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TREC Symposium 2025
Presentations by BIOcean5D colleagues at the EMBL TREC Symposium 2025 showcased how the expedition’s one-of-a-kind dataset is helping to advance our understanding of marine biodiversity across space, time and human impact.
Capturing diversity through traits
A recent BIOcean5D publication describes a novel approach to better capture plankton diversity in biogeochemical (BGC) models – an important step towards more accurate and realistic simulations of ocean ecosystems.
Blue Carbon at COP30: Navigating Potential and Risk
As global leaders gather at COP30 to confront the climate crisis, a new policy brief by BIOcean5D, BlueRemediomics and the Tara Ocean Foundation highlights the potential and risks of ocean carbon sequestration, urging caution and emphasising the need to prioritise direct emission reductions.
Swimming against the current: highlighting the value of plankton services for marine conservation
Recently published BIOcean5D research highlights the understudied value of plankton, their ecosystem services and disservices, and the importance of integrating this knowledge into marine policy.
From DNA to action: improving climate change predictions and ocean conservation with advanced modelling
A recent publication co-funded by BIOcean5D improves advanced modelling, sharpening predictions of climate change impacts and guiding stronger ocean conservation efforts.
BIOcean5D data hub: making a holistic vision of marine biodiversity possible
BIOcean5D is dedicated to the collaborative and multidisciplinary exploration of marine life, to advance understanding about how it changes with space, time and human impact. Achieving that objective requires the collection, integration and harmonisation of a vast amount of complex, heterogeneous and scattered information – made possible by the BIOcean5D data hub.
Lamprey + citizen power to reveal plankton diversity
The Lamprey and Curiosity microscope are two invaluable tools used by BIOcean5D to harness the immense potential of citizen science, improve ocean literacy, engage and empower the general public and increase awareness of the immense challenges facing our Ocean. Following on from the Curiosity microscope last week, discover the Lamprey here!
Bringing plankton discovery inland with the Curiosity microscope
The Curiosity microscope and Lamprey are two invaluable tools used by BIOcean5D to harness the immense potential of citizen science, improve ocean literacy, engage and empower the general public and increase awareness of the immense challenges facing our Ocean. Discover the Curiosity microscope here, followed by the Lamprey next week!