From ☕️ breaks 2 conservation planning at #AAORIAForum26!
🥰 Great to see so much interest in the #BioProtect Marine Planner: from on‑stage in Anna Kristin's talk (matisiceland.bsky.social) to live demos at our stand!
👏 Also, pins flew off the stand! May they travel far & wide across the #Atlantic!
The #AAORIAForum26 goes live today! 📡 Watch all sessions on the All-Atlantic YouTube channel and the Década da Ciência Oceânica - Brasil channel. In 2026, Brazil is chair of AAORIA.
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📍 We are at the #AAORIAForum2026 side events in Salvador, Brazil 🇧🇷 and very excited to be following the #IntergenerationalHackathon! 🌊
👫 The teams are still working on their ideas and they will be pitching them later today!
😊 Stay tuned for updates! 🤘
⏳ The countdown is on!
BioProtect is heading to the PHAROS Mega Event Ireland - 3 Days, 2 Coastlines, 1 Mission! 🇮🇪
🗓️ 26–28 May 2026 across Kerry & Cork, we’ll join fellow innovators advancing marine restoration & protection.
👉Dive into the details bit.ly/4mn7En2
Are Norway’s fjords under threat?
🔥 Rising temperatures, low-oxygen waters, 🎣 overfishing and aquaculture, 🚢 traffic & invasive species are all taking a toll.
👉 Mette Skern-Mauritzen, the 🇳🇴 Demo Site leader, shares why knowledge-based, ecosystem-based management is key!
🔗https://bit.ly/47xgA31
🌊 The BioProtect Marine Planner at #EOD26 🇪🇺!
💪 Helping identify priority areas for #marineconservation 🐟
💻 User-friendly
🤝 Co-designed with end-users
🧭 Turning complex planning into practical solutions
➡️ Developed by @universityofgalway.bsky.social @marineinstitute.bsky.social
#MissionOcean 💙
📍Our very own Maÿlis Sontot-Marjary, Demo Site Leader for Ireland 🇮🇪 from the @marineinstitute.bsky.social has been busy showcasing the #BioProtect Marine Planner all day to interested visitors during the 4th Mission Ocean and Waters Forum!
⏰ There’s still time to catch us!
#MissionOcean 🌍
Our BioProtect #DreamTeam is in Brussels this week, connecting with the ocean community! 🌍
📍Join us on Thursday at our booth where we’ll showcase the BioProtect Marine Planner! 👏
Let’s shape resilient seas together. 💙
#BioProtect #MissionOcean
📍BioProtect will be there with PHAROS EU, BLUE4ALL,
Sea4Future, EcoCatch & MarineGuardian projects!
📢🚨 Don't miss the live demo of the #BioProtect Marine Planner Tool! 👏
#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
🚢 BioProtect researchers spent 🔟 days surveying the #CelticSea!
👩🔬 The 🇮🇪 team completed the SCOOP survey, collecting data to build an ecosystem model of the region.
⤷ The model will inform the BioProtect Marine Planner in evaluating the impacts of various scenarios on biodiversity.
👉 bit.ly/4bMplZS
🙌 BioProtect in the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴
🙏 Thanks to Sjókovin, #BioProtect was shared with diverse audiences, from a packed 5th 🎂 event to student visits & conversations at Jobmatch 2025.
👌 It’s all about bringing research closer to society & building those connections‼️
#MissionOcean #HorizonEurope
🙌Nominations are open for the 2026 Ocean Awards by Nekton, BOAT international & Kensington Yachts for projects, #researchers, #communities and #innovators that put the #ocean at the forefront of #conservation and #research.
🗓️Deadline: 13 Feb, 2026 ⤵️
Cc: @oceancensus.bsky.social
💧 Can one water sample reveal marine life?
🐠 Yes! Using metabarcoding, our #BioProtect team at @matisiceland.bsky.social analyses unique "barcodes" in #eDNA to ID multiple species at once.
🔬 Swipe to explore the impact of #metabarcoding on #OceanBiodiversity!
#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
🌊 From Iceland’s coast to the lab!
🏊 During @RossEdgley’s 2025 swim, citizen scientist Solomon Weston collected #eDNA samples for #BioProtect.
🧬 Now, @matisiceland.bsky.social are extracting DNA to help us study marine biodiversity!
More updates on Thursday!
#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
News from our #BioProtect Associated Region in #Odessa #Ukraine!
Find the full story, here:
bioprotect-project.eu/focus-group-...
