MARE

🐟 The #LIFEPREDATOR project, with @marescience.bsky.social & @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social, uses eDNA to: • monitor invasive catfish • provide early warning in new lakes • assess removal success. Funded by the #LIFEProgramme, it connects science, policy & action to protect biodiversity.#CBMA #CIMA

Illustrations by Rosie Sheward
#InvisibleHeroes #OceanGuardians #ClimateWarriors

They are architects building houses while floating through oceans. They are engineers capturing atmospheric carbon, atom by atom. They are... microscopic?

While you breathe, they work. While you sleep, they build. While you read this, they're protecting our climate system.

Who are they?

Our Operative Team in Meimoa reservoir working hard to remove the invasives, european catfish and european perch. These two species dominate now the fish communities in this reservoir. @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @marescience.bsky.social @lifeprogramme.bsky.social #LIFEPREDATOR

On September 25, MARE promoted the 2nd Danube4All Workshop, that brought together researchers, schools, public institutions, and local organizations to build collaborative solutions to the challenges of the Tagus Estuary.

Find out more 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/en/danube4al...

Last weekend, the #LIFEPREDATOR project donated 350kg of the invasive catfish #silurus to the Festival Raizes Vivas in Santarém. Organized by chef rodrigocastelo, participants tried several catfish dishes... @marescience.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @lifeprogramme.bsky.social

New Publication in The Journal of Fish Biology!

"Hidden in the gut: Metabarcoding reveals overlooked predation by the invasive European catfish (Silurus glanis)"

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌊💧 EDURRIO exhibition in Mealhada – now open to the public!

📅 Open from October 1 to 31, this exhibition invites you to discover urban river ecosystems

📍 Free admission

With her courage, empathy, and dedication, Jane Goodall not only revolutionized primatology, but also profoundly changed the way humans view other animals.

In an interview with Antena 1, our researcher José Ricardo Paula highlighted how Goodall's legacy goes far beyond biology

Illustrations by Rosie Sheward.
#InvisibleHeroes #OceanGuardians #ClimateWarriors

In a world visible only under a microscope, a story unfolds that's changing our planet.

Like grains of sand that build beaches, these microscopic organisms are constructing something far greater.

Follow us and we'll reveal the secret of our ocean's invisible heroes.

💧 MARE attends the “Path to Innovation” event 🔬

On September 25, MARE participated in the event promoted by Águas do Tejo Atlântico, presenting innovative solutions for sustainable water management.

Find out everything on the MARE portal 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/en/waterinov...

We are proud to announce that the #DiadSea project has been officially recognized as a Decade Project under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030)!

Congratulations on your excellent work!
www.mare-centre.pt/en/oceandeca...

Last Friday, we had a blast at European Researchers Night! In 2 different locations, we alert people about the impact of the invasive European catfish in Portugal #silurusglanis #LIFEPREDATOR @marescience.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @lifeprogramme.bsky.social

We are very proud to announce that 7 of our researchers are included in this year's edition of the prestigious report “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators,” published annually by @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

Congratulations to all! 👏👏👏

📸🌊 Photography, science, and creativity in one challenge!

📅 You have until October 19, 2025, to submit your photo (yes, only one per participant!).

Find out how to participate on the MARE portal 👇
www.mare-centre.pt/en/photocont...

Silurus glanis, was the focus at the #CatfishDay, held on September 18 at @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social !

Tackling the catfish requires coordinated action.
Be part of it by answering the questionnaire 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@fishinvasionslab.bsky.social
www.mare-centre.pt/en/catfishda...

Luísa Jordão, MARE researcher and PhD student at FCT NOVA, was awarded the Best Poster Prize at the XXV #REALP Meeting, held at University of Évora

Congratulations! 🎉 👏

#MARE #REALP #Sustainability #ClimateChange #Science #PublicParticipation #Research

The invasives European-catfish & carp thrive in PT reservoirs. Under the #LIFEPREDATOR project, our Operative Team removed about 400kg & 200kg of catfish and carp from a Natural Park, in 2 days, using gillnets mesh>90mm), with nearly 0 bycatches. @lifeprogramme.bsky.social @marescience.bsky.social

On September 9, MARE researchers participated in the #WorldOceanSummitEurope!

Sónia Seixas represented MARE and Universidade Aberta while João Pequeno integratedthe panel “Catalysing circularity and compliance to curb Europe's ocean plastics crisis.”

www.mare-centre.pt/en/woceanseu...

#lifepredator workshop aimed at knowledge transference about eDNA based techniques with case studies discussion looking at its potential on IAS detection and potential issues when using it "blindly". #silurus #catfish @lifeprogramme.bsky.social @marescience.bsky.social @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social