CCMAR
@ccmar.bsky.social
The Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) is a non-profit organization located on the Gambelas campus of the University of Algarve and dedicated to R&D in the Marine Sciences.
🚨 Big week at CCMAR (2–6 March)!
Honorary Doctorate for Carlos M. Duarte, Fórum Mar Portugal, CIMAR-LA Seminar, Press Open Day, School Open Day & our 35th Anniversary 🎉
Science, society & ocean impact in action.
🔗 Follow updates on our website: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/activity/...
Honorary Doctorate for Carlos M. Duarte, Fórum Mar Portugal, CIMAR-LA Seminar, Press Open Day, School Open Day & our 35th Anniversary 🎉
Science, society & ocean impact in action.
🔗 Follow updates on our website: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/activity/...
February 18, 2026 at 11:21 AM
🚨 Big week at CCMAR (2–6 March)!
Honorary Doctorate for Carlos M. Duarte, Fórum Mar Portugal, CIMAR-LA Seminar, Press Open Day, School Open Day & our 35th Anniversary 🎉
Science, society & ocean impact in action.
🔗 Follow updates on our website: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/activity/...
Honorary Doctorate for Carlos M. Duarte, Fórum Mar Portugal, CIMAR-LA Seminar, Press Open Day, School Open Day & our 35th Anniversary 🎉
Science, society & ocean impact in action.
🔗 Follow updates on our website: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/activity/...
Women and girls have always contributed to science, even when their work was not fully recognised.
Today, we reaffirm the importance of visibility, equity, and opportunity in research.
At CCMAR, we are committed to building a more inclusive scientific community.
#WomeninScience
Today, we reaffirm the importance of visibility, equity, and opportunity in research.
At CCMAR, we are committed to building a more inclusive scientific community.
#WomeninScience
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Women and girls have always contributed to science, even when their work was not fully recognised.
Today, we reaffirm the importance of visibility, equity, and opportunity in research.
At CCMAR, we are committed to building a more inclusive scientific community.
#WomeninScience
Today, we reaffirm the importance of visibility, equity, and opportunity in research.
At CCMAR, we are committed to building a more inclusive scientific community.
#WomeninScience
Welcome Pedro Inácio to CCMAR!
He’ll develop bioelectronic sensors and ML tools to monitor plant stress, advancing precision agriculture and sustainable ecosystem monitoring. Glad to have you on board! 💙
ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
He’ll develop bioelectronic sensors and ML tools to monitor plant stress, advancing precision agriculture and sustainable ecosystem monitoring. Glad to have you on board! 💙
ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
January 28, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Welcome Pedro Inácio to CCMAR!
He’ll develop bioelectronic sensors and ML tools to monitor plant stress, advancing precision agriculture and sustainable ecosystem monitoring. Glad to have you on board! 💙
ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
He’ll develop bioelectronic sensors and ML tools to monitor plant stress, advancing precision agriculture and sustainable ecosystem monitoring. Glad to have you on board! 💙
ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
#TNA #Calls of #AgroServ, #IRISCC, and #AQUASERV offer great opportunities for funded access to research facilities.
Interested researchers should apply via each project’s platform and contact us at [email protected] for pre-technical and financial feasibility checks.
#Opencalls #EMBRC
Interested researchers should apply via each project’s platform and contact us at [email protected] for pre-technical and financial feasibility checks.
#Opencalls #EMBRC
January 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
#TNA #Calls of #AgroServ, #IRISCC, and #AQUASERV offer great opportunities for funded access to research facilities.
Interested researchers should apply via each project’s platform and contact us at [email protected] for pre-technical and financial feasibility checks.
#Opencalls #EMBRC
Interested researchers should apply via each project’s platform and contact us at [email protected] for pre-technical and financial feasibility checks.
