This morning I am listening in on the @unesco.bsky.social session on Empowering Women Scientists in #Policymaking for Sustainable Development. This is something that @emarineboard.bsky.social is passionate about, and highlights the importance of women for uptake or marine #Science into policy!

Second day of the Ocean Act Conference under the Irish Presidency, moderated by Karen Coleman! Talking about the marine #Science that we need to support #MarineLife! And I will highlight the work of the @emarineboard.bsky.social where relevant!

The afternoon’s interactive session of the OceanAct Conference of the Irish Presidency is lead by Rick Officer CEO of @marineinst.bsky.social with Aisling McLaughlin and Robert Runya also from @marineinst.bsky.social

Today I am at the #NationalOperaHouse in Wexford, #Ireland at the #EuropeanOceanAct conference under #Ireland2026.eu where I will highlight the marine #Science of the @emarineboard.bsky.social whenever possible to support #MarineLife!

Tonight I am at the Horizon 2035 diacussion event hosted by #DAM German Marine Science Association, the follow-up of the @emarineboard.bsky.social Member #KDM! With welcoming words by Melanie Walter - Minister for Europe and Regional Development for the State of Saxony!

Second day of the Policy co-design workshop in Brussels. With @jphipps.bsky.social talking about how to work through failure. @emarineboard.bsky.social

The next 2 days I am at the #ReimaginingPolicyExperimentationInEurope event hosted by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu - where we will highlight the work of @emarineboard.bsky.social ! Introductions by Erik Canton and Bianca Cavicchi, Fabrizio Guzzo @technopolis-group.com and James Phillips

Today I am at the #BlueThreats conference on water resilience, ecosystem restoration and water leadership. I am highlighting the @emarineboard.bsky.social work on coastal resilience and the #ocean and water and biodiversity chapters of #NFVI and @surimi-project.bsky.social for ecosystem restoration

Third day of the #DigitalOceanWeek and first day of the #AIOceanForum, is opened by Pierre Bahurel Director General of @mercatorocean.bsky.social - which for @emarineboard.bsky.social was already highlighted in #NFV www.marineboard.eu/sites/marine...

Tonight I am at the High Level event on the #OceanEye on the power of #Ocean knowledge. Representing the @emarineboard.bsky.social and @surimi-project.bsky.social Pierre Bahurel from #EDITO introduce Commissioner Kadis from @ec.europa.eu MARE On making the #EU a leader in Ocean observation!

Afternoon session of @copernicusmarine.bsky.social GA Tina Silovic talks about coastal dimension this is related to the @emarineboard.bsky.social document on Coastal Resilience read it here www.marineboard.eu/sites/marine...

Second day of the @mercatorocean.bsky.social general assembly starts with Stefano Ciavatta from @neccton.bsky.social who opens the session on biodiversity.

Today I am at the @copernicusmarine.bsky.social general assembly at the @ec.europa.eu Digital Ocean week. Where Marie Drevillon launch the #MyOceanHealth application.

Today I am at the “Navigating the #RFMO #BBNJ interface” meeting at the #EESC of @ec.europa.eu - which will be important for the @surimi-project.bsky.social which the @emarineboard.bsky.social is part of. We will highlight the marine #Science needed to protect #MarineLife! Based on our deep sea doc

Today I am at a stakeholder round table on how the #OceanAct can/will/might shape the future of the European Maritime Sector at Solvay Library where I will talk about the #RHEMEDiation project output on reducing chemical pollution through #NbS and othet @emarineboard.bsky.social work.

Today we have one of the @emarineboard.bsky.social #ThirdThursdayScience webinar by Dr Andrew Sweetman from @samsocean.bsky.social who gave us a talk about the new science on dark oxygen production, ... see the science here www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This afternoon I am in the @unesco.bsky.social #ActionGroupForWomenInScience meeting on "Dismantling gender stereotypes and opening educational pathways for girls in science" ... which is very important for the #Ocean #science landscape of the @emarineboard.bsky.social

During World Metrology Day today: Leona Vardadero on the environmental impact of AI - and how ChatGPT3 required 700,000 l of water but Mostly the full life cycle of AI is not measured. And the competition that communities around data centres are in for water currently. @emarineboard.bsky.social

Today I am at the Innovation part of the #RidingTheWave2026 conference where we are still highlighting the @emarineboard.bsky.social #science outcomes to address the impacts on #marinelife! The meeting is opened by Demetris Skourides - Chief Scientist of #Cyprus. #CY2026.EU

Today the @emarineboard.bsky.social is at the #RidingTheWave conference at AgiaNapa in #Cyprus! Which is being moderated by our Delegate Gotelenne Piaton! I will be speaking in the Keynote session on “From #Ocean knowledge to Policy Implementation” in the #OceanPact

Today Tim Awbery from @samsocean.bsky.social - where I am a Fellow and who where part of @emarineboard.bsky.social is talking about the modelling work he did on density, relative abundance and threats in highly mobile marine vertebrate species - minke whales!

This afternoon I am listening to the work of scientists at @vliz.be - that hosts @emarineboard.bsky.social starting with Hans Pirlet on Clay techtonics and its impact on the marine renewable energy industry and the marine plan of Belgium !

Today the new @emarineboard.bsky.social Policy brief is being launched at the Marine Shield webinar! The Policy Brief is based on the work of the #RHEMEDiation project rhemediation.eu - you can read more about the Policy Brief here www.marineboard.eu/launch-rhe-m...

Today I will speak on the second round table at the #TransformativeOceanScience symposium, where I will highlight the @emarineboard.bsky.social marine #Science #Policy recommendations for the #OceanR&I strategy!

Day 3 of the Transformative Ocean Science symposium in a rainy #Venice starts with a talk by Paula Bontempi from U of Rhode Island ! I will highlighting the marine #Science work of the @emarineboard.bsky.social

Today I am at the @emarineboard.bsky.social Member #CNR in #Venice for the Transdisciplinary #Science meeting. After arriving late to some discussion sessions the afternoon sessions start with a talk by Claire Jolly from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social

Today the @emarineboard.bsky.social #ThirdThursdayScience webinar features Andreas Oschlies @geomarkiel.bsky.social who will be talking about the Potential impacts of #marine carbon dioxide removal #mCDR on #Ocean Oxygen - linked to 2 of our documents ...

This afternoon I am hosting the @emarineboard.bsky.social #ECOPWednesdays webinar, moderated by our EMB Young Ambassador #EcopsEmb Laura Ciriminna, with Daniel Clemente from #Ciimar- on wave energy solutions and seawater desalination!

Today I am at the @vliz.be marine science day - with a keynote by the wonderful Joanna Post from #IOC of @unesco.bsky.social Talking about the #GOOS and how they are doing #OceanObservations.

Second part of my #EUOceanDays participation started by our moderator Paul Rose ! And a message from Commissioner Kadis from @ec.europa.eu MARE . I will highlight the @emarineboard.bsky.social work on #OceanObservations cooperation and marine #Science for #MarineLife

Today I am at the #EUOceanDays in Brussels, starting with the #Marine Knowledge for #Ocean #Health session in Sparks - important for all @emarineboard.bsky.social #Science ! Then moving to Charlemagne where I will speak in a panel on the #OceanPact R&I Strategy!

Not sure if I have an audience for this here, but if you do please spread 🆕 that #EU4Algae 🇪🇺🌿🧪 and #EUBlueSchools 🚸💙 invite schools to help design & test a toolkit to introduce children to #algae through science 🤓, environmental education 🥬, art 🎨 and food-related activities 🍽️ Call open -> 16/03 👇

This afternoon I am giving an update on @emarineboard.bsky.social work to @vliz.be staff. Highlighting the new work we are doing on biomolecular approaches and submarine cables. #Science #MarineLife

Today I am listening in on the information briefing of the #OurOceanConference that will be taking place in Mombasa, #Kenya - hoping to be able to bring the @emarineboard.bsky.social #Science to this conference! ... in previous conferences 2900 commitments were made of 170 billion USD ...

