MARBEFES
@marbefes.bsky.social
🐠🌊MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services | 🇪🇺Horizon Europe project 2022-2026 | https://www.marbefes.eu
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Today we celebrate #WorldFisheriesDay and recognize the importance of sustainable fisheries in maintaining the livelihoods of communities and in ensuring healthy ocean ecosystems. 🐟
Find out more with this IPBES infographic.
Find out more with this IPBES infographic.
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Today we celebrate #WorldFisheriesDay and recognize the importance of sustainable fisheries in maintaining the livelihoods of communities and in ensuring healthy ocean ecosystems. 🐟
Find out more with this IPBES infographic.
Find out more with this IPBES infographic.
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Today we are attending the @marbefes.bsky.social conference on climate change, biodiversity, and the relationship between humans and the marine environment, where our presentation is focused on the Mediterranean Sea.
Here's a few snapshots 👇 👇 👇
Here's a few snapshots 👇 👇 👇
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today we are attending the @marbefes.bsky.social conference on climate change, biodiversity, and the relationship between humans and the marine environment, where our presentation is focused on the Mediterranean Sea.
Here's a few snapshots 👇 👇 👇
Here's a few snapshots 👇 👇 👇
🛳️ In 2023, our colleague Ashley Cahillane asked researchers and crew of the RV #CelticExplorer: how do you interact with the sea? Do you think the sea benefits the society? Should the sea be valued?
🌐 Results of her research on offshore cultural #EcosystemServices are out now: shorturl.at/hzcbE
🌐 Results of her research on offshore cultural #EcosystemServices are out now: shorturl.at/hzcbE
October 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🛳️ In 2023, our colleague Ashley Cahillane asked researchers and crew of the RV #CelticExplorer: how do you interact with the sea? Do you think the sea benefits the society? Should the sea be valued?
🌐 Results of her research on offshore cultural #EcosystemServices are out now: shorturl.at/hzcbE
🌐 Results of her research on offshore cultural #EcosystemServices are out now: shorturl.at/hzcbE
🌐What can you learn from 40 years of environmental data?
📈Turns out quite a lot, including how pressures have changed over time.
🐟Example: Gulf of Gdańsk has shifted from industrial/fishery to largescale tourism, meaning that key pressures also changed.
shorturl.at/7kFu3 (Węsławski et al., 2025)
📈Turns out quite a lot, including how pressures have changed over time.
🐟Example: Gulf of Gdańsk has shifted from industrial/fishery to largescale tourism, meaning that key pressures also changed.
shorturl.at/7kFu3 (Węsławski et al., 2025)
Frontiers | Environmental change between 1980 and 2020 followed by societal change in the Gulf of Gdańsk, Southern Baltic, a review
The Gulf of Gdańsk belongs to the best-known marine areas in the Baltic, with regular environmental observations since mid-20th century. It covers the widest...
shorturl.at
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🌐What can you learn from 40 years of environmental data?
📈Turns out quite a lot, including how pressures have changed over time.
🐟Example: Gulf of Gdańsk has shifted from industrial/fishery to largescale tourism, meaning that key pressures also changed.
shorturl.at/7kFu3 (Węsławski et al., 2025)
📈Turns out quite a lot, including how pressures have changed over time.
🐟Example: Gulf of Gdańsk has shifted from industrial/fishery to largescale tourism, meaning that key pressures also changed.
shorturl.at/7kFu3 (Węsławski et al., 2025)
MARBEFES team at the General Assembly in Seville 🇪🇸 Ready for the final year of the project!
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
MARBEFES team at the General Assembly in Seville 🇪🇸 Ready for the final year of the project!
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social
🇪🇸 That's a wrap for our 2025 General Assembly!
🔎 We've heard lots of ideas and contributions from all the consortium - and the discussions will continue in the final year of the project.
Thank you @lifewatcheric.bsky.social for hosting us this year, Seville was wonderful 💃
🔎 We've heard lots of ideas and contributions from all the consortium - and the discussions will continue in the final year of the project.
Thank you @lifewatcheric.bsky.social for hosting us this year, Seville was wonderful 💃
October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🇪🇸 That's a wrap for our 2025 General Assembly!
🔎 We've heard lots of ideas and contributions from all the consortium - and the discussions will continue in the final year of the project.
Thank you @lifewatcheric.bsky.social for hosting us this year, Seville was wonderful 💃
🔎 We've heard lots of ideas and contributions from all the consortium - and the discussions will continue in the final year of the project.
