Stelios Katsanevakis
@skatsanevakis.bsky.social
Professor of Marine Ecology @University of the Aegean. Focus: marine conservation, biological invasions, marine biodiversity, and ecological monitoring. #GuardIAS #MarinePlan #GES4SEAS #NemoTools #BioBoost+ #CamBioMed #INSPIRE #MarineEcology #BioInvasions
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Meet #GuardIAS WP5 Leader, Dr Jonathan Jeschke.
His team is pioneering a STEAM approach, using applied games and "BioArtBlitz" events to bring together scientists, artists, and the public to fight invasive species.
Read our full Q&A: guardias.eu/work-package...
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
His team is pioneering a STEAM approach, using applied games and "BioArtBlitz" events to bring together scientists, artists, and the public to fight invasive species.
Read our full Q&A: guardias.eu/work-package...
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Meet #GuardIAS WP5 Leader, Dr Jonathan Jeschke.
His team is pioneering a STEAM approach, using applied games and "BioArtBlitz" events to bring together scientists, artists, and the public to fight invasive species.
Read our full Q&A: guardias.eu/work-package...
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
His team is pioneering a STEAM approach, using applied games and "BioArtBlitz" events to bring together scientists, artists, and the public to fight invasive species.
Read our full Q&A: guardias.eu/work-package...
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
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Spotlight: Parrot's Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) 🌿
This plant is a major aquatic threat, forming dense mats that choke native life, deplete oxygen, and block waterways.
#GuardIAS is managing its spread in Italy.
See our work: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
This plant is a major aquatic threat, forming dense mats that choke native life, deplete oxygen, and block waterways.
#GuardIAS is managing its spread in Italy.
See our work: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Spotlight: Parrot's Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) 🌿
This plant is a major aquatic threat, forming dense mats that choke native life, deplete oxygen, and block waterways.
#GuardIAS is managing its spread in Italy.
See our work: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
This plant is a major aquatic threat, forming dense mats that choke native life, deplete oxygen, and block waterways.
#GuardIAS is managing its spread in Italy.
See our work: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
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Best of luck to Samuel Vander Velpen (vicuniwgtn.bsky.social, Nelson AI), who is representing the #GuardIAS project at the fourth annual Artificial Intelligence Researchers Association conference this week.
Read the abstract: lnkd.in/eX9Kx-5f
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
Read the abstract: lnkd.in/eX9Kx-5f
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Best of luck to Samuel Vander Velpen (vicuniwgtn.bsky.social, Nelson AI), who is representing the #GuardIAS project at the fourth annual Artificial Intelligence Researchers Association conference this week.
Read the abstract: lnkd.in/eX9Kx-5f
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
Read the abstract: lnkd.in/eX9Kx-5f
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
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By managing all human activities together, we can find smarter, more effective ways to protect and restore our oceans. 🌊 This ensures the sea can keep providing all the things we rely on: the food we eat, the air we breathe, and places for recreation, for […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
By managing all human activities together, we can find smarter, more effective ways to protect and restore our oceans. 🌊 This ensures the sea can keep providing all the things we rely on: the food we eat, the air we breathe, and places for recreation, for […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
Reposted by Stelios Katsanevakis
A number of new estimates of current policy warming by 2100 have been released in recent months, including three prominent ones from UNEP, IEA, and CAT in the run-up to COP30.
I've got a new piece over at The Climate Brink digging into the details: www.theclimatebrink....
I've got a new piece over at The Climate Brink digging into the details: www.theclimatebrink....
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A number of new estimates of current policy warming by 2100 have been released in recent months, including three prominent ones from UNEP, IEA, and CAT in the run-up to COP30.
I've got a new piece over at The Climate Brink digging into the details: www.theclimatebrink....
I've got a new piece over at The Climate Brink digging into the details: www.theclimatebrink....
The first #GuardIAS Conference has just wrapped up—two days of sharp science, great discussions, and real progress on invasive species prevention and biosecurity. Huge thanks to @invasivesnet.bsky.social for outstanding organization and bringing this community together. Momentum is strong—onward!
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first #GuardIAS Conference has just wrapped up—two days of sharp science, great discussions, and real progress on invasive species prevention and biosecurity. Huge thanks to @invasivesnet.bsky.social for outstanding organization and bringing this community together. Momentum is strong—onward!
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Laura Verbrugge at the #GuardIAS Conference highlighted a key truth: awareness isn’t enough. Her social-science–based framework shows how to measure what people know, feel, and do—giving biosecurity campaigns the tools to track real behavior change, not just information spread.
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Laura Verbrugge at the #GuardIAS Conference highlighted a key truth: awareness isn’t enough. Her social-science–based framework shows how to measure what people know, feel, and do—giving biosecurity campaigns the tools to track real behavior change, not just information spread.
Check the report here: www.unipv.news/notizie/il-c...
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Check the report here: www.unipv.news/notizie/il-c...
Great momentum for our #IAS - prevention MOOC: participation is already surging, with learners joining from across Europe and beyond. Fantastic to see such broad engagement on biosecurity—exactly the kind of community we hoped to build. Dive in and keep the wave growing! 🌊📚
#GuardIAS 🧪 🌍 🌐
#GuardIAS 🧪 🌍 🌐
An excellent #MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) by #GuardIAS offering rich, accessible content on preventing #aquatic #InvasiveSpecies. Ideal for #students, #educators, professionals, and anyone interested in protecting our waters.
👉https://www.ecmunipv.it/login/index.php
🧪🌍🌐 #bioinvasions
👉https://www.ecmunipv.it/login/index.php
🧪🌍🌐 #bioinvasions
Help protect our waters! 🌊
The #GuardIAS project has just launched an online course on preventing invasive aquatic species.
Essential knowledge for anyone in ecology, conservation, or environmental management.
Get started 👉 www.ecmunipv.it/login/index....
#MOOC #InvasiveSpecies
The #GuardIAS project has just launched an online course on preventing invasive aquatic species.
Essential knowledge for anyone in ecology, conservation, or environmental management.
Get started 👉 www.ecmunipv.it/login/index....
#MOOC #InvasiveSpecies
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Reposted by Stelios Katsanevakis
@damianooldoni.bsky.social at #GuardIAS Conference: the #GBIF Alert tool is evolving into a Europe-wide early warning system for #InvasiveSpecies. With open data, eDNA inputs, and alignment with #EASIN /NOTSYS, faster and smarter alerts are on the horizon.
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
@damianooldoni.bsky.social at #GuardIAS Conference: the #GBIF Alert tool is evolving into a Europe-wide early warning system for #InvasiveSpecies. With open data, eDNA inputs, and alignment with #EASIN /NOTSYS, faster and smarter alerts are on the horizon.
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@zoopel.bsky.social just presented our MODAS concept at the #GuardIAS Conference: a database flag for alien species detected solely through molecular tools. By integrating these “invisible invaders” into IAS systems, we can prioritise validation, boost early warning, and modernise biosecurity.
#eDNA
#eDNA
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
@zoopel.bsky.social just presented our MODAS concept at the #GuardIAS Conference: a database flag for alien species detected solely through molecular tools. By integrating these “invisible invaders” into IAS systems, we can prioritise validation, boost early warning, and modernise biosecurity.
#eDNA
#eDNA
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Fresh insights at #GuardIAS Conference from @teuneverts.bsky.social : pooled #eDNA sampling is proving a smart, cost-efficient way to track the northernmost Xenopus laevis invasion. With 100+ km² already occupied, this approach delivers fast, actionable intelligence for cross-border management.
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Fresh insights at #GuardIAS Conference from @teuneverts.bsky.social : pooled #eDNA sampling is proving a smart, cost-efficient way to track the northernmost Xenopus laevis invasion. With 100+ km² already occupied, this approach delivers fast, actionable intelligence for cross-border management.
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Anastasija Zaiko opened the #GuardIAS conference today: new high-speed, scalable eDNA samplers—surface to deep water, shore to AUV—are making biodiversity detection smarter, faster, and far more reliable. Big step forward for early-warning and #biosecurity surveillance.
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Anastasija Zaiko opened the #GuardIAS conference today: new high-speed, scalable eDNA samplers—surface to deep water, shore to AUV—are making biodiversity detection smarter, faster, and far more reliable. Big step forward for early-warning and #biosecurity surveillance.
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Testing a YOLO-based computer vision model to ID 13 benthic species from underwater images. It boosts automated species recognition, aiding large-scale biodiversity monitoring & better marine conservation. @azti.bsky.social
#AI4Oceans #BenthicEcology #MarineScience #BioBoost+
#AI4Oceans #BenthicEcology #MarineScience #BioBoost+
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Testing a YOLO-based computer vision model to ID 13 benthic species from underwater images. It boosts automated species recognition, aiding large-scale biodiversity monitoring & better marine conservation. @azti.bsky.social
#AI4Oceans #BenthicEcology #MarineScience #BioBoost+
#AI4Oceans #BenthicEcology #MarineScience #BioBoost+
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A lively #GuardIAS talk from Mar Santos-Simón: marina-based citizen science is turning boaters into frontline biofouling sentinels. With hands-on sampling, rapid alien-species checks, and “adopt-a-collector” monitoring, these events are boosting awareness and expanding surveillance capacity in Italy
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A lively #GuardIAS talk from Mar Santos-Simón: marina-based citizen science is turning boaters into frontline biofouling sentinels. With hands-on sampling, rapid alien-species checks, and “adopt-a-collector” monitoring, these events are boosting awareness and expanding surveillance capacity in Italy
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A warning at #GuardIAS Conference from @bgallardo.bsky.social : drought “solutions” like reservoirs and inter-basin transfers can become #invasion highways. With quagga mussels primed to expand under #ClimateChange, integrating #biosecurity into water-infrastructure planning is no longer optional.
