The BIOcean5D Handbook of Protocols

A BIOcean5D project deliverable: the suite of technologies and protocols we use to measure and understand life in, above and beneath the waves, down to the seafloor.
The BIOcean5D policy strategy plan

New deliverable: our strategy to create and distribute three policy briefs that will result from BIOcean5D and other EU-funded research projects is out now
The BIOcean5D initial data management plan

Project deliverable: our initial data management plan, describing the types of data that will be available from BIOcean5D, as well as the data flow between the local hub and international archives
A big step forward for the High Seas Treaty

The National Assembly has approved France’s ratification of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) treaty, or High Seas Treaty.
Sparking curiosity: the Curiosity microscope

In March, we ran our first workshop for teachers, helping to bring inland communities closer to marine science and ocean literacy.
Exploring life beneath the waves: BIOcean5D general assembly 2024

Marking one year of BIOcean5D, the full team convened for our full general assembly at Nantes University, France, from 30 Jan to 1 Feb 2024.
Building a community of seatizens

In December, we began a series of workshops to equip citizen scientists with the PlanktoScope – and with it, an efficient way to monitor the ocean’s microscopic inhabitants across exceptional ecological scales.
Save the date: 2024 science-to-policy summer school

Ever wanted to know more about how science can be used to drive policy change? Find out more about our joint summer school in June 2024, San Sebastian, Spain.
Deliberating over the value of plankton

BIOcean5D team member Gilles Jean-Louis reflects on a series of successful public deliberation workshops, exploring the monetary valuation of plankton and the marine ecosystem services it provides.
Science for a Green and Sustainable Society

Reflections from the EC-ESA Earth System Science Initiative workshop, held in Italy, November 2023