Thank you @lifewatcheric.bsky.social for hosting us this year, Seville was wonderful 💃
🇪🇸Day 2 of MARBEFES General Assembly is behind us!
🔎Looking into going beyond the project case studies and tools - through outscaling, upscaling, stakeholder engagement, and publications.
🔑Also, a lot of discussions around lessons learned from the project so far.
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social
🔎Looking into going beyond the project case studies and tools - through outscaling, upscaling, stakeholder engagement, and publications.
🔑Also, a lot of discussions around lessons learned from the project so far.
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🇪🇸Day 2 of MARBEFES General Assembly is behind us!
🔎Looking into going beyond the project case studies and tools - through outscaling, upscaling, stakeholder engagement, and publications.
🔑Also, a lot of discussions around lessons learned from the project so far.
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social
🔎Looking into going beyond the project case studies and tools - through outscaling, upscaling, stakeholder engagement, and publications.
🔑Also, a lot of discussions around lessons learned from the project so far.
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social
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🍂 Enjoy a few pictures from @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School "Protecting marine biodiversity for nature & humans", co-located with the project's General Assembly in Seville.
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @vliz.be @aboakademi.bsky.social @klaipeda.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @vliz.be @aboakademi.bsky.social @klaipeda.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🍂 Enjoy a few pictures from @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School "Protecting marine biodiversity for nature & humans", co-located with the project's General Assembly in Seville.
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @vliz.be @aboakademi.bsky.social @klaipeda.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @vliz.be @aboakademi.bsky.social @klaipeda.bsky.social
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We are all set! 🙌 The @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School 2025 starts today and our selected students are ready to learn about biodiversity and ecosystem assessment and measurement, and tools for ecological, social and economic evaluation!
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG
October 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We are all set! 🙌 The @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School 2025 starts today and our selected students are ready to learn about biodiversity and ecosystem assessment and measurement, and tools for ecological, social and economic evaluation!
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG
🇪🇸Day 1 of MARBEFES General Assembly in Seville comes to an end.
🔎Topics covered (among many others): data gaps, toolbox applications and challenges stemming from the interdisciplinarity of the project.
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social
🔎Topics covered (among many others): data gaps, toolbox applications and challenges stemming from the interdisciplinarity of the project.
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🇪🇸Day 1 of MARBEFES General Assembly in Seville comes to an end.
🔎Topics covered (among many others): data gaps, toolbox applications and challenges stemming from the interdisciplinarity of the project.
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social
🔎Topics covered (among many others): data gaps, toolbox applications and challenges stemming from the interdisciplinarity of the project.
@lifewatcheric.bsky.social
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These days at @marbefes.bsky.social annual meeting, as advisory board member, and building bridges with other projects, such as #GES4SEAS
Looking for the legacy of our projects
#research
#MarineEcology
Looking for the legacy of our projects
#research
#MarineEcology
October 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
These days at @marbefes.bsky.social annual meeting, as advisory board member, and building bridges with other projects, such as #GES4SEAS
Looking for the legacy of our projects
#research
#MarineEcology
Looking for the legacy of our projects
#research
#MarineEcology
We’ve recently supported #SopotScienceDay, an open event for science-enthusiasts and science-curious.
Over 800 visitors 🙋🏼♀️ and representatives from 30 institutions👩🔬 gathered at #IOPAN to talk all things marine biodiversity, and sustainability.
👓 Read more here: oceanofchanges.com/en/sopot-sci...
Over 800 visitors 🙋🏼♀️ and representatives from 30 institutions👩🔬 gathered at #IOPAN to talk all things marine biodiversity, and sustainability.
👓 Read more here: oceanofchanges.com/en/sopot-sci...
Sopot Science Day 2025 - Ocean of Changes (EN)
Sopot Science Picnic ! Visit us on Saturday, September 20. We’re preparing a program full of inspiring attractions there will be plenty to discover, experiment with, and admire. 📅 Save the date and se...
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October 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We’ve recently supported #SopotScienceDay, an open event for science-enthusiasts and science-curious.
Over 800 visitors 🙋🏼♀️ and representatives from 30 institutions👩🔬 gathered at #IOPAN to talk all things marine biodiversity, and sustainability.
👓 Read more here: oceanofchanges.com/en/sopot-sci...
Over 800 visitors 🙋🏼♀️ and representatives from 30 institutions👩🔬 gathered at #IOPAN to talk all things marine biodiversity, and sustainability.
👓 Read more here: oceanofchanges.com/en/sopot-sci...
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Past year we had @azti.bsky.social #GES4SEAS summer school with 6 @horizoneu.bsky.social projects, today, we have a paper published on the topic of science-policy #communication.
#Research
@marinesabres.bsky.social @marbefes.bsky.social
Read it for free:
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
#Research
@marinesabres.bsky.social @marbefes.bsky.social
Read it for free:
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
October 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Past year we had @azti.bsky.social #GES4SEAS summer school with 6 @horizoneu.bsky.social projects, today, we have a paper published on the topic of science-policy #communication.
#Research
@marinesabres.bsky.social @marbefes.bsky.social
Read it for free:
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
#Research
@marinesabres.bsky.social @marbefes.bsky.social
Read it for free:
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
A snapshot from #ICESASC2025, where MARBEFES team showcased their research📑
🛜 Read more here: shorturl.at/CYuVY
@icesmarine.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social
🛜 Read more here: shorturl.at/CYuVY
@icesmarine.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A snapshot from #ICESASC2025, where MARBEFES team showcased their research📑
🛜 Read more here: shorturl.at/CYuVY
@icesmarine.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social
🛜 Read more here: shorturl.at/CYuVY
@icesmarine.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social
MARBEFES tools in practice🔨
🎀Bow-tie analysis includes mapping the main activities and pressures contributing to #BiodiversityLoss in 3 case studies.
🦭Next step is analysing the consequences of losing important species and habitats, and suggesting appropriate control measures: shorturl.at/5fFtD
🎀Bow-tie analysis includes mapping the main activities and pressures contributing to #BiodiversityLoss in 3 case studies.
🦭Next step is analysing the consequences of losing important species and habitats, and suggesting appropriate control measures: shorturl.at/5fFtD
📢 First #scientific contributions from the @horizoneu.bsky.social project: @marbefes.bsky.social now out!
🔎 In the project collection: doi.org/10.3897/rio...., outcomes like the grant proposal and policy briefs will explore the implications of #biodiversity changes for the #European #seas.
🔎 In the project collection: doi.org/10.3897/rio...., outcomes like the grant proposal and policy briefs will explore the implications of #biodiversity changes for the #European #seas.
September 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
MARBEFES tools in practice🔨
🎀Bow-tie analysis includes mapping the main activities and pressures contributing to #BiodiversityLoss in 3 case studies.
🦭Next step is analysing the consequences of losing important species and habitats, and suggesting appropriate control measures: shorturl.at/5fFtD
🎀Bow-tie analysis includes mapping the main activities and pressures contributing to #BiodiversityLoss in 3 case studies.
🦭Next step is analysing the consequences of losing important species and habitats, and suggesting appropriate control measures: shorturl.at/5fFtD
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At the core of yesterday's #marineSABRES session at @icesmarine.bsky.social 2025 was the big Q -'How can we protect & maintain marine ecosystems so they continue to deliver societal goods & benefits sustainably?' Thanks to partners from @maremadeira.bsky.social @DTU @MaREI @Klaipeda Uni! #icesasc25
September 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
At the core of yesterday's #marineSABRES session at @icesmarine.bsky.social 2025 was the big Q -'How can we protect & maintain marine ecosystems so they continue to deliver societal goods & benefits sustainably?' Thanks to partners from @maremadeira.bsky.social @DTU @MaREI @Klaipeda Uni! #icesasc25
#ICESASC2025 session Q on ecosystem services continues today, with a talk on the MARBEFES toolbox by Cristina Huertas-Olivares.
September 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#ICESASC2025 session Q on ecosystem services continues today, with a talk on the MARBEFES toolbox by Cristina Huertas-Olivares.
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If you are following #ICESASC25 from afar, you can now watch our opening keynote from Mike Elliott.
Check out his talk on Emerald Growth on our YouTube channel now ▶️ youtu.be/KHA3vePtLA0?...
#ICESASC25 @uniofhull.bsky.social
Check out his talk on Emerald Growth on our YouTube channel now ▶️ youtu.be/KHA3vePtLA0?...
#ICESASC25 @uniofhull.bsky.social
ICES ASC 2025 Opening Keynote Mike Elliott
YouTube video by ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
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September 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
If you are following #ICESASC25 from afar, you can now watch our opening keynote from Mike Elliott.
