🚨 Presented at #ICESASC2025! Igor Granado shared how #ComputerVision is transforming #benthicEcosystems habitat mapping in the Bay of Biscay. Big thanks to all collaborators & inspiring ocean scientists at @icesmarine.bsky.social 🌊 More via www.linkedin.com/posts/igorgr... @azti.bsky.social

🔍 Has anyone come across transparent antifouling coatings for u/w camera lenses? We’re looking for something commercially available in the EU, safe for static u/w cameras that will keep lenses clear without frequent manual cleaning. Any leads, experiences, or suppliers would be very welcome! 🌊📷

Our Editorial concludes a Research Topic with 26 insightful articles on how #ecosystems respond to human pressures & #ClimateChange: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... Explore the full collection: www.frontiersin.org/research-top... #MarineScience #Conservation #Biodiversity #MarineEcology 🧪🌍🌐🌊

The deadline for submitting an Abstract to the #GuardIAS Conference is close! Conference Theme: “Prevention of Invasive Alien Species Introductions and Biosecurity Risk Assessment” #bioinvasions #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology

I was shocked when I first saw these results from standard climate models used in IPCC reports: for high emissions, the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC shuts down in all 9 models that ran past 2100, and is well on the way to shutdown by 2100. Our paper on that is out today.🧵

Meet the leader at the helm of #GuardIAS, WP7 Leader Prof. @skatsanevakis.bsky.social! 👨‍🔬🛡️ His focus is on a crucial goal: strengthening the bridge between the project's science and EU policy to ensure GuardIAS has a lasting, real-world impact. Read our full Q&A: guardias.eu/work-package...

Spotlight: The Marbled Crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) 🦞 This species is an army of female clones. No males have ever been found! Just one crayfish can start an entire invasion & it carries the deadly crayfish plague. The #GuardIAS project is tracking its spread. guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies

Our article “What do we know about the state of European seas?” is now out in @consletters.bsky.social. In this study, we used all available #MSFD assessments to unveil the status of European Seas. @drangelborja.bsky.social @skatsanevakis.bsky.social Find the article link at the post’s end.

🚨 New from the #BioBoost+ team: 67% of industrial fishing in coastal MPAs goes untracked. 🎣 Satellite imagery + GPS data = urgent wakeup call for enforcement. 📰 Read the Science paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #MPAs #OceanScience #UntrackedFishing

🌡️ A new Science paper reports 2023 saw record‐breaking #ΜarineΗeatwaves — 96% of the oceans were affected, heatwaves lasted 4× longer than average, and some regions stayed hot for over 500 days. It may mark a climate #TippingPoint. #MarineEcology #Conservation 🌍🌐🧪🌊 www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Today is 🌍 #WorldNatureConservationDay2025 let's celebrate with this #GES4SEAS video, on the importance of a good management of the #ocean for a better conservation #MarineEcology youtu.be/E7qFN2AxIdY?...

🌊Just published: " #CIMPAL expanded" unveils the combined impacts of #InvasiveSpecies, #jellyfish blooms & #HABs across the Aegean Sea. Find key hotspots and species rankings to inform targeted #conservation. 👉 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... #bioinvasions #MarineEcology #GES4SEAS #GuardIAS 🌍🌐

🌊New study maps endangered #Cystoseira marine forests in the Med using high-res CubeSat data! The developed workflow supports EU #restoration targets & #habitat #monitoring. 👉 www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17... #RemoteSensing #MarineForests #MediterraneanSea #MarineEcology @nemo-tools.bsky.social

Virtual #Conference on 'Prevention of #IAS Introductions and #Biosecurity Risk Assessment', organized by #GuardIAS. Free registration. Opportunity for full paper publication in 'Management of Biological Invasions' with full waiver of APCs. guardias.eu/welcome-to-t... #Bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies

🏖️ Beach access is a right, not a luxury. Our new study led by @stamatiadouv.bsky.social reveals €57M lost yearly in Greece because many #wheelchair users are excluded from the coast. Time to invest in truly inclusive beaches. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... #MarineEcology #EcosystemServices #GES4SEAS 🧪🌍🌐

