Image credit: Karim Iliya / Kogia
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Navigating the ‘do no harm’ principle: bringing science to local policy in Galway, Ireland
In September, we joined our partners in Galway, Ireland, to promote science-to-policy dialogue about local marine challenges
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Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: our first forum to bring science to local policy
In July, we joined our partners in Tallinn, Estonia, to promote science-to-policy dialogue about local marine challenges
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More than 15,000 samples collected across 12 countries
An update on a one-of-a-kind sample collection mission
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Our oceans are changing colour, reflecting the impact climate change is having on marine ecosystems
A new Nature paper uses NASA images to detect changes to our ecosystems
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Our shared resource: a decade of collaborative marine research across the Atlantic Ocean
On 5 July 2023, we joined the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Galway Statement – an agreement between the EU, Canada and the US to work together for the sustainable management of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Sounding the alarm: scientists say noise pollution is affecting ocean health
Check out this article and short film from Euronews, featuring BIOcean5D’s Lucia Di Iorio – a researcher in bioacoustics at the University of Perpignan.
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The first BioBlitz from BIOcean5D and MARBEFES
June 16 and 17 saw the first of four BioBlitz sessions, welcoming nearly 1,000 people to Park Północny, Sopot, in Poland.
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Learning the tools to monitor the ocean: our first summer school
On June 5-7, we took part in our first summer school – organised by AZTI and in partnership with four other Horizon Europe projects who share our focus on marine biodiversity.