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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · 5d

🎤 🌊 Webinar recording available! Exploring coastal habitats through marine robotics: benefits and challenges

Big thanks to presenters Lucrezia Bernacchi and Miguel Carvalho, and #MODAlliance partners @marco-bolo.bsky.social & OBAMA-NEXT.

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFFK...

Webinar MOD Alliance | Exploring Coastal Habitats Through Marine Robotics: Benefits and Challenges

YouTube video by OBAMA-NEXT

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Propose a contribution to our session at #ECSA2026 - Citizen Science Pathways in Marine and Coastal Monitoring and Research: From Data to Action in Blue Participation 🌊

Co-convened with partners from OBAMA-NEXT, ICEBERG, ArcSolution, & ILLUQ.

#Marine #Coastal #CitizenScience

European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 7d

𝟔 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠!
Join the growing list of contributors to #ECSA2026. Submit your strong, thoughtful proposals for panels, workshops, roundtables, or posters before 𝟕 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫.

All info here 👉 https://www.ecsa2026.ngo/cfp/

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 Don't miss our webinar on marine robotics for habitat monitoring - this Thursday 25 September at 11:00 CET.

🔗 Register here: t.ly/2e0U7

🙌 Co-hosted with #MODAlliance partners @marco-bolo.bsky.social & OBAMA-NEXT

#Biodiversity #MarineScience #MarineBiodiversity #Robotics #CoastalHabitat #Oceans

DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Webinar - register now!

🔵 What: Exploring Coastal Habitats Through Marine Robotics: Benefits and Challenges 👩‍💻🌊
🟢 Who: Lucrezia Bernacchi & Miguel Carvalho
🟠 When: 25 September 2025, 11:00 CET

In partnership with
@marco-bolo.bsky.social
& OBAMA-NEXT

🔗 t.ly/2e0U7

#Marine #Coastal #Biodiversity

Promo poster - image shows a researcher deploying an autonomous vehicle into the water from a boat. Text repeats the announcement included in the post. Logos are for DiverSea, Marco-Bolo, and OBAMA-NEXT.

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · 28d

🌊 🗺️ ⛵ How do we integrate many kinds of marine data for biodiversity observation and management?

👩‍💻 Collaborative modeling is one key way 👩‍💻

Get caught up on our recent work developing a systems dynamic model and laying groundwork for data dashboard.

🔗 lnkd.in/dDUa57a9

Three researchers work at a table with laptops, a large screen, in a bright room with glass windows

Four researchers at a table with laptops and a big screen smile

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BioProtect Project @bioprotectproject.bsky.social · 29d

🌊 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

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨ Exciting work out now in PNAS from DiverSea coordinator Glenn Dunshea and colleagues.

The analysis methods developed here in tropical soils are broadly applicable for integrating #eDNA datasets with other survey data & appraising eDNA classification performance, including in #marine research.

Bob Muscarella @bobmuscarella.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨New paper out in PNAS🚨

Soil eDNA reflects regionally dominant species rather than local composition of tropical tree communities 🧬🌿🌳🌺🧬

We asked about the spatial scale of biodiversity captured by samples of DNA from tropical soils #Luquillo #eDNA. A short 🧵....

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Webinar - register now!

🔵 What: Exploring Coastal Habitats Through Marine Robotics: Benefits and Challenges 👩‍💻🌊
🟢 Who: Lucrezia Bernacchi & Miguel Carvalho
🟠 When: 25 September 2025, 11:00 CET

In partnership with
@marco-bolo.bsky.social
& OBAMA-NEXT

🔗 t.ly/2e0U7

#Marine #Coastal #Biodiversity

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Aug 31

📢 #Trondheim! This weekend, you're invited to visit the #SmögenToTrondheim crew on their vessel Hrimfare.