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A warning at #GuardIAS Conference from @bgallardo.bsky.social : drought “solutions” like reservoirs and inter-basin transfers can become #invasion highways. With quagga mussels primed to expand under #ClimateChange, integrating #biosecurity into water-infrastructure planning is no longer optional.
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#GuardIAS virtual conference. Now our own PhD student Giota Xanthopoulou @xanthopop.bsky.social presenting her case study on detecting the #invasive brown algae Rugulopterix okamurae using #eDNA and POMPOMS!
#CitizenScience #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology #IAS 🌍🌐🌊
#CitizenScience #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology #IAS 🌍🌐🌊
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#GuardIAS virtual conference. Now our own PhD student Giota Xanthopoulou @xanthopop.bsky.social presenting her case study on detecting the #invasive brown algae Rugulopterix okamurae using #eDNA and POMPOMS!
#CitizenScience #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology #IAS 🌍🌐🌊
#CitizenScience #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology #IAS 🌍🌐🌊
Two presentations from Saudi Arabia in the #GuardIAS Conference: baseline mapping across Red Sea and Arabian Gulf has uncovered 200+ potential NIS - a new national roadmap is turning these data into concrete #biosecurity action. Saudi Arabia is emerging as a regional leader in marine biosecurity.
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Two presentations from Saudi Arabia in the #GuardIAS Conference: baseline mapping across Red Sea and Arabian Gulf has uncovered 200+ potential NIS - a new national roadmap is turning these data into concrete #biosecurity action. Saudi Arabia is emerging as a regional leader in marine biosecurity.
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A standout #GuardIAS talk from Rein Brys: ddPCR-based #eDNA not only detects #invasive Marbled crayfish in the Hatertse Vennen but also estimates their abundance—revealing a far larger metapopulation and clear impacts on native amphibians. Powerful tools now steering targeted management.
@inbo.be
@inbo.be
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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A great talk at #GuardIAS Conference today: Amalia Mailli presented a new open, modular #eDNA reference database for Europe’s aquatic IAS. Bringing assays, primers & barcode gaps together in one place—this will boost detection, monitoring and future research across freshwater and marine systems.
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Curious about Early Alert tools, and how GBIF Alert in particular can play a role at European level? My slides are out: bit.ly/20251114-early-alert. Join the first virtual conference on #InvasiveSpecies and #Biosecurity organised by @guardias.bsky.social & @invasivesnet.bsky.social: bit.ly/4i71BAL
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Curious about Early Alert tools, and how GBIF Alert in particular can play a role at European level? My slides are out: bit.ly/20251114-early-alert. Join the first virtual conference on #InvasiveSpecies and #Biosecurity organised by @guardias.bsky.social & @invasivesnet.bsky.social: bit.ly/4i71BAL
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Theofanis Karayannis just delivered a sharp keynote at #GuardIAS Conference: "Current regulatory developments at IMO on ballast water and biofouling". From the BWM Convention review to a binding biofouling framework, global rules on #IAS pathways are about to get tougher.
#InvasiveSpecies
#InvasiveSpecies
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Theofanis Karayannis just delivered a sharp keynote at #GuardIAS Conference: "Current regulatory developments at IMO on ballast water and biofouling". From the BWM Convention review to a binding biofouling framework, global rules on #IAS pathways are about to get tougher.
#InvasiveSpecies
#InvasiveSpecies
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Only one of the many #CitizenScience initiatives in #GuardIAS project to tackle with #IAS This example is from the University of the Aegean dealing with #Lionfish @skatsanevakis.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Only one of the many #CitizenScience initiatives in #GuardIAS project to tackle with #IAS This example is from the University of the Aegean dealing with #Lionfish @skatsanevakis.bsky.social
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Kick of of the #GuardIAS virtual conference with an introduction by @skatsanevakis.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Kick of of the #GuardIAS virtual conference with an introduction by @skatsanevakis.bsky.social