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🌊 One Week to Go! Counting Down to the #MarineBiodiversityCluster Event in Brussels!  🌊 We’re excited to announce the Marine Biodiversity Cluster Event, a key gathering of EU-funded projects working on: ✅ Restoring & Protecting Marine Biodiversity 🐠🪼 ✅ Reducing Bycatch 🎣 📅 Date: 13 & 14 March 2025 This event, co-organized by the BioAgora Project, B-USEFUL, the European Commission (DG RTD, DG MARE, DG ENV & REA), Eklipse, and HIFMB, will bring together #Researchers, #PolicyMakers, and #KeyStakeholders to: 🔍 Explore synergies between marine conservation projects. 📢 Engage with policy-makers to strengthen the science-policy interface. 💡 Shape future actions to maximize impact on EU biodiversity policies. 🚀 Stay tuned for more updates! We’ll be sharing key highlights and outcomes in the coming weeks. #kexMarineCluster #MarineBiodiversity #MarineRestoration #EUProjects #HorizonEurope #ESA #BycatchReduction #BiodiversityConservation #SciencePolicy #BRACENET

🐟 New Research from Icelandic Waters! B-USEFUL partners Jón Sólmundsson and Ingibjörg G. Jónsdóttir (Hafrannsóknastofnun - Marine & Freshwater Research Institute) have co-authored a new paper exploring how groundfish communities are responding to changing ocean conditions. 🔍 Based on long-term survey data, the study examines how different life-history strategies — opportunistic, periodic, and equilibrium — are affected by warming waters and long-term climate oscillations. 📈 Key findings show shifts in species composition linked to warming trends and echo patterns observed nearly a century ago. 📖 Dive into the full story and visual highlights here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_vHziYB #MarineBiodiversity #ClimateChange #FisheriesScience #OceanWarming #Iceland #Groundfish #LongTermMonitoring #LifeHistoryStrategies #ScientificResearch #BUSEFUL #HorizonProjects #REA

🎥 New from B-USEFUL MEDIA: Ever wondered how we get data for marine biodiversity assessments? Step aboard the #MEDITS survey and watch how scientists collect, sort and measure species to monitor the Mediterranean’s marine ecosystems. 🔍 This long-term scientific effort supports stock assessments, biodiversity studies, and ecosystem modelling—essential for sustainable marine management. 👏 Special thanks to Alicia Gran Garcia, PhD student in B-USEFUL, for preparing this behind-the-scenes video. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecsMxbFB Institut de Ciències del Mar - CSIC Instituto Español de Oceanografía #MarineScience #FisheriesResearch #BiodiversityMonitoring #MEDITS #BUSEFUL #MediterraneanSea #Fieldwork

🚨 Invasive species on the move! At the #GFCM Subregional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, Stratos Batziakas from HCMR - Institute of Oceanography, a B-USEFUL partner, presented key findings on #Lessepsian migrants – non-native species entering the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. 🌡️ Warming seas are accelerating their westward and northward spread, increasing risks to native biodiversity, ecosystems, and local economies. 📍 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eZmZ4Nnr #MarineBiodiversity #InvasiveSpecies #ClimateChange #BiodiversityRisk #BUSEFUL #HCMR #EasternMediterranean

🚨 Invasive species on the move! At the #GFCM Subregional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, Stratos Batziakas from HCMR - Institute of Oceanography, a B-USEFUL partner, presented key findings on #Lessepsian migrants – non-native species entering the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. 🌡️ Warming seas are accelerating their westward and northward spread, increasing risks to native biodiversity, ecosystems, and local economies. 📍 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eZmZ4Nnr #MarineBiodiversity #InvasiveSpecies #ClimateChange #BiodiversityRisk #BUSEFUL #HCMR #EasternMediterranean

Have you joined the Knowledge Exchange Network for Marine Biodiversity yet? Exciting news to come in the next 7 days!

🌊 Your expertise is needed – help support the implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation (#NRR)! 🐚 We’re looking for input from marine experts across Europe! If you work with the extent, condition, or mapping of marine habitats, please help us identify knowledge gaps and contribute to meeting the targets of the Nature Restoration Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 – Annex II. 🧭 Take the survey (~30 min): 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eQrChNNH Your responses will directly support EU restoration efforts and complement ongoing initiatives under the #MSFD, Habitats Directive, and Horizon/LIFE projects. 🙏 Thank you for contributing to restoring our marine ecosystems! #NatureRestorationRegulation #MarineHabitats #EURegulation #MarinePolicy #EUNIS #HabitatMapping #ConditionAssessment #Biodiversity #ConservationScience #EUProjects #HabitatsDirective #HorizonProjects #LIFEProjects BioAgora Project, Eklipse, ACTNOW | EU Marine Research Project, B-USEFUL, RESPIN project, SURIMI Project, SEAwise, TETTRIs, MARCO-BOLO, Iliad - Digital Twins of the Ocean, @BlackSeaConnect MarineSABRES, MSP4BIO, OBAMA-NEXT Project, MARHAB project, BIOcean5D, DiverSea, DuneFront_EU, CIBBRiNA, BLUE4ALL, Blue Connect Project

🌊 Your expertise is needed – help support the implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation (#NRR)! 🐚 We’re looking for input from marine experts across Europe! If you work with the extent, condition, or mapping of marine habitats, please help us identify knowledge gaps and contribute to meeting the targets of the Nature Restoration Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 – Annex II. 🧭 Take the survey (~30 min): 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eQrChNNH Your responses will directly support EU restoration efforts and complement ongoing initiatives under the #MSFD, Habitats Directive, and Horizon/LIFE projects. 🙏 Thank you for contributing to restoring our marine ecosystems! #NatureRestorationRegulation #MarineHabitats #EURegulation #MarinePolicy #EUNIS #HabitatMapping #ConditionAssessment #Biodiversity #ConservationScience #EUProjects #HabitatsDirective #HorizonProjects #LIFEProjects BioAgora Project, Eklipse, ACTNOW | EU Marine Research Project, B-USEFUL, RESPIN project, SURIMI Project, SEAwise, TETTRIs, MARCO-BOLO, Iliad - Digital Twins of the Ocean, @BlackSeaConnect MarineSABRES, MSP4BIO, OBAMA-NEXT Project, MARHAB project, BIOcean5D, DiverSea, DuneFront_EU, CIBBRiNA, BLUE4ALL, Blue Connect Project

🌱 Invitation to Contribute The Horizon Europe BIOVALUE project—through the Eklipse mechanism—is gathering insights on how policy tools can transform spatial planning for biodiversity in EU and accession countries. We invite you to: 📋 Complete our survey by 25 August 2025 to share your expertise. 💻 Join our online workshop on 19 September 2025 (09:30–13:00 CEST) to discuss solutions and strengthen the applicability of BioValue’s policy recommendations. Your contribution will help improve the transferability and impact of biodiversity-friendly planning practices across Europe. 🔗Take the survey & learn more ➡ https://lnkd.in/dfhgrf3r