CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Have you been working on Empowerment & Blue Justice in Coastal Communities? We are accepting abstracts to our upcoming special issue on the subject in Ocean & Society. Read more: lnkd.in/ezCzQWnR @cogitatiooas.bsky.social @empowerus.bsky.social @silviagomezmestres.bsky.social

Thanks to UNESCO IOC for sharing some of our survey headlines & recommendations from the EmpowerUs EU Project policy briefs 'ocean literacy needs for an empowered and resilient future'. 12 countries have taken the Ocean & Society Survey. Will your country / project be next? lnkd.in/eDKQ_PKj

If you like walking near the sea, playing on the beach, or taking school groups for shore visits, please take a look at this summary of some of our recent work and advice. Understanding how to interpret a tide table to ensure a safe beach visit is tricky, and varies locally. Stay safe people!

🌊 Blue Future series kicks off!🪸 On the road to#UNOC3 in Nice 🇫🇷 (June 9–13), we’re spotlighting inspiring initiatives to protect marine ecosystems and provide solutions to protect our oceans 🌍💙 #BlueFuture #MarineBiodiversity #UNOC3

📢 Calling all members of the fishing and seafood industry, historians, government and local experts! 🐟 Know where herring were caught, when they arrived, where they spawned, or how they were used? 🗣️ We want to hear from you! 📩 Contact [email protected]

Are you in Nice #UNOC3 #OneOceanScience on June 5th? Come join us for "What funders want for ocean literacy, and how to incorporate it into interdisciplinary science projects to increase your impact". Fish for the right kind of ocean literacy for your project. nordlandsforskning.no/en/news/2025...

In this new paper just published in @climate-policy.bsky.social, we look at what overshoot would mean for #local #adaptation #planning.

🌊Women Making Waves - Spain🌊 The #WomenMakingWaves series celebrates incredible women across Europe who have been empowered by the ocean—or have empowered it in return. Today we turn our focus to two Spanish women whose lives were tied to the ocean. Read here: empowerus-project.eu/news-and-eve...

Upcoming on Monday: 🌊 #OceanOptimism exchange with @oceanknigge.bsky.social & @rare.org 🌊 Registration ➡️ ogy.de/1v5h

Introducing FisHistory 🐟📖 an interdisciplinary project aiming to identify currently unmapped herring spawning grounds in the Irish Sea, and other aspects of herring biology, by combining local knowledge, scientific data and historical records 📖 @bangoruniversity.bsky.social funded by UKRI

Prior to the #MAREConference, we are excited to invite you to the 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 2025. This year it is about #ports: 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞: 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬. It takes place on June 23 in Amsterdam (at the UvA). You can register here: www.aanmelder.nl/mare2025/sub...

Do you ever go to a beach, or organise beach visits for people? Want to stay safe on your coastal visit, by better understanding what people misconceive about tide that can lead to getting stranded on a beach or cut off by the tide? Then this paper is for you! www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci...

🌊Women Making Waves - Norway🌊 The #WomenMakingWaves series celebrates remarkable women across Europe who have been empowered by the ocean—or have empowered it in return. This final instalment showcases inspiring coastal women in Norway💙 Read more: empowerus-project.eu/news-and-eve...

Do you ever go to a beach, or organise beach visits for other people? Want to stay safe on your coastal visit? And better understand what people misconceive about the tide that can lead to getting stranded on a beach or cut off by the tide? Then this paper is for you! PAPER ALERT: lnkd.in/eRCEBtVA