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MarineGuardian Project Celebrates ECOP Hackathon Victory at AAORIA Forum 2026
Salvador de Bahia, Brazil – April 2026 At the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance Forum 2026, held from 13–17 April in Salvador, Bahia, the MarineGuardian Project proudly supported one…
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Backcasting Bycatch: What Portuguese Fishers Imagine for 2030
Setting the scene In mid-April 2026, the CCMAR team completed a training session in Faro where Prof. Carlos Silva from NOVA University Lisbon joined to be trained as the facilitator.…
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GEAR-UP Initiative Gains UN Ocean Decade Endorsement and Showcases Innovation at European Ocean Days
The “GEAR-UP” initiative, is a joint action driven by the triad of sister projects MarineGuardian, EcoCatch, and Sea4Future, has reached a key milestone with its official endorsement under the UN…
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MarineGuardian outreach started in full swing during spring 2026
The journey began at the end of February in Glasgow, during the Ocean Science Meeting. There, the project took the stage through both a poster and a presentation. Esmé Maxwell showcased our work…
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Understanding the barriers to new fishing technologies in Atlantic fisheries
The first week of March 2026, SINTEF – who leads the work on stakeholders and governance in MarineGuardian – held a training workshop in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, with partners…
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Optigear enters its first data collection phase
Last month, MarineGuardian reached a key milestone in the development of Optigear with the installation of Trackwell’s Hafsýn fleet management system onboard the vessel Þorún (research vessel from the Marine and…
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MarineGuardian outreach in the Faroe Islands: engaging local communities through Sjókovin
As part of the MarineGuardian project, our partner Sjókovin has been actively engaging with the Faroese public to share knowledge about marine research, innovation, and EU-funded collaboration. How were local…
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Using artificial intelligence (AI) to better understand — and protect — life on the seafloor
Tests done at sea Last summer, the MarineGuardian project took a major step forward during a real-world research campaign at sea — combining artificial intelligence, marine science, and fisheries sustainability.…
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Five things you should know about the “Healthy Seas and Waters by 2030” Conference in Norway, and the role of MarineGuardian
At the Healthy Seas and Waters by 2030 conference in Trondheim, Norway on December 4th 2025, policymakers, researchers, and industry partners gathered to discuss the actions needed to secure healthy marine ecosystems…
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MarineGuardian at the ICES – MISSION ATLANTIC Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) Symposium
17-18 November 2025 At the ICES – MISSION ATLANTIC Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) Symposium on 17-18 November 2025, the Marine Guardian WP5 Lead on Impact Maximisation, Caecilia Managò (ICES), represented…
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The challenges ahead: MarineGuardian Video
Many fisheries are well managed under an ecosystem-based, precautionary approach, and we have seen stocks and ecosystems successfully rebuilt through good management, yet important challenges still remain. In Europe, Bottom…
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Smartrawl tackles the bycatch of non-target species in trawling
This summer, our partner Heriot-Watt University did trials to test the latest developments of Smartrawl, an innovative solution advanced in MarineGuardian. Smartrawl is tackling one the largest challenge faced in…
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Trials of the FishScanner
Innovation doesn’t come without challenges — and that’s exactly why we test! The FishScanner, developed by Star-Oddi in collaboration with Hafrannsóknastofnun – Marine & Freshwater Research Institute, is being tested.…
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In November, MarineGuardian kept going
The month started with the second scientific committee meeting where the partners had the opportunity to meet in person and discussed the following steps to take on this exciting journey…
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Join us this Friday for the next Joint Webinar on Bycatch!
We’re excited to announce that MarineGuardian is taking part in the Joint Webinars on Bycatch series — an initiative led by the EU projects REDUCE, MarineBeacon, and CIBBRiNA, that we…
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Scientific committee meeting
There’s something special about meeting face-to-face. Over the past two days, the MarineGuardian team was reunited in Reykjavík for our second scientific committee meeting, a time to reflect, share, and…
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MarineGuardian continues to make waves across Europe
In September, MarineGuardian took part in high-level discussions that connect science, policy, and practice in marine protection. At the Danish EU Presidency in Nyborg, Denmark, our coordinator Jónas Viðarsson joined…
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Pilot Mitigation Trials to Reduce Cetacean Bycatch
This summer, our partner CCMAR kicked off a new initiative to tackle one of the biggest challenges in coastal fisheries: accidental bycatch of dolphins and other cetaceans in the Portuguese…
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MarineGuardian Kick-Off meeting
We’ve officially launched the MarineGuardian project! The kick-off meeting took place on the 18-20th of June 2025. Nearly 70 participants from 21 organizations came together online for the meeting. The…
