Ocean Ecostructures’ Post

🌍 As we wrap up another busy week, there's a lot going on behind the scenes at MEDSEAPLAN! 🌍 ☀️We are planning an exciting workshop in Cyprus in March, aiming to harness our collective expertise to propel sustainable #MarineSpatialPlanning for the #BlueEconomy forward across the #Mediterranean ☀️ 🌟📅We'll get together to deliver a comparative analysis of MSP in Mediterranean countries as it pertains to the #SustainableBlueEconomy. We'll focus on reviewing data types and sources, enhancing stakeholder engagement through participatory tools like geoportals, and assessing the adequacy of data for addressing the region's unique challenges. 🔍 Our goal is to evaluate whether current data supports effective scenario planning and meets the needs of data-poor sectors throughout the Mediterranean. 🛠️ Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to push forward. Have a great weekend and here’s to more progress ahead! 🌊 #BlueEconomyEU #MaritimeSpatialPlanning #BlueEconomy #Mediterranean Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership World Ocean Council Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) Cerema Cohabys Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi Elkon Elektrik San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Karadeniz Technical University Centro Tecnológico Naval y del Mar - CTN Institut de Ciències del Mar - CSIC MCAST Fondazione ISSNOVA CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute University of Twente Ocean Ecostructures Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon

Interesting morning side event at the UN Ocean Decade conference. Technology and innovation showcase - a side event organised by the Schmidt Ocean Institute and supported by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST).   The event consisted of a series of pitches and reverse pitches against a number of the ocean decade challenges by innovators. The reverse pitches talked about the need for technology innovation. Each pitch was limited to 3 minutes they were followed by a panel discussion   The innovation pitches ranged from Fugro communicating how it is decarbonising its oceanic research shipping vessels, to the Ocean Data Network showcasing how it is leveraging fishing vessels for depth measurements to expand the global ocean observing network.   The reverse pitches included Wildaid Marine Programme advocating for tech innovations in Marine Protected Area (MPA) enforcement, emphasising the need for accessibility, scalability, and practicality; to Ocean Visions seeking ocean based solutions to climate change and helping them with the four R's [Repair, Remove, Reduce, Reach]   The panel discussion (including Ralph Rayner - IMarEST Fellow) emphasised the importance of innovation, funding, and data utilisation in addressing ocean challenges. Collaboration across sectors was highlighted as crucial for accelerating progress towards a sustainable blue economy - in particular the need to communicate to non- scientific communities, and the need to move more rapidly was also emphasised.    #IMarEST #OceanDecade #Technology #Innovation 🌊🌏

Don't miss the Marine Technology Society (MTS) Journal special edition on the #OceanDecade, featuring guest articles by three Decade Actions: 🔹 Building Bridges for Ocean Sustainability: The Evolution and Impact of the Early Career Ocean Professionals Programme 🔹 Processual Marine Bioregionalism Driven by Spatial and Pluriversal Technology Development 🔹 The Need for a Community of Practice for Air-Sea Flux Observations by Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS) 👉 https://lnkd.in/eczPdTHH

The first demonstration of the EDITO - European Digital Twin Ocean, a key pillar of the EU Mission Restore Our Ocean and Water, will be unveiled today! https://bit.ly/DOF2024 don't miss it! 🌊 At AQUARIUS, our dedicated data management approach will equip research infrastructure users with the necessary skills and tools to ensure that all data collected through our funded projects adheres to FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles and open, global standards. This means that all AQUARIUS data and data-products will become part of leading EU data management infrastructures, feeding EMODnet, Copernicus Marine Service and the EU-DTO! 🌐 The #EUDTO offers cloud-optimised data and modeling capabilities. It provides essential information and services (integrating EU assets from the Copernicus Marine Service and #EMODnet) and a safe, trusted digital environment that society can harness for developing effective climate change adaptation strategies.   By delivering FAIR data to EDITO, AQUARIUS will play a crucial role in equipping policymakers with detailed, evidence-based insights on marine and freshwater ecosystems. These insights are essential for crafting effective regulations and policies focused on marine conservation, science-based ocean governance, and the sustainable development of the ocean economy. 🌍 At AQUARIUS, we are dedicated to advancing marine and freshwater science by providing free access for researchers to our cutting-edge research infrastructure via our Transnational Access Funding Calls and support #MissionOcean. 👉 Our Research Infrastructure catalogue will be published soon! 🌟 Interested in applying for our funding calls? Follow us to stay updated and be among the first to access the latest opportunities! #DOF2024 #EDITO_DTO, #MISSIONOCEAN #DigitalOceanForum2024 #EUDTO #BlueEconomy #ClimateChange #OceanConservation #Sustainability #EUGreenDeal EMODnet EU Science, Research and Innovation, UK Research and Innovation Seascape Belgium +ATLANTIC Mercator Ocean International Horizon Europe MARIS B.V.

