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BioProtect Project
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A 4-year Horizon Europe #MissionOcean project aiming to restore & protect marine #biodiversity in the #Atlantic & #Arctic Ocean through an innovative Area-Based Management Decision Support Framework (ABM-DSF).
https://bioprotect-project.eu
🌊 #BioProtect at @icesmarine.bsky.social in Brest 🇫🇷

💻 BioProtect Marine Planner demos, a pitch at "From Projects to Impact", participatory mapping from 🇮🇪 and lots of great conversations on marine planning!

🤓 Read the highlights 👇
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#ICESASC26 #MissionOcean
BioProtect at ICES ASC 2026: Turning Marine Knowledge into Action in Brest - BioProtect
BioProtect joined the ICES Annual Science Conference 2026 (ASC 2026), held by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea in Brest, France. Every year the conference brings together...
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September 24, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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I love visuals that bring data to life, so I was very excited when I was asked to create animations for the @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social Museum showing the transatlantic scale of humpback whale migrations! This is just a subset of the data I am working with for @bioprotectproject.bsky.social🐋🌍🧪🌊
September 17, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🙌 #BioProtect coordinator Sophie Jensen presenting the project in the “From Projects to Impact” session at the @icesmarine.bsky.social Annual Science Conference in 🇫🇷

📍 Attending #ASC2026? Visit our booth to discover the tools developed to help protect and restore marine ecosystems & biodiversity. 🐳
September 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
#BioProtect is at the @icesmarine.bsky.social Annual Science Conference 2026 in Brest, France! 🇫🇷

👉 Our team is sharing how area-based management tools can help protect & restore marine ecosystems and biodiversity.

🤗 Join us for a discussion on the future of healthier seas!
#ASC2026 #MissionOcean
September 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
🌊 Marine citizen-science organisations, projects & coastal groups: COSEA is offering 3 early-access slots to co-create & co-use its digital toolkit.

👩‍💻 Co-design marine data categories, access local/regional data, & help shape the app!

👉 Apply: bit.ly/4hyBJQ4

#CitizenScience #OceanAction #COSEA
Co-Creation Early Access - COSEA - Collaborative Sea Action
www.cosea.app
August 17, 2026 at 6:28 AM
🌊 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
July 16, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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 🐳
July 1, 2026 at 10:11 AM
🗞️ 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
June 12, 2026 at 8:25 AM
📆 #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 💙
June 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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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
June 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
🤗 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 🌊
May 27, 2026 at 9:49 AM
📍 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
May 21, 2026 at 9:59 AM
🏊‍♂️ 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
May 8, 2026 at 7:51 AM
🌊✨ 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
StoryMaps - BioProtect
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April 30, 2026 at 12:55 PM
🤝 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 🧬
April 27, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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!
April 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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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.

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All-Atlantic Forum 2026 - YouTube
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April 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
📍 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! 🤘
April 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
⏳ 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
April 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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
March 31, 2026 at 1:27 PM
🌊 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 💙
March 17, 2026 at 8:56 AM
📍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 🌍
March 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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
March 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
📍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
🔁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
February 27, 2026 at 9:50 AM
🚢 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
February 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM