EMBRC - European Marine Biological Resource Centre

📢 News | EMBRC welcomes Oceans 20’s first Communiqué, which urges bold G20 action for ocean stewardship 📢 The Communiqué calls for G20 South Africa Leaders to integrate the ocean into their climate, development, and trade agendas. It was drafted through a global process gathering 6,000+ participants from 34 countries, featuring contributions from 300+ international speakers. It outlines actionable recommendations promoting themes including ➡️A sustainable and equitable ocean economy ➡️ Science and innovation ➡️ Marine ecosystem conservation and restoration ➡️ Food security ➡️ Strengthened ocean governance ➡️ Public-private-philanthropic partnerships ➡️ & accelerated ocean finance “We’re calling on G20 leaders to take these actionable recommendations onboard and put the ocean at the forefront of their climate, development, and trade considerations,” says EMBRC’s Science Unit Manager, Alice Soccodato. Now is the time for decisive action — to lead, protect, and nurture the ocean that sustains us all. 🔗 For more info: https://lnkd.in/eWrZwSUM #G20 #Communiqué #OceanStewardship Kamila Sfugier Tollik Nicolas Pade EMBRC Belgium EMBRC Spain EMBRC France EMBRC Greece UNESCO Chair on Global Understanding for Sustainability Funbio - Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade United Nations Global Compact INPO - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Oceânicas Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution World Economic Forum

🙏 We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone in our network who has helped us continue to push the frontiers of marine science and make exciting new sustainability discoveries this year. 👉 Our work towards a sustainable future wouldn’t be possible without: ➡️ Everyone at EMBRC HQ and their network who work to further our mission  ➡️ Our 10 country members: EMBRC Belgium, Finland, EMBRC France, EMBRC Greece, Israel, Italy, Norway, Portugal, EMBRC Spain, and Sweden ➡️ The research sector and other partners we collaborate with  ➡️ The scientists from academia and industry who use our services and help push the frontiers of marine research ➡️ The teams who make our many projects a success, including our genomic observatory #EMOBON, MARCO-BOLO, eDNAqua-Plan and more ➡️ Everyone who supports our mission to harness the potential of marine biodiversity to create a sustainable future for the billions of people who rely on our ocean. 👏🙏Thanks to you all for your hard work. Have a wonderful break. #ThankYou #SustainabilityGoals #MarineScience Tosca Sala Kamila Sfugier Tollik Alice Soccodato Giulia Vecchi Paulina Marcela Ramírez Quevedo Ioulia Santi Christina Pavloudi Davide Di Cioccio Stella Alexandroff Nathalie Mellot Guillaume Duspara Nicolas Pade Cláudia Delgado Alexandra Vasic Christina Pavloudi Arnaud Laroquette Adelino Canario Jan Vanaverbeke Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Joanna Norkko Matthias Obst EMODnet Mercator Ocean International UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE Ward Appeltans CIIMAR Station Biologique de Roscoff Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Matthias Obst Morgane Goavec Melissa 🐳 Hobson Gwenaelle Walter Anabelle Chaumun

#EMBRCBlog | 👉 How an underwater hotel is helping to identify marine biodiversity hotspots A longstanding question in marine biology is where biodiversity richness comes from. Thanks to EMBRC’s EMO BON observatories, which enabled standardised sample collection and analysis across the continent, researchers were able to see a much clearer pattern behind what drives species richness in the ocean. 🔗 To find out what they discovered, and the significance of their findings, read our Q&A with co-author Matthias Obst, Göteborgs universitet: https://lnkd.in/emH5smmR #AutonomousReefMonitoringStructures #ARMS #MarineBiodiversity #EMOBON Christina Pavloudi Katrina Exter Nicolas Pade EMBRC Spain EMBRC Belgium EMBRC France EMBRC Greece Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) DTO BioFlow FAIR-EASE Genoscope - Centre National de Séquençage ANERIS Project Melanthia Stavroulaki Ioulia Santi

#ScientificPaper | 👉 How do global environmental variables impact the richness of marine species? In a new paper, researchers used Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) and DNA metabarcoding to figure out what affects organisms settling on the seafloor. They found that the seasonal patterns of plant and algal growth play an important part in explaining the diversity of immobile animals like corals. For more about the new paper, visit: https://lnkd.in/emH5smmR #AutonomousReefMonitoringStructures #ARMS Matthias Obst Matteo Cecchetto Agnes Dettai Piotr Kuklinski Piotr Balazy Henning Reiss Marc Eléaume Christina Pavloudi Katrina Exter Diego Fontaneto EMBRC Spain EMBRC Belgium EMBRC France EMBRC France Göteborgs universitet

#EMOBON I 📢 EMBRC’s EMO BON observatory releases its first data 📢 The first data collected through EMO BON’s sampling efforts are now available. These data: ➡️ Were collected by EMO BON’s 17 marine stations across Europe using eDNA-based genomic methods ➡️ Follow FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data principles ➡️ Will be integrated into the European Digital Twin of the Ocean ➡️ Are now available for anyone who wants to use them for meta-analysis ➡️ Are the first of EMO BON’s data releases, which will now take place around every six months ➡️ Will help Europe understand its marine biodiversity And support the continent’s role as a global leader on sustainability solutions 🎯 By generating biodiversity data that can be analysed by scientists around the world, EMO BON provides Europe with a means to monitor and understand its marine ecosystems and make science-based marine management decisions. “Basing management actions on robust biodiversity data – such as how marine life responds to external pressures like climate change or pollution – is vital if we are to protect important habitats and tackle pressing environmental and societal issues,” says Christina Pavloudi, data scientist at EMBRC. 🔗 For more information about EMBRC’s first data release, visit: https://lnkd.in/eJ2Fe-Yb #EMOBON #OceanObservation #MarineObservatory Matthias Obst EMBRC Spain EMBRC Belgium EMBRC France EMBRC Greece DOORS Black Sea DTO BioFlow Ioulia Santi Genoscope - Centre National de Séquençage Nicolas Pade UN Ocean Decade Melanthia Stavroulaki

