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From river basins to estuaries and large marine ecosystems: a research centre that deciphers societal challenges.

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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Science informing resilience. Key message following recent storms in PT: manage river basins from source to sea, integrate engineering with territorial planning, & address structural vulnerabilities intensified by climate change. #MARE #FCTNOVA #ClimateAdaptation #ScienceForPolicy
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José Carlos Ferreira brings scientific clarity to national debate following recent storms in Portugal
Following the recent storm events that affected several regions of Portugal, José Carlos Ferreira, MARE researcher and Professor at NOVA FCT, was invited to contribute to national discussions across m...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
🌊🎄 MARE wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a New Year full of achievements! 🎄🌊
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
How can we transform society through the Circular Economy? On 22 January 2026, CENSE, NOVA FCT, brings leading international experts from the European CRESTING project to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Register here: forms.gle/gi3TfncJvh6A... #CircularEconomy #Sustainability
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🌊 Jaime Ramos (@marescience.bsky.social / @ucoimbra.bsky.social) studies the ecology of seabirds and waterbirds, which, as top marine predators, reflect the cumulative effects of changes occurring at lower trophic levels. #ARNET #MARE #CBMA #CIMA #MarineEcology #Seabirds #ARNET4Science
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
New publication in Proceding of The Royal Society B! "Developmental and transcriptomic responses of Hawaiian bobtail squid early stages to ocean warming and acidification" royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @arnetla.bsky.social
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📘 Pressures in Madeira’s streams are limiting the European eel. Actions: 🔹Remove barriers 🔹Create eel passages 🔹Control invasives 🔹Improve monitoring At #ARNET we connect science, policy and action. @marescience.bsky.social/@maremadeira.bsky.social mare-madeira.pt/impact/polic... #MARE #CIMA #CBMA
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MARE-Madeira @maremadeira.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Out now: a new 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 and the first for freshwater ecosystems in #Madeira! Here, we cover our main findings related to the endangered European eel -- our only native freshwater fish -- and non-indigenous species. mare-madeira.pt/impact/polic...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Nes publication in Scientific Reports from @Nature group! "Identification of tuna species used by the Portuguese canning industry through a DNA-based approach" www.nature.com/articles/s41... @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @arnetla.bsky.social
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
☀️The new volume 3 of the @MSPglobal International Guide on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) shares key recommendations on how to develop #ClimateSmart MSP processes. ➡️Download publication: tinyurl.com/2tvthx6b ➡️Download flyer: tinyurl.com/3nrtnh6r
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🌊 Vanda Brotas (@marescience.bsky.social | @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social ) studies phytoplankton and ocean productivity. “The biggest aquatic challenge is balancing the conservation of ecosystem diversity and function with growing human exploitation.” #ARNET #ClimateScience #ARNET4Science
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🌊 The Best Practice Guide for MPA Management and Monitoring, developed by MARE-ISPA, offers step-by-step frameworks for governance, indicators and adaptive monitoring, showing how ARNET advances its mission through @marescience.bsky.social. #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #ScienceForPolicy
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🔵 WEBINAR | GOOS BioEco Essential Ocean Variables: Ocean Sound | Fish Abundance & Distribution 📅 12 December 2025 | 🕘 09:00 (CET) For more information and registration, visit the webinar website 👇 goosocean.org/webinars/web...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
MARE is pleased to announce the launch of the LIFE REVIVE project, an innovative initiative with a significant environmental impact, aimed at improving the ecological status of the Lima and Vouga river basins Find out all about it on the MARE website 👇 www.mare-centre.pt/en/project_l...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Day 5 Today, we conclude our Themed Week with an innovative discovery by Catarina Frazão Santos' team: despite decades of research, Antarctica has never had a formal marine spatial plan. Find out everything! www.mare-centre.pt/en/Day5_anta...
