Funding and Projects involved:
@ges4seas-mooc.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
@marineplanebmsp.bsky.social
#ActNow
#OCEANIC (@cienciagob.bsky.social, @ageinves.bsky.social, Co-funded by European Union)
#MARVEL (@fbiodiversidad.bsky.social, #Pleamar, #FEMPA, @FondosUE_Esp, Co-funded by European Union)
🤝 This work provides a transparent, science‑based foundation to support transnational cooperation and build a more coherent, future‑proof network of protected areas aligned with global biodiversity goals. 💙🌍
🌡️ For the first time, the framework integrates environmental stability, highlighting areas more resilient to warming and marine heatwaves. A crucial step for climate‑smart conservation planning. 🔥🌊
⚠️ Current protection is unbalanced: while EBSAs cover 47% of the region, actual internationally agreed protection schemes reach only ~20%. Southern and eastern areas remain largely underrepresented. 📉🌐
🔎 The team mapped ecological value across the basin, uniqueness, biodiversity, vulnerability, productivity, and environmental stability, revealing where protection is most urgently needed. 🌍✨
🚨 Paper alert!
A new study led by @maria-bas.bsky.social presents a fully data‑driven redefinition of EBSAs in the Western Mediterranean Sea, bringing new knowledge and methodologies for marine conservation planning. 🌊📊
Full paper: https://short.do/WOhOp6
@icmcsic.bsky.social
Deadline extension! Extended abstracts will be accepted until 30th March! Don't miss your chance to participate in the Themed Session, co-organized by #MOIRAI during #ICONHIC2026, taking place from 29 June – 2 July 2026, #Chania, #Greece.
More info: bit.ly/4bb31as
Today is #WorldWildlifeDay2026 and it is a good day to launch our #GES4SEAS Tikta software to assess the cumulative effects at sea and its environmental status. Learn here in this video
#MarineEcology
#Research
youtu.be/POx9iXz1ufo
🌊 European Ocean Days 2026 (2–6 March, Brussels) highlight activities showcasing what’s being done at sea, advancing marine governance and the blue economy. Discover more 👉 maritime-forum.ec.eu...
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We are ending this #GES4SEAS #MOOC
During one month, you have seen that:
- We have the #policies,
- We have the #science,
- We need the #society, ...
- We need you to change the narrative about the #ocean in communication!
We need #OceanOptimism
Reminder! 🎓 Today at 15:00, @elenafcorr.bsky.social defends her PhD thesis at ICM‑CSIC: “Drivers of trophic ecology in large predatory fishes…”.
📍 Main Auditorium
🔴 Live now: www.youtube.com/live...
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🐟🧪 At the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026, Konstantina Agiadi is presenting her poster:
“Can the oxygen isotopic composition of lanternfish otoliths be used as a proxy of diet vertical migration patterns?”
A novel approach to uncover deep-sea movement! 🌊🔍
#OSM26
🎣🌍 At @wrfc11.bsky.social in South Africa, Valerio Sbragaglia presented “What I learned at the WRC: an integrative research journey”.
His work connects science, management and recreational fisheries to better understand marine ecosystems.
Great contribution, Valerio! 👏🤿
🌍✈️ This week, iMARES_group team members are attending two major international conferences!
We’re at the 11th World Recreational Fishing Conference (South Africa) and the Ocean Sciences Meeting (Glasgow).
Marine science across the globe! 🌊🔬
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Don’t miss it!
🎓 On 26/02 at 15:00, @elenafcorr.bsky.social will defend her PhD thesis at ICM‑CSIC: “Drivers of trophic ecology in large predatory fishes...”.
📍 Main Auditorium
🔴 Live stream: www.youtube.com/live...
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After the examples shown past 3 weeks, show yours with success #restoring, #recovering or achieving good sea health
They can be based on good #management practices, societal engagement or any other measure allowing good news
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism
#MarineEcology #Research […]
Today, presenting the #ALLIES project together with Tomas Montalvo (@salutpublicabcn.bsky.social),also with the @isglobal-bsky.social team, to the students of the Master’s in Biodiversity at the @ub.edu during one of their urban ecology field trips.
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Joan Navarro
🛠️ The study stresses the need for adaptive fisheries management; updating minimum sizes, refining stock assessments, and preparing for climate‑driven biological shifts.
#HakeUnderHeat
🌍 Regional differences matter: Northern Atlantic stocks show the largest reductions, while Mediterranean stocks exhibit milder, but still concerning, declines.
📉 Under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, hake may mature 4–9 cm smaller by 2100. This decline directly affects reproductive output and long‑term stock resilience.
🌡️ Using data from 1925–2021, researchers found a strong pattern: warmer waters = smaller size at maturity. This relationship is consistent across the North Atlantic, South Atlantic and Mediterranean.
📢 PAPER ALERT🚨
A new study co‑authored by Maria Grazia Pennino reveals how global warming is driving major shifts in size at maturity in European hake. Nearly 100 years of data show clear biological responses to rising temperatures.
Full paper: link.springer.com/ar...
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We follow with our previous comment on rebuilding sea life
Duarte et al (in Nature, in 2020) think that sustainably use of the #ocean requires this rebuilding
Recovery of #habitats and ecosystems following past #conservation interventions
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism #MarineEcology #Research […]
🔍 This spatial–temporal ecosystem model provides a holistic view of how marine heatwaves disrupt trophic dynamics. A powerful tool to guide adaptive management as extreme warming events become more common.
Full paper: www.nature.com/artic...
🌍 A striking north–south dipole emerges: while northern regions show neutral or even positive responses, the south (Alboran & Algerian seas) experiences strong, consistent declines across the food web.
🐟🦑 The study shows accelerated biomass declines across many groups. Commercial species (pelagic fish, demersal fish, and invertebrates) are among the most impacted, with catch reductions exceeding 10% in southern areas.
🌡️ Marine heatwaves now extend far beyond the surface. Since 2016, subsurface and bottom layers have been affected in over 40% of the basin, showing that warming is deeper and more persistent than previously understood.
📢 PAPER ALERT 🚨
A new study led by Camila Artana and Andrea Kaplan reveals how marine heatwaves are reshaping Western Mediterranean ecosystems. Their frequency, intensity, and depth are rising fast — with major ecological consequences.
#MediterraneanInFlux
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After some research, from 1869 to 2016, one third of European #seagrass area was lost due to disease, deteriorated water quality, and coastal development
The highest decline was the 1970s and 1980s
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism
#MarineEcology #Research
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11340-4
Celebrating the amazing @imares-group.bsky.social team who joined @LuciaEspasandin at the Barcelona City Awards yesterday! 🏆💙
This recognition celebrates Lucia’s research and the collective effort and passion of the whole team.
Proud of what we achieve together! 🌊
@icmcsic.bsky.social
