🚢 BioProtect researchers spent 🔟 days surveying the #CelticSea! 👩‍🔬 The 🇮🇪 team completed the SCOOP survey, collecting data to build an ecosystem model of the region. ⤷ The model will inform the BioProtect Marine Planner in evaluating the impacts of various scenarios on biodiversity. 👉 bit.ly/4bMplZS

🙌 BioProtect in the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴 🙏 Thanks to Sjókovin, #BioProtect was shared with diverse audiences, from a packed 5th 🎂 event to student visits & conversations at Jobmatch 2025. 👌 It’s all about bringing research closer to society & building those connections‼️ #MissionOcean #HorizonEurope

🙌Nominations are open for the 2026 Ocean Awards by Nekton, BOAT international & Kensington Yachts for projects, #researchers, #communities and #innovators that put the #ocean at the forefront of #conservation and #research. 🗓️Deadline: 13 Feb, 2026 ⤵️ Cc: @oceancensus.bsky.social

💧 Can one water sample reveal marine life? 🐠 Yes! Using metabarcoding, our #BioProtect team at @matisiceland.bsky.social analyses unique "barcodes" in #eDNA to ID multiple species at once. 🔬 Swipe to explore the impact of #metabarcoding on #OceanBiodiversity! #MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU

🌊 From Iceland’s coast to the lab! 🏊 During @RossEdgley’s 2025 swim, citizen scientist Solomon Weston collected #eDNA samples for #BioProtect. 🧬 Now, @matisiceland.bsky.social are extracting DNA to help us study marine biodiversity! More updates on Thursday! #MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU

News from our #BioProtect Associated Region in #Odessa #Ukraine! Find the full story, here: bioprotect-project.eu/focus-group-...

🔬Our #NWPortugueseMargin team met at @inesctec.bsky.social to plan #eDNA biosampler field tests! 🗺️ We’re looking for #VME indicator species w/ #BioProtect tools & maps by @uaveiro.bsky.social @ciimar.bsky.social & INESCTEC. 🌤️ More news in May—weather permitting! #MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU

🪸 Can deep-sea corals survive warmer oceans? 🔬 The #BioProtect Azores team tested #corals last week by measuring oxygen use (a key stress signal) over 8-16 hrs at different temps at the #DeepSeaLab of #OKEANOS-UAÇ. 🌊 Results soon! @azoresdeepsea.bsky.social #MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU

🌊 Join us for the #BioProtect 2nd General Assembly meeting 📅 June 2-4 @ Escola do Mar dos Açores Hosted by the University of the Azores in Horta, Faial Island, Azores, world-famous for pristine nature & #biodiversity. Thrilled to welcome our partners! 🏝️ #MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU

📣 The @ec.europa.eu is reviewing the EU #Arctic #policy to ensure it reflects today’s environmental, security and geopolitical realities 🌎 👉A call for evidence & public consultation is open until 16th March 2026: link.europa.eu/gyyMQw

✨ Season's Greetings from BioProtect ✨

Apply now to become one of our two new EMB Ambassadors! Are you an #ECOP #PhD #PostDoc at an EMB member? Keen to work with us on #marine #science #policy, the EMB ECOP Network, communications and receive a stipend for your work?: marineboard.eu/emb-seeks-tw... Deadline 1 February 2026

🌊 Dive into marine biodiversity at WCMB 2026 in Bruges 🇧🇪 📅 17–20 Nov 2026 🔬 Global #MarineBiodiversity experts meet to explore biodiversity trends, innovation & science-to-policy. 📣 Abstracts open → 17 Mar 2026 🎟️ Registration now open 👉 www.wcmb2026.org #WCMB2026 #UNOceandecade #VLIZ

🌊At the #HealthyOceans & Waters by 2030 conference in #Trondheim, Per Fauchald spoke about why ecological connectivity is crucial for migratory marine species. 🗺️Through #BioProtect, we map these movements to support smarter, more connected marine conservation! #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

📽️How to analyse thousands of hours of deep-sea video? 👉We're training an AI to help! Our AI is still learning, but is already spotting ocean life! It detected two fish, a sea pen, and a hidden sea anemone in a first test! 👀Can you spot anything else? #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

🌏How do we bridge science + policy to protect our oceans? In #BioPortect we evaluate how its innovative solutions fit with existing governance frameworks in different countries. Why? 👉Because even the best science needs the right policy context to make an impact! #MissionOcean, #HorizonEU

Our 🇮🇪 Demonstration Site and the Marine Institute ran a #PPGIS survey to capture voices across Irish waters for #marineconservation: 🧍‍♂️100+ respondents 🗺️47 mapped marine areas These insights will guide co-designed, inclusive conservation tools! ℹ️ shorturl.at/bDV7E #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

From more heatwaves, extreme weather events, droughts, and floods, the evidence is clear: the world is feeling the impacts of the #ClimateCrisis. As world leaders gather at #COP30, to accelerate #ClimateAction, get all the latest updates here: https://ow.ly/IRNq50Xqkkj

#BioProtect was presented for #OícheChultúir 2025 at Marine Institute! 🌊 We explored how Ireland’s cultural history of cartography connects with today’s participatory mapping for marine conservation. 🗺️🇮🇪 👉 Learn more: bioprotect-project.eu/irish-demons... #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

🗓️ Webinar: From Demo To Impact – #Matchmaking with Cascade #Funding for #PublicAuthorities on #Restoration 📅 14 November 🕒 14:00–15:00 CET 👉 Explore how cascade funding helps address specific #restoration challenges. 🗣️ Open calls to be announced! 🧷 Registration: bitly.cx/osy8l #MissionOcean

A sonic glimpse into “Tidal Voices” project by #EMBracingtheOcean artist-in-residence Yara Costa: youtu.be/LLHt3OthjwM?... Find out more here: www.marineboard.eu/yara-costa On Mozambique Island, Xokolo women chant to the sea as they harvest octopus—echoes of a living ocean memory. 1/2

🌊 Turning marine biology points into polygons! Using the #SegmentAnythingModel + smart heuristics, #BielefeldUniversity's #BioProtect team converted 93% of 3,831 point annotations into AI-ready polygons. 📹Watch the video and share your thoughts! #MisssionOcean #HorizonEU

🎣🌡️ How can #BioProtect tools be used in fisheries & climate change research? Dive into our series and watch Maÿlis Sontot-Marjary from the Marine Institute explain how innovation meets impact! 📹 youtube.com/shorts/5trU5... #MissionOcean #HorizonEU #OceanManagement #fisheries #climate

⚒️🌍How can policymakers use the #BioProtect tools? Maÿlis Sontot-Marjary from the Marine Institute explains how science meets policy to protect our #biodiversity and #ocean! 🌊 🎥 Watch the 1st video of the BioProtect series: youtube.com/shorts/5z3ud... #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

🌊 BioProtect, as part of the #MPACommunity, was proud to take part in the Mission Ocean & Waters EU Danish Presidency Conference in Nyborg 🇩🇰! Interested to learn more? 👉https://mpacommunity.network/attending-the-mission-ocean-waters-eu-presidency-conference/ #MissionOcean #HorizonEU #EUOceanPact

🐟💻AI meets ocean conservation! In #BioProtect, advanced image annotation is accelerating marine biodiversity assessments, helping scientists identify species in diverse background conditions! 📻Stay tuned for more: 👉 bitly.cx/ioz8L #MissionOcean #MAIA #BIIGLE #HorizonEU

👧👦 Students aged 4 to 18 can join the #Mini30x30Challenge and be part of the global youth movement urging world leaders to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. 🗳️Learn, vote, and sign the youth letter ahead of #UNOC3! Want to make some 🌊? 👉https://bitly.cx/YRi4y #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

MFRI´s next seminar 16 October is called: Beyond tipping points: safeguarding biodiversity in an ocean facing multiple stressors. The seminar is open for everyone and is held online and on-site. The speaker is Dr. Sam Dupont, a professor at the University of Gothenburg. More on www.mfri.is

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay 🌍 #DidYouKnow Healthy ecosystems support healthy minds? IPBES #NexusAssessment confirms: biodiversity and functioning ecosystems improve mental health. Access to biodiverse environments facilitates recovery from stress, depression & other health-related conditions.🏡🧪

PhD student Anaïs Sire de Vilar studied Azorean cold-water corals.🪸 Higher 🌡️ = more mortality, faster development, shorter larval swimming. BioProtect research shows forecasting coral connectivity under warming oceans can guide marine planning & protect climate refuges! 🌊 #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

🗺️ In #BioProtect, we mapped the socio-economic pulse of 5 coastal regions, where fisheries, tourism & renewables rely on marine life.🌊 Early insights from WP6 show biodiversity protection is vital for a resilient #BlueEconomy! 👉https://bitly.cx/5jZPH #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

📄 New #BioProtect Press Release! During the #GreatIcelandicSwim, @RossEdgley carried out the first continuous eDNA sampling of Iceland's coastline. 🧬🐟 Adventure meets science to protect 30% of Europe’s seas by 2030! 🌍 Full text available: is.gd/jg7uIF #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

🏊‍♂️ A few days ago, Ross Edgley completed the Great Icelandic Swim! Our PM Davíð Gíslason interviewed by Visir in Iceland, mentioned that Ross's collected seawater samples for #eDNA 🧬 are crucial to reveal biodiversity & protect 30% of 🇮🇸 seas by 2030! More ℹ️ bitly.cx/jLEMy #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

👩‍🔬BioProtect PhD student Marjolijn Rika Nijzingh collected 325 #eDNA samples at 37 sites (0–500m) around 🇮🇸 aboard RV Árni Friðriksson. The data will reveal the presence of fish, mammals, corals & more, a big step for #30x30 goals! Amazing job Marjolijn!👏 #MissionOcean #HorizonEU @mfri.bsky.social

