Presented the benthic work from the OWEC POSEIDON project yesterday. At its heart: OneBenthic (Cefas) — turning siloed benthic data into open, shelf-scale maps of biodiversity, sensitivity & rarity to help guide offshore wind siting. 🔗 rconnect.cefas.co.uk/POSEIDON/

Great to see #Cefas’ work on the UK marine aggregate sector's Regional Seabed Monitoring Programme referenced in today’s UN report. The RSMP relies on #OneBenthic for delivery, enabling large-scale seabed monitoring and environmental assessment. wedocs.unep.org/items/b037d0... #MarineScience #Sand

57k seabed samples = less than 1 football pitch. Mapping #marine #biodiversity at scale needs models. Explore, download & extract layers in the refreshed OneBenthic Layers Tool: lnkd.in/eXjf2FfQ #BenthicEcology #MarinePlanning

🌊 New paper in Ecosphere! Understanding biodiversity patterns is vital for informed decision-making. Our latest study offers a new perspective on biodiversity, developed as one of four Cefas outputs under the OWEC POSEIDON project. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecs2... #Biodiversity @cefasgovuk.bsky.social

‪🌊 New paper in Ecosphere! An ecological risk-based approach to support offshore wind licensing, with an accompanying R Shiny risk tool. 📄 doi.org/10.1002/ecs2... 🖥️ rconnect.cefas.co.uk/OneBenthicRi... 🎬 rconnect.cefas.co.uk/POSEIDON/ #BenthicEcology #POSEIDON #OffshoreWind #Ecosphere @cefas

🌊 New research out now in ICES Journal of Marine Science! Using #OneBenthic, we reveal large-scale spatial patterns in marine epifaunal communities. One of four #Cefas papers under OWEC POSEIDON. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ices... 🔎 rconnect.cefas.co.uk/POSEIDON/ #BenthicEcology #POSEIDON #OWEC #ICESJMS

New Scientific Data paper out, building integrated UK marine geospatial layers for spatial planning & impact assessment . Great to see OneBenthic data contributing to this open, large-scale synthesis. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #OpenData #MarineScience #BenthicEcology#OneBenthic

OneBenthic unites seabed data from research, government & industry — incl. offshore wind & marine aggregates. This collaboration underpins the new BGS Predictive Seabed Sediments (UK) dataset (www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/bgs...), openly available for science & marine management. #OneBenthic #OpenData

🌊 New paper from #Cefas colleagues on climate change, utilising data from #OneBenthic. Dive into their findings and see how #opendata are contributing to important climate research: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-025-04672-x 🌍🔬 #ClimateChange #MarineScience #CefasResearch

Great couple of days in #TheNetherlands hearing about progress with the OR ELSE project (or-else.nl/en/) concerning #sustainable #MarineSandExtraction. Thanks to the organisers for giving me the platform to present a UK perspective on #ecology and the role #OneBenthic can have in decsion making.

Check out our latest research in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... 🌊 Discover insights on #seabed #recovery post #marineaggregatedredging using innovative #OneBenthic tools. Dive deeper here: rconnect.cefas.co.uk/onebenthic_p... 🌍🔍

Fantastic #phd opportunity on #marineconservation working with @dice-kent.bsky.social and #cefas using the #OneBenthic dataset www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...

Leverhulme ‘Space for Nature’ Doctoral Scholars (PhD) 4

This Leverhulme PhD scholarship is focused on exploring scenarios for conservation areas to balance biodiversity and ecosystem services in the UK’s marine environment

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