Irene Olivé

The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...

Science of the total environment (elsevier) gets deindexed.

This is your regular reminder to please stop chasing impact factors and shitty metrics so we can stop feeding this awful system...

An alternative is to publish in more society journals (when possible).

First time at WIOMSA Congress @wiomsa.bsky.social looking forward for the week ahead! #science #networking #IndianOcean

An image with a dark blue background features a single glowing orange jellyfish in the centre. Around it is simple, dashed-line drawings of various marine animals, including a shark, different types of fish, and small schools of fish. In the top half of the image, white text reads, “About 91% of ocean species are yet to be discovered.” Below, more white text says, “60 countries have just made history to protect their future.” In the bottom right corner, there is a logo of the European Commission.

The tide has turned for our oceans.

60 countries have ratified the High Seas Treaty, entering into force in early 2026.

A historic first to protect biodiversity beyond national waters through marine protected areas, enforceable sustainability, and shared responsibility ↓

link.europa.eu/XtyqCC

Updated | CCMAR/TSA/13/2025 | Aquaculture Technician [M/F] | 1 Vacancy Updated - Aquaculture Technician [M/F] - 1 Vacancy Post Ref.: CCMAR/TSA/13/2025Updated in accordance with the jury's decision made on 08/08/2025.

⏳ Just 2 days left!

🐟 CCMAR is hiring an Aquaculture Technician to join our team in Faro, Portugal. Work at our Ramalhete Marine Station caring for aquatic organisms, supporting experimental trials, and maintaining aquaculture systems.

👉 Apply here: ccmar.ualg.pt/en/job/updat...

Excellent thread on what is going on at academic journals, from the perspective of an editor.

Clearly highlights the strain (direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...) caused by quantitative incentives, and that publishers cannot be allies in solving the mess -- they are part of the problem & profit from it.

Event Registration: Networking & Info Day for EuroMarine ECR Cooperation Projects Call Please complete this short registration form to express your interest in joining the Networking & Information Session organised by OYSTER, aimed at Early Career Researchers (ECRs) interested in…

📢 Do you want to apply for the OYSTER #ECR #Cooperation Projects Call?
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📅 September 5th at 12:00
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🚀 OYSTER 4th Call for ECR Cooperation Projects is now open! 🌊

💡 2025 total budget available: €14,000
📚 Find inspiration: Discover the innovative projects we’ve funded in the past.
📄 All call documents are available here 👉https://euromarinenetwork.eu/opportunities/ecr-cooperation-project/

This image illustrates Earth Overshoot Day using a visual metaphor: planet Earth hanging a “SORRY WE’RE CLOSED” sign in space. The message below reads, “We have exceeded our natural resource budget for 2025,” emphasizing the urgent need to live within ecological limits.

24 July is #EarthOvershootDay. That means humanity has used up Earth’s yearly natural resources budget in just 7 months. In 2024, the date was 1 August.

The date keeps creeping earlier—but the trend can be reversed: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up...

Scientists Call for Urgent Protection of Deep-Sea Ecosystems Join scientists in calling for immediate action for full implementation of existing commitments to protect deep-sea biodiversity.

Bottom trawling continues to destroy vulnerable marine ecosystems.

95+ scientists have signed a letter calling on States & @UN to fully implement existing commitments to protect seamounts from destructive fishing practices.

Are you a scientist? Add your name ⬇️
@oceanipso.bsky.social

🌊 We’re thrilled to welcome a new member to the EuroMarine network: the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (#CMMI)! 🇨🇾

As our network continues to grow, we’re proud to unite leading institutions across Europe.

👏 Welcome aboard, #CMMI — we’re excited for the journey ahead!

Happy World Ocean's Day! 💙

📣 Reminder: EuroMarine 2025 Calls are still open!
Deadline: 31 August 2025 🗓️

Whether you're an early-career researcher, a training organiser, or a visionary team looking to lead foresight activities – we’ve got a call for you. 💡🌊

euromarinenetwork.eu/opportunities/

📝 Call for Evaluators – Join #EuroMarine’s 2025 Review Panel! 🌊

EuroMarine is currently looking for experienced marine scientists to join our pool of independent evaluators to help assess proposals submitted to our 2025 calls.

euromarinenetwork.eu/opportunitie...

🌊 Coming Soon: PulseOcean Summer School 2025 🌍🔬
📍 Ischia Marine Center, Italy | 📅 September 2025

We're excited to announce the upcoming #PulseOcean Summer School.

📢 Registration is now open!
🔗 More details: euromarinenetwork.eu/activities/t...

📣 Euromarine Summer school in Ischia next September. Deadline for applications 26th may.

