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The IUCN Species Survival Commission launches a new Red List Authority to assess marine invertebrates! Monika Bohm Riley Pollom 🌎 Marine Invertebrate Red List Authority SOSA IUCN Red List IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee -on BlueSky cambridge.org/core/journals/…

theguardian.com/environment/20… “Contracts for mining exploration in the CCZ have been granted to 17 deep-sea mining contractors” This area includes “5,578 different species, of which an estimated 88% to 92% had never before been seen.” That´s why we need the Discovery + RedList Unit!

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On #WorldOceansDay🌊we would like to highlight the project SOSA launched 2022 SENCKENBERG. #SOSA aims to accelerate the taxonomic classification of new #marine #invertebrate species & evaluate their conservation status through the IUCN Red List. sgn.one/7jz

Species are going extinct before we discover them Have you ever wondered, why is there no service to support taxonomic species descriptions? The SOSA project SENCKENBERG proposes a new model to accelerate taxonomy. Out now in #Bioessays onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bi…

Have you wondered how to speed up taxonomic species descriptions? Find a model proposed by SOSA in this new paper in #Bioessays onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bi…

🗓️ Next week, the International Seabed Authority Council and Assembly meetings start in Jamaica 🇯🇲. We will need all governments to take a firm stance against #DeepSeaMining and prioritize a sustainable future for our planet & future generations to come: defendthedeep.org #DefendTheDeep

Today marks a sad day, companies can start applying to mine the international seabed- a mortal threat to the many species who make their home in the deep-sea, over 90% of which are not yet described. Tell your officials to #StopDeepSeaMining at defendthedeep.org

Big congratulations to Dr. 🪱Ekin Tilic, the new President of the International Polychaetology Association - an org that encourages polychaete research! Even more great news- Frankfurt will be hosting the next International Polychaetology Conference in 2026!

Shout-out to the SOSA team and their great work describing deep sea invertebrates! 🤘🎸

Wednesday night at a “Schnecken” (snails) lecture at the Frankfurter Bürgerstiftung, SOSA's co-chair, Prof. Dr. Julia Sigwart, provided humorous insight into the world of marine and terrestrial snails – convincing the audience that they are actually quite lovable creatures! 🐌💚

We're Hiring! Be part of our Red List Unit team- focused on assessing the endangerment status of marine invertebrate species. Apply for one of the TWO open positions: tinyurl.com/SOSAjobs Tag someone who would love working to #protect #marineinvertebrates! #marinejobs

Did you get a chance to read our #BioEssayspaper: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲? tinyurl.com/SOSATaxonomy If not, now you can get all the key points from our 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨, here: youtu.be/E8q3KJor_F8

Only 1 week left to apply! Submit your application for one of our Red List Unit positions by 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟳 to join us in protecting marine invertebrate species! tinyurl.com/SOSAjobs

The UN’s World Ocean Assessment (WOA) outlines the state of the world’s oceans and serves as a tool to enhance the scientific basis for policy-making. Creating the WOA involves the input of hundreds of scientists; one of those is SOSA’s Prof. Dr. Julia Sigwart! Julia Sigwart

Three BIOfid Senckenberg positions are available! Work locations Frankfurt and/or Müncheberg (near Berlin): Ref.#11-23012 Research Associate Taxonomist and Morphologist (m/f/d) Ref.#11-23013 Research Associate Ecologist (m/f/d) Ref.#11-23014 Scientific Programmer (m/f/d)

Here at SOSA, we believe that with a name and description, we can better know, study and protect ocean species. But species aren’t the only things that need an identity - so do projects! That’s why we’re launching a brand for SOSA! Check it out below!

Nearly invisible invertebrates, overhauls to the taxonomy process, the 2026 International Polychaete Conference and more in this first edition of the SOSA newsletter! Check it out and SUBSCRIBE! mailchi.mp/63bdb2f8b737/s…

Last week, 17 people gathered from 7 countries, at the SOSA offices to assess the global extinction risk of over 600 species of cone snails! Find out more about this crucial conservation process here: linkedin.com/pulse/taxonomy…

A winter bioluminescent series, deep-sea expedition, coral and cone snail protection and more in this quarter's edition of the SOSA Deep Dive Newsletter! Check it out here: mailchi.mp/3a0b88565bcd/s… And don't forget to subscribe for future newsletters!