The SG-OTGA-IV took place from 11-13 June 2024 in Oostende, Belgium in a hybrid format. RTC/STC representatives, together with IOC programmes, invited experts, reported on the achievements since the last Steering Group session and discussed[...]

On 16 May 2024 the final Ocean Infohub meeting took place (online) in 2 different time zones, so that all regional partners could attend. During this meeting the progress (since the SG-IV meeting in October[...]

30 May 2024, at the ad-hoc Steering group meeting of the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), Dan Lear has been appointed as the new co-chair of the OBIS Steering Group. Dan, who is the OBIS[...]

It is with great pleasure that we launch the new IODE web site on https://www.iode.org. After almost two decades we felt it was time for a new home for information on IODE. The new site[...]

Launch of the IOC/OTGA/VLIZ Biological Data Management 2024 (self-paced course) This online, fully self-paced training course provides a comprehensive introduction for the management and archive of marine biological data, including the guiding principles of biological[...]