👥 It was brilliant to spend last Friday with other marine leaders at the Campus Océan event. 👉 As part of our work to advance ocean science, we're pleased to meet and collaborate with other experts and attract new talent into the field of marine research. 🔹 We had lots of productive conversations and are looking forward to building on these new relationships. #CampusOcéan #MarineScience #MarineResearch

#Event2024 I 👉 FAIR Data Training 2nd Edition “FAIR data simply won’t happen unless those producing data fully understand why and how to generate data in a Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable (FAIR) way,” says Katrina Exter, VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute (EMBRC Belgium). The second edition of EMBRC’s FAIR training invites marine biologists, biodiversity scientists and laboratory technicians to enhance their skills in managing research data. During the three-day training course you’ll learn: 👉 What it means to make your data FAIR 👉 Why and how to generate FAIR data 👉 Practical tactics for making different types of data FAIR and Findable online 👉 Various ways to make data Accessible 👉 How to make sure data and metadata are Interoperable (understandable by everyone) 👉 How provenance supports Reusability 📅 1-3 Apr ‘25 📍 Oostend, InnovOcean Campus (/remote for 1st 2.5 days) 🔗 For more information and to book your place, visit: https://lnkd.in/edZeMNzF #FAIRData #OpenScience #DataManagement #FairDataCourse #ResearchSkills Universiteit Gent MarineTraining.eu FAIR-EASE EMBRC Spain EMBRC France EMBRC Greece alex mcdougall Joanna Goley Stefano Tiozzo Jenifer Croce Silvia Caballero Mancebo sebastien schaub Frédéric BRAU MARCO-BOLO eDNAqua-Plan AQUASERV Blue-Cloud 2026 DTO BioFlow LifeWatch ERIC

#OpenCall I 🚀 AQUASERV Call is Now Open! 🐟 EMBRC is excited to announce the launch of the AQUASERV Call, designed to advance research in sustainable aquaculture, fisheries, ecological restoration, and the blue economy! 🌊   🔵 Open to all European and non-European researchers 🔵 Fully funded access to top European’s facilities provided by 6 research infrastructures 👉 includes 18 EMBRC partners across 8 countries, offering services such as dive vessels, telemetry systems, and advanced lab equipment. 🔵 Physical and remote access available   📅  ALWAYS OPEN This call is open throughout the project’s duration, with proposals evaluated every 4 months.   Don’t miss this opportunity to create a sustainable Blue Economy through research and innovation!   🔗  Info & to apply: https://lnkd.in/eKhV_KCT #Aquaculture #Fisheries #BlueEconomy #Sustainability    AQUAEXCEL3.0 Stella Alexandroff Davide Di Cioccio Mery Piña Nicolas Pade AnaEE-ERIC Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems RISIS Communication METROFOOD-RI International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) European Research Executive Agency (REA) AQUARIUS-RI

#Event2024 I 👉 Our Executive Director Nicolas Pade attended the #G7 Conference on Large Research Infrastructures ➡️ The conference investigated the critical role that large research infrastructures (RIs) play in advancing scientific knowledge, as well as their economic, social, and geopolitical implications ➡️ Attendees explored opportunities for enhancing collaboration among large RIs  ➡️ They shared ideas and best practices, and discussed how to find and exploit better synergies Nicolas took part in an exciting panel discussing the difference synergies can make when managing crises and facing new challenges. He shared how this affects marine science RIs and was joined by an impressive array of experts from other RIs:  👉 Xavier Espinal, CERN  👉 Ezio Previtali, LNGS  👉 Josef Aschbacher, European Space Agency - ESA  👉 Lilli Freda, European Plate Observing System Thanks to everyone involved for an insightful discussion! #ResearchInfrastructure #G7 #MarineScience #RIs INFN Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca

#EMBRCBlog | How EMBRC focuses on FAIR, open and multidisciplinary data 🔵 EMBRC is dedicated to promoting Open Science, following inclusive global standards, and using Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) data. ➡️ Three of the projects we’ve been involved in are putting this into practice: 🇪🇺 DTO BioFlow 👉 This project is focused on streamlining FAIR biodiversity monitoring data from various sources into Digital Twins of the ocean 📅 Our Data Scientist Christina Pavloudi represented EMBRC at the GA (1–3 October) 🇪🇺 FAIR-EASE 👉 This focuses on opening gateways between data domains within multidisciplinary projects, with tools enabling interdisciplinary access to FAIR data in the Earth Sciences. The work will continue until 2025 through Blue-Cloud. 📅 Our Technical and Coordination Officer Tosca Sala attended the GA (8–10 October) 🇪🇺 AI4Life EU project 👉 This project is working to democratise access to FAIR data and open AI models by creating an accessible platform and offering training for life scientists 📅 Our Communications Officer Gwenaëlle Walter attended the GA (21–22 October) We’re pleased to have played a part in these great projects, which had their General Assemblies in October, and are looking forward to future collaborations with our partners. 🔗 Read our blog to discover how EMBRC supports Open Data through EU projects: https://lnkd.in/eHFYVBH7 #DTOBioFlow #FairEase #AI4Life #GeneralAssembly #MarineScience European Commission EMBRC Spain EMBRC Belgium EMBRC France EMBRC Greece VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences