Dr Angel Borja
@drangelborja.bsky.social
#MarineEcology, Mister #AMBI. To assess the marine ecological status you have found the right person! Coordinator of #GES4SEAS project Member #CERF (Odum Award 2025) #ECSA Chief editor #Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, associate edit CSR #Elsevier #AZTI
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What is Good Environmental Status ?
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Heyyy!!! #MarineResearchers!!!!
Today is #WorldOceansDay2025 and, to celebrate it, #GES4SEAS project launched this video on achieving healthy #Ocean
#MarineEcology
Watch, Share, Use, RT
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Today is #WorldOceansDay2025 and, to celebrate it, #GES4SEAS project launched this video on achieving healthy #Ocean
#MarineEcology
Watch, Share, Use, RT
www.ges4seas.eu
youtu.be/0NXl4bEJEWM
Ready for receiving next ambassadors (enbaxadore, in Basque) of my home town. I received it some years ago!
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Ready for receiving next ambassadors (enbaxadore, in Basque) of my home town. I received it some years ago!
Reposted by Dr Angel Borja
Can seagrass restoration be more successful when we mimic existing seagrass beds? 🌱 Another talented PhD student of ours, Ann Nielsen spoke at the UNSW Big Ideas festival late last year. Watch here! 🌊🌐🧪 #marineecology #seagrass #posidonia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJJ...
Grand designs for our oceans' habitats with Ann Flemming Nielsen | One Big Idea
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February 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Can seagrass restoration be more successful when we mimic existing seagrass beds? 🌱 Another talented PhD student of ours, Ann Nielsen spoke at the UNSW Big Ideas festival late last year. Watch here! 🌊🌐🧪 #marineecology #seagrass #posidonia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJJ...
Reposted by Dr Angel Borja
probably the best news this year for the #Ocean
to learn in this #GES4SEAS MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
to learn in this #GES4SEAS MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
At global level, we have good news!
In January, the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement entered into force. This legally binding UN High Seas Treaty covers the ocean zones that lie beyond national waters
What does this mean? #ges4seas […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
In January, the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement entered into force. This legally binding UN High Seas Treaty covers the ocean zones that lie beyond national waters
What does this mean? #ges4seas […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
probably the best news this year for the #Ocean
to learn in this #GES4SEAS MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
to learn in this #GES4SEAS MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
Reposted by Dr Angel Borja
many countries have signed and ratified the High Seas Treaty, but still some important not
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
The High Seas Treaty is legally binding for the 81 nations that have ratified it
They agree to put it into effect at the national level
However, several major economies have not yet ratified it, such as the US, India, UK or Russia
This could be a problem, by there is hope
They agree to put it into effect at the national level
However, several major economies have not yet ratified it, such as the US, India, UK or Russia
This could be a problem, by there is hope
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM
many countries have signed and ratified the High Seas Treaty, but still some important not
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
many countries have signed and ratified the High Seas Treaty, but still some important not
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
The High Seas Treaty is legally binding for the 81 nations that have ratified it
They agree to put it into effect at the national level
However, several major economies have not yet ratified it, such as the US, India, UK or Russia
This could be a problem, by there is hope
They agree to put it into effect at the national level
However, several major economies have not yet ratified it, such as the US, India, UK or Russia
This could be a problem, by there is hope
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM
many countries have signed and ratified the High Seas Treaty, but still some important not
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM
here you can see what are considered as high seas (dark blue)
These high seas regions make up over two-thirds of the #ocean's surface, representing over 90 % of the earth's habitat by volume.
Until now, these areas were not protected, and everyone could exploit them without limit.
However, from now…
Until now, these areas were not protected, and everyone could exploit them without limit.
However, from now…
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
here you can see what are considered as high seas (dark blue)
probably the best news this year for the #Ocean
to learn in this #GES4SEAS MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
to learn in this #GES4SEAS MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
At global level, we have good news!
