BioProtect Project

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

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

👏 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
👉 https://t.co/Ut9L5Md457
👉 https://t.co/N6Fc8nonIb
👉 https://t.co/ktsvoL9kw3

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

We are now live from the Azores 🇵🇹
Join us to learn more about BioProtect!
🔗https://t.co/Qz8oHr5mZY

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

🤗 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

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

👏 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! 🐠

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

🤗 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.

[PHAROS @pharos_eu]

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

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

📍 We are at #EMD2026 with our friends and colleagues and we are showcasing the #BioProtect Marine Planner! 🧩

👉 Come visit our booth to find out how this tool can change the way we approach conservation planning! 🌎

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

🌊 Climate change & fishing pressures don’t act alone: they interact!
🆕 BioProtect research shows warming, acidification & damage from lost fishing gear combine to amplify stress on cold-water corals 🪸
🔬 Understanding these impacts is 🔑 to protecting deep-sea ecosystems!🌊

[EU MSP Platform @EU_MSP_Platform]

Registrations are open for EU #MSPWeek2026!
🗓️ 1–5 June 2026 | 📍 Brussels, Belgium

Take a look at the confirmed sessions so far, details coming soon, so stay tuned for more info over the next few weeks!

📨 Get in contact if you are interested to host a stand or display a poster showcasing tools, projects or MSP initiatives: [email protected]

📝 Register here! https://t.co/Otmc0Za6Fn
🔹 @EU_MARE @EU_Commission @cinea_eu

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

🏊‍♂️ From 1000 miles of icy water to cutting‑edge #eDNA sampling 🧬👏

🎥 “The Great Icelandic Swim” documentary showcases BioProtect’s role in marine research & citizen science around Iceland 🇮🇸

Read more 🔗 https://t.co/wr3eNnHXQf

@Channel4 #BioProtect #MissionOcean #BigWaveTV

[Mission Ocean Waters @OurMissionOcean]

Join the 'Marine Protected Areas in Action: Tools, Restoration and Governance for Healthier Seas' webinar on 12 May! 🌊

Register here:  https://t.co/8XdEmQorJI

@Cinea_EU @EUScienceInnov @EU_MARE @HorizonEU @Effective2327 @MSP4BIO_Project @oceancitizen_eu @BLUE4ALLproject

[MarineBON @MarineBON1]

📣Friday, May 8, 1 – 2 pm UTC
📍The Marine Biodiversity Networking Fridays will host a special session focusing on the Bridge program.
🗣 Amy Freestone, @PKleitou
📌More info and registration 👇
https://t.co/Ny95280IT8
@MER_Lab_CY @SmithsonianEnv @GEOBON_org

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

🌊✨ LIVE NOW: BioProtect StoryMap!

🐟 Science. Policy. People.
1️⃣ interactive journey to protect Europe’s seas.

🚀 Dive in: https://t.co/UPDaHsEZH4

🤝 Featuring partners across the 🌎

#BioProtect #MarineConservation #MissionOcean #HorizonEU #Biodiversity

[EU Atlantic Strategy @EUAtlantic]

📣 Atlantic stakeholders: your input is needed

The #AtlanticMaritimeStrategy and #ActionPlan is under review and stakeholders are invited to contribute and shape its future priorities

👉 Share your experience. Influence what comes next
🔗 Take the survey: https://t.co/iY5zfUnMyE

@cinea_eu @EU_MARE @EUAtlantic_Fr @NuaFund @m_pasku @forumoceano

[EU MSP Platform @EU_MSP_Platform]

Join us for #EUMSPWeek2026!
🗓️ 1-5 June 2026 | 📍 Nhow Bloom Hotel, Brussels

A full week dedicated to Maritime Spatial Planning, bringing together key events & experts to share knowledge, build synergies, and progress on #MSP across the EU & beyond.
Also, as part of the #Week, join the first-ever Greater North Sea Basin Initiative #GNSBI Stakeholder Conference!

📝 Register now for #EUMSPWeek2026! https://t.co/Otmc0Za6Fn
🔎 More info here! https://t.co/Cx83gIlCcm
🔹 @EU_MARE @cinea_eu @EU_Commission

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

🤝 Stakeholders are shaping our tools!
✅ 1st feedback loop on v1 prototypes with fishers, planners, scientists & communities, testing what works & what’s needed for uptake!

#BioProtect⚒️:
🧩Marine Planner, PPGIS analyser, 🌎CO₂ calculator,🤖AI image annotation, Drift🎥, eDNA

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

From ☕️ breaks 2 conservation planning at #AAORIAForum26 🌊
🥰 Great to see so much interest in the #BioProtect Marine Planner: from on‑stage in @DanielsdottirK's talk to live demos at our stand!
👌 Our pins flew off the stand. May they now travel far & wide across the #Atlantic!

[PHAROS @pharos_eu]

MPAs sound good. But how do they work on the water?

Join experts from @Dept_ECC, @Blue4All, @BIOPROTECT_EU for a real conversation on MPA management.

May 26, MTU Kerry. Link: https://t.co/l76V6tgJbC
#PHAROSIreland

[BioProtect Project @BioProtect_EU]

🚀 and it’s on! 💪

📌 The #AAORIAForum2026 has started and we are looking forward to a full day of interesting discussions and interactions with our #Atlantic partners!

💻 We will also be showcasing the #BioProtect #MarinePlanner later today so look for us during the break!