Save the Date: OCB Workshop on Marine Viruses

OCB WORKSHOP From single cells to ecosystems: Quantifying the role of marine viruses in carbon transport models February 8-10, Grand Galvez Hotel, Galveston, Texas (hybrid) Viruses are a ubiquitous and integral component of Earth’s ecosystems, including marine microbial communities. Virally mediated mechanisms play a central role in carbon cycling and export processes. Despite their known
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Register for the 7th DMS(P) Symposium: Sulfur Carbon Nexus in the SOLAS Sphere

A joint workshop with SCOR, SOLAS, and Schmidt Sciences: Climate October 12-15, 2026 in person at Bigelow Laboratory (Boothbay Harbor, Maine) and online. The organosulfur compound dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) ignited an entire subfield of biogeochemistry to investigate the precursor of the “anti-greenhouse gas” dimethylsulfide (DMS). Since then, decades of research have unveiled the importance of DMS(P),
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New OCSIF Subcommittee

This new OCSIF OCB subcommittee focused on identifying and addressing uncertainties in the seawater carbonate system and increasing measurement inter-comparability, now has a full membership – see the new members and more info here.

New BECS publications!

Two papers published by the BECS WG! Schultz, C., Luo, J. Y., Brady, D. C., Fulweiler, R. W., Long, M. H., Petrik, C. M., Testa, J. M., Benway, H. M., Burdige, D., Cecchetto, M. M., Elegbede, I., Evans, N., Frenzel, A., Gillen, K., Herbert, L. C., Hirsh, H. K., Lessin, G., Levin, L., Maiti, K.,
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Register today for these upcoming OCB webinars

May 28, 11am ET SedMIP webinar Introducing GFDL’s Carbon, Benthic Ecosystems, and Diagenesis model (CBED) – Jessica Luo (NOAA GFDL) and Subhadeep Rakshit (Princeton Univ) Register June 23, 1pm ET: Metabarcoding Intercal WG webinar OCB meta-eukomics: Insights from a microeukaryote metatranscriptomics intercomparison effort (Speakers: Natalie Cohen, Univ Georgia; Sarah Hu, TAMU; Harriet Alexander, WHOI) MetaZooGene
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New pub from the Operational Phytoplankton Observations Working Group!

New publication from the Operational Phytoplankton Observations (OPO) Working Group! Citation: Clayton, S., Neeley, A., Poulton, N., et al., (2026) Operational Phytoplankton Observations Best Practices: a guide for using imaging technologies for routine monitoring of phytoplankton communities. Version 1.0.0. Woods Hole, MA, Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program, Operational Phytoplankton Observations Working Group, 96pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25607/OBP-2059
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OCB turns 20! Please share how OCB has impacted your career trajectory

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OCB is a dynamic network of scientists working across disciplines such as ocean chemistry, biology, and physics to understand the ocean’s role in the global carbon cycle and how marine ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles are responding to environmental change.

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