At Nextmarine, we explore places like these to better understand — and protect — our ocean.

#BlueEconomy #AegeanSea #Volcanology #OceanExploration #Nextmarine

🌊 Hidden ecosystems
Microbes + chemosynthetic species adapted to darkness.
📡 Decades of monitoring
From ROVs to observatories, helping assess hazards and change.

Thanks to decades of work by HCMR, we now understand how these extreme environments function and the remarkable life they support.
🌋 Geology in action
Active vents, hot fluids, evolving seafloor.
🧪 Extreme chemistry
Acidic, oxygen‑poor waters — yet full of life.

@Hellenic Centre for Marine Research | @geomarkiel.bsky.social | @DTU - Technical University of Denmark | @Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave | @Justus Liebig University Giessen | @Lodz University of Technology | VITO | NEAT INNOVATION | @PLOATECH | @astra-zeneca.bsky.social

📖 Read the official press release on @EuroMarine Network's website: lnkd.in/d3yuWpeE
#NEXTMARINE #HorizonEurope #OceanScience #MarineResearch #Bioeconomy #Innovation #Sustainability

👉 Follow NEXTMARINE and subscribe to the first joint newsletter with sibling projects @xtream-project.eu , @EXPLORA Project, and @Xtremolife, laying the foundation for joint activities across the Horizon Europe cluster.: lnkd.in/dE2AhAiu

🚀 Using cutting-edge technologies—AI, machine learning, robotic sensing—we aim to develop sustainable sampling and mapping methods, bridging fundamental science with real-world solutions.

✅ Stay tuned for updates on our discoveries, outcomes, and partners!

🦠 What’s NEXTMARINE? We explore extreme marine ecosystems—from hydrothermal vents in the Aegean to anoxic zones in the Baltic—home to extremophiles that thrive in harsh conditions. These microorganisms hold a vast genetic reservoir of enzymes with transformative potential for green industry!