Gerardo Zardi
@gerardozardi.bsky.social
Marine ecologist, CO-PI of BioNept @bionept.bsky.social working at Lille University (France) and Rhodes University (South Africa)
Low tide geometry 🌊✨
Mussel poles casting long shadows on the sand🌊
#biodiversity #musselsarecool #intertidal
Mussel poles casting long shadows on the sand🌊
#biodiversity #musselsarecool #intertidal
October 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Low tide geometry 🌊✨
Mussel poles casting long shadows on the sand🌊
#biodiversity #musselsarecool #intertidal
Mussel poles casting long shadows on the sand🌊
#biodiversity #musselsarecool #intertidal
Reposted by Gerardo Zardi
Great energy yesterday at the Marine Station of @univlille.bsky.social!
We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Great energy yesterday at the Marine Station of @univlille.bsky.social!
We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
🌈 Stunning view from Lille University’s Marine Station (@univlille.bsky.social) at #Wimereux
this morning 🌊
#MarineScience #rainbow #biodiversity
this morning 🌊
#MarineScience #rainbow #biodiversity
October 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🌈 Stunning view from Lille University’s Marine Station (@univlille.bsky.social) at #Wimereux
this morning 🌊
#MarineScience #rainbow #biodiversity
this morning 🌊
#MarineScience #rainbow #biodiversity
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Wrapping up a great week of intertidal fieldwork — boots full of seawater, hands full of samples, and loggers full of data! 🌊🦪📊
@katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange
@katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange
October 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wrapping up a great week of intertidal fieldwork — boots full of seawater, hands full of samples, and loggers full of data! 🌊🦪📊
@katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange
@katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange
October 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Excited to share my feature in @nature.com Where I Work series, on my research into microplastics and their effects on marine biodiversity ☣️🧬
Thanks to Josie Glausiusz for the great conversation, and to Gianmarco di Costanzo for capturing my work on the cold shores of Iceland 🌊🦀📸
#Microplastics
Thanks to Josie Glausiusz for the great conversation, and to Gianmarco di Costanzo for capturing my work on the cold shores of Iceland 🌊🦀📸
#Microplastics
Biologist Lorenzo Cozzolino examines how these tiny particles are affecting the behaviour and physiology of molluscs, crustaceans and seaweeds
go.nature.com/47fURxg
go.nature.com/47fURxg
I trawl coastlines to study the impacts of microplastics on marine life
Biologist Lorenzo Cozzolino examines how these tiny particles are affecting the behaviour and physiology of molluscs, crustaceans and seaweeds.
go.nature.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Excited to share my feature in @nature.com Where I Work series, on my research into microplastics and their effects on marine biodiversity ☣️🧬
Thanks to Josie Glausiusz for the great conversation, and to Gianmarco di Costanzo for capturing my work on the cold shores of Iceland 🌊🦀📸
#Microplastics
Thanks to Josie Glausiusz for the great conversation, and to Gianmarco di Costanzo for capturing my work on the cold shores of Iceland 🌊🦀📸
#Microplastics
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Hi marine biologist folks #MarBiol 🦪🐙🪸🐟🦈🦀🦐🌱🦭🌊 Please give us 5 minutes of your time to fill this online survey on marine connectivity policy - The marine connectivity science and tools we need for the ocean we want #MarCo #MarEvol
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
OOSC 2025 - Online survey for Session 10-14 - The marine connectivity science and tools we need for the ocean we want
This questionnaire has been created to reach out to experts with roles and contributions to the management and/or conservation of the ocean and its resources. It explores the existing challenges and p...
docs.google.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Hi marine biologist folks #MarBiol 🦪🐙🪸🐟🦈🦀🦐🌱🦭🌊 Please give us 5 minutes of your time to fill this online survey on marine connectivity policy - The marine connectivity science and tools we need for the ocean we want #MarCo #MarEvol
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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📢Exciting news! BioNept PhD student Lorenzo Cozzolino (@univlille.bsky.social–LOG) is featured in Nature! 🌊
The interview highlights coastal fieldwork and the research we carry out on how microplastics impact marine #biodiversity🦀🦪🦭🦞🪼
@nature.com
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
The interview highlights coastal fieldwork and the research we carry out on how microplastics impact marine #biodiversity🦀🦪🦭🦞🪼
@nature.com
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
Biologist Lorenzo Cozzolino examines how these tiny particles are affecting the behaviour and physiology of molluscs, crustaceans and seaweeds
go.nature.com/47fURxg
go.nature.com/47fURxg
I trawl coastlines to study the impacts of microplastics on marine life
Biologist Lorenzo Cozzolino examines how these tiny particles are affecting the behaviour and physiology of molluscs, crustaceans and seaweeds.
go.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📢Exciting news! BioNept PhD student Lorenzo Cozzolino (@univlille.bsky.social–LOG) is featured in Nature! 🌊
The interview highlights coastal fieldwork and the research we carry out on how microplastics impact marine #biodiversity🦀🦪🦭🦞🪼
@nature.com
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
The interview highlights coastal fieldwork and the research we carry out on how microplastics impact marine #biodiversity🦀🦪🦭🦞🪼
@nature.com
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
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📢 New paper out!
🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution
🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution
August 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 New paper out!
🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution
🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution
So long, Cornwall… until next tide! 🌊
Still home to some of the most beautiful rocky shores.
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🦀🦀🦪🦪🦪🐟🐟
#intertidal #biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social
#musselsarecool #mussels
Still home to some of the most beautiful rocky shores.
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🦀🦀🦪🦪🦪🐟🐟
#intertidal #biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social
#musselsarecool #mussels
August 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
So long, Cornwall… until next tide! 🌊
Still home to some of the most beautiful rocky shores.
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🦀🦀🦪🦪🦪🐟🐟
#intertidal #biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social
#musselsarecool #mussels
Still home to some of the most beautiful rocky shores.
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🦀🦀🦪🦪🦪🐟🐟
#intertidal #biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social
#musselsarecool #mussels
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Great to see @bd-stew.bsky.social at @thembauk.bsky.social with film makers & PicSea map an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species, Eunicella verrucosa, in SW England.
www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymout...
www.marlin.ac.uk/species/deta...
www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymout...
www.marlin.ac.uk/species/deta...
Hidden reef discovered off UK coast stuns Attenborough film crew
Discovered by chance during a David Attenborough documentary, a vibrant coral reef off Plymouth’s coast is now at the heart of a race to protect one of the UK’s rarest marine habitats
www.plymouthherald.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Great to see @bd-stew.bsky.social at @thembauk.bsky.social with film makers & PicSea map an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species, Eunicella verrucosa, in SW England.
www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymout...
www.marlin.ac.uk/species/deta...
www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymout...
www.marlin.ac.uk/species/deta...
Cornish kelp holfasts
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #biodiversity #Cornwall #jamfirst 😊 #marinelife #kelp
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #biodiversity #Cornwall #jamfirst 😊 #marinelife #kelp
July 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Cornish kelp holfasts
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #biodiversity #Cornwall #jamfirst 😊 #marinelife #kelp
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #biodiversity #Cornwall #jamfirst 😊 #marinelife #kelp
Sometimes the smallest details steal the show 🦦🔍🐚
#limpets #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #art #intertidal
#limpets #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #art #intertidal
July 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sometimes the smallest details steal the show 🦦🔍🐚
#limpets #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #art #intertidal
#limpets #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #art #intertidal
Step 1: assess the goods 🧐
Step 2: execute the plan 🕊️🍽️
🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊
#Cornwall #biodiversity #seagulls @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #marinelife #birds
Step 2: execute the plan 🕊️🍽️
🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊
#Cornwall #biodiversity #seagulls @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #marinelife #birds
July 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Step 1: assess the goods 🧐
Step 2: execute the plan 🕊️🍽️
🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊
#Cornwall #biodiversity #seagulls @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #marinelife #birds
Step 2: execute the plan 🕊️🍽️
🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊
#Cornwall #biodiversity #seagulls @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #marinelife #birds
Hanging on with style.
Cornwall’s intertidal crew—mussels, limpets, and fucoids
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@marclim-uk.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #fieldwork
Cornwall’s intertidal crew—mussels, limpets, and fucoids
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@marclim-uk.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #fieldwork
July 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hanging on with style.
Cornwall’s intertidal crew—mussels, limpets, and fucoids
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@marclim-uk.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #fieldwork
Cornwall’s intertidal crew—mussels, limpets, and fucoids
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@marclim-uk.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #fieldwork
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Heading from #France to #England for another intertidal survey in #Cornwall 🇫🇷➡️🇬🇧
On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚
#Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚
#Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Heading from #France to #England for another intertidal survey in #Cornwall 🇫🇷➡️🇬🇧
On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚
#Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚
#Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
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So long from the Moroccan intertidal 🇲🇦 — heading back to France 🇫🇷
Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates.
#Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates.
#Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
July 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So long from the Moroccan intertidal 🇲🇦 — heading back to France 🇫🇷
Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates.
#Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates.
#Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
Limpets on sale! Spotted at the fish market in Essaouira alongside the usual catch 🐚🦑🐟🦀🐙🦪
#Essaouira #MarineLife #Intertidal #biodiversity #Morocco 🇲🇦 @louisefirth.bsky.social @camille-hennion.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social
#Essaouira #MarineLife #Intertidal #biodiversity #Morocco 🇲🇦 @louisefirth.bsky.social @camille-hennion.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Limpets on sale! Spotted at the fish market in Essaouira alongside the usual catch 🐚🦑🐟🦀🐙🦪
#Essaouira #MarineLife #Intertidal #biodiversity #Morocco 🇲🇦 @louisefirth.bsky.social @camille-hennion.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social
#Essaouira #MarineLife #Intertidal #biodiversity #Morocco 🇲🇦 @louisefirth.bsky.social @camille-hennion.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social
Another low tide, another peek into Moroccan intertidal life 🇲🇦🐙🐟🐚🦀🦪🌊
#intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #Morocco @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social
#intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #Morocco @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Another low tide, another peek into Moroccan intertidal life 🇲🇦🐙🐟🐚🦀🦪🌊
#intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #Morocco @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social
#intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #Morocco @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social
More intertidal life from the Moroccan coast 🇲🇦Always something new to spot🦪🦀🐚🐟🌊🐙
#Morocco #Intertidal #MarineLife #Biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
#Morocco #Intertidal #MarineLife #Biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
More intertidal life from the Moroccan coast 🇲🇦Always something new to spot🦪🦀🐚🐟🌊🐙
#Morocco #Intertidal #MarineLife #Biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
#Morocco #Intertidal #MarineLife #Biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
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Our survey campaign continues along the stunning Moroccan shores 🇲🇦🌊🦪Unbelievable #intertidal landscapes & yesterday's accommodation had everything we needed: WiFi, terrace &...dromedaries🐪
#fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
#fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Our survey campaign continues along the stunning Moroccan shores 🇲🇦🌊🦪Unbelievable #intertidal landscapes & yesterday's accommodation had everything we needed: WiFi, terrace &...dromedaries🐪
#fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
#fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
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BioNept Intertidal Moroccan tour 2025 🌊🦪🇲🇦
Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
BioNept Intertidal Moroccan tour 2025 🌊🦪🇲🇦
Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
Reposted by Gerardo Zardi
The Norwegian #intertidal always delivers surprises 🇳🇴🌊 From microbial biodiversity to unexpected megafauna encounters - though we’re not sure we should count the 🫎 in the transect 😉 #Fieldwork #IntertidalEcology @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
July 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Norwegian #intertidal always delivers surprises 🇳🇴🌊 From microbial biodiversity to unexpected megafauna encounters - though we’re not sure we should count the 🫎 in the transect 😉 #Fieldwork #IntertidalEcology @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
Reposted by Gerardo Zardi
Our PhD student Sarah Bollina is on the move! 🚐🧪 Currently sampling her way through the stunning Norwegian coast 🇳🇴 🐚 #MarineBiology #Fieldwork #PhDLife
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal
July 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Our PhD student Sarah Bollina is on the move! 🚐🧪 Currently sampling her way through the stunning Norwegian coast 🇳🇴 🐚 #MarineBiology #Fieldwork #PhDLife
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal