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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🇵🇱We supported a number of different public engagement activities in the Bay of Gdańsk region over the past three months: 🐟 a coastal BioBlitz, 🐛 a sandhopper-focused science & art workshop, 🏫 a summer school for environmental managers. #CoastalWatch #marinebiodiversity shorturl.at/kBUzX

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

📈The representation of women in marine science in Poland is growing, but not in all areas: 🎤"The striking difference is visible in the outreach activity – mainstream media releases, where men are responsible for nearly 90% of events for adult audience.” 📕Pakszys et al. (2026): shorturl.at/wV0u2

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Better understanding of marine and coastal #EcosystemServices requires integration of scientific assessments and stakeholder perceptions - check out this case study from northern Portugal 🇵🇹, published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social ✅ Cunha et al., 2026: doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

In a recent publication in Ocean & Coastal Management, Polette et al. explore how: 🌆urbanisation and industrialisation, 🎣increased use of natural resources &🌡️low resistance and resilience to climate change play out in the coastal area of Balneário Camboriú 🇧🇷 ➡️ shorturl.at/tgK8X #EcosystemServices

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Out now: 🌐A new method combining ecological valuation and EUNIS habitat classification system can help assess marine ecosystem extent and condition. 🗺️Tested on 3 European Atlantic case studies. ➡️Egidazu-de la Parte et al. (2026), doi.org/10.1016/j.in... #ecosystemservices #SEEA-EA

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

⿻Marine conservation designations often overlap and duplicate efforts due to similar criteria. ✅A new study highlights the need to streamline and better integrate these designations for more effective marine management. ➡️ shorturl.at/FYQCR #MarinePlan #GES4SEAS @marinesabres.bsky.social

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The accompanying event is an exhibition titled "In the Depth. Living Seas, Living Bodies” at the State Art Gallery in Sopot. You can still visit it until April 2026! 🎨 pgs.pl/wp-content/u...

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Throwback to November 2025, when MARBEFES was present at the interdisciplinary conference ‘Humans and the European Marine Environment – Adaptation to Climate and Biodiversity Change’ in Sopot🇵🇱 📝Read more about the conference here: shorturl.at/LGKbN

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🛳️ 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

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

MARBEFES team at the General Assembly in Seville 🇪🇸 Ready for the final year of the project! @lifewatcheric.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🇪🇸 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 💃

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🇪🇸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

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🇪🇸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

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

It was a very busy week, full of fascinating talks and valuable discussions. We thank the organisers - @icesmarine.bsky.social and Klaipeda University - for providing us with the space to share our research!

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

A snapshot from #ICESASC2025, where MARBEFES team showcased their research📑 🛜 Read more here: shorturl.at/CYuVY @icesmarine.bsky.social @wormbotherer.bsky.social

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

#ICESASC2025 session Q on ecosystem services continues today, with a talk on the MARBEFES toolbox by Cristina Huertas-Olivares.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Insightful discussions during session Q at #ICESASC2025. And some big questions from the audience about nature restoration, ecosystem functioning, climate change, and more!

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Mike Elliott (University of Hull; IECS Ltd.) giving a keynote talk on #EmeraldGrowth at #ICESASC2025.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

🔵 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🦭😉)

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

🇮🇪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!

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

🗺️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.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Congratulations to Burak Kaynaroglou and his colleagues from Klaipeda University and CNR-ISMAR, who published a new article in #EcologicalInformatics. 💻 In the paper, they describe a new way to automatically calibrate a computer model of the #Curonian Lagoon's ecosystem. 🛜 shorturl.at/mQtun

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

📑New paper alert! Luis Garrido Mateos, Fernando Rodríguez-López and José Ignacio Sánchez-Macías from University of Salamanca discuss moving from theory to operational #NaturalCapital applications. 🛜 Read more: shorturl.at/y96Jv #ecosystemsevices #economicvaluation #ecosystemaccounting

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🇵🇱 Do you live or ever visited the Gulf of Gdańsk? Help us understand its significance by filling in this short (15 min) questionnaire: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run... #zatokagdanska #uslugiekosystemowe #ecosystemservices #culturalvaluation

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Coming up this week: what are the cultural benefits of #MorecambeBay? Workshop in Morecambe is booked out, but you can still register to attend in Grange-over-Sands: shorturl.at/azM4M #Morecambe #thebaywellbeing #ecosystemservices

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🚨Upcoming webinar "Recent developments in the sustainable management of marine resources”, hosted by OCTO. ⏰When: 8th July, 4 pm BST (5 pm CEST), via zoom. 💻Presented by: Mike Elliott from IECS Ltd. & The University of Hull. ➡️Register: shorturl.at/MV9sS @marinesabres.bsky.social #marinegovernance

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Hello #Crete! 🇬🇷HCMR invites you to participate in an anonymous questionnaire about the cultural and emotional benefits of the sea and coast within the #GulfofHeraklion. 📱 Scan the QR code or go to: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run... marbefesurvey.ushahidi.io/post/create/1 #Greece #marineconservation

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🇬🇷On #WorldEnvironmentDay we travel to Crete, where HCMR researchers study biodiversity of the #Heraklion Gulf BBT. ⚓️With over 3 million tourists every year, increasingly busy harbours, and presence of invasive species, this area is under a lot of pressure. #marineconservation

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Supporting the EU Mission Restore our Ocean & Waters💧 In April, our representatives have participated in the EU Mission forum organized under the #BlueMissionBANOS project. 🔗 www.marbefes.eu/article/marb...

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

🇱🇹Labas, #Lietuva! 🌐Do you live in, visit, or enjoy the #CuronianLagoon? Contribute to an international study on the human connection with nature! Please take the (15-min) survey and share your experience: bit.ly/42sSh41 #ecosystemservices #marineconservation #CuronianSpit

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

❄️Moving on to our northernmost BBTs - both located on #Spitsbergen, the largest island in the #Svalbard archipelago in Norway🇳🇴 🪶Spitsbergen is a breeding ground for many species of seabirds, and home to many iconic species such as polar bears, #Arctic foxes, and Svalbard reindeer.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

🇱🇹 #LithuanianCoast BBT is part of the coastal system of the South-East Baltic Sea. 📸Highlights: #CuronianSpit, a sand-dune spit recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and #CuronianLagoon, one of the largest lagoons in Europe.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Overaching Stakeholder workshop in Zandvoort🇳🇱, April 2025. During a two day event, stakeholders and researchers from Horizon Europe funded marbefes.bsky.social and marinesabres.bsky.social discussed, among many topics, the MARBEFES toolbox 💻🧰

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

🇮🇪🇬🇧Greetings from #IrishSea BBT, the biggest of our case studies. Below are some glimpses from the Dublin coast📸 ⛵Multidisciplinary team from @ucddublin.bsky.social, @cefasgovuk.bsky.social, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, #IECS, @universityofhull.bsky.social is studying Irish Sea ecosystem services.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

👩🏼‍🎨 Check out the results of the third edition of the "Women's View of the Sea” competition, organized by #IOPAN and the State Art Gallery in Sopot 🇵🇱 🎨 See all works and read about the competition here: old.iopan.pl/projects/Kob...

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Today we are celebrating #TaxonomistAppreciationDay 🐠 Taxonomy is the backbone of biodiversity and conservation research 🐚🦪🦀 #marinespecies

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🇮🇹 Moving on to #Sardinia BBT! It’s located within the Gulf of Oristano and is full of scenic locations and important species such as noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis)🦪 and Neptune grass/seagrass (Posidonia oceanica)🌱 📚 #CNR-IAS is the leading partner in testing tools within Sardinia BBT.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

🇪🇺Our sister project #BIOcean5D hosted its second General Assembly Meeting in Barcelona earlier this month. 🛜 MARBEFES was represented by General Project Coordinator, Jan Marcin Węsławski from #IOPAN (his presentation: www.marbefes.eu/article/marb...) #HorizonEurope #marineconservation

First slide of a presentation, text on the slide: „MARBEFES Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services
Jan Marcin Węsławski (general project coordinator IOPAN), Joanna Potrykus (project manager IOPAN), Julie Bremner (scientific project manager CEFAS UK), and 23 partners from 14 countries"

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

🇳🇴 Today, our MARBEFES journey takes us to #Porsangerfjord in northern Norway, where one of the biggest biodiversity challenges are fish stock declines and presence of invasive red king crabs🦀 💻Researchers from #Akvaplan-niva are the leading partner within Porsangerfjord BBT. #Arctic #biodiversity

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

🇫🇮Greetings from the Archipelago Sea BBT in Finland! It’s coastline is highly complex, with tens of thousands of tiny islands scattered across an area of over 5,000 square kilometres. 🦑 #marinebiodiversity #coasts

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🏖️ #BayofBiscay BBT is a largely coastal area in northern Spain 🇪🇸 Managing the bay is a big challenge, hence the need for ecological, economic and sociocultural tools that can help prevent or mitigate some of the negative impacts on #marinehabitats and #biodiversity.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

First of our 12 Broad Belt Transects - 🇪🇸 #MenorcaChannel BBT in the #Balearic Islands, studied by @imedea.bsky.social. 🦑It’s characterized by high density of biogenic habitats, ranging from #Posidonia meadows in the coastal zone to algal-dominated habitats that extend down to 100 m!

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Introducing our key concept - Broad Belt Transects (BBTs)🌊We will use innovative (and interdisciplinary!) tools to study how European #marineecosystems work and what are their benefits to society. 🪸More on the BBTs soon! #marineecology #HorizonEU

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

🚨New MARBEFES paper! 🌊How will tidal marshes evolve under global change? New model proposed by scientists from Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) simulates future marsh distributions to sea level rise and changes in sediment supply ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.sc... #ClimateChange #MachineLearning

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🇪🇸On December 17th 2024, IHCantabria hosted the second round of stakeholder consultations for the MARBEFES Project. 📝The aim was to identify ecological, socio-cultural and economic priorities for policymakers and managers. Read more: marbefes.eu/article/stak...

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

🌐 Hello to our new followers! A few words of introduction: 🇪🇺 MARBEFES is four-year project funded by #HorizonEurope. Our goal? Finding out how can marine biodiversity be translated into #EcosystemServices. 🛜 Learn more here: www.marbefes.eu 📸 Photo: Project General Assembly, October 2024.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

🌊On 1 to 5 December 2024, Dr. Ashley Cahillane from #UCD visited the Sardinian BBT to collect new information for her socio-cultural ecosystem valuation activities, and to discuss some of the results with the #CNR team. 📝Read more: www.marbefes.eu/article/soci... #MarSocSci #EcosystemServices

Six researchers on a Sardinian coast, all standing and smiling for the picture.

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

🇧🇪Do you live in, visit, or enjoy the Belgian Coast? #NorthSea #MarSocSci @vliznews.bsky.social 🌊Please take the 10-min survey and help us understand how the Coast is used and valued: forms.office.com/e/6JWDkmreH0 [Dutch] forms.office.com/e/r8XFXbikAx [English]

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