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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

@maremadeira.bsky.social headed to Norway to test the #MARS release system, benefitting from our NTNU partners' technical support and expertise. Manuscript coming soon, but read our new blog for a sneak peak! twilighted.eu/staff-exchan... TWILIGHTED is EU funded.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

'Profundidade: Madeira's journey into the deep sea', our new short film by Patrícia Nunes, is now streaming on YouTube: youtu.be/ThXzlsBn370?... #twilighted is an EU-funded project endorsed by the UN #OceanDecade @maremadeira.bsky.social #madeira #documentary #deepsea #shortfilm

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Earlier this month, @maremadeira.bsky.social and ARDITI teams traveled to Norway for the TWILIGHTED Innovation Workshop hosted by NTNU. Head to our TWILIGHTED blog to find out more! twilighted.eu/innovation-w... #TWILIGHTED is an EU-funded project, endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Impossible Things Workshop is part of TWILIGHTED, an EU-funded project, and is generously supported by Blue Robotics.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We will cover the travel expenses of our challenge leaders! In return, we are looking for engaging, high-energy challenge leaders who can foster positive, creative discussions with their teams and communicate their challenges in easy-to-understand ways.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Submit your challenge now until 15 Oct and you could be selected as one of our challenge leaders! Visit our TWILIGHTED website to learn more and apply with your Impossible Challenge: twilighted.eu

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Accepting applications for Impossible Challenges for the 2027 Impossible Things Workshop (#ITW) in Madeira! Would you like to lead a team of diverse thinkers at the 2027 ITW, helping you brainstorm and design solutions to a deep-sea research or conservation challenge?

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Did you know? Plankton comes from the Ancient Greek 'planktos', meaning drifter. Plankton are organisms that float or weakly swim in water, unable to swim against a current. This includes many fish larvae, copepods and jellyfish. #AbyssmalHumor TWILIGHTED is EU funded

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MARE-Madeira @maremadeira.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We're #hiring! Early career #postdoc (PhD for <3yrs) with #marinescience experience and interest in #deepsea biology and ecology. Applications due 6 July! Learn more: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/446502

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Save the date! A new conference is coming to town! Join us in Madeira in Sept 2027 to discover and celebrate innovative deep-sea research. TWILIGHTED is a project funded by the EU and endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade. Learn more at twilighted.eu @maremadeira.bsky.social

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Check out the #AbyssmalHumor series on our #TWILIGHTED website: twilighted.eu/resources/ab... Learn more about #oceanliteracy in the UN Ocean Decade: unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p... TWILIGHTED is an EU-funded project endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade. @maremadeira.bsky.social

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Abyssmal Humor – Twilighted

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Ocean literacy encompasses our knowledge and tools for understanding the ocean and for interacting with its spaces, lifeforms and resources in a responsible way. Improving global ocean literacy is widely seen as critical to success in the UN Ocean Decade.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

As part of TWILIGHTED's capacity-building program, MARE-Madeira early career researchers Eva and Raquel took part in GEOMAR's Baltic Cruise last month! Read our blog to learn more: twilighted.eu/baltic-cruis... TWILIGHTED is funded by the EU.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

TWILIGHTED is now a UN Ocean Decade Project! We will be actively supporting the Deep Ocean Observing Strategy, an #oceandecade program strengthening international collaborations and collective solutions to deep-sea research. @maremadeira.bsky.social #GEOMAR #NTNU

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Researchers across #Macaronesia shared their amazing work, from coastal taxonomy to deep-sea habitat mapping, and hopes for future collaborations. We look forward to more joint research across the region! Thank you to all our participants!

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Last month, the #TWILIGHTED team at Geomar organized the 1st Macaronesia Marine Biology and Technology Symposium on the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo, in Cabo Verde.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Join us online to hear of incredible initiatives within the deep-sea research community! The Deep Ocean Observing Strategy's (#DOOS) annual online meeting takes place 5-7 May. Don't miss our #TWILIGHTED updates on May 5! www.deepoceanobserving.org/pages/2026-a... TWILIGHTED is EU funded

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

How do we inspire young people with ocean science? By creating new activities, testing them, talking about them and trying again... Our TWILIGHTED Ocean Literacy Workshop in Cabo Verde with IMar gave us the chance to learn from others and trial new ideas! Funded by the EU. Video by Patrícia Nunes.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

TWILIGHTED is at #OSM26! Come find us before we leave! Let's chat about our low-cost deep-sea research tools (lnkd.in/dbPyh-ch) or about your own low-cost deep-sea research tools you'd like to deploy with us in Madeira Island! @maremadeira.bsky.social TWILIGHTED is EU funded.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The MARE-Madeira Youth Ambassadors program is supported by the Ma’at Environment Fund and the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders. Alex Vieira is leading the Spooky Science series. TWILIGHTED is a deep-sea research capacity building project funded by the European Union.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

These squid are believed to be the prey of deep-diving cetaceans like sperm whales, as their stomachs have been found to contain the beaks of large squid. We love this video caught by NOAA, captured at more than 700 meters, of a squid thought to be ~3-4 meters.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

To celebrate #Halloween, our MARE-Madeira #YouthAmbassadors have pulled together some of the ‘spookiest’ critters of the #deepsea to share with you! Today we’re celebrating the Giant Squid of the genus Architeuthis, which can reach at least 13 meters in length!

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

New Abyssmal Humor #cartoon: 'Unsquishable' 😄 Check out the full Abyssmal Humor series: twilighted.eu/resources/ab... #deepsea

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Photos and reading: (1) Vrijenhoek, R.C., Johnson, S.B. & Rouse, G.W. A remarkable diversity of bone-eating worms. BMC Biol 7, 74 (2009). doi.org/10.1186/1741.... (2, 3) OET/NOAA sanctuaries.noaa.gov/magazine/5/w... TWILIGHTED is funded by the EU

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Worms of the genus Osedax (Latin for ‘Bone devourer’) are commonly found on whale falls in the deep sea -- munching on their bones! Fun fact: these critters don't have mouths or stomachs. They rely on acid from symbiotic bacteria in their ‘roots’ to digest organic material.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

#Halloween is getting closer! Our MARE-Madeira #YouthAmbassadors would like to share another #SpookyScience critter with you: Zombie Worms!

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Are you curious about the kind of technologies used at leading deep-sea research institutes? Are you starting your own deep-sea research program, too? We're here for you: twilighted.eu/twilighted-g... The #TWILIGHTED project is funded by the European Union. #deepsea #capacitybuilding #marinescience

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This September, our partners at NTNU hosted a deep-sea technology training school for scientists, technicians and students from @maremadeira.bsky.social and GEOMAR. It got rave reviews from attendees and hit all project KPIs for moose and aurora borealis sightings, too 🦌

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The MARE-Madeira Youth Ambassadors program is supported by the Ma’at Environment Fund and the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders. TWILIGHTED is a deep-sea research capacity building project funded by the European Union. 📷 NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research #spookyseason #youthfortheocean

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Ghost sharks, or chimaeras, live in the deep ocean and are known for their ghostly appearance, including translucent skin, flowing fins and eerie dark eyes. Chimaeras are a cartilaginous fish, like sharks and rays, but they diverged from a shared ancestor 400 million years ago.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

This month, to celebrate #Halloween, MARE-Madeira's #YouthAmbassadors have pulled together some of the ‘spookiest’ critters of the deep sea to share with you! Today we’re celebrating the Ghost Shark:

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

If you're not sure (and curiously inclined 🙃 ) we recommend reading 'Mapping the Deep' by Robert Kunzig! For more inspiration, check out our review at: twilighted.eu/mapping-the-... 📷 Karen Osborn, Smithsonian Institution TWILIGHTED is funded by the European Union

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Do you know how Earth's billion cubic kilometers of water came to be? Do you know what fish was responsible for the creation of the EEZs? Do you think you can out-swim a sea snail?

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Activities supported by Ciência Viva. TWILIGHTED is a project funded by the European Union.

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Ciência Viva no Verão returns(!) and we hosted a smorgasbord of deep-sea activities and games for visiting families. We also had a live-stream of an ROV dive off the coast of Madeira, giving participants the chance to see a wreck and some underwater life in real time!

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

GEOMAR hosted our first TWILIGHTED training school this month, covering deep-sea research tools and techniques, plus communications and project management. Want to know what we learned? Find out on our TWILIGHTED blog! 👉 twilighted.eu/mare-madeira... Funded by the EU

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Last month, Rodrigo from MARE-Madeira dressed up in all his woolens and joined a GEOMAR research cruise in the Baltic Sea! Check out the latest TWILIGHTED Blog where Rodrigo shares the tools he used and cool discoveries from the cruise! twilighted.eu/it-was-baltic/ 📷 R Silva & J Dierking

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Check out our latest TWILIGHTED blog, where we review our favorite facts, questions and revelations from the 17th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium (#DSBS17) held last month in Hong Kong! twilighted.eu/top-10-deep-...

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Apply to join the Impossible Things Workshop! We have a list of impossible challenges related to deep-sea research, and we want your help to solve them. (No ocean research experience needed!) Applications close 26 Jan. Learn more: twilighted.eu/opportunitie...

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TWILIGHTED @twilighted-eu.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

New PhD opportunity! ARDITI has just released a call for PhD studentships, which successful applicants can use to conduct a PhD with MARE-Madeira within the TWILIGHTED project, co-supervised by GEOMAR or NTNU! Fill out our expression of interest by 5 January if you'd like to apply!

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