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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Join us on 17 April for the Joint Webinars on Fisheries Bycatch. Carlotta Mazzoldi (University of Padua, LIFE Prometheus) will present work on elasmobranch survival rates and how post-capture release could support conservation and fisheries management. lnkd.in/d-yBai5a

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

tinyurl.com/FisheriesByc... Join us tomorrow ☝️ (6 Feb) for the next Joint Webinars on Fisheries Bycatch! David Lusseau (DTU, @cibbrina.bsky.social) will present BEAM, a new approach to producing robust bycatch estimates across European fisheries. "Sea" you there! 🌊 12:00 CET | Online

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This month’s Joint Webinar on Fisheries Bycatch features Pierluigi Carbonara (COISPA, LIFE Prometheus) presenting on blue shark behaviour, bycatch mitigation & conservation in the South Adriatic Sea. 🦈 #Bycatch #SustainableFisheries #LifePrometheus #MarineBeacon #CIBBRiNA #REDUCE #ECO-Catch

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

🌊 The ocean is at a crossroads, and 2025 is a defining year. We are proud to be part of the global push for #SDG 14. From bycatch reduction to better data and governance, our work reflects the priorities set at #UNOC3. 🔗 Read how: marinebeacon.eu/marine-beaco... @horizoneu.bsky.social #Bycatch

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Marine Beacon and UNOC3: Advancing Ocean Action in 2025 - Marine Beacon

From 9–13 June 2025, the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) convened in Nice, France, with a strong call to accelerate global action to conserve and sustainably use the ocean. With Sustaina...

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Tomorrow, our friends @reduce-project.bsky.social & @ird-fr.bsky.social will be delivering the next joint webinar on the use of observer image data for AI species recognition in tropical tuna fisheries. Together with @cibbrina.bsky.social we are a trio of #HorizonEU projects on reducing #bycatch.

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REDUCE project @reduce-project.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Our brand-new website has been launched and is now live! We’ve built a website with an advanced design that makes browsing easier and meaningful to provide key information about REDUCE. You will be able to learn all about the project. Come aboard here reducebycatch.eu

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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Heyyy!!! #MarineResearchers!!!! Today is #WorldOceansDay2025 and, to celebrate it, #GES4SEAS project launched this video on achieving healthy #Ocean #MarineEcology Watch, Share, Use, RT www.ges4seas.eu youtu.be/0NXl4bEJEWM

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What is Good Environmental Status ?

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Science, society & storytelling An illustrated paper in ICES Journal of Marine Science brings to life the key themes & insights from the Marine Socio-Ecological Systems #MSEAS 2024 Symposium held in Yokohama, Japan. 📖 Read the full paper academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti... @picesmarinesci.bsky.social

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ERINN Innovation @erinninnovation.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We’re proud to join scientists, policymakers, and civil society at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France this week—a pivotal moment to connect science, society, and solutions for our ocean. #OOS2025 #OneOcean #OceanSolutions @empowerus.bsky.social @iolnetwork.bsky.social

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

" #CKMR has been the most important methodological breakthrough in stock assessment since the turn of the century"🗣️Ana Parma #CONICETCenpat Register for our #CKMR training course! Close-Kin Mark-Recapture for Fisheries & Bycatch 📅18–22 August 2025📍Copenhagen ices.dk/events/Train...

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Members of the Marine Beacon team will be at European Maritime Day this Thursday & Friday! Partners Marine Institute and ERINN Innovation will be hosting booths with flyers on Marine Beacon, so come by to learn more about our work on bycatch and sustainable fisheries. #EMD2025 #HorizonEU

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REDUCE project @reduce-project.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We’re happy to announce that REDUCE is already in Blue Sky and running! As we´re new in this platform we´ll presenting our mission and who we are. Welcome onboard! (again)

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

This Friday’s Joint Webinar features Benjamin Dudouet (@cibbrina.bsky.social), presenting a framework to assess the feasibility of incentive-based approaches for reducing bycatch of marine mammals and other protected species. Along w/ ReduceProject, exploring sensible solutions to #bycatch.