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🌊 Bernardo Duarte (@marescience.bsky.social /@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social) analyses biological signatures to assess stress and pollution using AI. “New contaminants and stressors require fast methods to detect their effects.” #ARNET #CBMA #CIMA #AI #Pollution #ARNET4Science
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Day 4 Today we highlight the work of Paulo Catry who has been returning annually to the Falkland Islands for over 20 years to study the world's largest population of black-browed albatrosses. www.mare-centre.pt/en/day4_mari... 📸 Photos: Paulo Catry
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Day 3 "Unexpected contaminants in Antarctica: the island with two years of memory" Research led by Bernardo Duarte has revealed the presence of unexpected contaminants on Deception Island — one of the most remote and fragile ecosystems on the planet. www.mare-centre.pt/en/day3_anta...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Day 2 🌊Where the ocean breathes: what is changing in Antarctic phytoplankton? ❄️ MARE's Phytoplankton and Remote Sensing group has been monitoring profound changes at the base of the Antarctic food chain. www.mare-centre.pt/en/antartica...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Today marks the date on which the Antarctic Treaty dedicated the continent to peace and science. To mark the occasion, we will be sharing stories, challenges and discoveries of our researchers, throughout the week. Stay tuned! www.mare-centre.pt/en/antarctic...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
New publication in @springernature.com "Unveiling the adequacy of existing legislation in protecting urban river ecosystems in the context of One Health" link.springer.com/article/10.1... @arnetla.bsky.social
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
🪸 Researchers from #Mardive, @marescience.bsky.social & #NOVAFCT are assessing seahorse and pipefishe populations in the Tagus & Sado estuaries, combining science and community engagement to guide long-term action — from field surveys to national protection plans. #ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
New publication in BioInvasions Records! Occurrence of the eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 (Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes) in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic) www.reabic.net/journals/bir... @maremadeira.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🌊 Rui Rosa (@marescience.bsky.social | @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social) studies climate impacts on marine life. “Ocean warming, acidification and deoxygenation will trigger cascading effects, harming marine food webs.” #ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #ClimateScience #TrophicChains #ARNET4Science
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The XXII Congress of the Portuguese Society of Ethology once again brought two days dedicated to debate and knowledge sharing on animal behavior. MARE was present, reflecting the diversity, quality, and impact of the research we carry out in this field www.mare-centre.pt/en/ethologyc...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
MARE participated in the recent meeting with the Secretary of State for the Environment João Manuel Esteves, focused on seagrass beds We are commited to work to promote solid science and solutions that support the sustainability of marine ecosystems 📸: Ministério do Ambiente e Energia
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
MARE researcher Manuel Vieira took the audience at the conference ‘Ambient Noise: the forgotten pollutant’ on a journey into the hidden world of ocean sounds — where fish communicate, defend their territory and even ‘sing’ to reproduce. Find out more 👇 www.mare-centre.pt/en/acusticco...
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fishinvasionslab.bsky.social @fishinvasionslab.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Another #LIFEPREDATOR action with park rangers from #ICNF and #GNR operationals. We have trained our colleagues to fish Identification and fish sampling. These actions will improve our enforcement on anglers. @marescience.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @lifeprogramme.bsky.social
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The 2025 edition of the Terra & Mar | NOVA Ideias com Impacto challenged NOVA FCT students to develop innovative solutions for the circular economy, coastal regeneration, and the strengthening of local communities. Learn all about the winning projects👇 www.mare-centre.pt/en/contest_m...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
MARE has officially endorsed the #COP30BelémOceanDeclaration, a global call to action that recognises the ocean and forests as twin pillars of planetary stability and a truly sustainable future. Find out more on the MARE portal 👇 www.mare-centre.pt/en/cop30belem
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Today we celebrate National Sea Day, highlighting the importance of the sea. MARE is proud to see several of its researchers contributing as speakers in the more than three dozen webinars that make up this new ebook! Download for free! estudoautonomo.dge.mec.pt/glossarioseb...
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fishinvasionslab.bsky.social @fishinvasionslab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Yesterday, we did a training course for environmental surveillance forces (#GNR & #ICNF), aiming to improve anglers' enforcement actions preventing the spread of the invasive #silurusglanis in PT. #LIFEPREDATOR @marescience.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @lifeprogramme.bsky.social
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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_... @arnetla.bsky.social
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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. www.mare-centre.pt/en/plant_geo...
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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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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🌿 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
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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!
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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 www.mare-centre.pt/en/ridayy_fcul
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
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
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🌊 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...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🌊⚠️ 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. Find out more 👇 www.mare-centre.pt/pt/perca_tejo @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🌊 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 @cbma-uminho.bsky.social | cima.ualg.pt
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🔬 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
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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/...
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🌍 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
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ARNET – Aquatic Research Network @arnetla.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🌬️ 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.
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🌊 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
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fishinvasionslab.bsky.social @fishinvasionslab.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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
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fishinvasionslab.bsky.social @fishinvasionslab.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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
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MARE @marescience.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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! 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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