This October, AQUARIUS delivered a hands-on training opportunity for hydrographic surveyors and seabed mappers in collaboration with HydroOctave and INFOMAR. Hosted aboard the Marine Institute’s state-of-the-art research vessel Tom Crean, the programme provided participants with the rare opportunity of learning at sea while working directly with industry-standard multibeam echosounder (MBES) systems.   The training programme…

Phycotoxins pose a serious threat to human and animal health, as they can build up in shellfish and fish and cause poisoning when consumed. In humans, they can lead to severe gastrointestinal symptoms as well as neurological effects. These toxins cannot be removed by cooking or freezing, making prevention and early monitoring essential. They are…

The second AQUARIUS Transnational Access Funding Call opened on 2 September and will remain open until 28 October 2025. To support applicants, AQUARIUS is offering a webinar to inform participants about the updates to this Call’s eligibility criteria and give a demo of the Transnational Access Platform (TAP), the online tool where applications are submitted. …

The second AQUARIUS Transnational Access (TA) Funding Call is open from 2 September to 28 October 2025, providing researchers, industry, and citizen science groups with the opportunity to access world-class marine and freshwater research infrastructures free of charge. Building on the experience and feedback from the first call, this call has some updates to eligibility…

 As we get ready to launch our second AQUARIUS Funding Call on 2 September 2025, we Spoke with Aodhán Fitzgerald, Research Vessel Operations Manager at the Marine Institute and AQUARIUS Coordinator, to hear all about the outcomes of Call 1 🔍 and how these are helping shape what's next for Call 2! 💡 📌 Watch…

🌍From 23 - 27 June 2025 at the ESA Living Planet Symposium, Ils Reusen from VITO Remote Sensing presented the 2nd AQUARIUS Funding Call – Transnational Access to Research Infrastructure at the VITO booth. 🔬Ils highlighted how researchers can apply for fully funded access to leading marine and freshwater infrastructures across Europe with AQUARIUS 👉If…