Keep our Oceans and Marine Life beautiful

07/18/2026

With ECOP_Programme – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

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With the UN Ocean Decade – I was just recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

06/30/2026

Happy Monday! Here's your weekly round-up of some of this week's events:

☀️ EUREMAP Summer school on Marine Bioprospecting –
🗓️ 29 June to 3 July 📍Ostend, Belgium
👉 https://ow.ly/YJKY50Zi4vI

Led by the Universiteit Gent, the EUREMAP Summer School on Marine Bioprospecting equips postgraduate and early-career scientists with hands-on, interdisciplinary training across the marine bioprospecting pipeline, from bioactive compound discovery to real-world applications, policy, and legislation.


🐟 Pedagogical Fishing Port: Ocean Literacy
🗓️ Until 14 July 2026 📍 The Azores, Portugal
👉 https://ow.ly/8jyc50Zi4vH

The Pedagogical Fishing Port project by Lotaçor - Serviço de Lotas dos Açores, S.A. promotes ocean literacy among fishing communities across the Azores Archipelago, equipping employees, fishermen, and traders with knowledge on marine conservation and sustainable fishing practices while building wider awareness to support the Azores Marine Protected Areas Network, Europe’s largest MPA network.


🌱 ECOR Environmental Training Program
🗓️ Until 4 October 2026 📍 Hybrid: online with optional field work in India
👉 https://ow.ly/R7L850Zi4vF

Organised by the ECOR Foundation, this youth-focused programme equips students and early-career researchers with skills in marine ecology, field research, and scientific writing through hybrid learning, field sampling, and mentorship, while supporting action on marine pollution, ecosystem restoration, and digital ocean data.

🔎 Find more events here: https://ow.ly/FRWN50Zi4vG

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06/30/2026

📢🇧🇷 Just announced: The 2027 Ocean Decade Conference will take place on 7-9 April 2027 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!

The flagship event will unite governments, scientists, civil society, Indigenous leaders, youth, the private sector, and philanthropy to accelerate ocean action.

From 7-9 April 2027, the Conference will bring together up to 2,000 participants for three days of dialogue, partnership, and action.

Preceding the main sessions, a programme of partner-led satellite events, exhibitions, and networking opportunities on 5-6 April will create a dynamic forum for diverse engagement across all sectors taking place throughout the city of Rio.

Co-organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO (UNESCO Ocean), Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI — Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação), and the City of Rio de Janeiro (Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro), the 2027 edition will build on the outcomes of the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, Spain, and carry forward the ambition of the Ocean Decade.

The hosting of the Conference is further testament to Brazil’s leadership in the Ocean Decade since the establishment of its National Decade Committee Década do Oceano no Brasil – the first in the world – in 2021.

👉 Read more and watch the official launch ceremony, which took place on Monday 6 October in Rio de Janeiro, here: https://ow.ly/FIA250X7Mqg

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06/30/2026

🌊 Let’s take advantage of the Water Month to highlight the importance of protecting the , its habitats, and its biodiversity.

Present in the St. Lawrence for 10,000 years, belugas have adapted to an extreme and ever-changing environment. 🐋

This species faces environmental and human-induced stressors that can reduce the beluga’s ability to communicate, reproduce, and care for its young.

Discover the findings of scientists from the St. Lawrence Action Plan on the status of beluga populations: https://ow.ly/5B6n50ZezuP



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