Yesterday was the first #ZeroWasteDay

➡️120 million tons of plastic are currently in the ocean🌊

➡️Waste has a detrimental effect on marine life 🐠🦭

#CopernicusMarine drift analysis & forecast model helps tackle waste pollution

We need to all try to #BeatWastePollution ❗️

💻This month it was published the report ' #MarineLitter in Europe - An integrated assessment from source to sea' by EU EnvironmentAgency ETC-ICM.

🐠 Check it out to see our worked cited 💦
eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-icm/p…

ICYMI: EU Maritime & Fish's 2022 #BlueBioeconomy Report is out 🆕! Focus on #algae and #seaweed in the EU, allies for climate action and job creation. #EUalgae sector is still emerging: while >1/3 company entries in a global database are in Europe, only few are operating commercially 1/3

📢The 2nd day of the #OceanTraining2023 conference has started! We will have a full day of discussions on #blueskills & #blueeconomy Join us 🔗 youtube.com/channel/UCajzb…

📢 A new study on Maritime Spatial Planning is out!
The study identified the main trends and practices for the allocation of marine space for the development of #aquaculture across the #EU
📚 The full report is here ⤵️
europa.eu/!HGwfxK
#EMFAF

📢Call for #artists for 2023–2024 #EMBracingtheOcean artist-in-residence programme is open! Grants of €10,000 available for creative individuals and groups 🌍 to co-create artwork with #Ocean scientists 🌊. Deadline 20 February 2023,see information here: marineboard.eu/call-embracing…

🌊We were invited by SEAentia to present our toolbox in the workshop they organized last October 31st as part of the MP-RAS project.

💬 It was great to discuss about #microplastics and its relevance in the #aquaculture sector!

👉bit.ly/3g0SHcA

SEAntia hosted the last event of the 'MP-RAS' project on minimizing #microplastic contamination in onshore (RAS) meagre farming🐟 where we presented AQUA-LIT project results on preventing & managing #marinelitter from aquaculture

Find the Toolbox here! 👉 aqua-lit.eu/toolbox

⏰Register for the first #EMFAF Infoday back in presence 🤗in Brussels 👇

🐠 #EMFAF represented at the #AquacultureEurope #EAS22 conference. 🌊 Nice catch up with Cha JAGOT & Leire Arantzamendi on #marinelitter and the need of helping Women in the #BlueEconomy climb the ladder⭐️

🙌 Thank you to all the presenters and all the audience who joined me at the #Microplastics and #MarineLitter session at #AquacultureEurope #EAS22 💥 Loved chairing this session 💦

👀Look for #EU #EMFF projects this year at #Aquaculture Europe 2022 #AE22RIM , the biggest aquaculture conference in 🇪🇺

Mariana Mata Lara from AQUA-LIT project and Chiara Petrioli from SEASTAR project will be there

Find out other #EMFAF aquaculture projects europa.eu/!TTTfmk

Mariana Mata Lara European Aquaculture Society (EAS) GEONARDO AQUA-LIT project Vincenzo Gente CINEA🇪🇺 What an inspiring talk

🎉Follow the live plenary of Mariana Mata Lara here:

aquaeas.org/Program/Sessio…

Starting in 20 minutes! 🐠💦

🐠 Don’t miss today the beginning of the #AquacultureEurope #EAS22 conference because I’ll be giving the first plenary session 💦 We start in half an hour 🙌

🐠4 days left before the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) 2022 starts!💦 Don't miss the 1st plenary session where Mariana Mata Lara and Nadia Pinardi will discuss how #ClimateChange will affect #aquaculture 🌏
More info here: aquaeas.org

National marine sanctuaries are special areas that protect important marine ecosystems around the nation. Some sanctuaries are breeding and feeding grounds for endangered whales, others contain thriving coral reefs or kelp forests, and many are home to historic shipwrecks.

👏.Blue-Cloud 2026 has signed 4 MoUs establishing durable cooperations with #H2020 projects AQUA-LIT project EuroSea JONAS & JERICO Research Infrastructure, key initiatives in coastal monitoring, noise prevention, aquaculture & #ocean forecasting systems.
Learn more👉 bit.ly/3TVLadZ

In the past year, Blue-Cloud has signed 4 MoUs establishing collaborations with #H2020 projects AQUA-LIT project, EuroSea, JONAS and JERICO Research Infrastructure, key initiatives in coastal monitoring, noise prevention, aquaculture and ocean forecasting systems.
➡️bit.ly/3KO0Wnb

🌊 What are the #CoastalDefenders ? 💥Check out this nice article of a talk I had with Surfrider Europe about my journey and the work we do at #SurfriderPorto 🇵🇹
surfrider.eu/en/learn/news/…