After six weeks of sailing, #biodiversity data collection, and community engagement, the crew are in the Trondheim harbor for the weekend to chat and share tales from the journey 🌊⛵

Map of where Hrimfare is located in the Trondheim harbor

Four crew members at the helm of Hrimfare in cold weather gear under blue skies

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Aug 29

The #SmögenToTrondheim expedition visits #Ålesund

After weeks of biodiversity data collection and community visits, the team is getting close to Trondheim.

They received a warm welcome in Ålesund and shared their work with many interested visitors.

#Sailing4Science #MarineBiodiversity

Hrimfare moored next to Ålesund city center

The crew enjoys a sunset on calm water surrounded by low mountains on the fjord near Ålesund

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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join us on 29 Aug for the SCB #Marine Webinar Series Launch:
Whether you're just beginning or looking to scale your impact, this session will offer inspiration, guidance, and practical tools from global leaders shaping the future of our #oceans.

Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Aug 18

From mountains along the fjords to community visits, the #SmögenToTrondheim expedition continues.

The teams uses advanced tech to track #MarineBiodiversity, sharing the excitement of #OceanScience along the way.

📸: sampling below #Preikestolen and a stop at the Children's Sea Festival on Lindøy

Hrimfare and crew are positioned in the fjord below Preikestolen, large craggy cliff walls rising out of the water in fog

A crew member in cold weather gear lowers sampling equipment into the fjord at the base of the cliffs

Children and adults gather on a grassy lawn in front of tents, table displays, and sailing ships moored at a harbor

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Aug 4

The DiverSea #Hrimfare expedition is almost two weeks in and going strong.

From crystal clear Kosterfjorden, to Tjärnö Marine Lab, Svinesund Bridge, and Idefjord with its darker waters, the team is making great progress and collecting valuable data.

#MarineBiodiversity #BiodiversityMonitoring

Nine people pose at the helm of Hrimfare, all wearing PFDs, the sky is grey in the background

Some team members are seen lowering research equipment into the water off the side of Hrimfare, with sun reflecting off the water

DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jul 30

The crew of our expedition from Smögen to Trondheim has been delighted by a lot of public interest and positive reception.

It's heartening to see this support for research to support management of marine habitats!

Now, onwards to data collection 🙌

#MarineBiodiversity #OceanBiodiversity #Fieldwork

A collage of three pictures. At left, Nicholas smiles while working on equipment on Hrimfare. Center, Bengh and Anna smile while seated on Hrimfare. At right, Natalie and Tim smile while taking phytoplankton samples.

A collage of two pictures. At left, Rani Hassellöv (the expedition purser) speaks into a microphone held by an interviewr from Swedish radio. At right, Martin Hassellöv is interviewed.

DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jul 28

And they're off! Follow along with the DiverSea expedition team on their five-week voyage from Smögen, Sweden, to Trondheim, Norway. They will use cutting edge tech to monitor marine biodiversity & changes in coastal water color, an indicator of ecological shifts.

www.ntnu.edu/web/diversea...

The research vessel Hrimfare is in the water in the harbor of Smögen, Sweden, with the expedition team onboard, preparing for the launch event and expedition departure

Part of the expedition team packing gear outside of the sailing vessel Hrimfare - five people on a harbor pier surrounded by a very large pile of organized equipment

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢 Webinar registration open! Exploring #CoastalHabitats Through #MarineRobotics: Benefits and Challenges

🟢 25 Sept 2025, 11:00 CET
🟠 Lucrezia Bernacchi (UPorto) & Miguel Carvalho (INEGI)
🔵 Hosted by DiverSea, with @marco-bolo.bsky.social & OBAMA-NEXT

🔗 marcobolo-project.eu/moda-webinar...