Day 2 of #EDITO workshop starts with summaries from the 4 sessions : first on #Ocean health and specifically on #BlueCarbon - session relates to @emarineboard.bsky.social policy #Science documents on that and coastal resilience www.marineboard.eu/publications... www.marineboard.eu/publications...

Today I am at the European Digital Ocean Systems Evolution meeting in #Hamburg - hosted by the #BSH - welcome by Reiner Frolich - where we will discuss #EDITO #Science from 2028 onwards. Highlighting the @emarineboard.bsky.social work in @surimi-project.bsky.social and #RHEMEDiation

This afternoon I am at the “standingroom only” opening of the #VUB Hub in #Oostende ! It is good to see that there is a new kid in town - that is nominally part of @emarineboard.bsky.social through out members #BELSPO and #NWO!

Today @vliz.be holds its PhD symposium -highlighting the marine #science done in collaboration with Belgian universities. Showing how it overlaps with @emarineboard.bsky.social science! Presented by Peter Landschuther - sciwnce director.

This afternoon I am at the @ec.europa.eu ENV offices for the #MPA Europe Policy meeting hosted by the #MPAEurope project. Which highlights the marine #Science needed to protect #MarineLife! It related to the @emarineboard.bsky.social document on habitat mapping.

This afternoon I am participating in a meeting for the new @unesco.org project #GENsis on strengthening the leadership of women in research and and higher education, which relates to the Gender and Inclusion Policy of the @emarineboard.bsky.social - looking at the impact of gender on marine #Science

Today we have the @emarineboard.bsky.social #ThirdThursdayScience Webinar on "Navigating Coherence in #EU marine policies, by Froukje Platjouw and Ben Boteler ... this will highlight the important marine #Science impacts from the #EuropeanOceanPact and how it impacts #MarineLife!

Today the @emarineboard.bsky.social Chair Dr Fiona Grant from @marineinst.bsky.social will be highlighting the marine science needs for the #OCEANPact and the #Research&InnovationStrategy and the #OceanAct! The meeting is opened by Commissioner Kadis @ec.europa.eu #DGMARE !

Today the @emarineboard.bsky.social is at our four meeting in #Brussels this week. The Digital Twin of the Ocean Forum #DOF2025 #EDITO #EuropeanDigitalTwinOcean, funded through @ec.europa.eu

This afternoon the @emarineboard.bsky.social secretariat is helping to moderate one of the breakout sessions of the @ec.europa.eu workshop on Marine Research Infrastructure for the #OceanPact to enhance marine #Science and support #MarineLife

Second day of the #EMODnetOC2025 starts with a talk by Vilma Kuuliala from @ec.europa.eu #JRC on the marine knowledge for a more competitive and restorative Blue Economy - with some examples linked to the ecosystem modelling document www.marineboard.eu/publications...

Second meeting today is the #BridgeBlackSea final conference. Where we are launching our new policy brief on the outcomes from the project. The new deputy director from #DGRTD - Wiebke Panauke gives an opening speech. @emarineboard.bsky.social

This week I am in #Brussels for the @emodnet.bsky.social conference and the @ec.europa.eu #DFO - where the @emarineboard.bsky.social will have a stand - visit us there !

Today the @emarineboard.bsky.social is launching our new document on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Marine #CDR, highlighing the marine #Science needed to ensure no harm comes to #MarineLife - you can follow it on our youtube channel and here www.marineboard.eu/launch-emb-f...

This week the @emarineboard.bsky.social is having its Board meetings at #IO_PAN in #SOPOT, Poland - and our open session is on #Ocean Carbon #Science - do we have enough science?

I am at the 50 years of #ODTÜ-METU in Mersin Türkiye, Eastern Mediterranean! The campus is on a nature reserve with some beautiful dune lillies. They have done amazing marine #Science to protect #MarineLife! Such as turtles, seala etc. Many @emarineboard.bsky.social members are represented here.