th, 2025, from 11:00 PM to 0:00 AM UTC+0. Hosted by GOOS, this session will feature a panel of speakers that includes Clive McMahon (IMOS Animal Tagging, Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Australia), Elizabeth Lawrence (UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE, Ocean Biodiversity Information System, Canada), and Ana Lara-Lopez (BioEco Panel Science Officer, IOC-UNESCO, University of Tasmania, Australia).
Registration is open here.
Speakers
Audrey Darnaude
Research Scientist, CNRS-MARBEC, FR
Audrey Darnaude is a French marine scientist working for CNRS, MARBEC laboratory in Montpellier France. Originally trained in fish ecology, she has over 25 years of research experience in the study of marine ecosystems and species in various parts of the world, primarily using individual natural (geochemical) markers. Besides co-chairing the “Biology and Ecosystems” panel of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) of the IOC-UNESCO, she currently studies the life history and population structure of various exploited fish, in link with coastal food web functioning and habitat connectivity at the sea-continent interface. She combines this information with data on the biology and lifetime behaviour of varied other marine species to advance our understanding of marine functional connectivity and its use for ocean spatial planning and management at all scales (from local to global).
See full presentation on GOOS Essential Ocean Variables for Biology & Ecosystems (BioEco EOVs)
Elizabeth Lawrence
UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE, Ocean Biodiversity Information System, CA
Elizabeth Lawrence is the Capacity Development Officer for the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Horizon Europe project, BioEcoOcean. Within BioEcoOcean, her role extends from capacity development to also include data management, including developing tools to facilitate management of data and metadata. In OBIS, she is responsible for creating, maintaining, and updating OBIS training resources, including the OBIS Manual, OBIS/OTGA training course(s), and How-To videos on data formatting and controlled vocabulary for the OBIS YouTube channel.
See full presentation on EOV Data Management.
Moderator
Frank Muller-Karger
Professor, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, USA
Frank Muller-Karger is a Professor in the College of Marine Science, University of South Florida in St. Petersburg, Florida/USA. He has over 35 years of experience managing oceanographic projects and mentoring students and scientific personnel. His research focuses on biological and biogeochemical linkages among coastal, estuarine, marine, and terrestrial habitats. He is interested in understanding long-term environmental change and the relationship to changes in marine life. He has led national and international projects, including the CARIACO Ocean Time Series (1995-2017) and the Southeast US Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (2014-present). He is a member of national and international science teams and advisory committees, including the NOAA Ocean Exploration Advisory Board and the Ocean Best Practices System of UNESCO-IOC. Frank serves as co-chair of the international MBON and UN Ocean Decade Marine Life 2030. Member, TOS, AAAS, AGU, ASLO. He has authored or co-authored over 350 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
See full presentation on Essential Variables Comparison.
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