The LandSeaLot Observer – Issue 5 – October 2025
ISSUE 5 – October 2025 LandSeaLot is a Horizon Europe project that seeks to integrate and enhance existing coastal observation efforts – including in-situ, satellite, modelling and citizen science – to better study the land-sea interface area, where terrestrial and marine habitats meet. In this edition: • Welcome Note: Peter Thijsse • LandSeaLot Integration Labs...
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Scientists, fishers & local officials come together to deploy novel observation technology in Greece
Researchers and coastal stakeholders install cost-effective sensors to monitor plastics and salinity. Credit: HCMR In October 2025, LandSeaLot researchers met with coastal stakeholders – including local fishers, personnel from the Management Unit of Evros Delta and Dadia National Parks, and scientists from the Democritus University of Thrace – in Alexandroupoli, Greece. Together, they activated shared...
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Yacht racers, local stakeholders and LandSeaLot researchers observe together at Transat Cafe L’OR 2025
Boats at the Transat Cafe L’Or departure village in Le Havre, Normandy. Credit: TransEurope Marinas Transat Cafe L’OR is a demanding transatlantic yacht race, with a course that follows in the wake of historic coffee merchants. From Le Havre, France, participants race across the Atlantic and are set to reach the finish line in Fort-de-France,...
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Observing Together: Oyster Producers, Local Organisations and LandSeaLot Researchers Collaborate in Portugal
Francisco Campuzano (+ATLANTIC), António Correia (AQUANOSTRA) & Ricardo Salgado (IPS – Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal). In a new citizen science scheme, LandSeaLot researchers and local oyster farmers are collaborating to observe the environment and inform sustainable growth. Aquaculture is currently the fastest growing food industry in the world. But to grow sustainably, producers need reliable...
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Racing with purpose: LandSeaLot teams up with The Ocean Race Europe
The Ocean Race Europe is one of the most challenging sporting events in the world. Across 4,500 nautical miles for six weeks straight, crews raced on cutting-edge yachts across the 2025 route. This year’s race began in Kiel (Germany), with stops in Portsmouth (UK), Matosinhos (Portugal) (fly-by), Cartagena (Spain), Nice (France), and Genoa (Italy) before...
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LandSeaLot welcomes the launch of CS-MACH1: harvesting the power of community to monitor an ever-changing ocean
On the 9th and 10th of July 2025, the historic city of Lecce in Italy welcomed marine science experts, citizen science actors, and technology developers for the official kick-off meeting of the European project CS-MACH1, held at the headquarters of the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC). CS-MACH1 (MArine Citizen science data Horizon) is a...
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LandSeaLot Integration Labs: Spotlight on the North Aegean Lab
What is an Integration Lab? LandSeaLot Integration Labs (LILs) are testing sites in which researchers and partners are developing a common strategy for observing land-sea interface areas throughout Europe. LILs are piloting new methods, technologies and community-based approaches to improve how we observe, study and understand essential areas like river mouths, estuaries and deltas. These...
Read MoreCitizen science trainings at the North Aegean
Alexandroupuli (Greece) – October 20 – 26, 2025 LandSeaLot researchers will hold trainings and demonstrations with local universities, river management organisations, and fishers to deploy low-cost sensors including fishing nets to track microplastics in the water. Local interested parties can contact cfrangoulis@hcmr.gr for more information.
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Transat Café l’Or – Le Havre (France)
Le Havre (France) – October 26, 2025 Come and join us ! LandSeaLot will offer informal training and awareness activities to promote observation of the land-sea interface, highlighting the use of low-cost sensors and citizen science initiatives. The goal is to build capacity among coastal communities and recreational sailors in participatory observation practices. Content and...
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Meeting Local Communities for Global Impact: LandSeaLot at The Ocean Race, Portsmouth
LandSeaLot and TransEurope Marinas brought hands-on citizen science to The Ocean Race Europe stopover in Portsmouth (14-16 August, 2025), inviting attendees to discover the crucial role of local communities in coastal observation. Melanie Symes (TransEurope Marinas) and Laura Fantuzzi (PhD student, Portsmouth University) at the LandSeaLot stand. Credit: The Ocean Race TransEurope Marinas’ Melanie Symes...
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