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...
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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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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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+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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