🌊 Europe’s waters are full of life — and a few oddballs! From seagrass meadows to deep-sea realms, explore how MARCO-BOLO helps protect aquatic biodiversity across rivers, coasts & oceans. 💙 Find out which aquatic oddball you are 👉 marcobolo-project.eu/the-waters-w...

Europe’s waters are under pressure - from rivers to coasts to the deep sea💧 Join our campaign and help protect life in The Waters We Share! 💙 See what you can do: marcobolo-project.eu/the-waters-w... #TheWatersWeShare #LifeBeneathTheWaves #KnowOurWatersBetter #AquaticPersonalityQuiz

Register now! Mapping Blue Carbon in European Seagrass Beds 🟢 27 November 2025 - 12:00 CET 🟠 Dr. Natalya Gallo, NORCE 🔵 Hosted by @marco-bolo.bsky.social This is the fifth webinar of our #MODAlliance series - don't miss this one! 🔗 marcobolo-project.eu/moda-webinar...

🔵 How can remote sensing & ocean data help protect Europe’s #BlueCarbon ecosystems? Join @natalya-gallo.bsky.social for #MODAlliance Webinar #5 hosted by #MARCO-BOLO 📅 27 Nov 2025 | 🕛 12:00 CET | 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/cn2xfA9UVE 🔍 Topic: Mapping seagrass beds + EURO-CARBON database

🔵 How can remote sensing & ocean data help protect Europe’s #BlueCarbon ecosystems? Join @natalya-gallo.bsky.social for #MODAlliance Webinar #5 hosted by #MARCO-BOLO 📅 27 Nov 2025 | 🕛 12:00 CET | 📍 Zoom 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/cn2xfA9UVE 🔍 Topic: Mapping seagrass beds + EURO-CARBON database

🎤 🌊 Webinar recording available! Exploring coastal habitats through marine robotics: benefits and challenges Big thanks to presenters Lucrezia Bernacchi and Miguel Carvalho, and #MODAlliance partners @marco-bolo.bsky.social & OBAMA-NEXT. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFFK...

The next MOD Alliance webinar is coming up on 25 September at 11 CET, hosted by @diverseaeu.bsky.social It will explore how #MarineRobotics are used to map and monitor #CoastalHabitats. Register: t.ly/2e0U7 More webinars: marcobolo-project.eu/mod-alliance... #MODAlliance #MarineBiodiversity

🔴 Day 2 of the Biodiversa+ Midterm Conference is live! Today, we're looking forward to discussing impact and future directions in biodiversity research, policy, and practice. Follow along: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The next MOD Alliance webinar is coming up on 25 September at 11 CET, hosted by @diverseaeu.bsky.social It will explore how #MarineRobotics are used to map and monitor #CoastalHabitats. Register: t.ly/2e0U7 More webinars: marcobolo-project.eu/mod-alliance... #MODAlliance #MarineBiodiversity

📢 Webinar - register now! 🔵 What: Exploring Coastal Habitats Through Marine Robotics: Benefits and Challenges 👩‍💻🌊 🟢 Who: Lucrezia Bernacchi & Miguel Carvalho 🟠 When: 25 September 2025, 11:00 CET In partnership with @marco-bolo.bsky.social & OBAMA-NEXT 🔗 t.ly/2e0U7 #Marine #Coastal #Biodiversity

📢 #Trondheim! This weekend, you're invited to visit the #SmögenToTrondheim crew on their vessel Hrimfare. After six weeks of sailing, #biodiversity data collection, and community engagement, the crew are in the Trondheim harbor for the weekend to chat and share tales from the journey 🌊⛵

Hot off the press! 📰 Dive into our newly published brochure – a visual overview of our project's mission, breakthrough technologies, and the real-world impact we're aiming for in next-gen sustainable industries. Check it out👉https://xtream-project.eu/media-corner/

🌍 Why countries need GBIF: lessons from Belgium A recently published policy brief provides details how Belgium has leveraged GBIF to support sustainable development, conservation and innovation for effective #biodiversity governance. 🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

📢 CO-OP4CBD, which coordinates and supports the implementation of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) in Europe, is organising online training sessions this week! 👉 Find out more: www.linkedin.com/events/co-op...

🌊The ocean carbon sink is ailing. In 2023’s record marine heatwave, the ocean absorbed ~1 Gt less CO₂ – ≈ half the EU’s annual emissions. New study published in Nature Climate Change with VLIZ, ETH Zürich, ICOS & University of East Anglia. Read more 👉 www.vliz.be/en/news/ocea...

@envpoluniwien.bsky.social is conducting a survey on #Ocean #Data and its use in different communities involved in ocean-related negotiations: decision makers, diplomats, non-state actors, and scientists. @twinpolitics.bsky.social survey: univie.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey... Share your thoughts!

