A special moment for BioNept today as @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social moves on after 8 years with the group! Thanks for the dedication, curiosity, and many hours of research and fieldwork. 🌊🪨 Excited to see what comes next! 🚀 @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

Aerial view of a clay-rich river plume along the Moroccan coast, spreading into coastal waters following extreme rainfall events⛈️⛈️⛈️💧💧💧🌊🌊 #Morocco #photography #storm @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

BioNept Intertidal Moroccan Tour 2026 🌊🦪🇲🇦 Back to work on intertidal rocky shores along this stunning stretch of coast. 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #Intertidal #Biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

Essaouira, Morocco — here we go again 🌊🇲🇦 After heavy rain, clay-rich, iron-bearing soils from inland wash into the sea, turning coastal waters red. Land and ocean, tightly linked. #Essaouira #Morocco @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social

2026 make it or break it! Exciting science ahead! #biodiversity #nature #happy2026 #happynewyear

​More than just a shell! ​Our new research shows these #mussel #holobionts are actually net #CO₂ sinks. A game-changer for how we view species interactions in the coastal systems! ​#BlueCarbon @univlille.bsky.social@gerardozardi.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org @gerardozardi.bsky.social

📣 New paper! #Intertidal mussels with cyanobacterial symbionts can act as net #CO₂ sinks. Species interactions shape coastal #carboncycle! doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... #Holobiont #ClimateChange @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org

New research from #BiologyLetters: Intertidal mussel-symbiont associations act as CO₂ sinks during daily emersion royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... | #Bioengneering #Ecology

Low tide geometry 🌊✨ Mussel poles casting long shadows on the sand🌊 #biodiversity #musselsarecool #intertidal

Great energy yesterday at the Marine Station of @univlille.bsky.social! We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬 @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

🌈 Stunning view from Lille University’s Marine Station (@univlille.bsky.social) at #Wimereux this morning 🌊 #MarineScience #rainbow #biodiversity

Wrapping up a great week of intertidal fieldwork — boots full of seawater, hands full of samples, and loggers full of data! 🌊🦪📊 @katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange

Colourful intertidal biodiversity 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife

📢Exciting news! BioNept PhD student Lorenzo Cozzolino (@univlille.bsky.social–LOG) is featured in Nature! 🌊 The interview highlights coastal fieldwork and the research we carry out on how microplastics impact marine #biodiversity🦀🦪🦭🦞🪼 @nature.com @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

📢 New paper out! 🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution

So long, Cornwall… until next tide! 🌊 Still home to some of the most beautiful rocky shores. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🦀🦀🦪🦪🦪🐟🐟 #intertidal #biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #musselsarecool #mussels

Cornish kelp holfasts 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #biodiversity #Cornwall #jamfirst 😊 #marinelife #kelp

Sometimes the smallest details steal the show 🦦🔍🐚 #limpets #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #art #intertidal

Step 1: assess the goods 🧐 Step 2: execute the plan 🕊️🍽️ 🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊 #Cornwall #biodiversity #seagulls @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #marinelife #birds

Hanging on with style. Cornwall’s intertidal crew—mussels, limpets, and fucoids 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 @marclim-uk.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #fieldwork

Heading from #France to #England for another intertidal survey in #Cornwall 🇫🇷➡️🇬🇧 On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚 #Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

So long from the Moroccan intertidal 🇲🇦 — heading back to France 🇫🇷 Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates. #Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity

Another low tide, another peek into Moroccan intertidal life 🇲🇦🐙🐟🐚🦀🦪🌊 #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #Morocco @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social

More intertidal life from the Moroccan coast 🇲🇦Always something new to spot🦪🦀🐚🐟🌊🐙 #Morocco #Intertidal #MarineLife #Biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

Our survey campaign continues along the stunning Moroccan shores 🇲🇦🌊🦪Unbelievable #intertidal landscapes & yesterday's accommodation had everything we needed: WiFi, terrace &...dromedaries🐪 #fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

BioNept Intertidal Moroccan tour 2025 🌊🦪🇲🇦 Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

The Norwegian #intertidal always delivers surprises 🇳🇴🌊 From microbial biodiversity to unexpected megafauna encounters - though we’re not sure we should count the 🫎 in the transect 😉 #Fieldwork #IntertidalEcology @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity

Our PhD student Sarah Bollina is on the move! 🚐🧪 Currently sampling her way through the stunning Norwegian coast 🇳🇴 🐚 #MarineBiology #Fieldwork #PhDLife @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal

That 🍺 sums it up nicely @gerardozardi.bsky.social Yecher’mad to the #ITRS family for such great science & bonhomie all through last week. The 15th ITRS in 🇳🇿 looks amazing: what a next venue video @chrisecornwall.bsky.social , & Chris Battershill wears the wig so well @waikatouniversity.bsky.social

Huge congrats to Lorenzo Cozzolino for successfully defending his 🎓🥳🍾🍾🍾 Thanks to the jury for a lively viva full of sharp and stimulating questions🦀🌊 #PhDDefense #MarineEcology #Intertidal @nschubert.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @ccmar.bsky.social

Flying to Portugal 🇵🇹 to support our #PhDstudent Lorenzo Cozzolino as he defends his thesis🎓 A big milestone after years of exciting work on intertidal ecology 🌊🦪🐚🦀 #PhD #phdlife @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social #MarineEcology #BioNept @ccmar.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

Early morning sampling at Pointe aux Oies 🇫🇷🦪 The tide waits for no one🌊🌊🌊 @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #biodiversity #fieldwork #intertidal

Afternoon sampling at Pointe de la Crèche 🇫🇷🦪 #MarineScience #biodiversity @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social

Cheers to a great #ITRS2025 🍻 Wonderful to reconnect with old friends meet new ones & dive into exciting science Until next time, so long! @marclim-uk.bsky.social @svenjatidau.bsky.social @louisefirth.bsky.social @szndohrn.bsky.social @unipisa.bsky.social #ITRS @univlille.bsky.social

@katynicastro.bsky.social up tomorrow morning at #ITRS2025! She’ll be speaking on the Impact of Leachates from #Microplastic and Novel Plastic Forms on #Mussels Adaptive #Behaviour & Self-Organisation ROOM 2 at 16:30🦪🌊🐚 ##ITRS @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #plasticpollution

Off to Brest for #ITRS2025 — bags packed and ready to go! 🪸🦪🌊 Catch not one, not two... but FIVE talks from the BioNept crew: @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social Sarah Bollina, Jonathan Monsinjon and Lorenzo Cozzolino #ITRS here we come 🦪🌊🐚🦀

Back from a productive and sunny round of #intertidal #fieldwork at Cran du Noirda, France 🇨🇵 @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #biodiversity #coastalecology

Back from a foggy round of #fieldwork in #Normandy. Old-school 🤖🦪& new Electric Blue ⚡🔵 robo-oysters are in place. Thanks to SATMAR for making it all run smoothly once again! @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #biodiversity #intertidal #coastalecology

You know you're in #Normandy when you stumble upon a vending machine… full of #oysters! 🦪🇫🇷 @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social

Back in #Normandy for foggy intertidal #fieldwork with #oysters, kicking off another round in collaboration with SATMAR. Always good to be back by the coast—even if we can't see much of it today! @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #biodiversity

New research alert!🚨 First record of pyroplastic & partially burnt plastic litter along South African shores🇿🇦 Burnt plastics🔥cryptic yet widespread 📚Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PlasticPollution #SouthAfrica @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr

Awesome to see our paper shared by @meps-ir.bsky.social—highlighting the role of South African🇿🇦 mussels in intertidal bioengineering!🌊 #MarineEcology #mussels @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr #southafrica

New research alert! 🚨We found that #biogeography, not mussel genetics, is the key factor shaping macrofauna in South African 🇿🇦 mussel beds Dive into the details: doi.org/10.3354/meps... 📚 #MarineEcology #mussels @meps-ir.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr

🌟🎉 Happy New Year from all of us at BioNept! 🌊🐚 Here's to another year of exploring the wonders of marine life. 🌍🦠 Cheers to science and sustainability in 2025! 🌿✨ #NewYear #MarineScience #marinelife #biodiversity #wildlife

The blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the brown mussel Perna perna coexisting in the South African #intertidal 🇿🇦🌍 #biodiversity #musselsarecool #SouthAfrica #marinelife #wildlife #nature

Living Common Goose Barnacles washed ashore🌊 attached to a piece of wood flotsam 🪵 at Boulogne sur Mer (France 🇨🇵) #MarineLife #biodiversity #barnacles #intertidal #wildlife

The charming doodles Charles Darwin’s children left on the back-leaves and in the margins of his On the Origin of Species manuscript draft 🖍️👶📖✍️ #Science #History #Evolution #Darwin #art #CharlesDarwin #DarwinianEvolution #Darwinism #EvolutionaryBiology #NaturalSelection #DarwinTheory

The grey volcano #barnacle🌋 Tetraclita serrata and the eightshell barnacle Octomeris angulosa coexisting in the #intertidal zone. 📍 Morgans Bay ( #SouthAfrica ) 🇿🇦🌍 #biodiversity #wildlife #marinelife