In January, the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement entered into force. This legally binding UN High Seas Treaty covers the ocean zones that lie beyond national waters
What does this mean? #ges4seas […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
In January, the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement entered into force. This legally binding UN High Seas Treaty covers the ocean zones that lie beyond national waters
What does this mean? #ges4seas […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
probably the best news this year for the #Ocean
to learn in this #GES4SEAS MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
to learn in this #GES4SEAS MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
at the Basque Country, we are restoring #seagrass fields, in estuaries which lost completely the populations, and these actions are being very successful! restoring #biodiversity and #ecosystemservices
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
Other coastal systems around the world have also recovered thanks to the stewardship of local communities, such as in Palau with #mangroves and #seagrasses, and pangas for fishing. We are happy receiving your comments on similar examples of recovery in your country
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
at the Basque Country, we are restoring #seagrass fields, in estuaries which lost completely the populations, and these actions are being very successful! restoring #biodiversity and #ecosystemservices
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MPAs marine protected areas are good solutions to rebuild depleted resources, as in Baja California, but also in many places around the globe
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
In Baja California, Mexico, fishing communities organized in cooperatives have established voluntary #marineprotectedareas, kelp forest monitoring and #restoration projects to protect and recover their kelp forests following collapse from extreme hypoxia and marine heatwaves
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM
#MPAs marine protected areas are good solutions to rebuild depleted resources, as in Baja California, but also in many places around the globe
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
Participatory studies, conducted with local communities, have shown that depleted species and ecosystems have recovered in many locations around the world, supporting thriving ecosystems and fisheries, as in these photos from Geoff Shester, in Baja California #oceanoptimism
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM
some fishing communities are becoming aware about problems at sea and the benefits provided by marine protection. Como with #GES4SEAS to learn in this #MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
We follow today with our #ges4seas #mooc on #oceanoptimism. Coastal ecosystems and the fishing communities that depend on them are impacted globally by extreme #Climate events (storms, heatwaves, etc.) and human pressures, as in these lobster and sea cucumber #fisheries
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
some fishing communities are becoming aware about problems at sea and the benefits provided by marine protection. Como with #GES4SEAS to learn in this #MOOC
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
there are many nice examples of recovery
Many other large marine vertebrates have also increased in numbers thanks to protection, including #whales and sea #turtles.
All of this is in benefit of #biodiversity, but also on marine health, and human well-being
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
All of this is in benefit of #biodiversity, but also on marine health, and human well-being
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
there are many nice examples of recovery
sea otters are cute animals, very important to maintain marine habitats healthy
Studies have shown that thanks to this recovery, #kelp beds have increased and shoreline erosion has been reduced.
In this photo from Laney White @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social, you can see some sea otters resting in kelps recovered in this coast and providing […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
In this photo from Laney White @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social, you can see some sea otters resting in kelps recovered in this coast and providing […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
sea otters are cute animals, very important to maintain marine habitats healthy
In California, sea otters were once thought to be extinct but an isolated population of about 50 was found in 1914.
Subsequently protected by laws and treaties, they have slowly recovered, as shown in this graphic from @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
Subsequently protected by laws and treaties, they have slowly recovered, as shown in this graphic from @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
thanks @nancyknowlton.bsky.social for collaborating in this #GES4SEAS MOOC on #OceanOptimism: we need to change the narrative about the ocean!
Marine #megafauna is at risk in many seas
Sea otters are iconic predators in the north Pacific, but they were heavily hunted for their fur in the 18th and 19th centuries, as @nancyknowlton.bsky.social comments in this post
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
Sea otters are iconic predators in the north Pacific, but they were heavily hunted for their fur in the 18th and 19th centuries, as @nancyknowlton.bsky.social comments in this post
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
thanks @nancyknowlton.bsky.social for collaborating in this #GES4SEAS MOOC on #OceanOptimism: we need to change the narrative about the ocean!
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Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide
Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide
Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory
#research
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory
#research
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
stay connected to our #GES4SEAS #MOOC on #Oceanoptimism, more posts next Friday, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, during February
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
We start our examples of good news with the recovery of the estuary of Bilbao, in Northern Spain
This picture shows the evolution of estuarine #biodiversity in past 30 years
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
This picture shows the evolution of estuarine #biodiversity in past 30 years
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
February 4, 2026 at 10:29 AM
stay connected to our #GES4SEAS #MOOC on #Oceanoptimism, more posts next Friday, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, during February
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
We start our examples of good news with the recovery of the estuary of Bilbao, in Northern Spain
This picture shows the evolution of estuarine #biodiversity in past 30 years
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
This picture shows the evolution of estuarine #biodiversity in past 30 years
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 AM
after biodiversity recovery, this is supporting many ecosystem services, which benefit humans. It is important to note that even the economical costs of restoration can be covered by the services increase! this is good for citizens and managers awareness
Also, it resulted in a recovery of #ecosystemservices, such as recreational fishing and bathing waters, which even cover the costs of #restoration.
This is happening in many other estuaries and coasts being restored across the world!
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
This is happening in many other estuaries and coasts being restored across the world!
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 AM
after biodiversity recovery, this is supporting many ecosystem services, which benefit humans. It is important to note that even the economical costs of restoration can be covered by the services increase! this is good for citizens and managers awareness
these photos are iconic: you can see the water turbidity above, a synptom of pollution, and the clear waters below, showing the starting recovery
After decades of degradation and #pollution (mining, industry, discharges), #management measures have dramatically changed the quality of the estuary.
This was because of the European Water Framework Directive #wfd, approved in 2000
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
This was because of the European Water Framework Directive #wfd, approved in 2000
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM
these photos are iconic: you can see the water turbidity above, a synptom of pollution, and the clear waters below, showing the starting recovery
the Water Framework Directive was a milestone: the clean-up of the estuary, which started in the 1980s, was completed around 2000s and the estuary took 15-20 years to recover. Good lesson on management decisions!
Now, it has achieved a good ecological status, sensu #WFD, for most of the ecosystem components, such as #phytoplankton, #benthos or #fish….
This has happened in many other European countries, thanks to the #wfd
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
This has happened in many other European countries, thanks to the #wfd
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 AM
the Water Framework Directive was a milestone: the clean-up of the estuary, which started in the 1980s, was completed around 2000s and the estuary took 15-20 years to recover. Good lesson on management decisions!
this was one of the most polluted estuaries in Europe in the 1970s: no life inside, plenty of pollution from mining, siderurgy, chemical, urban.... a disaster!
We start our examples of good news with the recovery of the estuary of Bilbao, in Northern Spain
This picture shows the evolution of estuarine #biodiversity in past 30 years
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
This picture shows the evolution of estuarine #biodiversity in past 30 years
#ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 AM
this was one of the most polluted estuaries in Europe in the 1970s: no life inside, plenty of pollution from mining, siderurgy, chemical, urban.... a disaster!
look at our #ObamaNext teaser for #ECSA61 #ECSA2026 conference in August, in Brussels
#MarineEcology
#Research
youtu.be/f7UcTwF4WRA
#MarineEcology
#Research
youtu.be/f7UcTwF4WRA
🌍 ECSA 61 | Bridging Science and Policy for Marine Biodiversity
YouTube video by OBAMA-NEXT
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February 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
look at our #ObamaNext teaser for #ECSA61 #ECSA2026 conference in August, in Brussels
#MarineEcology
#Research
youtu.be/f7UcTwF4WRA
#MarineEcology
#Research
youtu.be/f7UcTwF4WRA
Reposted by Dr Angel Borja
It's a pleasure to coordinate #GES4SEAS project, giving some hope about the ocean, and helping to change our narrative about it!
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research
Welcome to a new #mooc of #ges4seas project on #oceanoptimism, to be developed during next four weeks, on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays.
Come and help us to change the narrative about the ocean!
We need some hope and good news!
Come and help us to change the narrative about the ocean!
We need some hope and good news!
February 2, 2026 at 8:44 AM
It's a pleasure to coordinate #GES4SEAS project, giving some hope about the ocean, and helping to change our narrative about it!
#MarineEcology
#Research
#MarineEcology
#Research