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by Professor Michael Elliot and Gemma Smith of IECS Ltd. Work Package (WP) 3 of the Marine SABRES project made consistent progress this past year. The finalisation of the Tuscan Demonstration Area (DA) refinement in July 2024, the Macaronesian DA refinement in November 2024 and the Arctic DA sessions in January 2025 concluded the refinement workshops. This contributed to the beginning of further developing and implementing the Simple Social-Ecological System approach into the

Bruno Oliveira (AZTI) at tis year's Scenarios Forum 2025 (Image Credit: Bruno Oliveira) Our colleague Bruno Oliveira (AZTI) participated in this years' ' Scenarios Forum 2025 ' on behalf of Marine SABRES last week (16-18 July, university of Leeds, UK) . As art of this event, Bruno delivered a collaborative presentation entitled  " An Inclusive Approach to Enriching Global and Marine Scenarios ", that explored how integrating diverse perspectives and knowledge systems can le

We would like to acknowledge our  Marine SABRES  colleagues from  ECOAQUA  ( Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ) for their recent participation in the 58th edition of the European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS) , held from July 6 to 9 in the Norwegian city of Bodø.  Presentation 1 - Dr. Inma Herrera The first research paper was delivered by Dr. Inma Herrera and presented a long-term assessment of whale sighting distribution, using data obtained from an ecotourism com

We are excited to announce that our Marine SABRES partner Mike Elliott (University of Hull, and the International Estuarine and Coastal Specialists Ltd.) will be presenting in an upcoming webinar on the "Recent developments in the Sustainable Management of Marine Resources” which will be hosted by OCTO - Open Communications for the Ocean ! This webinar which will be held via zoom on the 8th of July (5pm CEST) will present and explain cause-consequence-response frameworks and

We would like to congratulate our Marine SABRES colleague Gemma Smith (IECS Ltd. and UKRI) who participated in Euro 2025 in Leeds this week. As part of this event, which saw over 2000 delegates meeting to explore the applications of Operational Research across disciplines,  Gemma delivered a presentation on the work she has been undertaking as part of the Marine SABRES project and provided a detailed overview of a Systems Approach for Marine Management.  The management of mar

Catherine Chambers delivers a short introduction about the Marine SABRES project at the MeCCAM kick-off ( Image Credit: Unn Laksá ) Pictured above is our Marine SABRES colleague Catherin Chambers who participated in the recent ' MeCCAM - Measures for Climate Change   Adaptation  and  Mitigation  in European Fisheries' project kick-off meeting and general assembly, which was held in the Faroe Islands last week. As part of the event proceedings, Catherine, who is also a member

On Saturday (7 June 2025) our Marine SABRES colleague Lorena Naranjo Almeida was in La Aldea de San Nicolás on behalf of the ULPGC  BlueGreen Governance  team participated in a guided walk that was delivered as part of World Oceans Day in the Village of San Nicolas. W The aim of the event is to raise awareness about the importance of conserving marine ecosystems, encourage participation in the protection of the local marine environment, promote knowledge of the natural and c

Cassandra Tocco (University of Portsmouth) presenting at this year's 9th EMB Forum (Image Credit: InFocus Brussels | EMB) Last week, the 9th EMB Forum on " Coastal and Water Resilience at the Land-Sea Interface " — an event supported by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and recognised as an action in support of the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters — took place in Brussels. On this occasion, Cassandra Tocco was invited to share some insights on

We are happy to announce that Marine SABRES along with representatives from the  Blue Connect Project , will be participating in this year's '36th Cetacean Society Conference' by delivering a half-day workshop on the 'Macronesian Ecological Corridor'. Migratory marine species, including iconic cetaceans, traverse the Atlantic without regard for borders, frequently visiting the islands of Macaronesia. To ensure their ecological connectivity and conservation, we propose establi

Our project partner Sjókovin (Blue Resource) celebrated its 5th anniversary on the 28th of March and marked the occasion by hosting a...

The Call for Abstracts for ICES Annual Science Conference 2025 which will be held from the 15-18 September in Lithuania, is now open...

We would like to thank our Marine SABRES colleague Dr Catherine Chambers, who successfully delivered a research seminar last week (16th...

Congratulations to our communications lead Kathrin Kopke (MaREI, UCC), who represented Marine SABRES in this year's CommOCEAN 20204...

Gemma Smith and Michael Elliott, IECS Ltd. In early September 2024, academics from around the world met in Hangzhou, China, to explore an...

Our partners at LifeWatch ERIC joined the European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB) , which was held in Bologna from 17 to 21 June...

Catherine Chambers ( University Centre of the Westfjords) and Unn Laksá (Blue Resource / Sjókovin ) We would like to thank our...

Kathrin Kopke, MaREI, University College Cork Marine SABRES partners, Julie Bremner (CEFAS), Gemma Smith and Mike Elliott (IECS), Bruno...

Bruno Meirelles de Oliveira, AZTI Marine Research . Bruno Meirelles de Oliveira presenting at this year's PECS3 meeting in Montreal,...

The challenge in supporting enhanced and sustainable uses of the marine domain is to enable current and future growth in the blue economy...