At #BioMonWeek2026, I presented this afternoon on boosting marine #biodiversity monitoring through novel approaches — from #eDNA and #AI to underwater robotics, #RemoteSensing, #acoustics and #CitizenScience — advancing smarter and more scalable ocean observation. 🌊🤖🧬🌐🌍 #GuardIAS #Bioboostplus
May 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
At #BioMonWeek2026, I presented this afternoon on boosting marine #biodiversity monitoring through novel approaches — from #eDNA and #AI to underwater robotics, #RemoteSensing, #acoustics and #CitizenScience — advancing smarter and more scalable ocean observation. 🌊🤖🧬🌐🌍 #GuardIAS #Bioboostplus
As we dive into the new year, BioBoost+ dreams of thriving oceans and innovative solutions. Together, let’s unlock the potential of AI and digital imagery to protect marine biodiversity. Here's to a future where science drives action for our planet!
#BioBoostPlus #HappyNewYear #MarineEcology
#BioBoostPlus #HappyNewYear #MarineEcology
January 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
As we dive into the new year, BioBoost+ dreams of thriving oceans and innovative solutions. Together, let’s unlock the potential of AI and digital imagery to protect marine biodiversity. Here's to a future where science drives action for our planet!
#BioBoostPlus #HappyNewYear #MarineEcology
#BioBoostPlus #HappyNewYear #MarineEcology
Can AI help us monitor life on the seafloor?
In this BioBoost+ case study, the AZTI team tested computer vision to detect and count benthic taxa from ROV videos in the south-eastern Bay of Biscay.
#BioBoostPlus #AZTI @azti.bsky.social
In this BioBoost+ case study, the AZTI team tested computer vision to detect and count benthic taxa from ROV videos in the south-eastern Bay of Biscay.
#BioBoostPlus #AZTI @azti.bsky.social
June 5, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Can AI help us monitor life on the seafloor?
In this BioBoost+ case study, the AZTI team tested computer vision to detect and count benthic taxa from ROV videos in the south-eastern Bay of Biscay.
#BioBoostPlus #AZTI @azti.bsky.social
In this BioBoost+ case study, the AZTI team tested computer vision to detect and count benthic taxa from ROV videos in the south-eastern Bay of Biscay.
#BioBoostPlus #AZTI @azti.bsky.social
🎥 Here’s ZooImage in action: segmenting and measuring zooplankton from scanned samples — part of a 40+ year time series from Norwegian fjords.
@ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social visited @azti.bsky.social to help build AI tools for faster biodiversity monitoring.
#BioBoostPlus #AI4Oceans #Zooplankton
@ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social visited @azti.bsky.social to help build AI tools for faster biodiversity monitoring.
#BioBoostPlus #AI4Oceans #Zooplankton
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🎥 Here’s ZooImage in action: segmenting and measuring zooplankton from scanned samples — part of a 40+ year time series from Norwegian fjords.
@ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social visited @azti.bsky.social to help build AI tools for faster biodiversity monitoring.
#BioBoostPlus #AI4Oceans #Zooplankton
@ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social visited @azti.bsky.social to help build AI tools for faster biodiversity monitoring.
#BioBoostPlus #AI4Oceans #Zooplankton
Deployed ✅ Our partners from University of the Aegean reef station is live: a Raspberry Pi camera/computing system + solar buoy sending reef images continuously. Built on a small budget to make monitoring more affordable—now we’re testing real-world durability + uptime.
#MarineScience #Bioboostplus
#MarineScience #Bioboostplus
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Deployed ✅ Our partners from University of the Aegean reef station is live: a Raspberry Pi camera/computing system + solar buoy sending reef images continuously. Built on a small budget to make monitoring more affordable—now we’re testing real-world durability + uptime.
#MarineScience #Bioboostplus
#MarineScience #Bioboostplus
@bioboostplus.bsky.social and @bioecoocean.bsky.social also joined the Marine SABRES event in Pisa last week
#MarineSABRES #BioEcoOcean #BioBoostPlus #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope #Biodiversa #OceanScience #MarineBiodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #OceanObservation #StakeholderEngagement
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#MarineSABRES #BioEcoOcean #BioBoostPlus #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope #Biodiversa #OceanScience #MarineBiodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #OceanObservation #StakeholderEngagement
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January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
@bioboostplus.bsky.social and @bioecoocean.bsky.social also joined the Marine SABRES event in Pisa last week
#MarineSABRES #BioEcoOcean #BioBoostPlus #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope #Biodiversa #OceanScience #MarineBiodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #OceanObservation #StakeholderEngagement
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#MarineSABRES #BioEcoOcean #BioBoostPlus #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope #Biodiversa #OceanScience #MarineBiodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #OceanObservation #StakeholderEngagement
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🟡 Using RoboFlow to ID key species like Axinella cannabina (crucial to Mediterranean benthic ecosystems) from ROV footage in Torre Guaceto (Italy).
Tech meets conservation under the sea!
🎥 Marine Ecology Lab, Univ. of Naples Federico II
#ROV #AI4Oceans #MarineScience #BioBoostPlus #Sponges
Tech meets conservation under the sea!
🎥 Marine Ecology Lab, Univ. of Naples Federico II
#ROV #AI4Oceans #MarineScience #BioBoostPlus #Sponges
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🟡 Using RoboFlow to ID key species like Axinella cannabina (crucial to Mediterranean benthic ecosystems) from ROV footage in Torre Guaceto (Italy).
Tech meets conservation under the sea!
🎥 Marine Ecology Lab, Univ. of Naples Federico II
#ROV #AI4Oceans #MarineScience #BioBoostPlus #Sponges
Tech meets conservation under the sea!
🎥 Marine Ecology Lab, Univ. of Naples Federico II
#ROV #AI4Oceans #MarineScience #BioBoostPlus #Sponges
Many excellent talks & discussions today at #AZTI #2025summerschool on "“Artificial intelligence and citizen science in monitoring and assessing biodiversity and invasive species at sea”. Looking forward tomorrow's program as well. @guardias.bsky.social #bioboostplus #obamanext #GES4SEAS
June 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Many excellent talks & discussions today at #AZTI #2025summerschool on "“Artificial intelligence and citizen science in monitoring and assessing biodiversity and invasive species at sea”. Looking forward tomorrow's program as well. @guardias.bsky.social #bioboostplus #obamanext #GES4SEAS
NORD activity – Zooplankton sampling in Sub-Arctic Fjord (Mistfjorden). Earlier in the year there were perfect conditions for Dr. Ribas-Deulofeu @ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social to sample zooplankton in the sub-Arctic fjord Mistfjord (Norway).
#MarineEcology #Bioboostplus #Biodiversa
#MarineEcology #Bioboostplus #Biodiversa
June 10, 2026 at 4:50 AM
NORD activity – Zooplankton sampling in Sub-Arctic Fjord (Mistfjorden). Earlier in the year there were perfect conditions for Dr. Ribas-Deulofeu @ribas-deulofeu.bsky.social to sample zooplankton in the sub-Arctic fjord Mistfjord (Norway).
#MarineEcology #Bioboostplus #Biodiversa
#MarineEcology #Bioboostplus #Biodiversa
📸 The NIOZ underwater lab in action — seen here at low tide.
Used to test how different restoration strategies affect benthic biodiversity, it’s fully submerged at high tide, allowing natural water exchange & selective colonisation .
@niozsearesearch.bsky.social
#BioBoostPlus #MarineMonitoring
Used to test how different restoration strategies affect benthic biodiversity, it’s fully submerged at high tide, allowing natural water exchange & selective colonisation .
@niozsearesearch.bsky.social
#BioBoostPlus #MarineMonitoring
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📸 The NIOZ underwater lab in action — seen here at low tide.
Used to test how different restoration strategies affect benthic biodiversity, it’s fully submerged at high tide, allowing natural water exchange & selective colonisation .
@niozsearesearch.bsky.social
#BioBoostPlus #MarineMonitoring
Used to test how different restoration strategies affect benthic biodiversity, it’s fully submerged at high tide, allowing natural water exchange & selective colonisation .
@niozsearesearch.bsky.social
#BioBoostPlus #MarineMonitoring
The camera is already capturing marine life at the site, including fish passing through the field of view. For #BioBoostPlus, this is a step toward non-invasive, high-frequency monitoring of #MarineBiodiversity using digital imagery in a conservation-relevant area.
#AlonissosMarinePark #AegeanSea
#AlonissosMarinePark #AegeanSea
May 26, 2026 at 8:03 AM
The camera is already capturing marine life at the site, including fish passing through the field of view. For #BioBoostPlus, this is a step toward non-invasive, high-frequency monitoring of #MarineBiodiversity using digital imagery in a conservation-relevant area.
#AlonissosMarinePark #AegeanSea
#AlonissosMarinePark #AegeanSea
Divers in action for BioBoost+: collecting samples + standardised seafloor images with survey frames to train/validate #AI tools for marine biodiversity monitoring.
📷 Credit: Guy Raanan @rilovlab.bsky.social @iolr-il.bsky.social
#RilovLab #BioBoostPlus #MarineScience #UnderwaterImaging
📷 Credit: Guy Raanan @rilovlab.bsky.social @iolr-il.bsky.social
#RilovLab #BioBoostPlus #MarineScience #UnderwaterImaging
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Divers in action for BioBoost+: collecting samples + standardised seafloor images with survey frames to train/validate #AI tools for marine biodiversity monitoring.
📷 Credit: Guy Raanan @rilovlab.bsky.social @iolr-il.bsky.social
#RilovLab #BioBoostPlus #MarineScience #UnderwaterImaging
📷 Credit: Guy Raanan @rilovlab.bsky.social @iolr-il.bsky.social
#RilovLab #BioBoostPlus #MarineScience #UnderwaterImaging
From sieving and sub-sampling to scanning and segmentation — here’s the full lab setup in action at AZTI. 🧪
Cross-border collaboration like this pushes marine science forward.
#MarineScience #ArcticEcosystems #BioBoostPlus #OceanMonitoring
Cross-border collaboration like this pushes marine science forward.
#MarineScience #ArcticEcosystems #BioBoostPlus #OceanMonitoring
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
From sieving and sub-sampling to scanning and segmentation — here’s the full lab setup in action at AZTI. 🧪
Cross-border collaboration like this pushes marine science forward.
#MarineScience #ArcticEcosystems #BioBoostPlus #OceanMonitoring
Cross-border collaboration like this pushes marine science forward.
#MarineScience #ArcticEcosystems #BioBoostPlus #OceanMonitoring
🦞 A lobster encounter in Lake Grevelingen!
While surveying benthic biodiversity for #BioBoostPlus WP2, @NIOZ_Netherlands researchers caught this Homarus gammarus on ROV.
Restoration work meets AI + imaging.
🎥 Credit: Zhiyuan Zhao
@niozsearesearch.bsky.social
#MarineScience #ROV #Biodiversity
While surveying benthic biodiversity for #BioBoostPlus WP2, @NIOZ_Netherlands researchers caught this Homarus gammarus on ROV.
Restoration work meets AI + imaging.
🎥 Credit: Zhiyuan Zhao
@niozsearesearch.bsky.social
#MarineScience #ROV #Biodiversity
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🦞 A lobster encounter in Lake Grevelingen!
While surveying benthic biodiversity for #BioBoostPlus WP2, @NIOZ_Netherlands researchers caught this Homarus gammarus on ROV.
Restoration work meets AI + imaging.
🎥 Credit: Zhiyuan Zhao
@niozsearesearch.bsky.social
#MarineScience #ROV #Biodiversity
While surveying benthic biodiversity for #BioBoostPlus WP2, @NIOZ_Netherlands researchers caught this Homarus gammarus on ROV.
Restoration work meets AI + imaging.
🎥 Credit: Zhiyuan Zhao
@niozsearesearch.bsky.social
#MarineScience #ROV #Biodiversity
Underwater install shots 📷: preparing the system and mounting the camera housing + survey frame so the imagery is standardised and comparable through time—key for long-term monitoring and automated analysis.
#UnderwaterImaging #OceanMonitoring #BioBoostPlus
#UnderwaterImaging #OceanMonitoring #BioBoostPlus
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Underwater install shots 📷: preparing the system and mounting the camera housing + survey frame so the imagery is standardised and comparable through time—key for long-term monitoring and automated analysis.
#UnderwaterImaging #OceanMonitoring #BioBoostPlus
#UnderwaterImaging #OceanMonitoring #BioBoostPlus
#AI accelerates biodiversity monitoring
🤖 Thousands of underwater #photoquadrats are analysed with the open-source platform #CoralNet. Computer vision dramatically speeds up benthic cover assessment, reduces observer bias, and enables consistent long-term #monitoring.
#MarineEcology #BioBoostPlus
🤖 Thousands of underwater #photoquadrats are analysed with the open-source platform #CoralNet. Computer vision dramatically speeds up benthic cover assessment, reduces observer bias, and enables consistent long-term #monitoring.
#MarineEcology #BioBoostPlus
July 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
#AI accelerates biodiversity monitoring
🤖 Thousands of underwater #photoquadrats are analysed with the open-source platform #CoralNet. Computer vision dramatically speeds up benthic cover assessment, reduces observer bias, and enables consistent long-term #monitoring.
#MarineEcology #BioBoostPlus
🤖 Thousands of underwater #photoquadrats are analysed with the open-source platform #CoralNet. Computer vision dramatically speeds up benthic cover assessment, reduces observer bias, and enables consistent long-term #monitoring.
#MarineEcology #BioBoostPlus
more information on: bioboostplus.eu/new/12
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July 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
more information on: bioboostplus.eu/new/12
Invasive algae are reshaping reefs
🪸 Long-term data reveal the expansion of several invasive macroalgae. Continuous monitoring is essential to understand how these species transform Mediterranean reef ecosystems.
#InvasiveSpecies #MarineBiodiversity #BioBoostPlus
🪸 Long-term data reveal the expansion of several invasive macroalgae. Continuous monitoring is essential to understand how these species transform Mediterranean reef ecosystems.
#InvasiveSpecies #MarineBiodiversity #BioBoostPlus
July 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Invasive algae are reshaping reefs
🪸 Long-term data reveal the expansion of several invasive macroalgae. Continuous monitoring is essential to understand how these species transform Mediterranean reef ecosystems.
#InvasiveSpecies #MarineBiodiversity #BioBoostPlus
🪸 Long-term data reveal the expansion of several invasive macroalgae. Continuous monitoring is essential to understand how these species transform Mediterranean reef ecosystems.
#InvasiveSpecies #MarineBiodiversity #BioBoostPlus
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December 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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