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From river basins to estuaries and large marine ecosystems: a research centre that deciphers societal challenges.
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New publication in @royalsocietypublishing.org !

"Auditory representation of conspecific calls improves throughout ontogeny in a singing fish"

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @arnetla.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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CoastNet- Portuguese Coastal Monitoring Network, is now a founding member of the new Coordinating Council for the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap (CC-RNIE)!

Find out more 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/en/coastnet_...

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November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Our Researchers participated in the #SGLisboa Sea Seminar, dedicated to the PLAnT project – Planning for Sustainable Use of the Ocean in Antarctica.

The project integrates climate change into maritime spatial planning, with Antarctica as a case study.

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MARE researchers discuss PLAnT project at the Lisbon Geographical Society
MARE researchers participate, at the invitation of the Lisbon Geographical Society, in a conference of the Sea Seminar dedicated to the PLAnT project: Planning for Sustainable Use of the Ocean in Anta...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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🌿 Over 1,200 non-native species are established in the Iberian Peninsula, shows a new study in Diversity and Distributions.
“Biological invasions are among the main threats to biodiversity,” says Filipe Ribeiro (ARNET/@marescience.bsky.social).
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #BiologicalInvasions
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Catarina Santos is the lead author of a chapter in the new book ‘Navigating Our Way to Solutions in Marine Conservation’

The book edited by Larry Crowder promotes dialogue between the natural sciences, social sciences and local knowledge.

Download now 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/en/bookchapt...
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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MARE participated in the annual meeting of the ICES Working Group on EUROBUS (23–24 October, University of Coimbra)

Sónia Cotrim Marques (MARE-IPLeiria) co-chaired the meeting with Ylenia Carotenuto (SZN Naples).
The group discussed the ecology, genetics and behaviour of Pseudodiaptomus marinus!
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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MARE was present at CIÊNCIAS Research & Innovation Day 2025, celebrating research and innovation at @CienciasULisboa!

We presented 10 posters and celebrated the award won by Catarina Frazão Santos

Find out more on the MARE portal
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November 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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MARE-PLeiria promoted the 2nd edition of Ocean Hackathon® between October 17 and 19 at the School of Tourism and Marine Technology (ESTM), connecting Peniche to 11 other cities around the world.

Find out more on the MARE website 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/pt/ocean_hac...

#OceanHackathon
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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🌊 Online Lecture | #Polychaetes in #Aquaculture: from research to commercial application 🪱

📅 Date: November 3, 2025
🕦 Time: 11:30 a.m.
💻 Location: Microsoft Teams platform

Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your knowledge 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/pt/poliqueta...
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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🌊⚠️ Invasive species spreading in the Tagus basin 🐟

Researchers from MARE have identified a rapid spread of European perch (Perca fluviatilis) in the Serra da Malcata Nature Reserve and throughout the Tagus basin.

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www.mare-centre.pt/pt/perca_tejo

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October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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🌊 João Canning-Clode (@marescience.bsky.social / #ARDITI) studies human impacts on marine ecosystems. “Coastal development, exotic species and pollution are driving cumulative degradation in a changing climate.”
#ARNET #mare #cima #cbma #ARNET4Science
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October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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🔬 PORBIOTA connects biodiversity data with research and policy! As Portugal's biodiversity hub, it promotes open access via BioData.pt & GBIF. @marescience.bsky.social proudly contributes to its mission. 🔗 porbiota.pt #ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #PORBIOTA #ARNET4Science
October 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Launch of the handbook “Sustainable Ocean Plans: A Practitioner’s Guide,” with MARE researcher Catarina Frazão Santos as one of the authors.

Oct. 30 | 4–5 p.m. (Lisbon) | Online
A practical guide to sustainable ocean management

🔗Registration: www.wri.org/events/2025/...
October 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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🌍 International Open Access Week 2025
📅 October 20–26
MARE and @arnetla.bsky.social are joining this global initiative that promotes free, fair, and responsible access to scientific knowledge, while introducing CoastNet!

Find out everything on MARE's portal
www.mare-centre.pt/en/node/2815
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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🌬️ Dust from the Sahara travels thousands of km, fertilising the ocean and boosting microscopic algae that capture carbon and produce oxygen. The #CHASE project, with @marescience.bsky.social / @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social / #ARNET (#MARE #CIMA #CBMA), studies how this process shapes the climate.
October 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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🌊 Between October 6 and 9, 2025, OLO – Ocean Literacy Observatory hosted the International Meeting of the AYE ☀️ (Action-research for Youth in Europe) Project under the ERASMUS + program.

Find out more!
www.mare-centre.pt/pt/projeto_aye
October 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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It has been a busy week! While some of us are going to Schools for the #LIFEPREDATOR outreach programme @lifeprogramme.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @marescience.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The others are finishing up the annual survey of the Tagus River. It has been 9 years and 12 stations along the 120km of river. GO TEAM!!! @marescience.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Webinar Distinguishing Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Protected Area Planning to Advance Conservation

October 30, 11 a.m. US EDT/8 a.m. US PDT/3 p.m. UTC/3 p.m. WET/3 p.m. GMT/4 p.m. CET
Online | Free registration

Don't miss out, register now! 👇
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October 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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“Tactile stimulation: sensory enrichment to improve fish welfare”
with Eliane Gonçalves de Freitas, from UNESP - São Paulo State University

📅 October 24, 2025
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 University of Évora and online!

Find out morel 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/pt/node/2809
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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🔵 Conference | Sea Seminar – “European PLAnT Project: Planning for Sustainable Use of the Antarctic Ocean” 🌍❄️
🗓️ October 27, 2025 (Monday)
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 Lisbon+ online

For more information and access to the online session, visit the MARE portal 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/pt/node/2801
Seminário do Mar: "Projecto Europeu PLAnT: Planeamento do Uso Sustentável do Oceano na Antártida"
O MARE convida toda a comunidade académica e o público interessado a assistir à próxima conferência do Seminário do Mar, que terá lugar no dia 27 de outubro de 2025 (segunda-feira), às 15h00, na sede ...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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New paper that updates the distribution of the invasive European perch in Portugal with the integrate use of eDNA and citizen science records. @marescience.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social a paper lead by @diogodias183.bsky.social . neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1517...
Integrating social media and environmental DNA records to enhance surveillance and improve early detection of invasive species
The early detection of invasive species in aquatic ecosystems is particularly challenging with most records of new species made years after their initial invasion, by which time they are already wides...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The LIFE-PREDATOR project was at the IV meeting of the Movimento Douro, held this past weekend in Lousada. The European-catfish has already invaded the entire section of the Douro river & lacks of a monitoring program. @marescience.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @lifeprogramme.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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🌊 Romana Santos (@marescience.bsky.social –@CIÊNCIAS ULisboa) explores marine-inspired adhesives. “One of the greatest challenges in aquatic ecosystems is to develop sustainable, effective, and safe bioadhesives to replace polluting synthetic adhesives.”
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA#BlueInnovation
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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📸🌊 Photography, science, and creativity in one challenge! - NEW SUBMISSION DATE!

Check out the rules and participate through the MARE portal:
www.mare-centre.pt/pt/concursof...

#PhotographyContest #BiologicalInvasion #ScienceAtSea #BlueEconomy #Sustainability #OceanLiteracy
October 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM