Ana Hilário

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Letícia Brito, a PhD student in Biology, attended the 17th International Symposium on Aquatic Plants in Lisbon 🇵🇹. She joined the ERC Macrophyte Group, expanded her professional network 🌍🤝, and reconnected with professors from Brazil and potential future collaborators 📚✨.

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Letícia Brito, PhD student in Biology, joined a field trip in Aveiro to study water hyacinths 💧. The team observed their presence from the freshwater of Pateira de Fermentelos to the brackish waters of Ria de Aveiro and noted their strong post-summer growth 🌱💚.

#cesam #ua #science #aveiro #biology

Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep-sea mining • MBARI A new study argues that deep-sea mining poses significant risks not only to seafloor ecosystems, but also to animals in the vast midwater realm.

Their findings, published in @natureportfolio.nature.com, reaffirm earlier work by researchers including Steven Haddock of @mbarinews.bsky.social, who have urged the global community to move cautiously in the face of all the uncertainties. mbayaq.co/44cVKEa

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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 NOAA's Teacher at Sea program - Online Application: Opens 11/19/25 and Closes 12/12/25. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/teache...

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Watch and re-use the video to learn and teach more about ecosystem approach to management EBM #GES4SEAS

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.

Challenges and Opportunities in the Study of the Deep Ocean

On October 3rd, Ana Hilário, a researcher at CESAM, University of Aveiro, took part in the SOA Aveiro Journey and presented the topic “Challenges and Opportunities in the Study of the Deep Ocean.”🐙🌊✨

At the University of Aveiro’s Research Summit 2025, PhD student Laura Trovão presented “Valuation of Deep-Sea Ecosystem Services – an Overview,” earning the Best Communication Award for originality, clarity, and impact, boosting international recognition.🔬🌍

In June 2025, our student Ana Carolina Lopes (University of Aveiro) boarded the research vessel RV Pelagia for the TwinDeeps Expedition 🚢. For 2 weeks, the team sailed from Las Palmas to Leixões, exploring the depths of the Gorringe Bank

A huge thank you to CIIMAR, IMR, and NIOZ ! ✨

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.🌊🔬🌍

Between September 15-19, our PhD student Laura Trovão attended the MAF-WORLD COST Training School in Genova, learning to value and restore marine ecosystems using ecological and economic tools, exploring coral conservation, and diving in the Portofino MPA. 🌊🪸💙

Our PhD student joined the One Ocean Expedition , sailing 22 days from Azores 🇵🇹 to Greenland 🇬🇱 aboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl. Between science , sailing, and steering the helm,and even climbing the rigging, it was a unique chance to rethink how we engage with the ocean .

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📺DS series: NW Portuguese Margin

#Porto & #Aveiro #canyons are #biodiversityhotspots, yet largely unknown!

#BioProtect maps these deep-sea habitats & co-designs #AreaBasedManagement tools with fishers to protect #VMEs & support sustainable fisheries.

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#MissionOcean #HorizonEU

📺DS series: NW Portuguese Margin

#BioProtect in 🇵🇹 develops and demonstrates tools for marine planning➕biodiversity mapping with local fishers input and citizen science!

🧐Curious to learn more? ➡️https://bitly.cx/H1Db

#LEK #VME #eDNA #Portugal #MissionOcean #HorizonEU

🗺️Help Map the Ocean with #BioProtect!

Live by the sea? Rely on it for work or life?
💬 Tell us how you use the ocean in Celtic Seas, Dunmore East & Tralee Bay & what matters most.

🎙️Your voice matters!
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🗺️Delighted to present the BioProtect Marine Planner powered by a #GIS-enabled database and a #PPGIS data-gathering tool at the d-real #SummerSchool in @uniofgalway.bsky.social!

🙏Thanks to the organisers & engaged PhD candidates!

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Show casing @uaveiro.bsky.social deep-sea research in Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan

Mapping the Gaps: New Global Assessment Reveals Stark Biases in Ocean Biodiversity Data - Challenger 150 New global study reveals stark biases in ocean biodiversity data, highlighting urgent gaps in deep-sea, southern hemisphere, and invertebrate records. Discover the key priorities for building a more s...

🌍🚨 New global study finds huge blind spots in ocean biodiversity data.
Why it matters: without better data, whole ecosystems risk being left out of conservation plans.

🗺️ Read: “Mapping the Gaps: A Global Assessment of Ocean Biodiversity Data”

#DeepSea #OceanScience #DataEquity #Challenger150

If you want to read more, check out the full #openaccess manuscript, available here shorturl.at/dypTc, or our press release available here shorturl.at/1BPPe.

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This analysis was made possible through the development of a statistically-based, custom pipeline, enabling authors to classify ~19 million OBIS records as either benthic or pelagic datasets. We’re thrilled to say that both the final datasets, and the code to recreate them are #OpenAccess too!

So, if we are to prioritise ocean biodiversity data collection to deliver a sustainable ocean, where should we focus?

Our First Deep-sea Expedition in Japan, Partnering with JAMSTEC Press Release: The Ocean Census embarks on its first deep-sea expedition in Japan, partnering with JAMSTEC.

🚨 Deep-sea discoveries alert!

In the Southern Ocean's deepest trench, @schmidtocean.bsky.social expedition discovered never-before-seen hydrothermal vents and deep-sea species.

Explore these beauties ↩️
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Singular Mission to Chart Atlantic’s Deep-Sea Biodiversity in focus at UNOC3 More than 40 international researchers joined a gathering in Nice to discuss Atlantic Ocean deep sea life mapping initiative, led by PML’s Prof Kerry Howell.

An international coalition of marine scientists convened at #UNOC3 in #Nice today to discuss unprecedented collaborative efforts to map the #biodiversity of the #AtlanticOcean’s #DeepSea ecosystems, in turn enabling better protection for #VulnerableMarineEcosystems 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/singula...

🔍Mapping the Gaps: New global study reveals huge biases in benthic & pelagic biodiversity data – but what does this mean for science & conservation, & how can we address it? Read “Prioritisation of Ocean Biodiversity Data Collection to Deliver a Sustainable Ocean” to find out! shorturl.at/dypTc – 🧵:

Scientists plan to chart all life in the Atlantic's deep sea - Oceanographic At the UN Ocean Conference last week, an international coalition of scientists talked next steps to chart all life in the Atlantic's deep sea

An international coalition of marine scientists have set themselves a task unlike any other: an ‘unprecedented’ mission to map the #DeepSea #biodiversity of the #AtlanticOcean, to enable better protection for the #VulnerableMarineEcosystems within it 👇 oceanographicmagazine.com/news/scienti...

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Seasonal transcriptomic shifts reveal metabolic flexibility of chemosynthetic symbionts in an upwelling region | mSystems The oceans are undergoing rapid change, and marine animals together with their associated microorganisms must adjust to these changes. While microbes are known to play a critical role in animal health...

Bacterial symbionts enjoy their seasonal produce! Our new work shows how chemosynthetic symbionts adjust their energy sources during seasonal upwelling in the Tropical Eastern Pacific, highlighting the resilience of animal-microbe partnerships to environmental change journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

From student to researcher, a #career in #science can come with a high price tag. @drcraigmc.bsky.social explores how wealth shapes opportunity in #STEM and proposes structural changes to support #equity and inclusion. 🧪
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