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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚨 We've got great news! 🙌🏽 Our Toni Vivo @tvivop.bsky.social just published one of his PhD papers! Congrats!!! 🫶🏽 If you want to have a look at it: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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cambiomed-biodiversa.com @cambiomed-biodiversa.com · 02/09/2026

On August 30th, another CAMBioMed Marine Forest day brought citizens and scientists together to monitor algal forests and fish assemblages in the Adriatic Sea (Croatia) using the protocols developed by @obsdelmar.bsky.social & CAMBioMed partners @marineforests.bsky.social @szndohrn.bsky.social

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🌱 “E. balearica” recruitment experiment to understand how its forests recover 🌊 Part of Anaïs’ PhD 👩🏻‍🔬 We’re studying whether fragmented and non-fragmented forests differ in their natural recovery capacity by monitoring “E. balearica” recruitment over a full annual cycle. 🧵👇

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Last Thursday we were in Portlligat with @estrelladammcat.bsky.social carrying out the annual monitoring of our "Gongolaria barbata" populations. 🤎 This restoration project starts in the @ceabcsic.bsky.social lab, where we grow "G. barbata" recruits on large cobbles in aquaria. 🧪🪨 🧵👇

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🙌🏽 Have you ever seen a Cystoseira releasing its gametes? Today, you can watch it for the very first time! 💥👀 These are three different time-lapses of Ericaria mediterranea. We created them by combining dozens of microscope images captured in the lab at @iea-udg.bsky.social 🧵👇

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Marilles Foundation @marilles.org · 08/07/2026

Gràcies a totes les persones que ens vàreu acompanyar ahir en la presentació de la Guia estratègica per a la restauració ecològica a la mar Balear. La trobareu aquí: doi.org/10.62135/YUN... @miteco.gob.es @imedea.bsky.social @marineforests.bsky.social

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Since the best time to observe reproductive "Cystoseira s.l." marine forests is right now, we’re kicking off a series of posts about the fertility of Mediterranean marine forests! 🌿

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Today we’re celebrating World Environment Day with a beautiful carousel of images and videos! 🌱💚 They’re from Jana's stay last week at STARESO (Station de Recherches Sous-marines et Océanographiques) in Corsica, with Université Côte d’Azur.

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🪸 After 20 days at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) in Plymouth, Uxue, a Marine Forest PhD student, returned yesterday from a research stay with Dan Smale’s group. The stay was funded by an MBA Student Bursary.

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

👩🏻‍🔬 During this month, Lídia will be carrying out her PhD research stay at the Banco Español de Algas of the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🙌🏽 Today we’re sharing a brief overview of the “Canopy Traits” project. It’s a project we’ve recently started collaborating on from Marine Forest, and we expect it will gather highly valuable information on the intra- and interspecific variability of forest-forming algae at a global scale 🪸🌏

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

These days we have Jordi in Taiwan at the “Species on the Move” congress, presenting on how climate change is affecting the global distribution of barren grounds (caused by sea urchins) @jordiocean.bsky.social

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

👩🏻‍🔬 Next Thursday we’re starting the challenge of locating marine forests in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, together with Observadores del Mar Don’t miss it! 🙌🏽 🔗 Registration link: 3a85572d.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFAL...

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Inscripción CB Bosques Marinos Púbulico

Si quieres informarte y empezar a formarte para aprender a subir observaciones en el nuevo proyecto de Bosques Marinos de Observadores del Mar

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

This week Toni and Uxue were in Cádiz meeting with the OYSTER working group and then attending the “Open Science Day” congress of EuroMarine. @euromarine.bsky.social

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🚨People of Blanes and nearby areas!🙌🏽 This Friday we’ll be at the Blanes Town Hall talking about marine forests and how to cultivate seaweed. Don’t miss it!!!