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

🌍 Happy Earth Day from Marine Beacon! By reducing bycatch & building more sustainable fisheries, Marine Beacon is working to safeguard Europe’s marine ecosystems. We’re proud to work with researchers, fishers, and policymakers across Europe to develop practical solutions for healthier oceans! 🦈

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

This Friday, our researcher Bríd O’Connor (Marine Institute) presents a sensitivity analysis of fish species in the Northeast Atlantic—spotlighting which ones are most vulnerable and where protections may be missing. With @cibbrina.bsky.social & ReduceProject 🦈 @horizoneu.bsky.social #Bycatch

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

🚨🚨 Mackerel on the brink! Years of #overfishing, by the UK & others, mean it’s no longer a sustainable choice, says the Good Fish Guide. 🐟❌ We need science-backed catch limits NOW, not when it’s too late. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Mackerel stocks near breaking point because of overfishing, say experts

Northeast Atlantic mackerel populations depleted, and Good Fish Guide says shoppers should look for other options

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

A full second day at the #MarineBeacon annual meeting in Oostende! 🧬 From technical updates to inspiring sister project inputs 🤝 REDUCE + CIBRRiNA collaboration 🌍 Focus on stakeholder platforms & early career researchers 📚 Even talk of joint publications! Energising progress! 🌊

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Wrapping up a productive @marinebeacon.bsky.social day in Oostende! 🔹 Our coordinator's update shows we're hitting our target aims 🔹 Inspiring insights from other relevant projects on bycatch, eDNA, vessel-based data & biodiversity Thanks to all who shared their work & vision!🌊

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Julia Calderwood @julia-cal.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Getting set up and ready to start @marinebeacon.bsky.social annual meeting hosted by our partners at ILVO. Looking forward to catching up with partners in person and hearing about all the exciting #bycatch research being conducted across Europe and beyond #horizoneurope

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

@marinebeacon.bsky.social partners are gathering today at ILVO in Oostende for our 2025 annual meeting. This marks the beginning of a very active year for the project, so be sure to watch this space! #bycatch @horizoneu.bsky.social #sustainableFishing

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CIBBRiNA @cibbrina.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Last week, Martin Pastoors presented on #CIBBRiNA at the Joint Cluster Event for Reducing #Bycatch in Brussels, alongside our sister projects REDUCE and @marinebeacon.bsky.social. 1/4

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ERINN Innovation @erinninnovation.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

This week's #ERINNinnovation Project Spotlight: @marinebeacon.bsky.social This project examines how fisheries bycatch affects protected species in the Atlantic & develops better monitoring & mitigation methods. ERINN Innovation leads dissemination & communication. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4fz9792r

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EU project launched to help reduce bycatch of protected and endangered Atlantic species

A major new European project will improve our understanding of how the bycatch of fisheries impacts protected, endangered and threatened species (PETS) in the Atlantic Ocean and develop methods for be...

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Julia Calderwood @julia-cal.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Had the opportunity to attend an event @bioagora.eu to explore how a cluster of projects on #bycatchreductuin could be beneficial in the science policy landscape. Great as always to enhance collaborations between @marinebeacon.bsky.social and @reduce-project and @cibbrina.bsky.social

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

📢 The seventh Joint Webinar on Fisheries Bycatch is happening this Friday! Ross Wanless (University of Barcelona - REDUCE) will discuss the ongoing challenge of seabird bycatch and why some populations remain at risk. With @cibbrina.bsky.social & REDUCE, working together for sustainable fisheries!

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REDUCE project @reduce-project.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Since September 2024, @reduce-project.bsky.social, @marinebeacon.bsky.social and @cibbrina.bsky.social are holding the "Joint Webinars on Fisheries Bycatch", a series of internal webinars from our collaborative effort to share knowledge on the issue of fisheries interactions and marine ETP species.

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The sixth Joint Webinar on Fisheries Bycatch happens this Friday! Matthieu Authier (CIBBRiNA) will present a new approach to managing common dolphin bycatch in the Bay of Biscay using a stochastic surplus production model. Along with ReduceProject, we're working together for sustainable fisheries! 🐬

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Excited to have been featured by @euronews.com, showcasing our partner @ifremer.bsky.social's work on AI-powered smart trawl tech to reduce #bycatch & support #sustainable_fishing. Special thanks to Robin Faillettaz for representing Marine Beacon so well! @horizoneu.bsky.social tinyurl.com/337nd927

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Can smarter fishing gear protect marine life and keep fishers afloat?

Industrial fisheries unintentionally kill thousands of marine animals every year. Can new technology help solve this problem? #Ocean

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

🚨 The first joint webinar of the year kicks off soon! Nicolás Collazo from U. of Azores, a @marinebeacon.bsky.social partner, will share insights on deep-sea shark vulnerability in the Azores using the EASI-Fish methodology. With CIBBRiNA & the Reduce Project we're tackling bycatch together! 🦈🙌

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Brendan Godley @brendangodley.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Exciting four year postdoc on #bycatch of ETP species in marine #fisheries in Ireland. 🌍🧪🦑 🦤 🦈🐟🐢 #dolphins #whales #sharks #seabirds and maybe even sea turtles. Part of CIBBRiNA project. www.marine.ie/site-area/wo...

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Dr. Johann Stiepani, PhD @johannature.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

@marinebeacon.bsky.social Here are some pictures since I started my pdr post doctoral #research at #marine institute #bycatch #MARINEBEACON #MI #MARINEINSTITUTE #fisheries using my skills and knowledge from my #PhD ! And new coworkers #DREAMJOB 🇮🇪🦈🐋🐬💫

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Julia Calderwood @julia-cal.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Finally getting a chance to catch up on this, including contributions from my colleagues at the Marine Institute and the status of sharks and rays in Irish waters

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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

As Chief Editor of Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, I’m happy to see that we are receiving more and more papers since beginning just two years ago. #marineecology #ocean #Sustainability #research I invite to submit yours here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/oce...

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🚨 Advice release ICES advice to @ec.europa.eu Directorate for Maritime Affairs & Fisheries on bycatch of protected, endangered & threatened species of marine mammals, seabirds & marine turtles, & selected fish species of bycatch relevance is published ➡️View in our library doi.org/10.17895/ice...

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🌊 The Marine Beacon Newsletter is here! 📰 Dive into highlights from our first year tackling bycatch, protecting marine biodiversity, and advancing sustainable fisheries. Read more: mailchi.mp/9fbb4ed2a8c3... #MarineBeacon #Bycatch #Fisheries @ec.europa.eu

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The Marine Beacon Project Newsletter

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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Additional accounts from Horizon Europe Marine projects to be added? go.bsky.app/Jan37L2

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The Marine Beacon project coordinator @julia-cal.bsky.social was an invited panellist for the "Green Horizons: Innovating for a Sustainable Tomorrow" event at the Enterprise Ireland Horizon Impact Conference held today in Dublin! Visit marinebeacon.eu to learn of our aims for a sustainable tomorrow!

Julia Calderwood, the Marine Beacon project coordinator, presents the project as part of a panel at the Horizon Impact Conference.

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

🌊🏆 How can we measure success in #EcosystemBasedManagement? ✍️ The latest #IJMS Editor’s Choice introduces a new framework to evaluate EBM outcomes, balancing ecological, economic & social objectives. 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ices... 🎬 youtu.be/-QMJcIMI8lo?... @jannehaugen.bsky.social

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Editor's Choice - How can we measure the success of ecosystem-based management?

YouTube video by ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

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PREP4BLUE @prep4blue.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The #PREP4BLUE and BlueMissionAA workshop on Environmental Advocacy and Justice in Mission Ocean took place last week in Amsterdam as part of #MissionArena3! 🚀⚡️🌊 Aiming to increase youth inclusion in #MissionOcean, check out some highlights below! 📽️

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PREP4BLUE @prep4blue.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Hi Bluesky! We're very happy to be here! #PREP4BLUE is a 3-year #HorizonEU project aiming to support the R&I goals of EU Mission 'Restore our Ocean and Waters’! 🌊 We create communication tools and resources that can be used by #MissionOcean funded projects to inspire citizens and stakeholders 🚀

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Julia Calderwood @julia-cal.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Introducing Marine Beacon! I'm coordinating this exciting project, which has big ambitions to improve knowledge on the status of vulnerable species in our seas & develop the tools & technology to reduce bycatch. Check out our website & sign up to our newsletter to learn more.

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Marine Beacon @marinebeacon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

🌊 Welcome to the official Blue Sky account for Marine Beacon! We're a Europen project dedicated to reducing bycatch of protected, endangered, and threatened species (PETS) in European and international fisheries thru collaboration with key stakeholders to protect marine biodiversity. marinebeacon.eu

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Home - Marine Beacon

Marine Beacon is an EU funded project that will address gaps in our current understanding of how fisheries bycatch impacts protected, endangered and threatened species.

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