Newsletter #71

Dolphins’ blow may reveal the state of health of these marine mammals

Researchers at CIIMAR are helping to develop an approach to identify potential pathogens through non-invasive analysis of the microbiome present in cetacean blow.

07 August 2026

Dolphins’ blow may reveal the state of health of these marine mammals

CIIMAR NEWS

CIIMAR and IPMA strengthen their partnership with new laboratories dedicated to monitoring the marine environment

CIIMAR joins forces with four research centres to champion the ocean as a strategic area for Portuguese science

Bianca Reis wins SPECO’s 2026 PhD Prize in Ecology

FRESH OFF THE PRESS!

Estudo desenvolve novo método para monitorização da saúde dos golfinhos

Oceano reivindica lugar entre os Domínios Estratégicos da AI²

Podemos recolher areia e conchas da praia? Ou é prejudical ao ambiente?

NEW WAVES IN SCIENCE!

Stock discrimination of the axillary seabream Pagellus acarne (Teleostei: Sparidae) along the mainland Portuguese coast using a complementary otolith geochemistry approach

Dietary synergy of chub mackerel and quinoa in reducing cognitive decline and retinal degeneration in the 5XFAD Alzheimer’s mouse model

Range expansion of two non-indigenous sponges (Porifera) in southern European waters: new records from the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula

EVENTS TO DIVE INTO

Blue Think Conference 2026

12th Congress on Coastal Zone Planning and Management in Portuguese-Speaking Countries

2026 International Atmospheric River Conference

LEVEL UP YOUR SKILLS

Exhibition: Sea Monsters

Budget Management and Saving

Mind Tide – Suicide Prevention

How to Host Sustainable Events

Mind Tide – Before It Explodes: Recognising and Redirecting Anger and Frustration

AI in Academia: Rethinking Practices or Becoming Captive

Effective PhD Meetings and Efficient Feedback in Doctoral Supervision

Research Data Management and Open Science for PhD Students

Research Integrity

CATCH UP WITH CMIAS

Discovering Microplastics: From the Douro Estuary to Environmental and Human Health

Exhibition: “A Look at the World of Sponges.”

Exhibition: “Freshwater Mussels”

Ciência Viva in the Summer

Exhibition: “Amphibians: One Foot in the Water, the Other on Land”

JOIN THE CIIMAR CREW

2026_056_IJ_SEACHANGE: International selection procedure for a doctoral researcher

2026_051_BI_AtlantidaII: Call for research grant

2026_068_BI_ATLANTIDA II: Call for research grant

2026_070_TS_NANOBIOESCUDO: Selection procedure for 1 research technician

2026_076_IJ_ECOAT: Internacional selection procedure for a rserarcher doctoracte

2026_065_IC_UID_CIIMAR: International call for the recruitment of a coordinating researcher (1 position)

2026_062_BIPD_2 ApexChange: Call for a post-doctoral research grant

WHAT'S NEW OUT THERE?

DOCUMENT

Declaração Conjunta sobre o Oceano e a Saúde Humana

CONFERENCE

História da Ciência Náutica Portuguesa: Investigações Recentes e Perspetivas Futuras

TRAINING

UPWELLING Academy

SMOOTH SAILING: SAFETY FIRST!

SAFE LAB

Chemical Products Storage

Working at the Frontier of Ocean

Knowledge and Innovation