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We’re taking advantage of having so many women in our research group to wish you a Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 💜 #11F

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Tomorrow we’ll be taking part in this tribute to our beloved Marta Sales ❤️ If you don’t want to miss it, we’ll share a link shortly beforehand so you can join us online. Stay tuned! 👀🙌🏽

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Today, to wrap up the week, we’re sharing three stunning macro photos of some Cystoseira species by Francesco Martini 📸💖 1️⃣ First one is ‘Ericaria crinita’. As you can see, it has finger-like branches with rounded, cylindrical tips. Several branches also grow from the same base.

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Today we have the honor of sharing that Enric “Kike” Ballesteros has been posthumously named a National Geographic Explorer @natgeo. For us, Kike was our mentor and a guiding figure within the Marine Forest group.

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Here are the links to the tribute event held in honour of Kike Ballesteros at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans 🔗🙌🏽 🎥 Tribute video youtu.be/TXAFuo9u1mU?...

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Homenatge a Enric (Kike) Ballesteros

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Last week we kicked off the year with our first conference, led by Alba @verges-alba.bsky.social at Espai Cràter in Olot 👏🏽

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

✨ Happy return to work and happy 2026 to everyone! 💪🏽 Today we’re sharing a time-lapse from a study to characterise the habitat of "Cystoseira elegans" in the Medes Islands and Port de la Selva 🔬

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

On December 2nd we celebrated the tribute to Kike Ballesteros at CEAB ( @ceabcsic.bsky.social ) — and calling it a beautiful day doesn’t even come close ❤️‍🩹

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The tribute event for Kike Ballesteros begins at CEAB in Blanes with a welcome by Marc Rius @ceabcsic.bsky.social

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

📍Since yesterday, the seafront promenade in front of Mar Menuda in Tossa de Mar carries Kike’s name. Huge thanks to the Tossa Town Council for this well-deserved tribute and for the beautiful video from yesterday ✨❤️ You can read the news here: www.tossademar.cat/ca/news/toss...

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Tossa de Mar dedica un passeig al biòleg, ecòleg i naturalista tossenc Kike Ballesteros

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This sunday, the council of Tossa de Mar is organising a tribute to Kike. We won't miss it! ❤️🙌🏽 visittossa.com/agenda_mensu...

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

👩🏻‍🔬Every month we study the Cystoseira s.l. forests at two coastal sites: Port de la Selva and Cala Estreta. 📏We look at aspects such as density, size and fertility of the individuals.

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

You can’t miss the article Emma wrote in memory of Kike Ballesteros for the 9th Environmental Conferences of the Balearic Islands 🙌🏽✨🩵 jornades.shnb.org/wp-content/u... @emmacebrian.bsky.social @ceabcsic.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social @medrecover.bsky.social

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

👩🏻‍🏫 Last week we took part in the CEAB-CSIC @ceabcsic.bsky.social open day and the Sant Albert Day at UdG @univgirona.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Here are a few photos from last Wednesday’s tribute to Kike at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans. It was a beautiful day to remember him — and to remind ourselves how lucky we were to have crossed paths with him. Thanks to everyone who made it possible, and to everyone who came or wished they could ❤️

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Today we bring you a “Did you know…?” based on a beautiful infographic from the PhD thesis of our Cristina Galobart. Her 2025 thesis is titled “Evaluating success in macroalgal forest restoration: Indicators for biodiversity and functional recovery.”

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Today our Emma took part in a Ramon Margalef colloquium at @ub.edu They discussed ecological insights into the functioning and recovery of ecosystems 🔝

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Ja nedes, Marta… companya i amiga. La Marta Sales ens ha deixat massa aviat. A més de ser una gran amiga, ha estat un referent per a totes nosaltres. Gràcies a ella hem après a estimar i entendre millor aquests boscos marins que tant ens apassionen.

