🌊 A tool is only as good as the people willing to use it. 📍Across our 5 demo sites, fishers, vessel operators, authorities & researchers have been testing BioProtect's solutions, from Iceland to Porto. 👉Check out the visual for our recent demo site highlights! #MissionOcean #BioProtect

Our 4th #BioProtect newsletter is out now! ⚡️ 🪸 From marine #biodiversity protection to research progress and community engagement, this issue is packed with updates from across our project. 🔔 Stay in the loop: bit.ly/4oyoP63 📖 Read the newsletter: bit.ly/4xY54ZP #MissionOcean #HorizonEurope 🐳

🗞️ Our next #BioProtect newsletter is landing at the end of the month - and you don’t want to miss it! 🌊 📍 From Ireland to Brazil, the Azores to Cyprus, we’ve been testing tools, sharing results & turning solutions into real-world impact! ⚡️ 🤗 Subscribe now to stay up to date 👇 🔗 bit.ly/4oyoP63

📆 #WorldOceanDay 2026 invites us to #REIMAGINE our relationship with the ocean 🌊 🤗 As a lighthouse project, #BioProtect is one way this new relationship starts to take shape. 👥 Our 2nd GA meeting & lighthouse stop reminded us that protecting the ocean is about people, places and shared heritage 💙

Had a great week at the 2nd annual BioProtect meeting in the Azores! Always fun to share our current ecological connectivity work, and see how it will contribute to future marine spatial planning tools 🐋 🗺️🌊🧪 @bioprotectproject.bsky.social #MissionOcean #HorizonEurope #BioProtect #Biodiversity

🤗 Join the Open Session of BioProtect's GA meeting to explore MPA challenges and more & how they’re being addressed in the Azores!🇵🇹 📆 2 June 8.30 am GMT 🔬 Discover the latest 📰 from our demo sites & the tools ⚒️ shaping marine protection! 👉 Join via 🔗 bit.ly/4tZen8U #MissionOcean #BioProtect 🌊

📍 We are at #EMD2026 with our friends and colleagues and we are showcasing the #BioProtect Marine Planner! 🧩 👉 Come visit our booth to find out how this tool can change the way we approach conservation planning! 🌊 #MissionOcean #HorizonEurope

🏊‍♂️ From 1000 miles of icy water to cutting‑edge #eDNA sampling 🧬👏 🎥 “The Great Icelandic Swim” documentary showcases BioProtect’s role in marine research & citizen science around Iceland 🇮🇸 Read more 🔗 bit.ly/4nfe9J3 @channel4tv.bsky.social #BioProtect #MissionOcean #BigWaveTV

🌊✨ LIVE NOW: BioProtect StoryMap! 🐟 Science. Policy. People. 1️⃣ interactive journey to protect Europe’s seas. 🚀 Dive in: bioprotect-project.eu/story-maps/ 🤝 Featuring partners across the 🌎 #BioProtect #MarineConservation #MissionOcean #HorizonEU #Biodiversity

🤝 Stakeholders are shaping our tools: ✅ 1st feedback loop on v1 prototypes with fishers, planners, scientists & communities, testing what works & what’s needed for uptake! #BioProtect⚒️: 🧩 Marine Planner | PPGIS analyser | 🌎 CO₂ calculator | AI image annotation 🤖 | Drift-cam | citizen-science eDNA 🧬

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. ➡️ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... ➡️ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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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

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🔁Mission Ocean Waters The #MissionOcean & Waters Forum and related Mission events are happening next week!🌊 The full programme is now live - explore the sessions and get ready to connect with the Mission community. Join us in Brussels and online on 3-5 March. Check the programme 👉 t.co/iRval4jmhA

🚢 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

The Ocean Awards 2026 - call for nominations

The search for the world’s most impactful marine contributions has officially begun. The Ocean Awards 2026 is now accepting nominations to celebrate the individuals, communities, and innovators ...

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💧 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-...

Focus Group Meetings in Odessa Advance BioProtect’s Local Knowledge Integration - BioProtect

At the heart of BioProtect is the belief that local knowledge and stories are essential to restoring and protecting marine biodiversity. In December, the Municipal Institution “Grant Office Odessa 5T”...

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🔬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

🪸 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 ✨