#Opencalls #EMBRC
CCMAR-led study shows marine aquaculture is far more resilient if warming stays below 1.5°C. Assessing 327 species worldwide, researchers found Paris-aligned pathways greatly reduce climate exposure compared to high-emission futures
More here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
More here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
CCMAR-led study shows marine aquaculture is far more resilient if warming stays below 1.5°C. Assessing 327 species worldwide, researchers found Paris-aligned pathways greatly reduce climate exposure compared to high-emission futures
More here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
More here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
Understanding what happens at sea has long been a challenge. NunoHenriques mapped how, when and where polyvalent fleets operate, analysing 85M+ data points and 20k fishing trips.
A Summa Cum Laude PhD born at CCMAR, improving fisheries governance worldwide.
Read more: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/node/8764
A Summa Cum Laude PhD born at CCMAR, improving fisheries governance worldwide.
Read more: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/node/8764
January 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Understanding what happens at sea has long been a challenge. NunoHenriques mapped how, when and where polyvalent fleets operate, analysing 85M+ data points and 20k fishing trips.
A Summa Cum Laude PhD born at CCMAR, improving fisheries governance worldwide.
Read more: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/node/8764
A Summa Cum Laude PhD born at CCMAR, improving fisheries governance worldwide.
Read more: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/node/8764
Looking back, 2025 was shaped by collaboration, curiosity and community.
We're heading into 2026 with a sense of accomplishment.
Thank you to everyone — across areas, roles, and teams — who help make this possible. Here’s to another year of connecting ocean, health and society through science.
We're heading into 2026 with a sense of accomplishment.
Thank you to everyone — across areas, roles, and teams — who help make this possible. Here’s to another year of connecting ocean, health and society through science.
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Looking back, 2025 was shaped by collaboration, curiosity and community.
We're heading into 2026 with a sense of accomplishment.
Thank you to everyone — across areas, roles, and teams — who help make this possible. Here’s to another year of connecting ocean, health and society through science.
We're heading into 2026 with a sense of accomplishment.
Thank you to everyone — across areas, roles, and teams — who help make this possible. Here’s to another year of connecting ocean, health and society through science.
Having the entire Atlantic Ocean as your classroom and teaching on the high seas!
🚢Caio Ribeiro immersed himself in the NoSoAT expedition and was part of a team of five junior teachers responsible for training 20 young scientists in the middle of the ocean!
More here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/caio...
🚢Caio Ribeiro immersed himself in the NoSoAT expedition and was part of a team of five junior teachers responsible for training 20 young scientists in the middle of the ocean!
More here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/caio...
December 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Having the entire Atlantic Ocean as your classroom and teaching on the high seas!
🚢Caio Ribeiro immersed himself in the NoSoAT expedition and was part of a team of five junior teachers responsible for training 20 young scientists in the middle of the ocean!
More here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/caio...
🚢Caio Ribeiro immersed himself in the NoSoAT expedition and was part of a team of five junior teachers responsible for training 20 young scientists in the middle of the ocean!
More here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/caio...
'Tis the season to give! And we're giving all our appreciation to the members who make CCMAR what it is. For the preserverance they've shown throughout the year, for their endurance and most of all for their hard work. For science and for the future of the ocean: It takes a village!
Happy Holidays✨
Happy Holidays✨
December 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
'Tis the season to give! And we're giving all our appreciation to the members who make CCMAR what it is. For the preserverance they've shown throughout the year, for their endurance and most of all for their hard work. For science and for the future of the ocean: It takes a village!
Happy Holidays✨
Happy Holidays✨
Using zebrafish and medaka along with cellular assays, our team observed that an extract from 𝘚. 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 helps 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 and protects against bone loss, without disrupting cellular cross-talk within bone tissue: 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Using zebrafish and medaka along with cellular assays, our team observed that an extract from 𝘚. 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 helps 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 and protects against bone loss, without disrupting cellular cross-talk within bone tissue: 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
ICHTHYS, led by CCMAR and supported by #MSCA, delivers #smart-tech and new processing methods that boost seafood freshness, safety and sustainability. Learn more on our website.
ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
#foodsafety #foodtechnology #foodwaste
ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
#foodsafety #foodtechnology #foodwaste
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
ICHTHYS, led by CCMAR and supported by #MSCA, delivers #smart-tech and new processing methods that boost seafood freshness, safety and sustainability. Learn more on our website.
ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
#foodsafety #foodtechnology #foodwaste
ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/new-...
#foodsafety #foodtechnology #foodwaste
As world leaders gather for #COP30 to tackle the climate crisis, CCMAR unveils the first global map of cold-water corals. Using machine learning, we reveal how these vital ecosystems may shift under climate change.
See the predictinons in here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/firs...
See the predictinons in here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/firs...
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
As world leaders gather for #COP30 to tackle the climate crisis, CCMAR unveils the first global map of cold-water corals. Using machine learning, we reveal how these vital ecosystems may shift under climate change.
See the predictinons in here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/firs...
See the predictinons in here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/firs...
The race for deep-sea mining is underway, but science must accelerate.
CCMAR researcher Caio Ribeiro won the Atlantic Security Award and now is leading a new project to map biodiversity and ecological risks in the Atlantic’s deep sea.
Knowledge before extraction. 🌍🔬
🔗 ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/awar...
CCMAR researcher Caio Ribeiro won the Atlantic Security Award and now is leading a new project to map biodiversity and ecological risks in the Atlantic’s deep sea.
Knowledge before extraction. 🌍🔬
🔗 ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/awar...
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The race for deep-sea mining is underway, but science must accelerate.
CCMAR researcher Caio Ribeiro won the Atlantic Security Award and now is leading a new project to map biodiversity and ecological risks in the Atlantic’s deep sea.
Knowledge before extraction. 🌍🔬
🔗 ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/awar...
CCMAR researcher Caio Ribeiro won the Atlantic Security Award and now is leading a new project to map biodiversity and ecological risks in the Atlantic’s deep sea.
Knowledge before extraction. 🌍🔬
🔗 ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/awar...
We thank all those who have submited an abstract and remind you that registration is still open!
A national meeting with leading experts in Aquaculture that you won't want to miss out. Register now! ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/nat...
@ciimar.bsky.social #CIMARLA #Aquaculture #ENAQUA25
A national meeting with leading experts in Aquaculture that you won't want to miss out. Register now! ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/nat...
@ciimar.bsky.social #CIMARLA #Aquaculture #ENAQUA25
October 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We thank all those who have submited an abstract and remind you that registration is still open!
A national meeting with leading experts in Aquaculture that you won't want to miss out. Register now! ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/nat...
@ciimar.bsky.social #CIMARLA #Aquaculture #ENAQUA25
A national meeting with leading experts in Aquaculture that you won't want to miss out. Register now! ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/nat...
@ciimar.bsky.social #CIMARLA #Aquaculture #ENAQUA25
Ever wondered how European research and innovation programmes are shaped, managed, and brought to life?
Join us next wednesday for an exclusive seminar featuring Dr. David Pina.
🗓️ Date: 29/10/2025 at 1:30 pm
📍 Location: Online
💡 Registration: Free (but mandatory)
ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/wor...
Join us next wednesday for an exclusive seminar featuring Dr. David Pina.
🗓️ Date: 29/10/2025 at 1:30 pm
📍 Location: Online
💡 Registration: Free (but mandatory)
ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/wor...
October 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ever wondered how European research and innovation programmes are shaped, managed, and brought to life?
Join us next wednesday for an exclusive seminar featuring Dr. David Pina.
🗓️ Date: 29/10/2025 at 1:30 pm
📍 Location: Online
💡 Registration: Free (but mandatory)
ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/wor...
Join us next wednesday for an exclusive seminar featuring Dr. David Pina.
🗓️ Date: 29/10/2025 at 1:30 pm
📍 Location: Online
💡 Registration: Free (but mandatory)
ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/wor...
Your research can shape the ocean’s future. 🌊
Join CCMAR as host for the FCT CEEC Call to launch your independent marine sciences career.
📩 Express your interest to [email protected]
Let’s make it happen! ⚓
#ScienceJobs #CEEC #WorkatCCMAR #MarineSciences
Join CCMAR as host for the FCT CEEC Call to launch your independent marine sciences career.