🏖️ 🇮🇸 This summer, we collected #eDNA samples in #Skjálfandi Bay, North Iceland! 🧪We sampled at 10 sites, taking water from depths ranging from 20 meters to the seafloor. These samples will be analyzed to reveal the Bay’s biodiversity. 📻Stay tuned! #MissionOcean #HorizonEU @mfri.bsky.social

Associated Regions News! 🌊 The first #BioProtect stakeholders meeting took place in #Odessa! 🤝 Local experts and European partners came together to help shape the #BioProtect solutions for marine biodiversity restoration and ecosystem resilience.🪸 👉bitly.cx/RV6Vv #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

Irish DS #PPGIS survey is complete!📰 ✅ 130+ participants ✅ 635 features mapped ✅ Marine mammals = top valued feature ✅ Strong community + maritime sector engagement Data will support the #BioProtectMarinePlanner for future conservation.🐬 To know more👉https://bitly.cx/XHgj #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

On 25 September 2025 from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM CEST, in the framework of #MONDIACULT2025, 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨: 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 will take place from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM CEST. Find out more and register: pulseartproject.eu/pa_event/tes...

🙌 Huge congratulations to #RossEdgley on completing the 1,000-mile swim around #Iceland! 🌊💪 😲100 #eDNA samples collected for ocean biodiversity research! So happy and proud that #BioProtect was part of this incredible journey. 🌍💙 #MissionOcean #HorizonEU #GreatIcelandicSwim

🌊 Save the date! 📅 27–28 Nov 2025, Brussels 📈Join leading ocean scientists, modellers, data experts, innovators & policymakers at the 4th Digital Ocean Forum to shape the future of the #DigitalTwinOcean. #OceanData #OurMissionOcean

❄️🔬 Shaping the future of sea ice research! Join the Digital Twin Solutions for Sea Ice Workshop 🗓️ 27–28 Oct, Tallinn & online. 👉 terradt.eu/events/digit... #DigitalTwin #SeaIce #Arctic

Our #eDNA Autonomous #Biosampler enters its next phase! 🌊🧬 1️⃣ Sea trials of the first prototype 2️⃣ Greater depth & reliability 3️⃣ Second version with improved preservation & sterilization 4️⃣ Validation in lab + field Details:👉https://bitly.cx/PBaz #MissionOcean #HorizonEU @ciimar.bsky.social

⛴️ Our #eDNA #BioSampler went deeper! Integrated with an #AUV, it was deployed at 20 and 75m off Porto. ⛴️ Autonomous sampling matched manual protocols with triplicate water filtration. 🧬Next: eDNA sequencing to uncover biodiversity across trophic levels! @ciimar.bsky.social #MissionOcean

🖍️ Teach kids to dream blue! 📚A colouring book from @DaWetRest brings #OceanLiteracy & #WaterLiteracy to classrooms. 🌊🌍 Can be downloaded here: bitly.cx/DfWQ @Cinea_EU @EUScienceInnov @EU_MARE @EU_ENV @EUClimateAction @HorizonEU

🧐Discover Copernicus Hubs Essentials! Free online webinars on using Coastal & Arctic Hub data ❄️, perfect for beginners in Earth observation. 🌏 📅 12 & 19 Sept 2025 👉 events.coastal.hub.copernicus.eu/e/copernicus... #Copernicus #Arctic #Coastal #Climate #EarchObservation #webinar

🌊💙 Building #oceanliteracy from an early age! Ana Faria, a marine ecologist from #BioProtect brought #MPAs to life for 7-year-olds with a custom ocean-themed board game, teaching conservation through play! 🛡️💙Protecting what you love starts with understanding it! #MisionOcean #HorizonEU

Meet our AR: Poland 🇵🇱 #Ustka region co-designs #MSP with public voices, tackling #eutrophication, #overfishing & #ORE pressures while balancing nature & growth. 💙 Which #BioProtect tools are used? 📍 Marine Planner 📍 Biodiversity Toolbox 📍 Recommendations on Governance #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

Meet our AR: Poland 🇵🇱 #Ustka in the Southern #BalticSea faces: ⚡ Offshore Wind Farms (0.9–2.5 GW) coming by 2030 ⚓ Service base ready by 2026 🌱 Macrophyte meadows & wild beaches at risk from ORE, overfishing & pollution. Interested to learn more? ➡️ bitly.cx/5tLU8 #MissionOcean #HorizonEU #Poland

📺AR series: #Ukraine️ 🇺🇦 We’re restoring marine biodiversity and ecosystem resilience in the #Odessa region with #BioProtect tools: 🗺️ PPGIS Analyser 📘 Recommendations on Governance 🧭 Marine Planner 🌱 Biodiversity Toolbox ➡️https://bitly.cx/PoRjD #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

📺AR series: #Ukraine️ 🇺🇦 🌊Odessa's region wetlands, estuaries, reefs & seagrass meadows are threatened by pollution, habitat loss & overfishing.🎣 #BioProtect is restoring resilience through area-based solutions! ➡️ bitly.cx/wyxQe #MissionOcean #HorizonEU #Odessa