🌍🌐Meet Our Partners: Maritime Technology Cluster FVG - mareFVG 🌍🌐 Maritime Technology Cluster FVG - mareFVG is the technology cluster of Friuli Venezia Giulia region focusing the maritime technologies domain: ➡ shipbuilding and boatbuilding industry ➡ services for navigation and yachting ➡ offshore ➡ transport, infrastructure and logistics. 🌊 🚢 mareFVG aims to promote, develop and support scientific and applied research, technology development and training. Furthermore, the cluster is committed to stimulate innovation activities, the exchange of knowledge and experiences, and foster technology transfer, networking and internationalization. 🌊 🚢 💡⛵mareFVG brings the features and added value of a solid innovation and production chain in the maritime technologies, a dynamic ecosystem aiming to support the decarbonization of the Mediterranean maritime sector with contribution of reference Italian stakeholders. The cluster will enhance its networks and contribute in shaping the blue sector of the future.💡⛵. 🔗https://www.marefvg.it/en/ 🔗Sign up here to get the next newsletter: https://lnkd.in/d5cCZuaB CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency #SustainableShipping #MaritimeInnovation #GreenDeal #BlueEconomy #EnergyTransition #AlternativeFuels #EMFAF

To achieve its objectives, TRANSEATION relies on the specialized work of the 16 partners that make up the consortium. Let's get to know them better! 😉 ➡ SINTEF Ocean conducts research and innovation related to ocean space. Researchers from SINTEF work on projects with both a national and international focus and for clients from the public and private sectors. Core topics for SINTEF Ocean include marine governance and stakeholder engagement, ecological restoration, biomonitoring, sustainability assessments, and ocean modelling. In #TRANSEATION project, SO leads the stakeholder engagement process and works to integrate knowledge from CLIMAREST project (Lighthouse for the Arctic and Atlantic Basin), establishing synergies with the toolbox for marine restoration. 🔎 Find out more about TRANSEATION in the project website! 🔗 lnkd.in/dVPEfExc #MarineConservation #MarineEcosystems #NaturebasedSolutions #Sustainability #BlueEconomy #MarineSustainability #Innovation #TRANSEATIONproject Centro Tecnológico Naval y del Mar - CTN, AZTI, SPOTTERON, Ocean Ecostructures, CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, GAIKER Technology Centre, Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde, Itsaskorda S.L., EcoOcean, DTU Aqua, SAITEC, University of Haifa, Green Living Projects, #SINTEF, Seacure - Geocorail

#climate #climatemodelling #tippingpoints crowd: We have just started, join us, we will be here TODAY until 6:30 PM CEST today There is still the chance to listen in and enjoy the panel and the insights

🌟 Wrapping Up 2024 with Gratitude and Milestones! 🌟 As the year comes to a close, I want to highlight a publication I was privileged to contribute to: "Modelling the Spatial Distribution of West Nile Virus in New Mexico: A Five-Year Study Employing Poisson, Geometric, Quartile Normalization, and Mean Squared Error Evaluation." This work was showcased at two incredible platforms this year: ✅ 6th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI) – 15–18 May 2024, Marrakesh, Morocco. ✅ Geo-Science and Geospatial Technologies (GGT): Ecosystem Restoration and Natural Resources Management – Organized by COEUS Institute GmbH & IEREK (Publishing Partners) on 25–26 February 2024. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to contribute to these projects and collaborate with the brilliant minds of Onyedikachi Joshua Okeke, Adedoyin Ajeyomi, and all others mentioned in these publications in the fields of environmental sciences and geospatial technologies. Looking forward to new challenges, collaborations, and breakthroughs in 2025! #Research #GeospatialTechnologies #EnvironmentalScience #Publications #WestNileVirus

Are you at 26th IUFRO - International Union of Forest Research Organizations World Congress in Stockholm? Meet me there to speak #climate, #interdisciplinarity and #participatory research! #IUFRO2024

Meet our #partners! 🙌 The Institut de Ciències del Mar - CSIC (ICM) (Marine Science Institute), based in 📍 Barcelona, Spain, is the fourth largest #research_institute 🔬🌊 of the 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 (𝐂𝐒𝐈𝐂) and the largest dedicated to 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡. Under the motto “𝑂𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑡”, the #ICM conducts frontier research and foster both knowledge and technology transfer on topics related to 𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏 and 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 interactions, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 and 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 use of marine life and ecosystems, and impact mitigation of natural and anthropogenic hazards.  In-depth knowledge, determined action, and coordinated management are essential to confronting these global 🌍 challenges, thereby driving sustainable development of humankind. #digi4eco #heu #cinea #eufunded #eufundedprojects #ocean #innovation #marineresearch #spain #icm #CSIC