🔬Our #NWPortugueseMargin team met at @inesctec.bsky.social to plan #eDNA biosampler field tests!
🗺️ We’re looking for #VME indicator species w/ #BioProtect tools & maps by @uaveiro.bsky.social @ciimar.bsky.social & INESCTEC.
🌤️ More news in May—weather permitting!
#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
Two glass jars on a lab bench holding spiky deep sea corals on white bases in clear liquid.
Close-up of glass jars with feathery deep sea corals in a clear liquid.
Three glass jars with feathery deep sea corals in a clear liquid, yellow tops above.
🪸 Can deep-sea corals survive warmer oceans?
🔬 The #BioProtect Azores team tested #corals last week by measuring oxygen use (a key stress signal) over 8-16 hrs at different temps at the #DeepSeaLab of #OKEANOS-UAÇ.
🌊 Results soon!
@azoresdeepsea.bsky.social
#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
🌊 Join us for the #BioProtect 2nd General Assembly meeting
📅 June 2-4 @ Escola do Mar dos Açores
Hosted by the University of the Azores in Horta, Faial Island, Azores, world-famous for pristine nature & #biodiversity.
Thrilled to welcome our partners! 🏝️
#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
📣 The @ec.europa.eu is reviewing the EU #Arctic #policy to ensure it reflects today’s environmental, security and geopolitical realities 🌎
👉A call for evidence & public consultation is open until 16th March 2026: link.europa.eu/gyyMQw
✨ Season's Greetings from BioProtect ✨
Apply now to become one of our two new EMB Ambassadors! Are you an #ECOP #PhD #PostDoc at an EMB member? Keen to work with us on #marine #science #policy, the EMB ECOP Network, communications and receive a stipend for your work?: marineboard.eu/emb-seeks-tw... Deadline 1 February 2026
🌊 Dive into marine biodiversity at WCMB 2026 in Bruges 🇧🇪
📅 17–20 Nov 2026
🔬 Global #MarineBiodiversity experts meet to explore biodiversity trends, innovation & science-to-policy.
📣 Abstracts open → 17 Mar 2026
🎟️ Registration now open
👉 www.wcmb2026.org
#WCMB2026 #UNOceandecade #VLIZ
🌊At the #HealthyOceans & Waters by 2030 conference in #Trondheim, Per Fauchald spoke about why ecological connectivity is crucial for migratory marine species.
🗺️Through #BioProtect, we map these movements to support smarter, more connected marine conservation!
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
📽️How to analyse thousands of hours of deep-sea video?
👉We're training an AI to help!
Our AI is still learning, but is already spotting ocean life!
It detected two fish, a sea pen, and a hidden sea anemone in a first test!
👀Can you spot anything else?
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
🌏How do we bridge science + policy to protect our oceans?
In #BioPortect we evaluate how its innovative solutions fit with existing governance frameworks in different countries.
Why?
👉Because even the best science needs the right policy context to make an impact!
#MissionOcean, #HorizonEU
Our 🇮🇪 Demonstration Site and the Marine Institute ran a #PPGIS survey to capture voices across Irish waters for #marineconservation:
🧍♂️100+ respondents
🗺️47 mapped marine areas
These insights will guide co-designed, inclusive conservation tools!
ℹ️ shorturl.at/bDV7E
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
From more heatwaves, extreme weather events, droughts, and floods, the evidence is clear: the world is feeling the impacts of the #ClimateCrisis.
As world leaders gather at #COP30, to accelerate #ClimateAction, get all the latest updates here: https://ow.ly/IRNq50Xqkkj
#BioProtect was presented for #OícheChultúir 2025 at Marine Institute! 🌊
We explored how Ireland’s cultural history of cartography connects with today’s participatory mapping for marine conservation. 🗺️🇮🇪
👉 Learn more: bioprotect-project.eu/irish-demons...
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
🗓️ Webinar: From Demo To Impact – #Matchmaking with Cascade #Funding for #PublicAuthorities on #Restoration
📅 14 November 🕒 14:00–15:00 CET
👉 Explore how cascade funding helps address specific #restoration challenges.
🗣️ Open calls to be announced!
🧷 Registration: bitly.cx/osy8l
#MissionOcean
A sonic glimpse into “Tidal Voices” project by #EMBracingtheOcean artist-in-residence Yara Costa: youtu.be/LLHt3OthjwM?... Find out more here: www.marineboard.eu/yara-costa
On Mozambique Island, Xokolo women chant to the sea as they harvest octopus—echoes of a living ocean memory. 1/2