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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
Themes and sessions of @wcmb2026 - Part 23
Session 5.3: "The African Linnean shortfall: Overview, status and opportunities in capacity building and research in Marine Taxonomy"
wcmb2026.org/5-challenges-an…
Stay tuned for more!
@UNOceanDecade @VLIZnews #WCMB2026 #marinebiodiversity
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
Jan 12
Don't forget to nominate your favourites for the @WRMarineSpecies Top Ten Marine Species of 2025!
Deadline = January 25th 2026
More information: marinespecies.org/news.php?p…
Nomination form: form.vliz.be/en/form/worms-t…
@oceancensus @UNOceanDecade @VLIZnews @LifeWatchERIC
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
New year, new job?
#LifeWatchVLIZ is hiring a Fish Behavioral Ecology Researcher to work on fish tracking & Digital Twin Ocean tools in leading EU projects.
👉 Apply now: shorturl.at/5Mivt
@VLIZnews @LifewatchBE @AquaticTracking
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
10 Dec 2025
OBIS joined @GBIF Technical Support Hour for a session on interoperability, data quality, & why publishing marine biodiversity data to OBIS and GBIF matters for science & policy.
Takeaway: GBIF-ready datasets are a click away from being added to OBIS!
obis.org/2025/10/23/obis-gbi…
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
11 Dec 2025
We are calling for your nominations for the @WRMarineSpecies Top Ten Marine Species of 2025!
More information: marinespecies.org/news.php?p…
Nomination form: form.vliz.be/en/form/worms-t…
Deadline: Sunday January 25th 2026
@oceancensus @UNOceanDecade @VLIZnews @LifeWatchERIC
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
26 Nov 2025
Last night, the #LifeWatchVLIZ SeaWatch-B training took place at the InnovOcean Campus.
Alongside an insightful talk on archaeological findings (@Idemerre), participants were given a first look at SeaWatch-B data collected over 11 years.
@VLIZnews
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25 Nov 2025
Where do fish go when they cross borders? Through ETN @AquaticTracking, @LifeWatchVLIZ , @INBOVlaanderen and @VLIZnews follow them with 3,000 receivers and open data across Europe.
👉Read more: lifewatch.be/news/fish-dont-…
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
Themes and sessions of @wcmb2026 - Part 5
Session 1.5: "Enhancing ocean data sharing: Addressing data gaps in marine biodiversity through the Ocean Decade"
wcmb2026.org/1-challenges-ac…
Stay tuned for more!
@UNOceanDecade @VLIZnews
#WCMB2026 #marinebiodiversity
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
#WCMB2026 #ScientificCommittee
Aileen Tan from CEMACS at University Sains Malaysia specializes in mariculture and conservation of molluscs, thus promoting “green aquaculture”.
wcmb2026.org/sccombio#Aileen…
@UNOceanDecade @VLIZnews #marinebiodiversity
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2 Oct 2025
How do European eels coordinate their 9,000 km migration to the Atlantic?
#LifeWatch researchers uncover striking patterns in the largest tracking study ever.
👉Read more: lifewatch.be/news/europe-atl…
@VLIZnews @LifeWatchVLIZ @AquaticTracking
@CefasGovUK @EnvAgency @MAREscience
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2 Oct 2025
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
Abstract submissions for @wcmb2026 are now OPEN!
Want to contribute your ideas, research, and insights? Start preparing your abstract today!
Details: wcmb2026.org/call-abstracts
@UNOceanDecade @VLIZnews #WCMB2026 #marinebiodiversity
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1 Oct 2025
VLIZ launches SoundLib: an open database of North Sea underwater sounds, supported by @LifeWatchVLIZ. The platform helps science, policy, and society understand how noise impacts marine ecosystems.
👉shorturl.at/rHrvs
#underwaternoise
@VLIZnews @GLUBS1
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20 Aug 2025
"Waves of Resonance" reveals hidden soundscapes of the ocean. With unique data from the #LifeWatch Belgium observatory, art & science meet below the surface.
👉Read more about this special collaboration lifewatch.be/news/waves-reso…
#OceanDecade #acousticnetwork
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16 Jul 2025
NELOS divers are now using @WRMarineSpecies in their digital dive log! Each recorded species is linked to a scientific name and AphiaID — a great step toward supporting citizen science & marine biodiversity research.
👉Read more: lifewatch.be/news/nelos-dive…
@VLIZnews @LifeWatchVLIZ
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8 Jul 2025
The @LifeWatchVLIZ SeaWatch‑B reports a 7× surge in venomous lesser weever fish along the Belgian North Sea! With waters already at 20–22 °C this early summer, stings are more likely.
@VLIZnews
#marinecitizenscience
👉lifewatch.be/news/sevenfold-…
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
1 Jul 2025
This week we are at the @LifeWatchERIC BEeS Conference at @HcmrImbbc
We are chairing a session dedicated to Taxonomy later today.
Come and play our “Shell I reveal myself” game at our booth!
lifewatch.eu/bees-2025/
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
30 Jun 2025
The LifeWatch ERIC Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference starts today at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - HCMR in Heraklion
lifewatch.eu/bees-2025/progr…
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
17 Jun 2025
Curious about current citizen science projects and how people are helping advance scientific research? Find out tomorrow at the Citizen Science Fair in Brussels!
The #LifeWatch Big Seashell Survey will be there – come say hi! 🐚
👉 scivil.be/en/event/citizen-s…
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LifeWatch Belgium retweeted
11 Jun 2025
Schools awarded the EU Blue School label for their research on marine litter and biodiversity, following the principles of the #LifeWatch citizen science initiative SeaWatch-B.
👉Read more: nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2025061…
@VLIZnews @provinciewvl #HorizonEducatief
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