BioProtect Project

🌊 Climate change & fishing pressures don’t act alone: they interact! 🆕 BioProtect research shows warming, acidification & damage from lost fishing gear combine to amplify stress on cold-water corals 🪸 🔬 Understanding these impacts is 🔑 to protecting deep-sea ecosystems!🌊

Registrations are open for EU #MSPWeek2026! 🗓️ 1–5 June 2026 | 📍 Brussels, Belgium Take a look at the confirmed sessions so far, details coming soon, so stay tuned for more info over the next few weeks! 📨 Get in contact if you are interested to host a stand or display a poster showcasing tools, projects or MSP initiatives: info@maritime-spatial-planning.ec.europa.eu 📝 Register here! ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runne… 🔹 @EU_MARE @EU_Commission @cinea_eu

🏊‍♂️ 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 @Channel4 #BioProtect #MissionOcean #BigWaveTV

Join the 'Marine Protected Areas in Action: Tools, Restoration and Governance for Healthier Seas' webinar on 12 May! 🌊 Register here:  eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @Cinea_EU @EUScienceInnov @EU_MARE @HorizonEU @Effective2327 @MSP4BIO_Project @oceancitizen_eu @BLUE4ALLproject

📣Friday, May 8, 1 – 2 pm UTC 📍The Marine Biodiversity Networking Fridays will host a special session focusing on the Bridge program. 🗣 Amy Freestone, @PKleitou 📌More info and registration 👇 bit.ly/4udkl6z @MER_Lab_CY @SmithsonianEnv @GEOBON_org

🌊✨ 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

📣 Atlantic stakeholders: your input is needed The #AtlanticMaritimeStrategy and #ActionPlan is under review and stakeholders are invited to contribute and shape its future priorities 👉 Share your experience. Influence what comes next 🔗 Take the survey: tinyurl.com/nhf2asme @cinea_eu @EU_MARE @EUAtlantic_Fr @NuaFund @m_pasku @forumoceano

Join us for #EUMSPWeek2026! 🗓️ 1-5 June 2026 | 📍 Nhow Bloom Hotel, Brussels A full week dedicated to Maritime Spatial Planning, bringing together key events & experts to share knowledge, build synergies, and progress on #MSP across the EU & beyond. Also, as part of the #Week, join the first-ever Greater North Sea Basin Initiative #GNSBI Stakeholder Conference! 📝 Register now for #EUMSPWeek2026! ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runne… 🔎 More info here! maritime-spatial-planning.ec.europa.eu/events/europea… 🔹 @EU_MARE @cinea_eu @EU_Commission

🤝 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🎥, eDNA

From ☕️ breaks 2 conservation planning at #AAORIAForum26 🌊 🥰 Great to see so much interest in the #BioProtect Marine Planner: from on‑stage in @DanielsdottirK's talk to live demos at our stand! 👌 Our pins flew off the stand. May they now travel far & wide across the #Atlantic!

MPAs sound good. But how do they work on the water? Join experts from @Dept_ECC, @Blue4All, @BIOPROTECT_EU for a real conversation on MPA management. May 26, MTU Kerry. Link: pharosproject.eu/ireland-megaev… #PHAROSIreland

🚀 and it’s on! 💪 📌 The #AAORIAForum2026 has started and we are looking forward to a full day of interesting discussions and interactions with our #Atlantic partners! 💻 We will also be showcasing the #BioProtect #MarinePlanner later today so look for us during the break!

📍 We are at the #AAORIA2026 side events in Salvador and very excited to be joining the #IntergenerationalHackathon! 🌊 👫 The teams are still working on their ideas and they will be pitching them later today! Stay tuned for updates! 🤘

😰 Norway’s coastal management faces coordination challenges: 170+ municipalities, multiple sectors & governance levels. At @Havforskningen, Mette Skern-Mauritzen (🇳🇴 DS leader) asked: "How can IMR help connect knowledge for sustainable, resilient coasts"? 🤓 What's your take?

⏳ The countdown is on! BioProtect is heading to the @pharos_eu 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

Are Norway’s fjords under threat? 🔥 temperatures, low-oxygen waters, 🎣 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! 🔗bit.ly/47xgA31

The BioProtect Marine Planner 🇪🇺 at #EOD2026 🌊 💪 Helping identify priority areas for #marineconservation 🐟 💻 User-friendly 🤝 Co-designed with end-users 🧭 Turning complex planning into practical solutions Developed by @SNSUniofGalway @MarineInst #MissionOcean #EUMissions

Check out the #MissionForum2026 recap 👇

🎉 We are so proud of our coordinator @SophieJensen79 who is featured as one of the celebrated women behind @OurMissionOcean! 💙 @MatisIceland 👩‍🔬💪 #InternationalWomenDay #MissionOcean

📍Our very own Maÿlis Sontot-Marjary, Demo site Leader for Ireland 🇮🇪 has been busy showcasing the #BioProtect Marine Planner all day to interested visitors during the 4th @OurMissionOcean Forum! 🌊 ⏰ There’s still time to catch us! #MissionOcean #HorizonEurope