A 4-year @HorizonEU #MissionOcean project coordinated by @MATISIceland to restore & protect marine #Biodiversity in the #Atlantic & #Arctic Oceans.

Iceland
Joined May 2024
๐Ÿ“ฃ Open call for sessions at the @UNOceanDecade 2027 Conference in Rio! ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ๏ธ Propose one for "Islands in the Ocean Decade" (Special Event No. 13). We're part of the organising consortium! ๐ŸŒ Open worldwide โ€ผ๏ธ Deadline: 8๏ธโƒฃ November 2026 ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/4eeuev3 #OceanDecade27
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๐Ÿคฉ Proud to showcase the BioProtect Marine Planner & Engage apps last week at the #AtlanticSummit in Galway, bringing digital tools for marine planning & stakeholder engagement to life! ๐Ÿ™ Big thanks to all for their contributions! Get the full story๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ”—bit.ly/4B2sOh9
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๐Ÿ™Œ #BioProtect & Marine Guardian shared a booth at VรญsindaVaka in Reykjavรญk! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Children drew creatures to help protect Icelandโ€™s seas for BioProtectโ€™s comic book. ๐ŸŸ Their drawings are now on display at @MatisIceland - visit us, pick your favourite & vote! ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ #MissionOcean
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๐ŸŒŠ #BioProtect at @ICESmarine in Brest ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ’ป BioProtect Marine Planner demos, a pitch at "From Projects to Impact", participatory mapping from ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช and lots of great conversations on marine planning! Read the highlights ๐Ÿ‘‡ bit.ly/4xJld47 #ICESASC26 #MissionOcean ๐ŸŒŠ
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๐Ÿ™Œ Our coordinator @SophieJensen79 presenting the project in the โ€œFrom Projects to Impactโ€ session at the @ICESmarine Annual Science Conference! ๐Ÿ“ Attending #ASC2026? Visit our booth to discover the tools developed to help protect & restore marine ecosystems & #biodiversity ๐Ÿณ
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๐Ÿ“We are at the @ICES_Annual Science Conference 2026 in Brest ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท! ๐Ÿค— Our team is sharing how area-based management can help protect & restore marine #ecosystems and #biodiversity! ๐Ÿ™Œ Join us to exchange ideas for healthier seas! ๐ŸŒŠ #ASC2026 #MissionOcean #HorizonEurope
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๐Ÿง How does BioProtectโ€™s co-design work? In Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช, weโ€™re building the #BioProtectMarinePlanner with stakeholders. After each workshop, we survey feedback, quantify insights, and track feature improvements - ensuring user-centered solutions. ๐Ÿ™Œ ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/4yPA4fl
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๐ŸŒŠ A tool is only as good as the people willing to use it. ๐Ÿ“Across our demo sites, fishers, vessel operators, authorities & researchers have been testing BioProtect's solutions, from Iceland to Porto. ๐Ÿ‘‰Check out the visual for our recent demo site highlights! #MissionOcean
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๐Ÿ†• Our 4th #BioProtect newsletter is out now! โšก๏ธ ๐Ÿชธ From marine #biodiversity to community engagement, this issue is packed with updates from across our project. ๐Ÿ”” Stay in the loop: bit.ly/4oyoP63 ๐Ÿ“– Read the newsletter: bit.ly/4xY54ZP #MissionOcean ๐Ÿณ ๐ŸŒŽ
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๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Our next newsletter is landing at the end of the month - and you donโ€™t want to miss it! ๐Ÿ“ From ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช to ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท and ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น to ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ, weโ€™ve been testing tools, sharing results and turning solutions into real-world impact!โšก๏ธ ๐Ÿค— Subscribe now to stay up to date ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/4oyoP63
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๐Ÿ“† On #WorldOceanDay 2026 weโ€™re invited to #REIMAGINE our relationship with the ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿค— As a lighthouse project, #BioProtect helps turn this relationship into reality. ๐Ÿ™Œ Our Azores GA meeting & lighthouse visit were a powerful reminder of why we must protect our ocean heritage!
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๐Ÿ‘ Day 1๏ธโƒฃ of #BioProtect GA in Horta โœ… ๐Ÿ“ A full day of talks, ideas & exchanges with partners and invited speakers! ๐Ÿ˜… Wrapped up with a whale ๐Ÿณ watching tour & dinner in Horta. Not a bad setting to reflect on our work! ๐Ÿ’ชDay 2๏ธโƒฃis underway! #MissionOcean #HorizonEurope
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If youโ€™re new to the ECOP Programme, welcome! This is your chance to plug into a truly global network of early-career ocean professionals. ๐Ÿ”Ž Start here: โ–ช๏ธ Learn more about who we are and what we do ๐Ÿ‘‰ ecopdecade.org/ ๐Ÿ‘‰ ecopdecade.org/nodes/ ๐Ÿ‘‰ ecopdecade.org/task-teams/
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We are now live from the Azores ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Join us to learn more about BioProtect! ๐Ÿ”—bit.ly/4tZen8U
๐Ÿค— Join the Open Session of BioProtect's GA meeting to explore MPA challenges and more & how theyโ€™re being addressed in the Azores!๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ“† 2 June 8.30 am GMT ๐Ÿ”ฌ Discover the latest ๐Ÿ“ฐ from our demo sites & the โš’๏ธ shaping marine protection! Join via ๐Ÿ”—bit.ly/4tZen8U
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๐Ÿ‘ The @MatisIceland team is analysing eDNA from ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ waters: ~200 samples already processed! ๐Ÿ“Š An Icelandic marine ๐Ÿงฌ barcode database to improve #biodiversity monitoring is underway! ๐Ÿฅ‡ This will become one of Icelandโ€™s most comprehensive marine eDNA biodiversity datasets! ๐Ÿ 
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๐Ÿค— Join the Open Session of BioProtect's GA meeting to explore MPA challenges and more & how theyโ€™re being addressed in the Azores!๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ“† 2 June 8.30 am GMT ๐Ÿ”ฌ Discover the latest ๐Ÿ“ฐ from our demo sites & the โš’๏ธ shaping marine protection! Join via ๐Ÿ”—bit.ly/4tZen8U
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BioProtect Project retweeted
More than 60 people in person and online gathered at the Irish Living Lab Event: Effective MPA Management happening here at the @MTU_ie in Tralee, Ireland.
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BioProtect Project retweeted
@BioProtect_EU at the PHAROS Irish Living Lab: Oisรญn Callery on engaging stakeholders effectively
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๐Ÿ“ We are at #EMD2026 with our friends and colleagues and we are showcasing the #BioProtect Marine Planner! ๐Ÿงฉ ๐Ÿ‘‰ Come visit our booth to find out how this tool can change the way we approach conservation planning! ๐ŸŒŽ
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๐ŸŒŠ Climate change & fishing pressures donโ€™t act alone: they interact! ๐Ÿ†• BioProtect research shows warming, acidification & damage from lost fishing gear combine to amplify stress on cold-water corals ๐Ÿชธ ๐Ÿ”ฌ Understanding these impacts is ๐Ÿ”‘ to protecting deep-sea ecosystems!๐ŸŒŠ
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