📩 Express your interest to [email protected]
Let’s make it happen! ⚓
#ScienceJobs #CEEC #WorkatCCMAR #MarineSciences
October 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Your research can shape the ocean’s future. 🌊
Join CCMAR as host for the FCT CEEC Call to launch your independent marine sciences career.
📩 Express your interest to [email protected]
Let’s make it happen! ⚓
#ScienceJobs #CEEC #WorkatCCMAR #MarineSciences
Join CCMAR as host for the FCT CEEC Call to launch your independent marine sciences career.
📩 Express your interest to [email protected]
Let’s make it happen! ⚓
#ScienceJobs #CEEC #WorkatCCMAR #MarineSciences
We welcome applications for the ERC Consolidator Grant 2026! Join a top marine research hub with full support for proposal design. Apply by Nov 6 (FCT pre-assessment) / Jan 13 (ERC). Grants up to €2M. Eligibility: PhD 7–12 years ago. Contact: [email protected]
#fundingresearch #consolidatorgrant
#fundingresearch #consolidatorgrant
October 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
We welcome applications for the ERC Consolidator Grant 2026! Join a top marine research hub with full support for proposal design. Apply by Nov 6 (FCT pre-assessment) / Jan 13 (ERC). Grants up to €2M. Eligibility: PhD 7–12 years ago. Contact: [email protected]
#fundingresearch #consolidatorgrant
#fundingresearch #consolidatorgrant
From the 1st to the 3rd of October, first phase of our Multiscale Oceanography course will happen online and you can still enroll.
Secure your spot now and gain priority to come to CCMAR for the Onsite part of the course on its next edition.
Register here: ccmar.ualg.pt/form/curso-m...
Secure your spot now and gain priority to come to CCMAR for the Onsite part of the course on its next edition.
Register here: ccmar.ualg.pt/form/curso-m...
September 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
From the 1st to the 3rd of October, first phase of our Multiscale Oceanography course will happen online and you can still enroll.
Secure your spot now and gain priority to come to CCMAR for the Onsite part of the course on its next edition.
Register here: ccmar.ualg.pt/form/curso-m...
Secure your spot now and gain priority to come to CCMAR for the Onsite part of the course on its next edition.
Register here: ccmar.ualg.pt/form/curso-m...
Submit your work to the 1st National Aquaculture Meeting (ENAQUA25)
We welcome abstracts for:
🔹 Oral Presentations
🔹 Poster Presentations
🔹 Flash-talks
Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your research in the field of sustainable aquaculture.
We welcome abstracts for:
🔹 Oral Presentations
🔹 Poster Presentations
🔹 Flash-talks
Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your research in the field of sustainable aquaculture.
September 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Submit your work to the 1st National Aquaculture Meeting (ENAQUA25)
We welcome abstracts for:
🔹 Oral Presentations
🔹 Poster Presentations
🔹 Flash-talks
Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your research in the field of sustainable aquaculture.
We welcome abstracts for:
🔹 Oral Presentations
🔹 Poster Presentations
🔹 Flash-talks
Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your research in the field of sustainable aquaculture.
The Blue Think Conference 2025, a CIMAR-LA event, wrapped up in Porto and our CCMAR students were at the center of it 💡 Presentations, posters, organisation — and even a Best Poster Award for João Monteiro 🏆
👉 Read more here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/blue...
👉 Read more here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/blue...
September 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Blue Think Conference 2025, a CIMAR-LA event, wrapped up in Porto and our CCMAR students were at the center of it 💡 Presentations, posters, organisation — and even a Best Poster Award for João Monteiro 🏆
👉 Read more here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/blue...
👉 Read more here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/blue...
Tânia Lourenço, PhD at Ghent University in Belgium, visited us to advance her research on fatty acid degradation in Artemia.
Thanks to the AQUAEXCEL3.0 TNA, she was able to access our cutting-edge molecular biology facilities.
#CCMARservices #EMBRC #Aquaexcel3.0 #EU_RI
@embrc-eu.bsky.social
Thanks to the AQUAEXCEL3.0 TNA, she was able to access our cutting-edge molecular biology facilities.
#CCMARservices #EMBRC #Aquaexcel3.0 #EU_RI
@embrc-eu.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Tânia Lourenço, PhD at Ghent University in Belgium, visited us to advance her research on fatty acid degradation in Artemia.
Thanks to the AQUAEXCEL3.0 TNA, she was able to access our cutting-edge molecular biology facilities.
#CCMARservices #EMBRC #Aquaexcel3.0 #EU_RI
@embrc-eu.bsky.social
Thanks to the AQUAEXCEL3.0 TNA, she was able to access our cutting-edge molecular biology facilities.
#CCMARservices #EMBRC #Aquaexcel3.0 #EU_RI
@embrc-eu.bsky.social
As these algae have morphological characteristics that are difficult to observe, our researchers collaborate with our microscopy platform. We offer more than technology and imaging systems – we also offer training, support and maintenance. tinyurl.com/37kdmjsd
#CCMARservices #microscopy #imaging
#CCMARservices #microscopy #imaging
July 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
As these algae have morphological characteristics that are difficult to observe, our researchers collaborate with our microscopy platform. We offer more than technology and imaging systems – we also offer training, support and maintenance. tinyurl.com/37kdmjsd
#CCMARservices #microscopy #imaging
#CCMARservices #microscopy #imaging
👏Congratulations, Vânia Baptista!
We are incredibly proud to celebrate our researcher and our project LittleFish-STP, which has just been awarded the 2025 Mário Ruivo Award given by UNESCO-IOC.
🔗 More about this: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/port...
📸: © UNESCO
We are incredibly proud to celebrate our researcher and our project LittleFish-STP, which has just been awarded the 2025 Mário Ruivo Award given by UNESCO-IOC.
🔗 More about this: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/port...
📸: © UNESCO
July 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
👏Congratulations, Vânia Baptista!
We are incredibly proud to celebrate our researcher and our project LittleFish-STP, which has just been awarded the 2025 Mário Ruivo Award given by UNESCO-IOC.
🔗 More about this: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/port...
📸: © UNESCO
We are incredibly proud to celebrate our researcher and our project LittleFish-STP, which has just been awarded the 2025 Mário Ruivo Award given by UNESCO-IOC.
🔗 More about this: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/news/port...
📸: © UNESCO
🆕 Despite being made up of completely different species, marine communities in distant oceans develop surprisingly similar food webs — all because they are subject to similar environmental conditions.
🔗 Read more about this work: ccmar.ualg.pt/news/teias-t...
📸Ocean Image Bank / The Ocean Agency
🔗 Read more about this work: ccmar.ualg.pt/news/teias-t...
📸Ocean Image Bank / The Ocean Agency
July 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🆕 Despite being made up of completely different species, marine communities in distant oceans develop surprisingly similar food webs — all because they are subject to similar environmental conditions.
🔗 Read more about this work: ccmar.ualg.pt/news/teias-t...
📸Ocean Image Bank / The Ocean Agency
🔗 Read more about this work: ccmar.ualg.pt/news/teias-t...
📸Ocean Image Bank / The Ocean Agency
With such a long coastline, it’s no surprise that recreational fishing is big in Portugal.
That’s why CCMAR is part of Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys, which aims to help shape EU fisheries policy by gathering data.
This month, we hosted the annual meeting at UAlg!
That’s why CCMAR is part of Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys, which aims to help shape EU fisheries policy by gathering data.
This month, we hosted the annual meeting at UAlg!
June 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
With such a long coastline, it’s no surprise that recreational fishing is big in Portugal.
That’s why CCMAR is part of Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys, which aims to help shape EU fisheries policy by gathering data.
This month, we hosted the annual meeting at UAlg!
That’s why CCMAR is part of Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys, which aims to help shape EU fisheries policy by gathering data.
This month, we hosted the annual meeting at UAlg!