Check out his talk on Emerald Growth on our YouTube channel now ▶️ youtu.be/KHA3vePtLA0?...
#ICESASC25 @uniofhull.bsky.social
Check out his talk on Emerald Growth on our YouTube channel now ▶️ youtu.be/KHA3vePtLA0?...
#ICESASC25 @uniofhull.bsky.social
Come visit MARBEFES posters today in the section of in the #ICESASC2025 poster area! Themes: Ecological Value Assessment in two case studies + Biological Trait Analysis.
September 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Come visit MARBEFES posters today in the section of in the #ICESASC2025 poster area! Themes: Ecological Value Assessment in two case studies + Biological Trait Analysis.
Insightful discussions during session Q at #ICESASC2025. And some big questions from the audience about nature restoration, ecosystem functioning, climate change, and more!
September 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Insightful discussions during session Q at #ICESASC2025. And some big questions from the audience about nature restoration, ecosystem functioning, climate change, and more!
Mike Elliott (University of Hull; IECS Ltd.) giving a keynote talk on #EmeraldGrowth at #ICESASC2025.
September 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Mike Elliott (University of Hull; IECS Ltd.) giving a keynote talk on #EmeraldGrowth at #ICESASC2025.
#ICESASC2025 starts tomorrow, with strong MARBEFES representation.
🌐Session Q will be dedicated to marine biodiversity and #ecosystemservices.
🌐Session Q will be dedicated to marine biodiversity and #ecosystemservices.
En route to Klaipeda no flying. 6 countries, 11 trains, 1 bus & 1 ferry. Come join us on Monday for the #ICESASC25 session on marine biodiversity and ecosystem services. How can we co-exist successfully with nature?
September 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#ICESASC2025 starts tomorrow, with strong MARBEFES representation.
🌐Session Q will be dedicated to marine biodiversity and #ecosystemservices.
🌐Session Q will be dedicated to marine biodiversity and #ecosystemservices.
🔵 Presenting the last of 12 MARBEFES case studies: #GulfofGdańsk BBT.
🔵 Gulf of Gdańsk is a a coastal inlet of the #BalticSea located in northern Poland🇵🇱
🔵 Its shallow waters serve as an important habitat for various species of fish, birds, and marine mammals (including the iconic grey seal🦭😉)
🔵 Gulf of Gdańsk is a a coastal inlet of the #BalticSea located in northern Poland🇵🇱
🔵 Its shallow waters serve as an important habitat for various species of fish, birds, and marine mammals (including the iconic grey seal🦭😉)
September 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🔵 Presenting the last of 12 MARBEFES case studies: #GulfofGdańsk BBT.
🔵 Gulf of Gdańsk is a a coastal inlet of the #BalticSea located in northern Poland🇵🇱
🔵 Its shallow waters serve as an important habitat for various species of fish, birds, and marine mammals (including the iconic grey seal🦭😉)
🔵 Gulf of Gdańsk is a a coastal inlet of the #BalticSea located in northern Poland🇵🇱
🔵 Its shallow waters serve as an important habitat for various species of fish, birds, and marine mammals (including the iconic grey seal🦭😉)
🇮🇪On 23rd of August our colleagues from @ucddublin.bsky.social hosted a #BioBlitz at the Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
🔬Throughout the day several scientists and public participants worked on species identification.
📖Results will be available soon!
🔬Throughout the day several scientists and public participants worked on species identification.
📖Results will be available soon!
August 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🇮🇪On 23rd of August our colleagues from @ucddublin.bsky.social hosted a #BioBlitz at the Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
🔬Throughout the day several scientists and public participants worked on species identification.
📖Results will be available soon!
🔬Throughout the day several scientists and public participants worked on species identification.
📖Results will be available soon!
🗺️One of 12 case studies of MARBEFES: #NorthSea BBT. It’s quite a long transect (450 km!), starting in Ostend and extending up to Dogger Bank.
🐟This area is home to 140 species of fish, including commercially exploited common sole, plaice, cod, and European seabass.
🐟This area is home to 140 species of fish, including commercially exploited common sole, plaice, cod, and European seabass.
August 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🗺️One of 12 case studies of MARBEFES: #NorthSea BBT. It’s quite a long transect (450 km!), starting in Ostend and extending up to Dogger Bank.
🐟This area is home to 140 species of fish, including commercially exploited common sole, plaice, cod, and European seabass.
🐟This area is home to 140 species of fish, including commercially exploited common sole, plaice, cod, and European seabass.