NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Scouts of the Greek islands – Chios and Lesbos – explored with NEMO-Tools the hidden soundscape of the sea, learning how marine organisms communicate and how human-made and natural sounds travel underwater and affect marine life. 020
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 12/12/2025The NEMO-Tools project is carried out within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece 2.0, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU (Implementation body: HFRI). 010
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 09/12/2025The NEMO-Tools project is carried out within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece 2.0, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU (Implementation body: HFRI). 030
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Inside our research: Water sampling and eDNA in action! Have you ever wondered how scientists collect samples for water physico-chemical analyses or eDNA studies? Follow our scientific experts into the field as they gather their samples—and then…. back to the lab! youtu.be/EicpCWmCDyE?...youtu.beInside our research: Water sampling and eDNA in action!YouTube video by NEMO-tools Project 030
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Discover the Sounds of the Sea! Do you know how sea animals sound? Or a speedboat? What about the sound of rain in the open sea? Discover them all by playing the NEMO-Tools project quiz! Visit: nemotools-project.com/quizzes/nemotools-project.comQuizzesQuizzes The Sea Sound Challenge! Match the sounds of the sea. (Please download to play) 020
Reposted by NEMO-Tools ProjectJennifer C.A. Pistevos, Ph.D. @jennieacp.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Same area, but now with the pressure visible: longlines, ropes and other fishing gear litter entangling gorgonians and covering the seabed. Chronic ghost fishing and structural damage that we urgently need to address. #marinelitter #ghostfishing #MPA #conservation @thanasisnikolaou.bsky.social 064
Reposted by NEMO-Tools ProjectJennifer C.A. Pistevos, Ph.D. @jennieacp.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Clip from the Tokmakia plateau (NE Lesvos): a mesophotic coralligenous reef with dense red gorgonians and complex bioconstructions. This is the kind of “animal forest” habitat our work focuses on documenting and conserving. #coralligenous #gorgonians #oceans @skatsanevakis.bsky.social 154
Reposted by NEMO-Tools ProjectJennifer C.A. Pistevos, Ph.D. @jennieacp.bsky.social · 27/11/2025🪸New paper out on mesophotic coralligenous reefs in the NE Aegean. We used side-scan sonar + ROV surveys to map gorgonian assemblages and quantify the impact of marine litter in a Natura 2000 site. Open access: www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13... #marinebiology #Mediterranean #Natura2000 #NEMOTools 162
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 25/11/2025New paper is out! We are excited to announce the publication of our new study on the coralligenous assemblages of the north-eastern Mediterranean—one of the region’s most biodiverse yet least explored marine habitats! For details check the following link! nemotools-project.com/2025/11/25/n...nemotools-project.comNew paper is out!We are excited to announce the publication of our new study on the coralligenous assemblages of the north-eastern Mediterranean—one of the region’s most biodiverse yet least explored marine habitat… 020
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Exciting news! The Nemo-Tools Greek Coastal database ecosystem is now available! Check the link for more details! nemotools-project.com/2025/11/24/e...nemotools-project.comExciting news! The Nemo-Tools Greek Coastal database ecosystem is now availableThe NT (NEMO-Tools) Greek Coastal database aims to gather curated and taxonomically annotated eDNA sequences produced from several different genetic markets targeting marine biodiversity from bacte… 020
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Check out our new Infographic for eDNA! This project is carried out within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece 2.0, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU (Implementation body: HFRI) 032
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 11/11/2025nemotools-project.com/2025/11/07/n...nemotools-project.comNemo-Tools project at the 19th Hellenic Conference of IchthyologistsThe NEMO-Tools project made a significant contribution to the 19th Hellenic Conference of Ichthyologists, held in Ioannina, Greece, from October 30 to November 2, 2025. Team member and researcher&n… 010
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Nemo-Tools project at HELECOS Conference! The Nemo-Tools project made a significant contribution to HELECOS held on October 01-04 2025, at Athens. Team member and researcher Alexandra Zachariadou represented the project with an oral presentation. Read more at: nemotools-project.com/2025/10/08/n... 010
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 02/10/2025nemotools-project.com/2025/10/02/n...nemotools-project.comNemo-Tools project at MIKROBIOKOSMOS & CEESME Joint International ConferenceThe Nemo-Tools project made a significant contribution to the Joint International Conference of MIKROBIOKOSMOS & CEESME, held on September 22-24 2025, at Thessaloniki. Team member and researche… 010
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Exciting news from the Nemo-Tools team! 🚀 A new low-cost (€50) passive acoustic toolkit for underwater recordings is here—robust, DIY, and designed to boost #CitizenScience and education. 🌊🎶 📄 Check out all the details in the new preprint: www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...preprints.org 010
