BioProtect Project

A 4-year @HorizonEU #MissionOcean project coordinated by @MATISIceland to restore & protect marine #Biodiversity in the #Atlantic & #Arctic Oceans.

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🎓🪸 Big congratulations to Lara Morgenthaler for earning an outstanding 19/20 on her Master's thesis! 👏

ℹ️ Conducted within #BioProtect, her research explores how climate change and fishing damage affect vulnerable deep-sea corals. 🌊

#MissionOcean #MarineBiodiversity

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🤖 Can underwater robots transform marine biodiversity monitoring?
👉 In Iceland, #BioProtect researchers from @CiimarUp & @INESCTEC tested autonomous #eDNA sampling with the IRIS underwater robot, comparing it with traditional methods.
😉 Smarter tools for ocean protection! 🌊

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📣 Open call for sessions at the @UNOceanDecade 2027 Conference in Rio! 🇧🇷
🏝️ Propose one for "Islands in the Ocean Decade" (Special Event No. 13). We're part of the organising consortium!
🌍 Open worldwide
‼️ Deadline: 8️⃣ November 2026

👉 https://t.co/v8zZ5nmmm8

#OceanDecade27

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🤩 Proud to showcase the BioProtect Marine Planner & Engage apps last week at the #AtlanticSummit in Galway, bringing digital tools for marine planning & stakeholder engagement to life!
🙏 Big thanks to all for their contributions!
Get the full story👇
🔗https://t.co/uThbsta98Q

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🙌 #BioProtect & Marine Guardian shared a booth at VísindaVaka in Reykjavík! 🇮🇸

Children drew creatures to help protect Iceland’s seas for BioProtect’s comic book. 🐟

Their drawings are now on display at
@MatisIceland - visit us, pick your favourite & vote! 🗳️
#MissionOcean

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🌊 #BioProtect at @ICESmarine in Brest 🇫🇷

💻 BioProtect Marine Planner demos, a pitch at "From Projects to Impact", participatory mapping from 🇮🇪 and lots of great conversations on marine planning!

Read the highlights 👇
https://t.co/SASnEixrtq

#ICESASC26 #MissionOcean 🌊

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🙌 Our coordinator @SophieJensen79 presenting the project in the “From Projects to Impact” session at the @ICESmarine Annual Science Conference!

📍 Attending #ASC2026? Visit our booth to discover the tools developed to help protect & restore marine ecosystems & #biodiversity 🐳

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📍We are at the @ICES_Annual Science Conference 2026 in Brest 🇫🇷!

🤗 Our team is sharing how area-based management can help protect & restore marine #ecosystems and #biodiversity!

🙌 Join us to exchange ideas for healthier seas! 🌊

#ASC2026 #MissionOcean #HorizonEurope

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🧐 How does BioProtect’s co-design work?

In Ireland 🇮🇪, we’re building the #BioProtectMarinePlanner with stakeholders.

After each workshop, we survey feedback, quantify insights, and track feature improvements - ensuring user-centered solutions. 🙌

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🌊 A tool is only as good as the people willing to use it.
📍Across our demo sites, fishers, vessel operators, authorities & researchers have been testing BioProtect's solutions, from Iceland to Porto.
👉Check out the visual for our recent demo site highlights!
#MissionOcean

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🆕 Our 4th #BioProtect newsletter is out now! ⚡️

🪸 From marine #biodiversity to community engagement, this issue is packed with updates from across our project.

🔔 Stay in the loop: https://t.co/IuP7PhpN0L
📖 Read the newsletter: https://t.co/abIc0p5q8a

#MissionOcean 🐳 🌎

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🗞️ Our next newsletter is landing at the end of the month - and you don’t want to miss it!

📍 From 🇮🇪 to 🇧🇷 and 🇵🇹 to 🇨🇾, we’ve been testing tools, sharing results and turning solutions into real-world impact!⚡️

🤗 Subscribe now to stay up to date 👇
🔗 https://t.co/IuP7PhpN0L

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📆 On #WorldOceanDay 2026 we’re invited to #REIMAGINE our relationship with the 🌊

🤗 As a lighthouse project, #BioProtect helps turn this relationship into reality.

🙌 Our Azores GA meeting & lighthouse visit were a powerful reminder of why we must protect our ocean heritage!

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👏 Day 1️⃣ of #BioProtect GA in Horta ✅

📍 A full day of talks, ideas & exchanges with partners and invited speakers!

😅 Wrapped up with a whale 🐳 watching tour & dinner in Horta. Not a bad setting to reflect on our work!

💪Day 2️⃣is underway!

#MissionOcean #HorizonEurope

[Early Career Ocean Professionals @OceanDecadeECOP]

If you’re new to the ECOP Programme, welcome! This is your chance to plug into a truly global network of early-career ocean professionals.
🔎 Start here:
▪️ Learn more about who we are and what we do
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We are now live from the Azores 🇵🇹
Join us to learn more about BioProtect!
🔗https://t.co/Qz8oHr5mZY

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🤗 Join the Open Session of BioProtect's GA meeting to explore MPA challenges and more & how they’re being addressed in the Azores!🇵🇹

📆 2 June 8.30 am GMT

🔬 Discover the latest 📰 from our demo sites & the ⚒️ shaping marine protection!

Join via 🔗https://t.co/3DXJXJpX6P

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👏 The @MatisIceland team is analysing eDNA from 🇮🇸 waters: ~200 samples already processed!

📊 An Icelandic marine 🧬 barcode database to improve #biodiversity monitoring is underway!

🥇 This will become one of Iceland’s most comprehensive marine eDNA biodiversity datasets! 🐠

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🤗 Join the Open Session of BioProtect's GA meeting to explore MPA challenges and more & how they’re being addressed in the Azores!🇵🇹

📆 2 June 8.30 am GMT

🔬 Discover the latest 📰 from our demo sites & the ⚒️ shaping marine protection!

Join via 🔗https://t.co/3DXJXJpX6P

[PHAROS @pharos_eu]

@MTU_ie @BLUE4ALLproject @BioProtect_EU More than 60 people in person and online gathered at the Irish Living Lab Event: Effective MPA Management happening here at the @MTU_ie in Tralee, Ireland.

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@MTU_ie @BLUE4ALLproject @BioProtect_EU at the PHAROS Irish Living Lab: Oisín Callery on engaging stakeholders effectively