OBAMA-NEXT

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

🌐 Dive into the tech behind marine monitoring! Check out the latest animated infographic on how OBAMA-NEXT uses innovative tools like #RemoteSensing and #eDNA for biodiversity monitoring. 🛰️🧬
Explore here 👉https://t.co/SLRVCBCfmA

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

🌊 Join the next #OBAMANEXT online training session!

📅 26 Oct | 13:00–15:00 CET

Explore how satellites, autonomous systems & high-frequency observations can support phytoplankton monitoring and early HAB detection.

Register 👇
https://t.co/AueVwP8gyS

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

🧬 New from OBAMA-NEXT: a practical brochure exploring 13 potential uses of #eDNA in marine monitoring — from harmful algal blooms and non-indigenous species to MPAs and aquaculture.
It covers methods, limitations, adoption and policy relevance.
📖Read it: https://t.co/NBGs8Lyg2m

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

🔔New Information Product: Harmonised labelling of #phytoplankton images improves comparability of monitoring data across the Baltic Sea.

Supports #HELCOM & #WaterFrameworkDirective.

More 👉 https://t.co/IKrTckVugg

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

🔔 New Information Product: Drone imagery + AI supports #seal population estimates at haul-out sites.

Covers harbour & grey seals, supporting #MSFD, #HabitatsDirective & #OSPAR.

More 👉 https://t.co/IKrTckVugg

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

🔵🟢🟠 New #MODalliance webinar video!
Watch Louisa Günzel (NTNU) discuss participatory observations with DiverSea & @sail4science , exploring accessible ocean monitoring aboard RV Hrimfare along the Swedish-Norwegian coastline.
Watch it here 👉 https://t.co/Gte4DjE43G

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

New policy recommendations from Blue Tech Europe 2026 are now available 🌊
Co-developed by BioGeoSea, MARCO-BOLO, OBAMA-NEXT and partners, they outline 5 priorities to scale blue technologies and strengthen long-term ocean observation in Europe.
Read more: https://t.co/cC0ueNDyk0

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

🔔 New Information Product: Drone imagery + AI enables precise #seabird population estimates, with resolution up to 1 cm.

Supports monitoring under #MSFD, #BirdsDirective & #OSPAR.

More 👉 https://t.co/IKrTckVugg

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

New feature in a @CORDIS_EU results in brief article on improving marine #BiodiversityMonitoring through information products built from satellite data, drones, in situ observations, eDNA, machine learning and modelling.
Read the full article and results https://t.co/1Y4YV9X68K

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

New video !🎥 MPAs work best as connected networks, not isolated sites. We explain ecological coherence and its 5 principles: representativity, replication, connectivity, adequacy & management — and why monitoring matters for EU targets.
Watch: https://t.co/kMxwp9sqFo

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

New Information Product alert: OBAMA-NEXT applies joint species distribution models to #HabitatMapping of hard-bottom communities, capturing co-occurrences & environmental links for improved #MarineSpatialPlanning and #EcosystemAssessment.

View more here https://t.co/IKrTckVugg

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

❗New Information Product alert: OBAMA-NEXT models eelgrass (Zostera marina) presence & depth limits using #MachineLearning to generate confidence-based maps that support EU restoration targets and #MarineSpatialPlanning goals.

View more here https://t.co/IKrTckVugg

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

⏳ Last chance to register!
🔵🟢🟠#MODalliance Webinar
📅 5 March | 🕚 11:00 CET
🎙 Josean Fernandes & Mihailo Azhar

AI + marine biodiversity + policy → don’t miss it.
🔗 https://t.co/EYZiKPoSoR

#MarineMonitoring

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

❗ New Information Product alert: OBAMA-NEXT applies #MachineLearning and imaging to plankton size & abundance in a novel ecological indicator supporting trophic structure inference and #MarinePolicy goals.

View more here https://t.co/IKrTckVugg

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

❗ New Information Product alert: OBAMA-NEXT combines #eDNA and #acoustics to enhance fish biomass estimates, all essential for marine biodiversity monitoring, sustainable #FisheriesManagement, and delivering on marine policy goals.

View more here https://t.co/IKrTckVugg

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

Hello from Bilbao!
Our annual meeting is underway and it's been fantastic to hear about the progress of all the work packages.
Thank you to all our partners for their presence and hard work!

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

New article by OBAMA-NEXT researcher José Fernandes offers a framework for trustworthy AI in marine science 🌊🤖
3 pillars:
1⃣ Legal & social viability
2⃣ Ethical data use
3⃣ Scientific validation

📄 Read https://t.co/jzo6RTcBR7

#MarineAI

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

Tomorrow, OBAMA-NEXT's cooordinator @JacobCarstense1 opens the Danish Marine Science Meeting 2026 with a keynote on the "Future of #MarineMonitoring: Promises and Pitfalls”
Join us to explore the future of eDNA, remote sensing & AI in ocean observation.
🔗https://t.co/n1BSAusXaW

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

❗ New Information Product alert: OBAMA-NEXT combines #geospatialdata, #remotesensing, and advanced modelling to improve #habitatmapping for key marine areas supporting marine biodiversity monitoring and EU policy goals.

View more here https://t.co/IKrTckVugg

[Dr Angel Borja @AngelBorjaYerro]

Submit your abstract to #ECSA61: Bridging the gap between science and policy in estuarine and coastal marine biodiversity: the way forward, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium from 24-27 August 2026.
#MarineEcology

[OBAMA-NEXT @ObamaNext]

🔵🟢🟠 #MODalliance Webinar

📅 5 March 2026 | 🕚 11:00 CET
🎙 Josean Fernandes & Mihailo Azhar
📌 Trustworthy AI for Biodiversity Monitoring

Explore how AI meets EU policy goals in marine ecosystems.
🔗 Register: https://t.co/mDk8opZA9o

#MarineAI #Biodiversity