Click on the entries below to read more and find a PDF summary report for each of the MARCO-BOLO workshops.
A virtual workshop was held on the 5th of April 2024 to discuss the workflows that will be created for key analytical processes as part of MARCO-BOLO Work Package 5, which centres on Modelling & Mapping Coastal and Marine Biodiversity. The workshop was organised by VLIZ and LifeWatch ERIC and saw the participation of all collaborating partners.
The first Community of Practice (CoP) event was organised jointly with the first CoP co-design/co-creation workshop on the 23 May 2024. The event represented both generators and users of marine biodiversity data, products, and services in the EU and beyond. It brought together over 70 experts and stakeholders in marine, freshwater and coastal biodiversity data.
The 2nd Co-design/Co-creation Workshop of the MARCO-BOLO project took place on the 6 November 2024 in Sitges (Spain). The workshop brought together approximately 50 participants, including representatives from the JRC, DG MARE, DG ENV, and various national institutions responsible for biodiversity monitoring across EU Member States. Under the title: Solutions for Improving Marine Biodiversity Monitoring, the main objective of thia Workshop was to showcase effective solutions to address some of the challenges faced by generators and users of marine biodiversity data.
After a general introduction to the Work Package 1 activities and goals the requirements on each WP were explained and demonstrated using the shared Google Sheets for correct internal data and information management plan.
In preparation of the WP2/WP5 joint workshop, a Data Analysis Challenge was launched on the 23rd of August, inviting members of the eDNA community to participate in analysing phytoplankton and fish eDNA datasets using their preferred bioinformatic pipelines. A virtual workshop was held on the 7th and 8th of October 2024 with MARCO-BOLO WP2 and WP5 collaborators to process and analyse all the submitted data files and to discuss the next steps for calculating Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBV) & Essential Ocean Variables (EOV) metrics, as well as Marine Strategic Framework Directive (MSFD) indicators.