🥖 Freshly-baked opportunities! 🥐 ☕ Events, calls for funding or abstracts, and job vacancies from @ecrin.bsky.social, AGROECOLOGY Partnership, CMMY and PUREEF-Y, Microbes4Climate, @oscarsproject.bsky.social PREDICT Project. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3YmGCRh and submit yours! 🙌

New tool just launched: A Taxon-Match tool for AlgaeBase, based on the @marinespecies.bsky.social Taxon Match marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s...

We are calling for your nominations for the WoRMS Top Ten Marine Species of 2025! Details: marinespecies.org/news.php?p=s... Nomination form: form.vliz.be/en/form/worm... Deadline: Sunday January 25th 2026 @oceancensus.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be @lifewatcheric.bsky.social

“Fish don’t know borders, so our science shouldn’t either.”, said Ecologist Jan Reubens (@lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social) See how the @vliz.be ETN network connects researchers in Europe 👉 bit.ly/48nObgw @inbo.be

🦆 Two new Policy Briefs have been recently released by @restore4cs.bsky.social, one on the importance of funding for wetlands restoration, one proposing a harmonised set of metrics to evaluate protection strategies. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4rr219o

You have until 17 March 2026 to submit your abstract for the @wcmb2026.bsky.social! 🌊 Seven sub-topics under the theme “The marine biodiversity insights we need, for the ocean we want“, 40 sessions. Read more about the conference organised by @vliz.be 👉 bit.ly/4oKCmGl @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social

Last night, the #LifeWatch SeaWatch-B training took place at the InnovOcean Campus. Alongside an insightful talk on archaeological findings, participants were given a first look at SeaWatch-B data collected over 11 years. @vliz.be

Where do fish go when they cross borders? Through ETN @aquatictracking.bsky.social, @vliz.be and @inbo.be follow them with 3,000+ receivers and open data across Europe. 👉Read more: www.lifewatch.be/news/fish-do...

How do European eels coordinate their 9,000 km migration to the Atlantic? #LifeWatch researchers uncover striking patterns in the largest tracking study ever. 👉Read more: www.lifewatch.be/news/europe-... @vliz.be @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @inbo.be @oscibio.inbo.be @aquatictracking.bsky.social

Don't miss this unique opportunity!👇

Abstract submissions for @wcmb2026.bsky.social are now OPEN! Want to contribute your ideas, research, and insights? Start preparing your abstract today! Details: www.wcmb2026.org/call-abstracts @unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be #WCMB2026 #marinebiodiversity

VLIZ launches SoundLib: an open database of North Sea underwater sounds, supported by @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social. The platform helps science, policy, and society understand how noise impacts marine ecosystems. 👉Read more: shorturl.at/rHrvs #underwaternoise @vliz.be

"Waves of Resonance" reveals hidden soundscapes of the ocean. With unique data from the #LifeWatch Belgium observatory, art & science meet below the surface. 👉More about this special collaboration shorturl.at/AYZyL @vliz.be @emarineboard.bsky.social @dca-reseau.bsky.social @upc.edu

🦀 We are looking for a Junior Project Manager to provide advice and support in planning, implementation, reporting and monitoring, and to support LifeWatch ERIC's participation in international projects. Apply by 5/08 👉 bit.ly/3ILiNhM 🍀 @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social @lifewatch.si

Meet the stinging weever fish! 🐡 In just one year its count in the Belgian North Sea has increased by seven times, according to the SeaWatch-B observatory. Click if you're curious to know more 👉 bit.ly/4m2Yw5E @vliz.be @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social

NELOS divers are now using WoRMS in their digital dive log! Each recorded species is linked to a scientific name and AphiaID — a great step toward supporting citizen science & marine biodiversity research. 👉Read more shorturl.at/WLiFv @vliz.be @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @marinespecies.bsky.social

The @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social SeaWatch‑B reports a 7× surge in venomous lesser weever fish along the Belgian North Sea! With waters already at 20–22 °C this early summer, stings are more likely. Learn more and find out how to stay safe: 👉 shorturl.at/RXIRs @vliz.be #marinecitizenscience

Curious about current citizen science projects and how people are helping advance scientific research? Find out tomorrow at the Citizen Science Fair in Brussels! The #LifeWatch Big Seashell Survey will be there – come say hi! 🐚 👉 scivil.be/en/event/cit... @ecs.ngo @scivil.bsky.social @vliz.be

You have still a few days, until 19 June, to apply as R&D Engineer in Amsterdam with LifeWatch ERIC. Check this out! 👇 👇 👇

We're looking forward to learn more about islands monitoring in Europe! 🏝️ Read more about LifeWatch ERIC's Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference here 👉 bit.ly/4m7lQ2I @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @biogeography.bsky.social @ipbes.net

Schools awarded the EU Blue School label for their research on marine litter and biodiversity, following the principles of the #LifeWatch citizen science initiative SeaWatch-B. 👉Read more: nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250... @vliz.be #provinciewestvlaanderen #HorizonEducatief

May issue coming soon: register and get it in your inbox tomorrow, 30 May! 📤 👉 bit.ly/45acNVk This month: @marinesabres.bsky.social, @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social, NBFC, @espaciooei.bsky.social, @anordonez1.bsky.social & Bill Kunin for BioDT! Plus: brand new vacancy in LifeWatch ERIC 🗣️ Stay tuned! 🔥

What does "underwater" sound like? 🌊👂 A library of long-term underwater sounds from the North Sea is set to launch in the summer of 2025. 🎧 🏄‍♀️ 😎 Learn more about @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social and @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social ‎support to the campaign against underwater noise pollution! 👉 bit.ly/44060jm

A first, very nice example of how #LifeWatch ETN can be used for meta-analyses & collaborative research! Meta-analysis of tracking data reveals variable arrival times of European eels at sea for spawning, influenced by migration speed & geographic location 👉 tinyurl.com/mrc46dps @vliz.be @inbo.be

🔥 Reminder that there is still time to present at the #BEeS2025 Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference! Submit your abstract here: bit.ly/41bvnNO @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social

The @fodvolksgezondheid.bsky.social & @fodmobiliteit.bsky.social launched an underwater noise info campaign, supported by #LifeWatch @vliz.be . It raises awareness about activities like shipping, sonar, wind farm, & sand mining increasing sound pressure. ▶️Download free materials underwaternoise.be

The BioDT project offers advanced simulation and prediction models to tackle critical global biodiversity challenges. 🦊 Don't miss their webinar on the role of Digital Twins in environmental protection! 🦘 Read more: bit.ly/3CPmhwX @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social

The #BEeS2025 Conference is happening this summer in Heraklion, Crete, hosted by HCMR/IMBBC. 🪼 🌿 Join our talks ab talk about the Triple Planetary Crisis and what eScience and European RIs can do to help. 🌍 Abstracts by 15 April! 👉 www.lifewatch.eu/bees-2025 @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social

📢Discover the importance of data systems for archiving bio-logging data."Rapid Growth in Bio-logging" explores how effective data management can combat biodiversity threats. Great contribution of colleague @peterdesmet.com 👉Full paper: shorturl.at/gIqNf @inbo.be @aquatictracking.bsky.social