Small daily choices can make a difference. Join OYSTER celebrating Bike to Work Day and let us know if you also have a sustainable commute to work! 🚲🌍#BikeToWorkDay #SustainableCommute

Time for another #courses thread for ECRs wanting to develop skills in #marine #science & #data #analysis

🌊 Connecting Atlantic voices for ocean action Our member Garry Kett recently joined the AAORIA Forum & Intergenerational Hackathon 2026 in Salvador, Brazil 🇧🇷 The event brought together researchers, policymakers, and coastal communities to explore new ideas for coastal resilience and ocean innovation

Earlier this week, OYSTER EuroMarine member Garry Kett and João Silva attended the “Riding the Wave” conference in Cyprus 🌊🇪🇺 Representing OYSTER at the EuroMarine booth, they engaged with stakeholders to discuss ocean science, innovation and future collaboration opportunities.

Fellow OYSTER Euromarine member Eloísa Toledo Iglesias is competing for funding with PHYCOCARES 🌊🍊 The project uses invasive seaweed to create a sustainable alternative to synthetic fungicides for citrus crops. Support women-led circular science 👇 www.spinuocdona.com/gallery/1009...

Looking for your next opportunity in marine science, oceanography or coastal research? 🌊 Check out this week’s job thread below 👇

🎉 OYSTER just reached 1000 LinkedIn followers! 🌊 Big thanks to everyone supporting our community of young marine scientists and ocean researchers. Stay updated on our activities and opportunities: euromarinenetwork.eu/oyster/ #OYSTER #MarineScience #EarlyCareerResearchers #EuroMarine

📣 The 1st round of the EuroMarine Young Scientist Fellowship is now open! 🌊 Early-career researchers from EuroMarine 2026 Member Organisations can apply for up to €500 funding for training or conferences. 🗓️ Deadline: 01/06/2026 17:00 CET More info: lnkd.in/dCdwUye7

Another proud moment for OYSTER 🎓🦀 João Monteiro is defending his PhD at Universidade do Algarve! 📆 14 May 📍 Universidade do Algarve More info: lnkd.in/eDt8R5nE #PhDDefense #MarineScience

Big moment for OYSTER 🎓💙 Mar is defending her PhD this Friday after 4 years of hard work and research! 📆 15 May 🕥 10:30 📍 Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, Puerto Real If you’re around Cádiz, come by and join the celebration 😊 #PhDDefense #MarineScience #OYSTERProject

Great to see OYSTER represented at WeOcean: The Planetary Organism in Faro, Portugal! João Monteiro and Monika Jadwiga Szynaka joined researchers, artists and philosophers from Europe for a multidisciplinary workshop hosted by Universidade do Algarve and CCMAR. #OYSTER #MarineScience #EuroMarine

Abby also shared a poster on OYSTER (the ECR branch of EUROMARINE) at #GenomicsInAquaculture 🦪 Highlighting how we support early career marine researchers through networking, skills, and collaboration 🌍 Thanks for spreading the word! #ECR #MarineScience #EUROMARINE

We’re proud to spotlight Abby, one of our ECRs, presenting at the Genomics in Aquaculture Symposium in Split! Her research explores crude oil–induced DNA methylation changes in polar cod, advancing understanding of environmental impacts on Arctic marine life. 👏 Great work!

🚨 Applications are NOW OPEN for ECR Cooperation Projects! ECRs can lead their own research project through the OYSTER programme. €21,000 total funding for 3 projects. 📅 Deadline: 02/07 (23:59 CET) 🔗 lnkd.in/dcJXNSby

🚨 Applications are NOW OPEN for the Young Scientist Fellowship Programme! EuroMarine supports early-career researchers with up to €500 to attend training or conferences. 📅 Deadlines: 01/06 & 30/09 (17:00 CET) 🔗 lnkd.in/dcJXNSby

Dreaming of a new research adventure? 🌜️ Check out our marine science job thread below! 👇