MODA Webinar#4 DiverSea - Marco-Bolo

MOD Alliance Webinar #4 Webinar #4 Exploring Coastal Habitats Through Marine Robotics: Benefits and Challenges. The fourth webinar of the MOD Alliance series, hosted by the DiverSea project, will happ...

marcobolo-project.eu

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jul 10

#MarineConservation #Robotics #OceanScience #HabitatMonitoring #TechForNature
#MPA #SDG14 #SDG17

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚀 Robotics for Marine Ecosystem Monitoring 🌊

Robotic technologies for advanced marine habitat monitoring were recently deployed by DiverSea partners INEGI & Universidade do Porto, in close cooperation with the Natl Inst for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF)

🔗 www.ntnu.edu/web/diversea...

From top left, clockwise: A researcher deploys a robotic sensing device off a boat in turquoise water; researchers seen at a distance on a sandy beach preparing research equipment; deploying a robot sensor off a boat alongside a forested shore; a drone rests on a sandy beach. Logos displayed are U of Porto, INEGI, ICNF, DiverSea and EU.

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jul 5

#EMD2025 #EuropeanMaritimeDay #UNOC3 #UNOceanConference #OOSC #OTTERS

A big thank you to all conference hosts and participants!

DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jul 5

We've had a busy spring, meeting and making new connections with partners, stakeholders, and collaborators at conferences.

Here's a quick (non-exhaustive) round-up: www.ntnu.edu/web/diversea...

A large group of people wearing conference badges poses for a photo in an indoor conference space. Text reads "We were at the OTTERS Conference!" and logos are of DiverSea and the EU.

A large banner for the One Ocean Science Conference is displayed outdoors under blue skies with water and buildings in the background.

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jun 27

DiverSea's @glauciaf.bsky.social joined @dtobioflow.bsky.social, SINTEF, and OBAMA-NEXT to visit the Munkholm buoy in Trondheimsfjorden.

The buoy, part of OceanLab infrastructure, has acoustic sensing, CTD, fluorometers, flow cytometer, plankton imaging, and more & will operate at least 10 years.

A person in hi-viz gear and a PFD stands on the large yellow research buoy in Trondheimsfjorden. The buoy has logos from Sintef and NTNU.

Four people in jackets, hi-viz, PFDs, and helmets stand in front of the yellow research buoy.

DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jun 20

Did you know that DiverSea hosts science-industry networking sessions and regional innovation workshops aimed at #StartUp and #SME businesses interested in ocean biodiversity?

Follow us here, on Linkedin & on our website to learn more and take part.

www.linkedin.com/company/dive...

Alice Guittard stands at a poster presenting her work in DiverSea with start-up and SME science-industry networking and innovation workshops. The DiverSea and EU logos are displayed.

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EmpowerUs EU Project @empowerus.bsky.social · Jun 19

As EmpowerUs comes to an end, join us for the project's final event:

🌊Empowering Coastal Voices: Co-Creating the Future of EU Marine Policy🌊

Wednesday 10 September 2025, Brussels, Belgium

Register here: empowerus-project.eu/news-and-eve...

#HorizonEurope #CoastalCommunities #MarinePolicy

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · Jun 19

DiverSea #PublicEngagement activities are in full swing in our Mediterranean and Aegean project regions.

Project updates about #CitizenScience, #MarineResearch, #StakeholderEngagement and more:

www.ntnu.edu/web/diversea...

A group of adults in beach chairs listens to a presentation on a sandy beach next to the ocean under blue skies.

A group of students poses on stairs on front of a building.

DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · May 23

📌In DiverSea, we bridge naming and conserving.
📌We make data visible. We make species known.
📌And with each name, we move closer to protection.

Because from names, comes action. From science, comes hope. ✨
🗓️ 23rd of May | #NameItToSaveIt #TaxonomyRecognitionDay

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DiverSea @diverseaeu.bsky.social · May 23

A name is a promise. It’s how we say: You exist. You matter. We see you. 🦈

The sandbar shark is not just a swimmer of the deep—it’s a sentinel of the sea. Red hornweed is not just algae—it’s part of a living network.

🗓️ 23rd of May | #NameItToSaveIt #TaxonomyRecognitionDay

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