🍐 @marescience.bsky.social team at the #UniversityLeiriaOeste found Asparagopsis armata extract inhibited up to 97% of fire blight bacterial growth in the lab. In a first orchard trial, treated trees recovered yield. 💶 #bcsdportugal #FundaçãoAméliaMello #FAMFoundation
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🐟🌊 Pedro Félix (@marescience.bsky.social | #PolytechnicUniversityofSetubal) works to recover declining populations and reduce the footprint of aquaculture and invasive seaweeds.
💬 “Unregulated and illegal fishing is among my greatest concerns.”
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #UNIPS #ARNET4Science

💧 The EU Project #OneAquaHealth found pharmaceuticals in 91% of 100 urban stream sites across 5 European cities. Its Policy Brief, led by @marescience.bsky.social researcher Maria João Feio, treats stream restoration as public health prevention. #ARNET #ARNET4Science

📊🌊 Sónia Barroso (@marescience.bsky.social | #ULO) valorises marine resources for human nutrition, from bioactive compounds to sustainable foods.
💬 “Sustainable exploitation and alternative food sources are key challenges for aquatic ecosystems.”
#ARNET #MARE #BlueEconomy #ARNET4Science

🐦 MAC Puffinus #BestLife2030 (@maremadeira.bsky.social | #ARDITI) is identifying patagarro breeding areas, monitoring nests and reducing predator impact across Madeira and La Palma. In Funchal, it nests in the steep valleys linking the mountain and the city. #ARNET #ARNET4Science

🐢 Filipe Banha (@marescience.bsky.social | #UEvora) studies invasive species in freshwater ecosystems, from dispersal to management strategies.
💬 "Raising awareness is urgent to change risk behaviours and tackle ongoing invasions."
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #InvasiveSpecies #ARNET4Science

👾⚠️ 231 invasive marine species now confirmed in Portugal, up from the last national count in 2015. 5 new arrivals found near Sines, 22 more flagged by eDNA alone. “A dynamic, cross-border phenomenon,” says Romeu Ribeiro (@marecentre.bsky.social ). #ARNET #ARNET4Science

🪸 Ana Pereira (@marescience.bsky.social | #ISPA) studies marine biodiversity, focusing on sea anemones, using genetic and morphological data.
💬 "Lack of knowledge on existing diversity and detection of invasive species are the biggest challenges for aquatic ecosystems."
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA

🌊 #CIEMAR is the Marine Sciences Laboratory of #UniversityÉvora, based in Sines since 1990. It researches marine ecology, resource conservation and pollution, with @marescience.bsky.social |ARNET researchers as part of the team.
#ARNET #MARE #CIMA #CBMA #ARNET4Science

🌊 Juan L. Garzon (#CIMA, #UAlg) studies the behaviour of the ocean and its impact on communities, using numerical models, observations and AI.
#ARNET #ClimateChange #ARNET4Science