📚 World Book Day 🌊 A small selection of books celebrating oceans and marine life in all their mystery, beauty, and power! ✨ Have you read any of them? What would you add? Share below!!⬇️ #WorldBookDay #Books #Ocean #Science #MarineLife #OYSTEREUROMARINE #EUROMARINE #EarlyCareerResearcher #UNESCO

At OYSTER, Earth Day is a moment to reflect on how we connect to our planet 🌍 Want to get involved? Here are initiatives worldwide where you can take action: 🌐 tinyurl.com/4pfz8uau 🌱 tinyurl.com/367dppza 🧹 tinyurl.com/yy3m7y4y 🌊 tinyurl.com/443h9vva 🌳 tinyurl.com/stfe7ftp 🌿 tinyurl.com/yvewtcky

📢 Job Thread Alert 🚨 Check out below 👇opportunities in marine science!

⏳ Still time to submit your abstract for Uhinak 2026 – the VII Cross‑Border Conference on Climate & Coastal Change. 🗓 Deadline: 21 April Oral & poster sessions + publication of accepted extended abstracts in the Marine Research Journal (RIM) by AZTI. 🔗 www.uhinak.com/en/abstracts...

Funding opportunity for ECRs to take the lead as Principal Investigator, gaining first-hand experience in the design, coordination, and budget management of a research project. Applications open: 30/04/2026 Follow us on Linkedin for +info: buff.ly/nidAeeg 🔗 website: buff.ly/NTuf4QA

🎥 New micro-documentary out now! A Simple Line follows OYSTER member Monika Jadwiga Szynaka and her work on the TRAMSEL project—A great example of solution-focused marine science 🌊 Watch here! 👉 : youtu.be/Cdi_CtpzCyM?...

A programme launched by EuroMarine focused on financially support individual early-career scientists from EuroMarine Member Organisations to participate in training activities of their choice. Applications open: 30/04/2026 Follow us on Linkedin for +info: buff.ly/nidAeeg 🔗 Website: buff.ly/9MqJ2WZ

📢 Job Thread Alert 🚨 Check out below 👇opportunities in marine science!

Welcome to the team, Simona Iannucci! 👏 Simona is a postdoctoral researcher in the biology and ecology of macrozoobenthic species. Her research interests include management and conservation of marine coastal and lagoonal ecosystems.

📢 Job Thread Alert 🚨 Check out below 👇 for 3 new Postdoc and 3 PhD opportunities in #marine #science 🌊👩‍🔬🤿🐙 Comment 💬 or DM 📧 us to share any opportunities!

It's #Walk2WorkDay in Europe! 🚶‍➡️ 🚶‍♂️‍➡️ #OYSTER members celebrate by walking to our research institutions, like: @SznDohrn (Italy) @ubuit.bsky.social (Norway) #CIIMAR (Portugal) #HCMR (Greece) Celebrate with us & be green 🌱 with your own #Walk2Work journey!

Check out #courses, #workshops and #SummerSchool focused on #MarineScience, #ScienceCommunication and #PostdocLeadership! 🌊🤿🦠🦑 📩 Got a course or summer school to share? Tag us or send a DM!

OYSTER 🦪 is here with more #jobs for 2026! Check out 👇 opportunities in #marine #science

Here are the faces of OYSTER EuroMarine 2026! 🌊✨ Now that our new members have been introduced, it's time to meet the full team. Can you recognise some faces?👀🌍 #OYSTER #EuroMarine2026 #MarineScience

Welcome to the team, Andrea López-Mobilia! 👏 Andrea´s PhD project focuses on isolating rare marine bacteria from Maldivian corals to discover biotechnologically valuable compounds with antimicrobial, antioxidant, biosurfactant and siderophore activities.

Happy Tuesday! OYSTER 🦪 is here with more #jobs for 2026! Check out below 👇 for opportunities in #marine #science

We’re excited to welcome new members to OYSTER in 2026! 🌊 Mar studies marine macrophyte dynamics using Earth Observation, fieldwork, and cloud computing. 🌿 She is currently leading an OYSTER ECR project on macroalgae invasion in southern Europe. Welcome to the team, Mar!

We’re excited to welcome new members to OYSTER in 2026! 🌊 Luis is a marine biologist researching diadromous fish ecology and conservation in Iberian rivers. 🐟 His work explores migration patterns, hybridization and invasive species threats. Welcome to the team, Luis!

🌊 #Courses and #SummerSchools in #Marine #Science, don’t miss these opportunities! 🦑🤿🦠 📩 Got a course or summer school to share? Tag us or send a DM!

What makes a scientific community strong? 💪 At the #EuroMarineOpenScienceDay2026, beyond meetings and work activities, it was the social moments that gave us the chance to connect, laugh & celebrate our ECR community! These moments strengthen collaborations beyond the event! #OYSTER_EuroMarine

We are excited to introduce our new members joining the OYSTER group in 2026! 🌊 Himmat's research focuses on the embryonic origins, biological function, and biotechnological potential of a newly discovered fluorescent cell type in sea cucumbers . Welcome to the team, @himmatbakshi.bsky.social 👏

We’re excited to welcome new members to OYSTER in 2026! 🌊 Inês Castro, a PhD student exploring transmissible cancers in marine bivalves, how common they are in nature, how cells spread between hosts, and how environment & stress affect them. Welcome to the team Inês! 👏

OYSTER members meeting in person at #EuroMarineOpenScienceDay2026! 🌊 Our team is meeting face-to-face, connecting, sharing ideas, and engaging with the marine science community. 🤝 Looking forward to inspiring discussions in the next few days! 💪

✨ International Women’s Day ✨ 💬 What words come to mind when you think of WOMEN?🌟 Who inspires you? It could be a family member, friend, mentor, or public figure. Tell us who she is and what you remember or admire most about her. #InternationalWomensDay #WomenVoices

Check out #conferences, #courses, #cruisetime, #fellowships, #workshops in #marine #science! 🌊🤿🦠🦑 If you have any #course or #conference to promote, tag us or leave a DM 📨

Today on World Wildlife Day: field science in action. OYSTER member @himmatbakshi.bsky.social is shown here measuring, PIT-tagging, sampling, and protecting a nesting Loggerhead sea turtle in Cabo Verde. Conservation depends on the science (& scientists!) behind it. #WorldWildlifeDay #ECRs

We’re excited to welcome new members to OYSTER in 2026! 🌊 Eloísa Toledo's research focuses on adding value to invasive seaweeds from the Portuguese coast to fight phytopathogenic fungi affecting the orange production chain. 🧪 Welcome to the team, Eloísa! 👏

We’re excited to welcome new members to OYSTER in 2026! 🌊 Carolina Ventura Costa is a deep-sea benthic ecologist interested in the conservation of vulnerable deep-sea habitats. 🪸 She also has experience in data management and Open Science. Welcome to the team, Carolina! 👏

We’re excited to welcome new members to OYSTER in 2026! 🌊 Uxue Moreda is a benthic ecologist with interest in macroalgae, including ecosystem functioning and the impacts of human activity and climate change. Welcome to the team Uxue! 👏

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We’re excited to [email protected] to OYSTER in 2026! 🌊 Hannah Yeo Hui Jing studies trophic interactions, ecological engineering, and benthic–pelagic coupling in coastal and Baltic Sea ecosystems, focusing on gastropods, jellyfish, invasive species, & aquaculture impacts.

OYSTER 🦪 is back with more #jobs for 2026! Check out below 👇 for opportunities in #marine #science

We’re excited to welcome new members to OYSTER in 2026! 🌊 Rita Novo supports marine research as a Project & Data Manager, using AUVs, gliders, and USVs to collect high-resolution ocean data and making it openly available for the marine science community. Welcome to the team, Rita 👏

We’re excited to welcome new members to OYSTER in 2026! 🌊 Ingrid Cardenas works on estimating blue carbon stocks in marshes & mangroves using remote sensing, field data, and modelling. Great to have you on the team, Ingrid 👏