The underwater camera at Cape Madonna is working again!
Dear visitors of the website "Underwater camera at Cape Madonna",
we are pleased to inform you that the underwater camera at Cape Madonna is working again and also offers a better picture.
Ocean4Biotech Marine Biotechnology Hackathon
Dear colleagues,
Next month (10-11.7.21) we are organizing a 48-hours hackaton with the aim to co-create knowledge and expand our collaborative networks in marine biotechnology. Everyone is invited, regardless of their seniority level or field of expertise. The ocean is vast, so the expertise needed to sustainably valorize it should cover everything, from biology to legal aspects. We are also kindly inviting you to spread the word among your colleagues, peers and students. There will be prizes and opportunities to write future joint publications and prepare for the future Horizon EU (and other) calls. Pass this invitation to any colleagues that might be interested in participating! Registration links are provided at the end of this message.
Advancing knowledge on marine connectivity is key to support transition to a sustainable blue economy
Oceans and seas cover more than 70% of the Earth and deliver multiple ecosystem services, including some that shape human societies (e.g., food provision, climate regulation). Marine assets represent the 7th largest economy in the world. Sustainable management of the oceans and seas is, therefore, essential. Yet, their protection lags far behind that of terrestrial habitats.
"International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems" IMDIS 2021
From April 12-14, 2021, the online conference "International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems" IMDIS 2021 will be held, with the participation of Marine Biological Station Piran of National Institute of Biology. NIB -MBS is a partner in the SeaDataCloud project, which is one of the organizers of the conference.
HarmoNIA Project latest news
We invite you to read the latest news from HarmoNIA (Harmonization and Networking for contaminant assessment in the Ionian and Adriatic Seas) Project, which has officially ended on 30 June 2020.
»From good data to good decisions: knowledge sharing for harmonized policies on contamination issues in the ADRION seas. From monitoring to risk assessment«
Invitation to the day of open doors of the Marine biology station Piran, National institute of biology, 25. 9. 2020
You are invited to the day of open doors of the Marine biology station Piran, National institute of biology.
In case of a small number of applications, the organizer reserves the right to change the program.
Initial dilution of polluted water also in Octave
The Matlab scripts for the initial dilution were translated to work also in Octave, the free software available at https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/, which you may easily install on your computer.
Octave scripts for the initial dilution of polluted water are available here, which need to be put in the folder that is noted by Octave. In the Octave command window one needs only to run the script by typing "run splinmat".
The scripts were edited by Boris Petelin.
Initial dilution of pollutant that emerges from submarine orifice into a stratified sea
Prof. dr. Vlado Malačič from Marine Biological Station Piran of the National Institute of Biology has been involved in research of the dilution of fecal contaminated meteoric water from municipal discharges into the sea for more than 20 years. In this regard, several reports have been written, as well as articles in reputable international journals. Prof. dr. Malačič also developed a computer program that calculates such dilution.
You can get the source code of the program in Matlab, the data required for it, and the reports and articles related to dilution at the following link.
Piran awaits attendees for the 4th International Conference Ocean Governance for Sustainability
From 25–27 November, 2019 the European COST Action “Ocean Governance for Sustainability – Challenges, Options and the Role of Science” (CA15217) gathers for their 4th International conference in the coastal city of Piran, Slovenia. The conference is hosted by the National Institute of Biology (NIB) under the coordination of the Local Organiser Valentina Turk, Alenka Malej, and Jerneja Penca, who are excited to welcome around 55 participants from 29 countries from science and politics discussing the future of our oceans during a variety of scientific workshops and lectures.
HarmoNIA reached its first milestone!
Project HarmoNIA has reached its first milestone ! One step closer to sharing harmonized data and information on marine contaminants in the Adriatic & Ionian Seas.