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Hey! 🙌🏽 From the citizen science platform Observadores del Mar @obsdelmar.bsky.social we’ve launched the Marine Forests project so you can upload your observations and surveys from the coast! More info 👇🏽 www.observadoresdelmar.es/Projects/21

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Today and tomorrow, Jana is speaking at the seminar on marine forests organized by Red Eléctrica Española at the Oceanogràfic in Valencia! 🙌🏽 Check out what a beautiful auditorium they have! @redeiacorp.bsky.social

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GRMAR-UdG @grmar-udg.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Vols treballar amb nosaltres? Disposem d'una beca FPI associada al projecte ConSarFish 🐟🐟🐟 Si t'interessa el món de la conservació marina i la gestió de pesca obre aquest enllaç 👇 iea.udg.edu/grmar2022/call…

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

📣 This Thursday 📣 Lídia and Lorena will be taking part in the European Researchers’ Night with a short talk where they will present their research. It’s designed for all audiences, so feel free to come along with anyone. You will enjoy and learn a lot! 🔝🪸

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

La jornada d'aquest dissabte va ser tot un èxit! 🪸 El dia va començar amb una passejada fins a la Cala Estreta 👣 Llavors vam explicar què són els boscos marins i quina importància tenen 🌳🌊 Vam fer snorkel per descobrir-ho en primera persona 🤿

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GRMAR-UdG @grmar-udg.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Comencem el curs amb un dinar d'equip per agafar molta energia! 🔋💪🏽 @iea-udg.bsky.social @medrecover.bsky.social @univgirona.bsky.social @marineforests.bsky.social

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Part of our team is attending the 14th International Temperate Reef Symposium (ITRS) in Brest!

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

🌊 Happy World Ocean Day! 💙 At Marine Forest, we remain fully committed—body and soul—to researching, understanding, and conserving as many marine forests as possible! 💪🏽🪸 #WorldOceansDay #WorldOceanDay #diamundialdeloceano #diamundialdelocea #fecyt_ciencia @grmar-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social

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Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) @ceabcsic.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🎉 Per fi ha arribat el dia! Ja podeu veure el vídeo que us obre les portes al #CEAB @csic.es: què fem, com i per què! Investigació en ecologia i biodiversitat per entendre i protegir els ecosistemes aquàtics 🌊🌍 🎥 Mira el vídeo i descobreix la nostra feina! #SomCEAB www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIRn...

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Vídeo institucional del CEAB-CSIC (català)

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🌍 Today is #InternationalDayForBiologicalDiversity 📉 In Catalonia, over 25% of natural habitats are in poor condition. Marine ecosystems are among the most threatened. 🔬 At Marine Forest Research Group, we study marine biodiversity to help protect it. #Science #Biodiversity #Conservation

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

We love field trips! 🪸 Especially when the sea looks like this today… 🩵 And when a curious cuttlefish comes to say hi near the rocks! 🦑 🧵(1/2)

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

📣 Did you know there’s kelp endemic to the Mediterranean? 🪸Yes, you read that right! Those long algae forming underwater forests with giant curtains also exist only in the Mediterranean! 🧵(1/5) @ceabcsic.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social @grmar-udg.bsky.social @cgalobart.bsky.social

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MedRecover @medrecover.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

📍Divendres passat l'equip de #MedRecover es va reunir a @univgirona.bsky.social per gaudir i aprendre sobre: 📢Storytelling, com connectar amb l'audiència sense perdre rigorositat, amb el divulgador científic Jesús Martínez. @iea-udg.bsky.social @marineforests.bsky.social @grmar-udg.bsky.social

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GRMAR-UdG @grmar-udg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Super interessant el workshop de @medrecover.bsky.social sobre Story Telling, amb @mrmelee_jesus. Estratègies per connectar amb el públic sense perdre rigorositat. @iea-udg.bsky.social @marineforests.bsky.social

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Marine Forest @marineforests.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Today our Lorena returns from the Centro de Ciências do Mar at the Universidade do Algarve. She’s been on a research stay for almost a month. What has she been up to? 🧵

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