🌊 We are proud to present the new @marco-bolo.bsky.social Policy Brief "Addressing Challenges in the Biodiversity Monitoring Data Ecosystem" featuring a big stakeholder survey, offering practical recommendations to improve usage and accessibility 🪸 🐠 Download, share & comment here: bit.ly/4onScaS

New MARCO-BOLO policy brief out! Based on a 2023 stakeholder survey led by @univie.ac.at, it explores barriers to using marine biodiversity data and offers practical recommendations. 👏 @arnela10.bsky.social @alicevadrot.bsky.social @philippbaun.bsky.social 📄 bit.ly/3IEJ3dF #Biodiversity #Data

New related project mapping just out! Our partner CIIMAR has mapped out 18 EU projects on marine biodiversity monitoring across Europe. Lots of overlap, shared case studies, and potential for collaboration! 🗺️ Includes maps, tables & summaries 🔗 marcobolo-project.eu/marco-bolo-related-projects-map

2️⃣Only TWO days left to apply to the Open Call for Experts by @eklipse-europe.bsky.social! 🫵Don't miss this chance to contribute your knowledge to the future of marine conservation in Europe. 👀More details below: #Biodiversity #ForNature #ForOurPlanet

🌊 Reminder: Eklipse Open Call for Experts! Help create a blueprint for site-specific conservation objectives for Marine Natura 2000 sites. Deadline: July 23, 2025 Apply: eklipse.eu/calls/#CfE #CallForExperts #MarineConservation #Natura2000 #SciencePolicy

👉 Until 23 July, you have the opportunity to apply to join the latest Expert Working Group by @eklipse-europe.bsky.social! 💚 The associated Call for Experts deals with the topic of conservation for marine Natura 2000 sites. 👀 Find out more: #Biodiversity #ForNature #ForOurPlanet

📢 Webinar registration open! Exploring #CoastalHabitats Through #MarineRobotics: Benefits and Challenges 🟢 25 Sept 2025, 11:00 CET 🟠 Lucrezia Bernacchi (UPorto) & Miguel Carvalho (INEGI) 🔵 Hosted by DiverSea, with @marco-bolo.bsky.social & OBAMA-NEXT 🔗 marcobolo-project.eu/moda-webinar...

📢 Are you registered for our next #EMBRCTechWebinar? 📢 🔵 Justine Pagnier from Uni of Gothenburg will share insights into #MarineObservation and how #eDNA, #ARMS & #imaging can support the sustainable development of #fisheries, offshore wind farms & #aquaculture 🔗 www.embrc.eu/embrc-tech-w... 🌊🧪🦑

Big thanks to @arnela10.bsky.social for presenting the #MARCO-BOLO project at the #LivingPlanetSymposium in Vienna this Thursday. His talk covered the project’s approach, results, identified bottlenecks and the need for better links between in situ and remote sensing communities! #LPS25 @esa.int

If you missed the latest OBON Network Spotlight webinar - introducing our new projects ANEMONE and PASTIME - it is now available on our YouTube Channel at youtu.be/AEeJFXHtghw (see link in bio for full list). More on OBON projects here: obon-ocean.org/endorsed-pro...

Seated for our fabulous panel on #DigitalTwinoftheOcean in cooperation with @embrc-eu.bsky.social and @marco-bolo.bsky.social 🥰☺️

Side-event #UNOC3 June 12th Making the Digital Twin of the Ocean fit for Global Marine Govenance Ethics, Politics, and Transformative Power @marco-bolo.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @erc.europa.eu @twinpolitics.bsky.social @embrc-eu.bsky.social @embrc-france.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr @cnrs.fr

🌷We are very happy & grateful for everyone who participated in yesterday's Side Event on #DigitalTwinoftheOcean @ #UNOC3 Thank you to our panelists Pascal Lamy, Andrei Polajack, Angelique Pouponneau & Vanessa Yepes-Narváez, our cooperation partners @embrc-eu.bsky.social & @marco-bolo.bsky.social 😍

Contribute to the #IPBES Monitoring Assessment #MARCOBOLO invites you to share your knowledge on biodiversity monitoring efforts across all levels national to ecosystem. 📅 Deadline: 23.06.25 🔗 Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Biodiversity #Monitoring

🔴 TODAY at #UNOC: Digital Twins of the Ocean 📣 👉 Our ED #NicolasPade will introduce a panel covering the role #DTO plays in marine governance & how it supports decision-making for global marine ecosystems 🙏 Thanks to @univie.ac.at & EMBRC’s @marco-bolo.bsky.social 🔗 www.embrc.eu/embrc-unoc-2025/

🌊 At UNOC 2025? We are co-organising a panel on the Digital Twin of the Ocean with @embrc-eu.bsky.social, the @envpoluniwien.bsky.social & the #TwinPolitics project. 📅 June 12 at 18:00 CET 📍 Villefranche sur Mer 🔗 Info & registration: marcobolo-project.eu/8932-2/ #UNOC2025 #DTO @erc.europa.eu

🎤On June 6 @arnela10.bsky.social will present in the panel “Inclusive science-policy-society interfaces” #OOSC between 11h20 and 11h30 in Room 4 in Port Lympia: “From Science-Policy to Data-Policy Interfaces: Unpacking Biodiversity Monitoring Data Practices”, a @marco-bolo.bsky.social paper!

