📍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 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
💧 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
🌊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
#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
BioProtect Balloon Spacer: Key Study Highlights Long-Term Quality of Life Benefits in Prostate Cancer Patients #USA #Bethlehem #Prostate_Cancer #BioProtect #Balloon_Spacer
🌊 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
🐟💻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
🗺️ In #BioProtect, we mapped the socio-economic pulse of 5 coastal regions, where fisheries, tourism & renewables rely on marine life.🌊
Early insights from WP6 show biodiversity protection is vital for a resilient #BlueEconomy!
👉https://bitly.cx/5jZPH
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
📄 New #BioProtect Press Release!
During the #GreatIcelandicSwim, @RossEdgley
carried out the first continuous eDNA sampling of Iceland's coastline. 🧬🐟
Adventure meets science to protect 30% of Europe’s seas by 2030! 🌍
Full text available: is.gd/jg7uIF
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
Associated Regions News!
🌊 The first #BioProtect stakeholders meeting took place in #Odessa!
🤝 Local experts and European partners came together to help shape the #BioProtect solutions for marine biodiversity restoration and ecosystem resilience.🪸
👉bitly.cx/RV6Vv
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
🙌 Huge congratulations to #RossEdgley
on completing the 1,000-mile swim around #Iceland! 🌊💪
😲100 #eDNA samples collected for ocean biodiversity research!
So happy and proud that #BioProtect was part of this incredible journey. 🌍💙
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU #GreatIcelandicSwim
🌊💙 Building #oceanliteracy from an early age!
Ana Faria, a marine ecologist from #BioProtect brought #MPAs to life for 7-year-olds with a custom ocean-themed board game, teaching conservation through play!
🛡️💙Protecting what you love starts with understanding it!
#MisionOcean #HorizonEU
Meet our AR: Poland 🇵🇱
#Ustka region co-designs #MSP with public voices, tackling #eutrophication, #overfishing & #ORE pressures while balancing nature & growth. 💙
Which #BioProtect tools are used?
📍 Marine Planner
📍 Biodiversity Toolbox
📍 Recommendations on Governance
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
📺AR series: #Ukraine️ 🇺🇦
We’re restoring marine biodiversity and ecosystem resilience in the #Odessa region with #BioProtect tools:
🗺️ PPGIS Analyser
📘 Recommendations on Governance
🧭 Marine Planner
🌱 Biodiversity Toolbox
➡️https://bitly.cx/PoRjD
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
📺AR series: #Ukraine️ 🇺🇦
🌊Odessa's region wetlands, estuaries, reefs & seagrass meadows are threatened by pollution, habitat loss & overfishing.🎣
#BioProtect is restoring resilience through area-based solutions!
➡️ bitly.cx/wyxQe
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU #Odessa
📺AR series: Israel 🇮🇱
Eilat adopts #BioProtect tools:
🛠️ PPGIS Analyser, ABM-DSF, Marine Planner, Recommendations on Governance
To achieve:
➡️ Community-led planning
➡️ Climate & reef resilience
➡️ Ecosystem-based management
🧐Interested to learn more? ➡️ bitly.cx/W6ad
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
In the 📽️ Ross Edgley 🏊♂️(3:25) and Solomon Weston 🧑🔬(34:09) explain how #eDNA sampling works and how it allows researchers to identify the organisms present at a location!
#BioProtect is excited to contribute to this mission!
👉https://bitly.cx/r1msL
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
Watch here: bitly.cx/asb8
📺AR series: #NewZealand 🇳🇿
🛡️We’re protecting #Nelson/#Whakatū’s coastal - marine habitats with #BioProtect tools:
- BioProtect CO₂ Calculator
- BioProtect ABM-DSF
- BioProtect Marine Planner
- BioProtect Biodiversity Toolbox
Interested to learn more?👉https://bitly.cx/mocM
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
📺AR series: #NewZealand 🇳🇿
Nelson, NZ's coastal ecosystems are under threat from climate change & habitat loss.
#BioProtect solutions through a #KiUtaKiTai approach aims to restore connectivity & support marine planning.
➡️https://bitly.cx/h1if
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU #ABM
🗺️Delighted to present the BioProtect Marine Planner powered by a #GIS-enabled database and a #PPGIS data-gathering tool at the d-real #SummerSchool in @uniofgalway.bsky.social!
🙏Thanks to the organisers & engaged PhD candidates!
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU #BioProtect #BioProtectMarinePlanner
