LandSeaLot at The Ocean Race Europe: Empowering Coastal Observation
Ocean Race Europe Route. This summer, LandSeaLot will be present at several stops along The Ocean Race Europe, one of the longest and most challenging global sporting events. The Ocean Race Europe will see the world’s best sailors in competition, and will bring together major Ocean stakeholders including researchers and coastal communities. LandSeaLot invites Ocean...
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How the data you collect fuels collective knowledge: the FAIR data journey
Surfer scientists collecting water temperature data. Credit: Norman Pennchhieti. LandSeaLot is working with citizen scientists and local communities to collect and share data about land-sea interface areas such as river estuaries, deltas, beaches and bays. These areas are crucial to life on earth and the livelihoods of billions of people. To achieve these goals, our...
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Surfer Scientists join LandSeaLot partners at the United Nations Ocean Conference 2025
Surfer scientists in Antibes, France. Credit: Angeliki Karampourouni (SSBE). How are surfers growing our shared knowledge of the ocean? At the United Nations Ocean Conference, which took place in Nice in June 2025, representatives from LandSeaLot helped demonstrate the scientific power of the surfing community. UNOC marked a key moment for advancing global cooperation in...
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The LandSeaLot Observer – Issue 4 – June 2025
ISSUE 4 – June 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: Julia Vera• LandSeaLot Integration Labs in...
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From Mooring to Monitoring: Marinas as Observation Hubs with Melanie Symes
Melanie Symes, Manager at TransEurope Marinas. Situated at the land-sea interface area, marinas are uniquely positioned to support ocean observations. Their infrastructure, communities, and location make them ideal platforms for collecting data and fostering ocean literacy. For Melanie Symes, Manager at TransEurope Marinas and partner in LandSeaLot, the stakes are higher than ever. In this...
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Ongoing Workshops at the LandSeaLot Integration Labs
Summary of Recent LandSeaLot Activity The LandSeaLot Integration Labs are testing centres designed to pilot actions that address specific challenges relevant to their region, such as pollution, carbon fluxes and stocks, or prediction and adaptation to climate change threats. They are dynamic testing grounds that provide insights into the feasibility and challenges encountered in each...
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+ATLANTIC researchers within the LandSeaLot consortium team up with Escola Azul (Blue Schools)
In May 2025, +ATLANTIC researchers at the Tagus and Sado Estuary LandSeaLot Integration Lab introduced the LandSeaLot project to basic and secondary school students, delivering small sensors for students to install in coastal areas and collect data on ocean temperature. This collaboration is supported by Escola Azul (Blue Schools), who are working to build a...
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LandSeaLot Integration Labs: Spotlight on the Wadden Sea, Rhine Delta and Elbe Estuary
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...
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Vacancy: Postdoc – Phytoplankton blooms diversity and dynamics in coastal waters
LandSeaLot partner Nantes Université is #Hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the project and study phytoplankton bloom diversity and dynamics in coastal waters. 📍 Location: France 🗓️ Deadline: 20 July 2025 at 18:00 (CET). 📌 Language: English Supervised by: Pierre GERNEZ The post-doctoral researcher will carry out scientific and technical tasks, focusing on advancing the...
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News from the Seine Estuary and Bay LandSeaLot Integration Lab: First Tests of Cost-Effective Sensors Complete!
From April 25-30, 2025, researchers at the Seine Estuary and Bay LandSeaLot Integration Lab performed their first tests of cost-effective technology aboard the RV Côtes de la Manche. The experiment took place as part of the PHRESQUES field campaign, a 10-year series of research cruises dedicated to maintaining coastal observatory stations around the Seine Estuary...
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