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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · 3d

Huge thanks to everyone who joined our events, talks, and games! 💬

We loved seeing TwinDEEPS reach new audiences! 🌊

TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · 3d

🎤 Also at the @ciimar.bsky.social Open Day, Carolina gave a talk titled “A Dive into the Deep”, about the importance of studying and preserving the deep-sea.

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · 3d

🎤 During #CIIMAROpenDay we connected with the public through an interactive game — “Guess where I live?” — matching deep-sea habitats to their depths.

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · 3d

🎤 At the 12th World Sponge Conference, Carolina Ventura used our #GorringeExpedition to speak about why the deep sea matters — during the open session “The Future of the Ocean Begins with Our Voice”, which was moderated by José Queirós. 🌊

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · 3d

🎤 At the CIIMAR Annual Meeting 2025 - Inês Gregório presented TwinDEEPS highlights to fellow researchers and collaborators.

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · 3d

September was all about spreading the word! 📢

The TwinDEEPS team was focused on outreach and science communication all month — sharing the wonders of the deep sea with new audiences 🌊

#DeepSea #Outreach #ScienceCommunication #GorringeBank #MarineScience #DeepSea #HorizonEurope #OceanDecade

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jul 31

📣 The last episode of the #CIIMAROdysseys featuring our #GorringeExpedition is out! In this episode, our researchers @cventuracosta.bsky.social, @josepmqueiros.bsky.social and Eva Lopes answer the questions raised by you 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬

#MarineScience #DeepSea #DOSI #ScienceAtSea #HorizonEurope #OceanDecade

CIIMAR @ciimar.bsky.social · Jul 30

🎬 The second series of #CIIMAROdysseys comes to a close.

To wrap it up, researchers Carolina Ventura, José Queirós and Eva Lopes take on a round of questions about the @twindeeps.bsky.social expedition to the #GorringeBank.

📲 Watch the video on our Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/DMvE_4C...

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jul 18

📣 Third episode of #CIIMAROdysseys featuring our #GorringeExpedition is out!
This episode shows you the crucial role #rovluso played during our campaign.

#DeepSea #MarineScience #DOSI #HorizonEurope #OceanDecade

CIIMAR @ciimar.bsky.social · Jul 17

The final expedition episode of #CIIMAROdysseys, narrated by Carolina Ventura, focuses on the #ROVLuso (EMEPC) and its role in the @twindeeps.bsky.social expedition to the #GorringeBank.

🎥 Watch it here: www.instagram.com/p/DMNQPXyozJN/

#CIIMARexpeditions

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣 Second episode of #CIIMAROdysseys featuring our #GorringeExpedition is out!
This episode guides you through sampling during the expedition.

#DeepSea #MarineScience #DOSI #HorizonEurope #OceanDecade

CIIMAR @ciimar.bsky.social · Jul 11

Here’s the 2nd episode of this new season of #CIIMAROdysseys!

This time, we follow the intense sampling during the @twindeeps.bsky.social expedition to the #GorringeBank, with narration by researcher Eva Lopes (CIIMAR & FCUP).

▶️ www.instagram.com/p/DL7s9FNouc8/

#CIIMARexpeditions

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jul 4

TwinDEEPS in the press!

We are happy to see our #GorringeExpedition featured across several media outlets in Portugal:
🎥 SIC: lnkd.in/dXFknZVB
📰 Público: lnkd.in/dn9BHNUu
📰 Greensavers: lnkd.in/drFZsq3q
📰 Wilder: lnkd.in/d9mWT2qK
📰 Notícias Portugal: lnkd.in/dPcC6rPF
📰 Notícias UP: lnkd.in/d3jjHzYV

TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jul 3

📣 The new CIIMAR Odysseys series is here and it will feature all details of our #GorringeExpedition!
The 1st episode gives a look at the prep days leading up to the campaign.
You can watch it on instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DLj0EqBoGkh/

#DeepSea #MarineScience #DOSI #HorizonEurope #OceanDecade

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jun 18

We are very proud of the collaborative effort of our partners @niozsearesearch.bsky.social @IMR, Norway! 👏
And also, huge thank you to @EMEPC, with #rovluso!
We now look forward for the next phase of sample and data analysis! 🔍

#DeepSea #MarineScience #DOSI #HorizonEurope #OceanDecade

TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jun 18

🌊 Mission completed! The TwinDEEPS #GorringeExpedition wrapped up after intensive days exploring the Portuguese #deepsea!
The final day was filled with guided visits to Pelagia and an exciting seminar at CIIMAR where the first highlights from the expedition were shared.

#GorringeBank

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jun 12

We're collecting data on the very habitats now set to be protected—and we'll make it all publicly available to support this historic step for ocean conservation. 🌊🇵🇹 #MPA #OceanScience #Gorringe #HighSeas #UNOC3

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jun 12

Absolutely ecstatic!
Just as Portugal announces the Gorringe Bank as a new Marine Protected Area, the #TwinDEEPS expedition team is right here on-site, exploring its deep-sea habitats.
#MPA #OceanScience #Gorringe #HighSeas #UNOC3
📷 Credits:EMEPC, @niozsearesearch.bsky.social, @ciimar.bsky.social

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jun 9

🌊 We celebrated #WorldOceanDay with a group of curious 8th graders! We talked about why the ocean and the deep sea are so important, and what it’s like to live and work on a research vessel!

Inspiring future ocean stewards is the best way to celebrate!🌊

#ScienceOutreach #HorizonEurope #OceanDecade

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Jun 4

⚓ Today’s the day! ⚓
The #TwinDEEPS research expedition to the Gorringe Bank is about to start onboard RV Pelagia!

Stay tuned for updates, as we dive into the unknown! 🌊
#GorringeExpedition #MarineScience #OceanResearch #DeepSea #Capacitation #HorizonEurope #OceanDecade

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · May 18

Their participation in this expedition is part of the #TwinDEEPS vessel-based marine program, which aims at strengthen CIIMAR staff capacity in deep-ocean observation, by hands-on training aboard scientific expeditions! 👆

#MarineScience #Microbiome #Genomics #Capacitation #HorizonEurope

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · May 18

🔹 Perform metal exposure experiments with the sampled sediments to investigate the impact of seafloor disturbance on microbial diversity

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · May 18

🔹 Investigate the microbial community composition and diversity of the different water column depth layers and understand how it related with the measured biogeochemical processes

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · May 18

🔹 Performing microbial genomics work on the sampled seawater and sediments

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · May 18

The #PHOSFLUX expedition is exploring phosphorus-containing particles in different layers of the water column and sediments. Diana and Miguel are contributing to the expedition by:

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · May 18

🌊 Deep-sea explorers aboard the PHOSFLUX expedition 🌊
TwinDEEPS team members Diana Sousa and Miguel Semedo have joined the PHOSFLUX expedition aboard the RV Pelagia, operated by the @niozsearesearch.bsky.social.
Check the 🧵 for details.
🔗 About PHOSFLUX expedition: www.nioz.nl/en/blog/the-...

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · May 9

▶️ Exciting collaborations in action! ◀️

CIIMAR's data stewards Maria Tomasino and Carolina Ventura are at @awi.de, receiving hands-on training with the #PANGAEA team to boost @ciimar.bsky.social data stewardship capacity — all aligned with #FAIR and #OpenScience principles. 🌊

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TwinDEEPS @twindeeps.bsky.social · Apr 24

🔵@niozsearesearch.bsky.social
🔵@ciimar.bsky.social
🔵Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
🔵Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

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