>> The EuroMarine 2020 Call for Fellowship Applications is still open
Early Career Researchers (ECRs) affiliated with EuroMarine 2020 Full Member Organisations can still apply for an individual fellowship of up to €500 to attend (either in-person or remotely) an advanced training activity of their choice. This fellowship covers training events taking place up to 30 September 2021. The full text of the call is available on the EuroMarine website.
> Submission deadline: 29 May 2020
>> The EuroMarine 2020 Call for Proposals of Activities is still open
EuroMarine's 2020 call for proposals for foresight workshops (FWS) and working groups (WG) was opened and announced on April 1st 2020. In order to be eligible, FWS proposals should have a real foresight dimension and target a publication, while WG proposals should address strategic services or issues to reinforce the network. The full text of the call is available on the EuroMarine website.
> Submission deadline: 01 June 2020
>> Report published on FWS on Advances in Ocean Biological Observations: a sustained system for deep-ocean meroplankton A report has been published on the EuroMarine foresight workshop on Advances in Ocean Biological Observations: a sustained system for deep-ocean meroplankton. This report outlines the workshop's results in reviewing the state-of-the-art instrumentation available for meroplankton observations and the development of a strategy to implement technological innovations for in-situ meroplankton observation. It also outlines four critical recommendations for the next steps towards achieving this strategy. A summary and link to the full text is available on the activity's EuroMarine page.
>> FWS 3DSeaFor Postponed
Due to impacts from Covid-19, the EuroMarine foresight workshop 3DSeaFor: Developing Technology and Methods for the Precise Investigation of Marine Animal forest 3D-Structural Complexity has been postponed from its original date of 20-22 May 2020 to October or November 2020. Updates will also be posted to the activity's EuroMarine page.
>> FWS ECoMeS Postponed to 2021
Due to Covid-19 and the resultant postponement of the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2020) until July 2021, the Euromarine-funded foresight workshop Coral Ecology and Conservation in Mesophotic Temperate Ecosystems (ECoMeS) has also been postponed until 2021. Updates will also be posted to the activity's EuroMarine page.
>> Impacts of Covid-19 on EuroMarine Activities
The Covid-19 pandemic has clearly had a significant impact on the institutions leading this year's EuroMarine-funded activities. EuroMarine has reached out to FWS and WG organisers with options for adjusting dates and/or locations of planned events. Any changes will be announced through a special e-mail announcement, the EuroMarine news digest and reflected on the activity's EuroMarine page.
Any changes to external events that have been advertised on the EuroMarine website will be updated on the event's page and announced in the subsequent news digest.
Open Videoconference for EuroMarine FWS 3DSeaFor, 21 May 2020
The EuroMarine foresight workshop3DSeaFor: Developing Technology and Methods for the Precise Investigation of Marine Animal forest 3D-Structural Complexity is running a one-day online videoconference in order to begin discussions on topics which will comprise the Foresight Workshop in the autumn of 2020. Only 3DSeaFor participants who have already been registered may interact during the conference, however anyone may view the stream of the conference, as there may be relevant information for those interested in this research area.
IUCN World Conservation Congress, 7-15 January 2021, Marseille (France)
The IUCN World Conservation Congress, which drives conservation and sustainable development action, will be held from 7-15 June 2021. The conference programme covers a very wide variety of conservation issues, with many topics highly relevant to marine research.
55th European Marine Biology Symposium, late summer 2021 (date TBA), Gdansk (Poland)
The 55th European Marine Biology Symposium will be held at the University of Gdańsk (UG), in Poland. Originally scheduled for August 2020, the event has been postponed to the summer/autumn of 2021. The current date listed above is a placeholder; actual dates will be announced once they are confirmed.
Call for Blue Growth startups to join mentorship programme
The SUBMARINER Network has launched a call for startups within Blue Growth to apply for its Blue Growth Accelerator programme, in which successful applicants would receive mentorship and matchmaking with experts in their respective fields. While the Accelerator is focused on the Baltic Sea region, it is open to researchers and organisations from across Europe. An online pitching and matchmaking event for the Accelerator will be held on 4 June 2020.
ASSEMBLE Plus, which provides funding to researchers for transnational access to over 30 marine biological stations and installations, has announced its 8th and final call, which will cover activities taking place from December 2020 to June 2021.
Biodiful.org, with sponsorship from CNRS and IRD, are seekingparticipation in a survey to understand and challenge our perceptions of animals that scare us. These questionnaires provide researchers with helpful insights, and also a welcome educational distraction for adults and children.
Transmitting Science: Onsite and Remote Life Sciences Courses, ongoing, multiple locations
The Transmitting Science company, which provides advanced life science courses for researchers, is offering a 20% discount on course fees for EuroMarine members. For a full list of courses available, please click below.
Research Vessel & Marine Systems Manager, AFBI (Northern Ireland)
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Northern Ireland is currently working to replace its 53m research vessel with a new state-of-the-art multi-purpose vessel. As part of this endeavour, AFBI is seeking to appoint a Research Vessel & Marine Systems Manager to play a key role in delivering the new vessel and further developing new marine systems to service the long term delivery of AFBI's aquatic science research programme.
Due to the significant uncertainties in summer courses and research planning caused by Covid-19, the submission period for the EuroMarine 2020 call for individual fellowships has been extended another month to 29 May 2020.
Due to impacts from Covid-19, the EuroMarine foresight workshop 3DSeaFor: Developing Technology and Methods for the Precise Investigation of Marine Animal forest 3D-Structural Complexity has been postponed from its original date of 20-22 May 2020 to October or November 2020.
Due to Covid-19 and the resultant postponement of the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2020) until July 2021, the Euromarine-funded foresight workshop Coral Ecology and Conservation in Mesophotic Temperate Ecosystems (ECoMeS) has also been postponed until 2021.
Due to the uncertainties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) project has postponed its 7th summer school in Vancouver, Canada to 9-13 August 2021. All applications received in 2020 will be carried over to 2021, and results of the selection process will be made known during March 2021.
Due to the impacts of Covid-19, the 14th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), which was originally scheduled for July 2020, will now take place at the Exhibition and Conference Center in Bremen (Germany), in July 2021. For further information on how this affects submitted fees and/or abstracts, please follow the links in the original post.
Report published on FWS on Advances in Ocean Biological Observations: a sustained system for deep-ocean meroplankton
A report has been published on the EuroMarine foresight workshop on Advances in Ocean Biological Observations: a sustained system for deep-ocean meroplankton. This report outlines the workshop's results in reviewing the state-of-the-art instrumentation available for meroplankton observations and the development of a strategy to implement technological innovations for in-situ meroplankton observation. It also outlines four critical recommendations for the next steps towards achieving this strategy.
OCEANA Proposals for European Marine Protected Areas
On May 7th 2020 the OCEANA organisation published a report presenting proposals for Marine Protected Areas in European waters centered around 15 places its researchers have studied during their scientific expeditions, and presenting unique marine life and biodiversity. These proposals span from the North of the Baltic Sea to the Canary islands and in the Mediterranean Sea.
