Fábio L. Matos

Fábio L. Matos

@fabiolmatos.bsky.social

marine biologist working at University of Aveiro | ecological modelling & data analysis; deep-sea ecology | moved by coffee ☕️, occasional dancer🕺🏻

58 Followers 145 Following 15 Posts Joined Jan 2025
1 month ago
Ocean optimism: hope for the ocean and societies
MOOC #6, February 2026
GES4SEAS project

Welcome to a new #MOOC of #GES4SEAS project on #oceanoptimism, to be developed during next four weeks, on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays.
Come and help us to change the narrative about the ocean!
We need some hope and good news!

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AZTI SUMMER SCHOOL 2026 "Cumulative effects of multiple human pressures at sea and their impacts on ecosystem components: a practical application for environmental status assessment" - AZTI AZTI Summer School 2026 offers hands-on training on Tikta for assessing cumulative pressures and marine environmental status.

It's my pleasure to annnounce a new @azti.bsky.social #GES4SEAS summer school: assessing cumulative effects from multiple #pressures at sea, a practical application, using our Tikta tool. There is a limited number of places, apply now!
#Research
#MarineEcology

www.azti.es/en/events/su...

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The #ocean provides for all of us, but that is not the end of the story. We are part of the ecosystem and we need to respect that. The fish 🐟 we eat, the corals 🪸 that protect our coast, with our actions we influence them, harm them and in doing so can harm ourselves.

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Understanding the Response of Ecosystems to Increasing Human Pressures and Climate Change – Management Options The human footprint on the world's oceans has grown significantly in recent years, exerting immense pressure on marine ecosystems and leading to a decline in ocean health. The cumulative impacts of hu...

🌍 Excited to share our new e-book: Understanding the Response of Ecosystems to Increasing Human Pressures and #ClimateChange – #Management Options! 🚀
Explore its 27 papers:
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
🌐🌍 #MarineEcology #GES4SEAS #Conservation #EcosystemBasedManagement #NatureBasedSolutions

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During European Researchers’ Night 2025, our lab team brought deep-sea science to Fábrica da Ciência Viva, Aveiro; Torreira & Armamar, with games and talks that inspired curiosity, promoted inclusion, and highlighted the value of ocean research.🌊🔬🌍

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Deadline extended🐬
Join the remote Marine Biodiversity Data Mobilization Workshop to learn how to bring your marine biodiversity datasets into OBIS!

📅 Workshop dates: 4-6 November 2025, 17:00-21:00 UTC

↪️ Apply by 30.9.25! docs.google.com/forms/d/1SpW...

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Research Grant (BI-3/CESAM/AURORA/2025) A tender is open for the award of 1 Research Grant (RG) under the project ‘AURORA - Bringing Deep-Sea Biodiversity Data to Light’,

We are looking for a motived student with bachelor's degree in computer or data science to join our team @ahilario.bsky.social @fabiolmatos.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social in the project AURORA - Bringing Deep-Sea Biodiversity Data to Light
All info at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/371123

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Research Grant (BI-2/CESAM/AURORA/2025) A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 Research Grant (RG) under AURORA - Bringing Deep-Sea Biodiversity Data to Light, of CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine S

📢 Research Grant Alert! We seeks a Data Scientist / Computer Engineer for the AURORA project. Develop a digital platform for biodiversity & environmental data. Master's + R/Python skills needed. Apply now! 👇
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/361720

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Welcome to the #GES4SEAS #MOOC on Tipping Points #TIPP
Well, what is a Tipping Point?
It is a point after which an ecosystem suddenly shifts from one state to another, Going back to the original state is difficult: SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE.
See the thread for more details👇

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9 months ago

This support is crucial for unlocking 'sleeping' deep-sea biodiversity data and making it open and FAIR, actively contributing to the EU #DigitalTwinOcean. Open FAIR data is a key step in understanding and protecting #DeepSea ecosystems and boosting their visibility in marine data portals.

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9 months ago

Very happy to announce that our project AURORA: Bringing Deep-Sea #Biodiversity Data to Light has been selected for funding by @dtobioflow.bsky.social 🎉

@ahilario.bsky.social @helianateixeira.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow

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Each project brings unique expertise, methods, and data realities—spanning regions, ecosystems, and institutions. 🌊🧪
Workshops like this are a rare chance to hear such diverse voices, yet all aligned around a shared purpose. Ideas are already starting to connect.
tinyurl.com/yc6zbbax

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🌊 The #DTOBioFlow #SecondOpenCall winners are here! 🎉
10 projects selected from 61 will receive up to €60K to support #MarineBiodiversity data integration into the #EUDTO.
🏁 Workshop kicks off today in #Paris!
🔗 Meet the winners: tinyurl.com/3suw9fum
🚀 Not selected? Follow us for more!

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Excited to be in Paris for the DTO-BioFlow Data Grants Holders Workshop! Discussing crucial topics like effective biodiversity data management & sharing in open-access data repositories like EMODnet Biology. Let's make data FAIR for better conservation! #DTOBioFlow #BiodiversityData #OpenScience

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Research Grant (BI2/CESAM/GES4SEAS/2025) A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 Research Grant (RG) in the scope of R&D project GES4SEAS - Achieving Good Environmental Status for maintaining ecosystem SErvices, by ASsessing integrated

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/334028

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Spatial layers of endogenous and exogenous (due to climate change) pressures impacting the deep-sea floor (>200 meters) within Portugal's mainland Exclusive Economic Zone This dataset is composed of 14 Geotiff raster files (.tif) representing endogenic and exogenic pressures (due to climate change) affecting the deep-sea floor (below 200 m depth) of the Mainland compon...

Achieving Good Environmental Status (GES) for marine habitats 🌊 requires robust data on human impacts. This dataset can provide valuable support for policymakers and contribute to the conservation of deep-sea benthic habitats. (4/4)
🔗 zenodo.org/records/14941432
🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1532964

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Frontiers | Impact chains for the deep seafloor: assessing pressures footprint under limited knowledge and uncertainty

It complements the study "Impact chains for the deep seafloor: assessing pressures footprint under limited knowledge and uncertainty" 📖 (doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1532964), which assesses human activities & pressures affecting deep-sea habitats in Portugal's mainland EEZ. (3/4)

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Spatial layers of endogenous and exogenous (due to climate change) pressures impacting the deep-sea floor (>200 meters) within Portugal's mainland Exclusive Economic Zone This dataset is composed of 14 Geotiff raster files (.tif) representing endogenic and exogenic pressures (due to climate change) affecting the deep-sea floor (below 200 m depth) of the Mainland compon...

This dataset (🔗 zenodo.org/records/14941432) was developed under the #GES4SEAS & @bioprotectproject.bsky.social projects to support deep-sea conservation. (2/4)

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🚨 New dataset! 🚨 Mapping human & climate pressures on deep-sea benthic habitats within Mainland Portugal's Exclusive Economic Zone (>200m) 🇵🇹 (1/4)

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Frontiers | Impact chains for the deep seafloor: assessing pressures footprint under limited knowledge and uncertainty

doi.org/10.3389/fmar...

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5/5 You can read all about this new open-access paper “Impact chains for the deep seafloor: assessing pressures footprint under limited knowledge and uncertainty" in doi.org/10.3389/fmar.... #OpenAccess #ScienceCommunication @uaveiro.bsky.social

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4/5 📊🔍 Data gaps and the lack of baseline and long-term data series hinder the effective assessment of combined impacts in the deep sea. High-quality and standardized marine data collection and sharing are essential. #DataScience #OceanData

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3/5 On the other hand, at abyssal depths, climate change-related pressures dominate. #ClimateChange

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2/5 🚢🎣🌡️ Marine traffic, fisheries, and climate change are major players. Within bathyal zones, chemical pollutants are widespread while abrasion impacts are more localised. Bathyal zones near the 200m contour face a higher risk of combined effects. #EcosystemBasedManagement #HumamImpacts

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1/5 🚨 New research alert! 🌊 Happy to share our new paper on anthropogenic pressures footprint on #DeepSea benthic habitats in Mainland Portuguese EEZ. A #GES4SEAS & @bioprotectproject.bsky.social paper with @ahilario.bsky.social and @helianateixeira.bsky.social

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🌊 Join #INCISE2025 in Barcelona, hosted by the ICM & CSIC, in collaboration with the University of Barcelona to focus on submarine canyons and their role in marine science.

📅 16 - 19 June 2025
📍 Barcelona, Spain
📣 Call for abstracts: Submit by 31 March 2025
Have you made a submission? Let us know 👇

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1 year ago

My @azti.bsky.social #GES4SEAS summer school in June is open. An opportunity to learn and discuss on #ArtificialIntelligence and #citizenscience applications for monitoring #invasive species and #biodiversity at sea

#MarineEcology
@guardias.bsky.social

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Today is the International Day of Women & Girls in Science. At #GES4SEAS project we have engaged women scientists with the #ocean assessment and management. These are only few of them. They are examples for future female scientists!
@azti.bsky.social
#WomeninScience
#MarineEcology
#Research
#STEAM

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Tomorrow at lunch time take an #OceanBreak and come listening to another talk of the #CESAM seminar series in marine sciences at the University of Aveiro.

I'll be talking about the use of #AI Computer Vision Tools in Biological Invasions Research! 🌊 🐚

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6 great European projects gathered to bring you this exciting summer school #GES4SEAS, #OBAMA-NEXT, #GuardIAS, #BioBoost+, #ANERIS and #POMP hosted by @azti.bsky.social @drangelborja.bsky.social

Find more about the Programme and Registration here: www.azti.es/en/event/sum...

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