Y con este cartel celebraremos la X edición del @pintofscience.es en Cádiz. Un año más el @elpaypay.bsky.social nos abre sus puertas durante tres días para disfrutar de la Ciencia

📣 Reminder: EuroMarine 2025 Calls Are Still Open! 🌊✍️

🔹 Foresight Workshops
🔹Summer School
🔹 Individual Fellowships (IFPs) for PhDs & postdocs
🔹 Support for Parental Care while travelling for research

euromarinenetwork.eu/opportunities/

Junto al mar de plástico: más de 7.000 personas siguen viviendo sin derechos en los asentamientos de Almería Miles de trabajadoras y trabajadores que sostienen la agroindustria almeriense se someten diariamente a la vulneración de sus derechos básicos, abusos laborales y a pagar hasta 4.000 euros por un…

⛺️Junto al mar de plástico: más de 7.000 personas siguen viviendo sin derechos en los asentamientos de Almería

✍️ @laespigaora.bsky.social
📸 Jaime Cinca
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Human connections to seagrass meadows date back 180,000 years, study reveals The prevalence of seagrass throughout human civilisation has fostered spiritual and cultural relations with these underwater gardens.

The prevalence of seagrass throughout human civilisation has fostered spiritual and cultural relations with these underwater gardens.

🌍✈️ Travelling for science while parenting? We’ve got you covered.

hashtag#EuroMarine is proud to offer support for parental care to help researchers with young children participate in conferences, workshops, and training activities. 💙

euromarinenetwork.eu/opportunitie...

📢 El #CSIC convoca 200 becas #JAE_Intro de introducción a la investigación

👩‍🔬 Destinadas a estudiantes de grado y máster, ofrecen la oportunidad de adquirir experiencia en los centros del Consejo

🗓️ Plazo abierto hasta el 2 de mayo

👉http://tiny.cc/3uwf001

🌊 Our OYSTER network has launched the 2025 call for Individual Fellowships! 🐚

EuroMarine is proud to support ECRs through the OYSTER Individual Fellowship Programme, which offers funding to attend advanced training courses, schools, or workshops of your choice.

euromarinenetwork.eu/opportunitie...

🌊 Pre-announcement: EuroMarine 2025 Calls for Funding are on the Horizon!

📌 What to expect:
🔹 Foresight Workshops
🔹 Capacity-building activities (such as summer schools and training)
🔹 Early Career Researcher (ECR) Cooperation Projects

euromarinenetwork.eu/news/preanno...

New ENGAGE experiment launches in Bacoli - Marine Symbiomes Research Group Check out the latest update on an in situ experiment launched near Napoli as part of the PRIN ENGAGE project. The experiment aims to test Posidonia oceanica resilience to coastal eutrophication when i...

🌊🧪 Exciting news from Bacoli! The #ENGAGE_prin project has launched a field experiment to study how the sponge C. nucula 🧽 may help P. oceanica 🌱 seagrass resist nutrient pollution.
💙🌍

#MarineEcology #Seagrass #Microbiomes #Academicsky #Microsky

A close-up photo of a jaguar’s face, Overlay text reads “Call for nominations of experts for the second global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Deadline: 28 March 2025, #GlobalAssessment2”

🌿Are you an interdisciplinary expert on #biodiversity & nature's contributions to people?

Here's your opportunity to be an author on the new @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment2!🌍

🎯Academics, Indigenous knowledge-holders, practitioners etc.🧪

Apply by 28 March: www.ipbes.net/second-globa...

Risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass | PNAS Risks of habitat loss from seaweed cultivation within seagrass

#Seaweed farming has many potential benefits, but scaling these farms cannot be at the expense of other habitats (e.g. #seagrass) that support people! In our short letter, me, @eklof.bsky.social, @zosterar.bsky.social & others discuss why caution is needed.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Seagrass Zostera marina in Baltic Sea showing blue carbon, photo credit Pekka Tuuri

The GEOMAR seagrass team is hiring. Time to make coastal restoration long-term sustainable. A fully funded 4-yr PhD position on eelgrass seascape genomics in the Baltic Sea, further details see here www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... @geomarkiel.bsky.social DM me for inquiries

🎨 Funding Opportunity: #PartArt4OW Open Call Now Live! 🎨

PartArt4OW has launched its first open call, seeking participatory art initiatives that engage local communities in protecting marine and freshwater ecosystems.

📅 Apply by April 3, 2025
Learn more and join the webinars for details!

Happy Day of Women in Science!

🌟 Meet our Fellows continued 🌟

Are you an #ECR looking to upskill via a course or training?

#EuroMarine offers individual fellowship grants to enable Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to attend a professional development activity of their choice.

More info 👉 euromarinenetwork.eu/opportunitie...