The GuardIAS project held its first online General Assembly for the project partners yesterday, with over 50 individuals from around the world attending. The event was a brilliant way to present on the work that has been carried out so far, and plan for the next steps. #InvasiveSpecies

Join GuardIAS Project Co-ordinator Stelios Katsanevakis, University of Aegean as he shares his hopes for the GuardIAS project with us – what the GuardIAS Project aims to do, which work package he is leading and his vision for the project in the future. youtu.be/biQdbQRWFWI #GuardIAS

Last week the University of Pavia organized an open-lab event dedicated to the monitoring of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii in the Monticchie reserve (Lombardy, Italy). Participants actively engaged in the capture & analysis of the invasive species, experiencing the eradication process firsthand.

First morning of the #SummerSchool25 organisef by @drangelborja.bsky.social ending beautifully at the Donostia Aquarium with @skatsanevakis.bsky.social presenting the new project @guardias.bsky.social

Presenting the #GuardIAS approach in the #SummerSchool2025

Agnese Marchini has just passionately presented capacity building activities through citizen science initiatives in the framework of the #GuardIAS project, including #BioArtBlitz and #Zooniverse projects! #SummerSchool2025 @drangelborja.bsky.social

Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 and we finish our @azti.bsky.social #GES4SEAS #Summerschool, that we organize each year this week, coinciding with this date and #WorldOceansDay @skatsanevakis.bsky.social @helianateixeira.bsky.social @ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social #MarineEcology #Research

The 2025 Summer School "Artificial intelligence and citizen science in monitoring and assessing biodiversity and invasive species at sea" has just started in San Sebastian. Co-organized by AZTI, #GES4SEAS, #GuardIAS, #Bioboost+, #ObamaNext, #ANERIS, and #POMP #MarineEcology

@drangelborja.bsky.social welcoming us to #SummerSchool2025 in the amazing Aquarium of San Sebastian. It's going to be a great week discussing AI and citizen science in monitoring and assessing #marinebiodiversity and invasive species.

AZTI #SummerSchool2025 in progress, with a presentation from our project leader Dr Lissandro Benedetti-Cecchi @azti.bsky.social #MarineEcology

Just two days to go until the #GuardIAS webinar by Dr. Lorenzo Vilizzi, organized by #Invasivesnet! Don’t miss it! #bioinvasions #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology #InvasiveSpecies 🌐 🌍

#GuardIAS and #OneStop Horizon projects are presented in the first issue of the #INVASIONS newsletter. #bioinvasions #AquaticEcology #MarineEcology

Ongoing large-scale survey in the Cyclades revisits reefs 17 years after @sylvainegiakoumi.bsky.social ’s study—early results show significant degradation and canopy forest loss, driven by a combination of #overfishing, #ClimateChange, and #invasive herbivores. 🌍🌐🧪 #MarineEcology #bioinvasions

Scenes from Friday’s ROV monitoring of gorgonian forests around Lesvos Island @skatsanevakis.bsky.social @jennieacp.bsky.social #MarineConservation

Our #CAMBioMed 2nd annual meeting was completed today in Chania. Very useful discussions on our #monitoring framework and organizing our #field work for this year, #CitizenScience activities, #AI assisted analysis of photo-quadrats, and many more. #MarineEcology @sylvainegiakoumi.bsky.social

Still time for early bird registration to @azti.bsky.social summer school, on #AI and #citizenscience to monitor the #ocean and #biodiversity coorganized by #GuardIAS. #bioinvasions #invasivespecies #MarineEcology #MarineConservation

The most delightful reaction to finding the purple #gorgonian site from our wonderful student Artemis. Truly beautiful site. Will be processing and posting the video footage within a week! Watch this space! 🧪🪸🐠🐟 #fieldwork #marinescience

Our #ROV surveys in Lesvos continue, revealing breathtaking #gorgonian forests—but not without a stark reminder of human impact. #Ghostnets and abandoned longlines haunt these vibrant ecosystems. @nemo-tools.bsky.social @jennieacp.bsky.social #MarineEcology #MarineConservation #Lesvos 🧪🌍🌐

Exciting news! The NEMO Tools ROV team of @skatsanevakis.bsky.social has begun exploring Lesvos Island, assessing gorgonians & coralligenous assemblages. Two trips down, five to go! Follow along @nemo-tools.bsky.social l 🧪🌊🐠 #MarineBiology #NEMOTools #MarineEcology #Fieldwork

🌊💰 Mediterranean #seagrasses provide $11.6B in #EcosystemServices annually—but remain undervalued! Our new study maps their benefits, from coastal protection to carbon storage. Time to protect this natural capital! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #MarineConservation #MarineEcology 🧪🌍🌐

Bringing the ocean to your ears! 🎧🌊 Our team has developed affordable 50-euro #hydrophones to engage citizens in marine exploration—part of the @nemo-tools.bsky.social project. #MarineEcology #CitizenScience 🧪

Could that be you? Come join us!

We must not stay silent in the attack against truth and science. Life as we know it depends on it. I have been devastated at recent events and vow to do more to combat it please consider doing the same. 🌊 🌏 🧪 Scientists as political advocates | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🛑Tackling invasive alien species across marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats Read our joint press release with @guardias.bsky.social to find out more about our newly started projects - www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #InvasiveSpecies #Bioinvasions

Breaking news: Trump has finally solved climate change!!! The masterstroke? Just delete it. Federal websites? Scrubbed. Research? Vanished. If you can't see it, it doesn't exist! Difficult times... 🧪🌐🌍 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

6 great European projects gathered to bring you this exciting summer school #GES4SEAS, #OBAMA-NEXT, #GuardIAS, #BioBoost+, #ANERIS and #POMP hosted by @azti.bsky.social @drangelborja.bsky.social Find more about the Programme and Registration here: www.azti.es/en/event/sum...

🚨 Exciting news! This summer, BioBoost+ joins the 2025 Summer School on AI & #CitizenScience for #MarineBiodiversity! 🌿🐟🌍 📍 Learn how #AI is revolutionizing marine biodiversity monitoring! Engage with experts & explore innovative tools for #conservation. 🔗 Join us: tinyurl.com/237bhtsw

Check the announcement of the summer school on 'AI and citizen science in monitoring and assessing biodiversity and invasive species at sea'. Happy to participate as a trainer. #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #GuardIAS

Exciting work ongoing in our team at #NORDUniversitet for @bioboostplus.bsky.social project!

Transforming marine monitoring: We're developing advanced computer vision for automated fish tracking. Follow us as we boost biodiversity monitoring with AI & digital imagery! Stay tuned! #MarineScience #Biodiversa+ #NORD&NE #NORDuniversitet @AndersLarsen @ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social @MarkCostello

News from the Guardias @guardias.bsky.social & Onestop @onestopproject.bsky.social Projects Kickoff Meeting has just been released. Read all about it at www.eurekalert.org/news-release... , witnews.eu/ambitious-pr..., www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D... #GuardiasOnestopKickoff @ec.europa.eu

The Kickoff Meeting may be over, but the journey has just begun. We had a really productive 4 days with project partners & our sister project @onestopproject.bsky.social From the Guardias Project Consortium we look forward to engaging with you all again soon, #GuardiasOnestopKickoff @ec.europa.eu

Kick-off moments that matter! The GuardIAS project is underway, and our amazing team of participants is ready to make a difference. Stay tuned for updates as we embark on this exciting journey together! #GuardIASOneStopKickoff #GuardIAS #bioinvasions #conservation #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology

Looking forward to our session this afternoon, interacting with important projects such as #GES4SEAS, #LIFE-PROMETHEUS, #LIFE-RELIONMED, #LIFE-DUNIAS, #ClimateInvasives, #B-cubed, #LIFE-RIPARIAS #GuardiasOnestopKickoff

End of Day 2, but only the start of a great collaboration @onestopproject.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu #GuardiasOnestopKickoff