@bioprotectproject
A 4-year Horizon Europe #MissionOcean project aiming to restore & protect marine #biodiversity in the #Atlantic & #Arctic Ocean through an innovative Area-Based Management Decision Support Framework (ABM-DSF). https://bioprotect-project.eu
📍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
🌊 Turning marine biology points into polygons!
Using the #SegmentAnythingModel + smart heuristics, #BielefeldUniversity's #BioProtect team converted 93% of 3,831 point annotations into AI-ready polygons.
📹Watch the video and share your thoughts!
#MisssionOcean #HorizonEU
🎣🌡️ How can #BioProtect tools be used in fisheries & climate change research?
Dive into our series and watch Maÿlis Sontot-Marjary
from the Marine Institute explain how innovation meets impact!
📹 youtube.com/shorts/5trU5...
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU #OceanManagement #fisheries #climate
⚒️🌍How can policymakers use the #BioProtect tools?
Maÿlis Sontot-Marjary from the Marine Institute explains how science meets policy to protect our #biodiversity and #ocean! 🌊
🎥 Watch the 1st video of the BioProtect series: youtube.com/shorts/5z3ud...
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
🌊 BioProtect, as part of the #MPACommunity, was proud to take part in the Mission Ocean & Waters EU Danish Presidency Conference in Nyborg 🇩🇰!
Interested to learn more?
👉https://mpacommunity.network/attending-the-mission-ocean-waters-eu-presidency-conference/
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU #EUOceanPact
🐟💻AI meets ocean conservation!
In #BioProtect, advanced image annotation is accelerating marine biodiversity assessments, helping scientists identify species in diverse background conditions!
📻Stay tuned for more:
👉 bitly.cx/ioz8L
#MissionOcean #MAIA #BIIGLE #HorizonEU
👧👦 Students aged 4 to 18 can join the #Mini30x30Challenge and be part of the global youth movement urging world leaders to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030.
🗳️Learn, vote, and sign the youth letter ahead of #UNOC3!
Want to make some 🌊?
👉https://bitly.cx/YRi4y
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