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Exciting news! New paper from the Nemo-Tools team! You can find it at: www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13... #MarineEcology @nemo-tools.bsky.socialmdpi.com 010
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 14/07/2025nemotools-project.com/2025/07/14/c... Can we map macroalgae forests using commercial satellites? Find the answer in the latest publication by the NEMO-Tools team: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17...nemotools-project.comCan we map macroalgae forests using commercial satellites?Mapping subtidal seascapes and seabed has a long history. Using satellites, Jacques Cousteau and NASA create bathymetry maps for Bahamas using Landsat observations. Seagras… 042
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 10/06/2025nemotools-project.com/2025/06/10/n...nemotools-project.comNemo-Tools project showcased at UKEOF UKDNA working group conferenceThe Nemo-Tools project made a significant contribution to the 11th UKEOF UKDNA Working Group Conference, held on May 13-14, 2025, at the Royal Society. Team member and researcher Giota Xanthopoulou… 010
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 07/04/2025🗑️ As plastic represents the most common type of marine litter, these scientists expressed concern about its impact on marine life globally, particularly in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. 110
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 29/03/2025🏫 Continuing its citizen engagement initiatives with a focus on youth, NEMO-Tools team members from #NKUA and #INALE visited two primary schools of Kavala in collaboration to introduce students to key scientific concepts through presentations and laboratory activities. 110
Reposted by NEMO-Tools ProjectJennifer C.A. Pistevos, Ph.D. @jennieacp.bsky.social · 24/03/2025The most delightful reaction to finding the purple #gorgonian site from our wonderful student Artemis. Truly beautiful site. Will be processing and posting the video footage within a week! Watch this space! 🧪🪸🐠🐟 #fieldwork #marinescience 0102
Reposted by NEMO-Tools ProjectStelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Our #ROV surveys in Lesvos continue, revealing breathtaking #gorgonian forests—but not without a stark reminder of human impact. #Ghostnets and abandoned longlines haunt these vibrant ecosystems. @nemo-tools.bsky.social @jennieacp.bsky.social #MarineEcology #MarineConservation #Lesvos 🧪🌍🌐 1388
Reposted by NEMO-Tools ProjectStelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Stunning #gorgonian forests thrive in the coastal waters of Lesvos! Our ROV surveys, conducted as part of @nemo-tools.bsky.social , continue to unveil these underwater marvels. #MarineEcology #MarineConservation 🧪 37818
Reposted by NEMO-Tools ProjectJennifer C.A. Pistevos, Ph.D. @jennieacp.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Exciting news! The NEMO Tools ROV team of @skatsanevakis.bsky.social has begun exploring Lesvos Island, assessing gorgonians & coralligenous assemblages. Two trips down, five to go! Follow along @nemo-tools.bsky.social l 🧪🌊🐠 #MarineBiology #NEMOTools #MarineEcology #Fieldwork 1204
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 10/03/2025📹 The NEMO-Tools project has highlighted the importance of monitoring biodiversity vulnerable to climate change. 🐢 Researchers, after 31 years of data collection, found that green turtles at Alagadi beach in Northern Cyprus are now laying eggs earlier, attributed to rising Mediterranean water 110
Reposted by NEMO-Tools ProjectStelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 13/02/2025🔥🌊 The #Mediterranean is undergoing a rapid ecological shift! Our new study in Nature Communications reveals that #MassMortality events have caused a substantial loss of benthic #trait #diversity in just 5 years Read the full study: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ClimateChange #MarineEcology 🌍🌐🧪nature.comVulnerability of benthic trait diversity across the Mediterranean Sea following mass mortality events - Nature CommunicationsThe future of marine ecosystem function under global change may be predicted by examining past trends. Here, the authors examine mass marine mortality data from 389 benthic Mediterranean species (1986... 314470
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 24/02/2025🐠 The NEMO-Tools project was recently presented at the round table event of the SAMESEA project, held at the Archipelagos Research Base in Agios Konstantinos, Samos, Greece. 110
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 17/02/2025⚙️ The development of novel, inexpensive hydrophones is one of the innovative features in the Nemo-Tools project. We are happy to announce that this key deliverable is nearing completion! 100
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 14/02/2025🚀 Empowering observation and monitoring of coastal habitats is one of NEMO-Tools’ goals, thus, we are thrilled to announce that our prototype Ground Unmanned Vehicle (GUV) is fully developed and ready to embark on its field mission! 110
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 27/01/2025🌿 Using 16S & 18S rRNA sequencing for bacterial and eukaryotic communities, scientists have pinpointed how eelgrass beds affect microbiota composition in the Baltic Sea. 020
NEMO-Tools Project @nemo-tools.bsky.social · 15/01/2025🐠 Under the prism of the #EUBiodiversityStrategy2030, NEMO-Tools aims to be a catalyst for transformative change in marine ecosystem management, monitoring and conservation planning. 110