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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
💧 Can one water sample reveal marine life?

🐠 Yes! Using metabarcoding, our #BioProtect team at @matisiceland.bsky.social analyses unique "barcodes" in #eDNA to ID multiple species at once.

🔬 Swipe to explore the impact of #metabarcoding on #OceanBiodiversity!

#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
January 29, 2026 at 10:38 AM
🌊 From Iceland’s coast to the lab!

🏊 During @RossEdgley’s 2025 swim, citizen scientist Solomon Weston collected #eDNA samples for #BioProtect.

🧬 Now, @matisiceland.bsky.social are extracting DNA to help us study marine biodiversity!

More updates on Thursday!

#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
January 27, 2026 at 10:23 AM
🔬Our #NWPortugueseMargin team met at @inesctec.bsky.social to plan #eDNA biosampler field tests!
🗺️ We’re looking for #VME indicator species w/ #BioProtect tools & maps by @uaveiro.bsky.social @ciimar.bsky.social & INESCTEC.

🌤️ More news in May—weather permitting!
#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
January 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM
🪸 Can deep-sea corals survive warmer oceans?

🔬 The #BioProtect Azores team tested #corals last week by measuring oxygen use (a key stress signal) over 8-16 hrs at different temps at the #DeepSeaLab of #OKEANOS-UAÇ.

🌊 Results soon!

@azoresdeepsea.bsky.social
#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
January 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
🌊 Join us for the #BioProtect 2nd General Assembly meeting
📅 June 2-4 @ Escola do Mar dos Açores

Hosted by the University of the Azores in Horta, Faial Island, Azores, world-famous for pristine nature & #biodiversity.

Thrilled to welcome our partners! 🏝️

#MissionOcean #EUMissions #HorizonEU
January 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
📣 The @ec.europa.eu is reviewing the EU #Arctic #policy to ensure it reflects today’s environmental, security and geopolitical realities 🌎

👉A call for evidence & public consultation is open until 16th March 2026: link.europa.eu/gyyMQw
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 AM
✨ Season's Greetings from BioProtect ✨
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
📽️How to analyse thousands of hours of deep-sea video?

👉We're training an AI to help!

Our AI is still learning, but is already spotting ocean life!
It detected two fish, a sea pen, and a hidden sea anemone in a first test!

👀Can you spot anything else?

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our 🇮🇪 Demonstration Site and the Marine Institute ran a #PPGIS survey to capture voices across Irish waters for #marineconservation:
🧍‍♂️100+ respondents
🗺️47 mapped marine areas

These insights will guide co-designed, inclusive conservation tools!
ℹ️ shorturl.at/bDV7E

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#BioProtect was presented for #OícheChultúir 2025 at Marine Institute! 🌊
We explored how Ireland’s cultural history of cartography connects with today’s participatory mapping for marine conservation. 🗺️🇮🇪

👉 Learn more: bioprotect-project.eu/irish-demons...

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🌊 Turning marine biology points into polygons!

Using the #SegmentAnythingModel + smart heuristics, #BielefeldUniversity's #BioProtect team converted 93% of 3,831 point annotations into AI-ready polygons.

📹Watch the video and share your thoughts!

#MisssionOcean #HorizonEU
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🐟💻AI meets ocean conservation!

In #BioProtect, advanced image annotation is accelerating marine biodiversity assessments, helping scientists identify species in diverse background conditions!

📻Stay tuned for more:
👉 bitly.cx/ioz8L

#MissionOcean #MAIA #BIIGLE #HorizonEU
October 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
PhD student Anaïs Sire de Vilar studied Azorean cold-water corals.🪸

Higher 🌡️ = more mortality, faster development, shorter larval swimming.

BioProtect research shows forecasting coral connectivity under warming oceans can guide marine planning & protect climate refuges! 🌊

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
October 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🗺️ In #BioProtect, we mapped the socio-economic pulse of 5 coastal regions, where fisheries, tourism & renewables rely on marine life.🌊

Early insights from WP6 show biodiversity protection is vital for a resilient #BlueEconomy!
👉https://bitly.cx/5jZPH

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
October 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
📄 New #BioProtect Press Release!
During the #GreatIcelandicSwim, @RossEdgley
carried out the first continuous eDNA sampling of Iceland's coastline. 🧬🐟

Adventure meets science to protect 30% of Europe’s seas by 2030! 🌍

Full text available: is.gd/jg7uIF

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
September 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🏊‍♂️ A few days ago, Ross Edgley completed the Great Icelandic Swim!

Our PM Davíð Gíslason interviewed by Visir in Iceland, mentioned that Ross's collected seawater samples for #eDNA 🧬 are crucial to reveal biodiversity & protect 30% of 🇮🇸 seas by 2030!

More ℹ️ bitly.cx/jLEMy

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
September 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
👩‍🔬BioProtect PhD student Marjolijn Rika Nijzingh collected 325 #eDNA samples at 37 sites (0–500m) around 🇮🇸 aboard RV Árni Friðriksson.

The data will reveal the presence of fish, mammals, corals & more, a big step for #30x30 goals!
Amazing job Marjolijn!👏

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU @mfri.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🏖️ 🇮🇸 This summer, we collected #eDNA samples in #Skjálfandi Bay, North Iceland!

🧪We sampled at 10 sites, taking water from depths ranging from 20 meters to the seafloor. These samples will be analyzed to reveal the Bay’s biodiversity.

📻Stay tuned!

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU @mfri.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Associated Regions News!

🌊 The first #BioProtect stakeholders meeting took place in #Odessa!

🤝 Local experts and European partners came together to help shape the #BioProtect solutions for marine biodiversity restoration and ecosystem resilience.🪸

👉bitly.cx/RV6Vv

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
September 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Irish DS #PPGIS survey is complete!📰

✅ 130+ participants
✅ 635 features mapped
✅ Marine mammals = top valued feature
✅ Strong community + maritime sector engagement
Data will support the #BioProtectMarinePlanner for future conservation.🐬

To know more👉https://bitly.cx/XHgj

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU
September 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🙌 Huge congratulations to #RossEdgley
on completing the 1,000-mile swim around #Iceland! 🌊💪

😲100 #eDNA samples collected for ocean biodiversity research!
So happy and proud that #BioProtect was part of this incredible journey. 🌍💙

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU #GreatIcelandicSwim
September 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🌊 Save the date!
📅 27–28 Nov 2025, Brussels

📈Join leading ocean scientists, modellers, data experts, innovators & policymakers at the 4th Digital Ocean Forum to shape the future of the #DigitalTwinOcean.

#OceanData #OurMissionOcean
September 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Our #eDNA Autonomous #Biosampler enters its next phase! 🌊🧬
1️⃣ Sea trials of the first prototype
2️⃣ Greater depth & reliability
3️⃣ Second version with improved preservation & sterilization
4️⃣ Validation in lab + field

Details:👉https://bitly.cx/PBaz

#MissionOcean #HorizonEU @ciimar.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
⛴️ Our #eDNA #BioSampler went deeper!

Integrated with an #AUV, it was deployed at 20 and 75m off Porto. ⛴️

Autonomous sampling matched manual protocols with triplicate water filtration.

🧬Next: eDNA sequencing to uncover biodiversity across trophic levels!

@ciimar.bsky.social #MissionOcean
September 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🌊💙 Building #oceanliteracy from an early age!

Ana Faria, a marine ecologist from #BioProtect brought #MPAs to life for 7-year-olds with a custom ocean-themed board game, teaching conservation through play!

🛡️💙Protecting what you love starts with understanding it!

#MisionOcean #HorizonEU
August 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM