Science informing resilience.
Key message following recent storms in PT: manage river basins from source to sea, integrate engineering with territorial planning, & address structural vulnerabilities intensified by climate change.
#MARE #FCTNOVA #ClimateAdaptation #ScienceForPolicy
🌊🎄 MARE wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a New Year full of achievements! 🎄🌊
How can we transform society through the Circular Economy? On 22 January 2026, CENSE, NOVA FCT, brings leading international experts from the European CRESTING project to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Register here: forms.gle/gi3TfncJvh6A...
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability
🌊 Jaime Ramos (@marescience.bsky.social / @ucoimbra.bsky.social) studies the ecology of seabirds and waterbirds, which, as top marine predators, reflect the cumulative effects of changes occurring at lower trophic levels.
#ARNET #MARE #CBMA #CIMA #MarineEcology #Seabirds #ARNET4Science
New publication in Proceding of The Royal Society B!
"Developmental and transcriptomic responses of Hawaiian bobtail squid early stages to ocean warming and acidification"
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @arnetla.bsky.social
📘 Pressures in Madeira’s streams are limiting the European eel. Actions: 🔹Remove barriers 🔹Create eel passages 🔹Control invasives 🔹Improve monitoring
At #ARNET we connect science, policy and action.
@marescience.bsky.social/@maremadeira.bsky.social
mare-madeira.pt/impact/polic...
#MARE #CIMA #CBMA
Out now: a new 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 and the first for freshwater ecosystems in #Madeira! Here, we cover our main findings related to the endangered European eel -- our only native freshwater fish -- and non-indigenous species. mare-madeira.pt/impact/polic...
Nes publication in Scientific Reports from @Nature group!
"Identification of tuna species used by the Portuguese canning industry through a DNA-based approach"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @arnetla.bsky.social
This guide is based on the article by MARE researcher Catarina Frazão Santos, which she presented in Bali at UNESCO's MSPforum in 2024. The researcher also participated in the preparation of the guide as a contributing author and reviewer.
Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
☀️The new volume 3 of the
@MSPglobal
International Guide on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) shares key recommendations on how to develop #ClimateSmart MSP processes.
➡️Download publication: tinyurl.com/2tvthx6b
➡️Download flyer: tinyurl.com/3nrtnh6r
🌊 Vanda Brotas (@marescience.bsky.social | @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social ) studies phytoplankton and ocean productivity. “The biggest aquatic challenge is balancing the conservation of ecosystem diversity and function with growing human exploitation.”
#ARNET #ClimateScience #ARNET4Science
🌊 The Best Practice Guide for MPA Management and Monitoring, developed by MARE-ISPA, offers step-by-step frameworks for governance, indicators and adaptive monitoring, showing how ARNET advances its mission through @marescience.bsky.social. #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #ScienceForPolicy
🔵 WEBINAR | GOOS BioEco Essential Ocean Variables: Ocean Sound | Fish Abundance & Distribution
📅 12 December 2025 | 🕘 09:00 (CET)
For more information and registration, visit the webinar website 👇
goosocean.org/webinars/web...
MARE is pleased to announce the launch of the LIFE REVIVE project, an innovative initiative with a significant environmental impact, aimed at improving the ecological status of the Lima and Vouga river basins
Find out all about it on the MARE website 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/en/project_l...
Day 5
Today, we conclude our Themed Week with an innovative discovery by Catarina Frazão Santos' team: despite decades of research, Antarctica has never had a formal marine spatial plan.
Find out everything!
www.mare-centre.pt/en/Day5_anta...
🌊 Bernardo Duarte (@marescience.bsky.social /@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social) analyses biological signatures to assess stress and pollution using AI. “New contaminants and stressors require fast methods to detect their effects.”
#ARNET #CBMA #CIMA #AI #Pollution #ARNET4Science
Day 4
Today we highlight the work of Paulo Catry who has been returning annually to the Falkland Islands for over 20 years to study the world's largest population of black-browed albatrosses.
www.mare-centre.pt/en/day4_mari...
📸 Photos: Paulo Catry
Day 3
"Unexpected contaminants in Antarctica: the island with two years of memory"
Research led by Bernardo Duarte has revealed the presence of unexpected contaminants on Deception Island — one of the most remote and fragile ecosystems on the planet.
www.mare-centre.pt/en/day3_anta...
Day 2
🌊Where the ocean breathes: what is changing in Antarctic phytoplankton? ❄️
MARE's Phytoplankton and Remote Sensing group has been monitoring profound changes at the base of the Antarctic food chain.
www.mare-centre.pt/en/antartica...
Today marks the date on which the Antarctic Treaty dedicated the continent to peace and science. To mark the occasion, we will be sharing stories, challenges and discoveries of our researchers, throughout the week.
Stay tuned!
www.mare-centre.pt/en/antarctic...
New publication in @springernature.com
"Unveiling the adequacy of existing legislation in protecting urban river ecosystems in the context of One Health"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@arnetla.bsky.social
🪸 Researchers from #Mardive, @marescience.bsky.social & #NOVAFCT are assessing seahorse and pipefishe populations in the Tagus & Sado estuaries, combining science and community engagement to guide long-term action — from field surveys to national protection plans. #ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA
New publication in BioInvasions Records!
Occurrence of the eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859
(Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes) in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic)
www.reabic.net/journals/bir...
@maremadeira.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
🌊 Rui Rosa (@marescience.bsky.social | @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social) studies climate impacts on marine life. “Ocean warming, acidification and deoxygenation will trigger cascading effects, harming marine food webs.”
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #ClimateScience #TrophicChains #ARNET4Science
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @arnetla.bsky.social @spetologia.bsky.social
The XXII Congress of the Portuguese Society of Ethology once again brought two days dedicated to debate and knowledge sharing on animal behavior.
MARE was present, reflecting the diversity, quality, and impact of the research we carry out in this field
www.mare-centre.pt/en/ethologyc...
MARE participated in the recent meeting with the Secretary of State for the Environment João Manuel Esteves, focused on seagrass beds
We are commited to work to promote solid science and solutions that support the sustainability of marine ecosystems
📸: Ministério do Ambiente e Energia
@arnetla.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
MARE researcher Manuel Vieira took the audience at the conference ‘Ambient Noise: the forgotten pollutant’ on a journey into the hidden world of ocean sounds — where fish communicate, defend their territory and even ‘sing’ to reproduce.
Find out more 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/en/acusticco...
