This support is crucial for unlocking 'sleeping' deep-sea biodiversity data and making it open and FAIR, actively contributing to the EU #DigitalTwinOcean. Open FAIR data is a key step in understanding and protecting #DeepSea ecosystems and boosting their visibility in marine data portals.

Achieving Good Environmental Status (GES) for marine habitats 🌊 requires robust data on human impacts. This dataset can provide valuable support for policymakers and contribute to the conservation of deep-sea benthic habitats. (4/4)
🔗 zenodo.org/records/14941432
🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1532964

It complements the study "Impact chains for the deep seafloor: assessing pressures footprint under limited knowledge and uncertainty" 📖 (doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1532964), which assesses human activities & pressures affecting deep-sea habitats in Portugal's mainland EEZ. (3/4)

This dataset (🔗 zenodo.org/records/14941432) was developed under the #GES4SEAS & @bioprotectproject.bsky.social projects to support deep-sea conservation. (2/4)

doi.org/10.3389/fmar...

5/5 You can read all about this new open-access paper “Impact chains for the deep seafloor: assessing pressures footprint under limited knowledge and uncertainty" in doi.org/10.3389/fmar.... #OpenAccess #ScienceCommunication @uaveiro.bsky.social

4/5 📊🔍 Data gaps and the lack of baseline and long-term data series hinder the effective assessment of combined impacts in the deep sea. High-quality and standardized marine data collection and sharing are essential. #DataScience #OceanData

3/5 On the other hand, at abyssal depths, climate change-related pressures dominate. #ClimateChange

2/5 🚢🎣🌡️ Marine traffic, fisheries, and climate change are major players. Within bathyal zones, chemical pollutants are widespread while abrasion impacts are more localised. Bathyal zones near the 200m contour face a higher risk of combined effects. #EcosystemBasedManagement #HumamImpacts