🗣️Finally, on June 12 at 6pm in Auditorium, Institut de la Mer de Villefranche-sur-Mer the EPRG, together with our partners from @embrc-eu.bsky.social & @marco-bolo.bsky.social will host a side event on “Making the Digital Twin of the Ocean fit for Global Marine Govenance"

🎤🌊On June 6 @arnela10.bsky.social will present in the panel “Inclusive science-policy-society interfaces” #OOSC at 11:20 in Room 4 in Port Lympia: “From Science-Policy to Data-Policy Interfaces: Unpacking Biodiversity Monitoring Data Practices”, a @marco-bolo.bsky.social research! #SaveOurOcean 🐋

Today @arnela10.bsky.social (on the left) will present on “From Science-Policy to Data-Policy Interfaces: Unpacking #Biodiversity Monitoring #Data Practices” at 11h20 in Room 4 in Port Lympia at #OOSC - a @marco-bolo.bsky.social research with @alicevadrot.bsky.social & Felix Wurm #SaveOurOcean

🌊 Public Talk: Making the Digital Twin of the Ocean fit for Global Marine Governance Can tech support just & effective ocean policy? 🗓 12th June 2025, 6pm –7:30pm 📍 Institut de la Mer, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Nice 🔗 mailchi.mp/14eac086c64f... #DigitalTwin #OceanGovernance #Marine

🌊Follow the MARCO-BOLO team prepping for #data collection 👇 #oceans #biodiversity #research #oceanography

🎨 Artists & Creatives! Apply now for a €15,000 grant from TIDAL ArtS, part of the @ec.europa.eu mission to restore our ocean & waters 🌊 💡 20 grants for participatory, community-based projects 🗓️ Deadline: 14 June 2025 🔗 tidalarts.eu/lighthouse-c... #TIDALArtS #EU4OceanMission #ArtForChange

🌧️ Day 3 - No sailing today aboard the #RVSimonStevin for the MARCO-BOLO team due to weather, but the #ROV got some harbour testing in! Prepping for more data collection once conditions improve. 📸 Photos + updates: marcobolo-project.eu/biodiversity... @vliz.be @noc.ac.uk #DTU #Fieldwork #NorthSea

🌊 This #BiodiversityDay, let’s give aquatic biodiversity the spotlight it deserves! From plankton to whales, freshwater to deep sea, aquatic life is vital to our planet’s health. Learn what #MARCO-BOLO is doing to help: 🧷 marcobolo-project.eu 💙 #BlueBiodiversity #Marine #Freshwater #Coastal

Ever heard of EOVs, Bio Eco EOVs, or EBVs? 👀 They are essential tools for understanding biodiversity in a changing ocean. @marco-bolo.bsky.social, #GOOS, #MBON, and @geobon.org‬ just released a set of infographics that break it all down. Check them out: marcobolo-project.eu/eovs-ebvs-in...

🚢 Teams from @vliz.be, @noc.ac.uk & #DTU aboard #RVSimonStevin are using acoustic, imaging & eDNA sensors to study marine life in the North Sea! 🌊🔬 A @marco-bolo.bsky.social demo supporting #DTOBioFlow & the #DigitalTwinOcean. Biodiversity data in action! 🐟🧬📡 #OceanScience - Follow us for more!

🚢 Teams from #VLIZ, @noc.ac.uk & #DTU are currently aboard the RV SimonStevin. 🌊🔬They are using acoustic, imaging & eDNA sensors to study biodiversity in the North Sea. Part of project @marco-bolo.bsky.social, supporting the Digital Twin of the Ocean and #DTOBioFlow. 🐟🧬📡 #OceanScience #DTO

🐟 MARCO-BOLO is excited to join #EMD2025 in Cork this Thursday! We’ll be sharing our work on tech innovation for marine, coastal & freshwater #biodiversity monitoring - linking Europe’s efforts with global ocean health goals🌊 See you there! #BlueGrowth

🌊Day 2 of the #MARCO-BOLO biodiversity fieldwork! The team tested the #ROV for the first time today, capturing underwater video 🎥 while #eDNA and #plankton #sensors collected data alongside seafloor instruments. Follow the RV Simon Stevin live: bit.ly/RVSimonS Updates & photos: bit.ly/DemoWP4

We're excited to be attending #EuropeanMaritimeDay in Cork later this week. Read our latest blog to learn more about the marine-based projects we're bringing to #EMD2025: erinn.eu/supporting-o...

🌊Tomorrow, WP4 partners set sail from Ostend, Belgium for a North Sea field trip! Multiple aquatic biodiversity sensors to be deployed simultaneously to compare performance, spot limitations & test effectiveness in real-world conditions #MarineScience #Biodiversity #NorthSea

We are growing! All news from our research group #EnvironmentalPolitics will be available on this new channel: @twinpolitics.bsky.social @marco-bolo.bsky.social and #BiodiversityAustria and everything on environmental negotiations will be shared here!

🧬 We are seeking an eDNA consultant! Join the OBIS team for an exciting 6-month remote mission supporting @marco-bolo.bsky.social and @ednaquaplan.bsky.social, two flagship European marine biodiversity projects! 📩 Apply by 23 .5.2025, 17:00 CEST 👉 Read more: obis.org/2025/05/14/e...