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Irish Living Lab Day 3: Bantry Marine Research Station
 Irish Living Lab Day 3: Bantry Marine Research Station 1024 576 PHAROS Project
Can strategically farmed seaweed, placed just 200 metres from a commercial salmon farm, actually restore marine habitats? The PHAROS project’s first full season of data from Bantry Bay, where winged and sugar kelp are cultivated, has delivered unexpected answers. The control site (no salmon) grew more kelp, but the Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) site hosted far more tiny marine life, revealing a complex, surprising trade-off between biomass and biodiversity. read more
Ireland Living Lab Day 2: Blue Economy Innovation & Skills Forum gets under way at MTU Tralee
 Ireland Living Lab Day 2: Blue Economy Innovation & Skills Forum gets under way at MTU Tralee 1024 423 PHAROS Project
Blue Economy Innovation & Skills Forum kicks off at MTU Tralee, with parallel online workshop for EU Blue Schools Industry leaders, entrepreneurs and students have gathered at MTU’s North Campus in Tralee this morning for the Blue Economy Innovation & Skills Forum, exploring the future of Ireland’s ocean industries and the talent needed to power them. Keynote speaker Wayne Murphy (Hatch Blue) delivers a global perspective on aquaculture and blue economy innovation, alongside interactive workshops on fisheries, seaweed and coastal tourism. read more
PHAROS Irish Living Lab Day 1: Ireland Charts Course for 30×30: Marine Protected Areas Take Centre Stage at MTU, Kerry
 PHAROS Irish Living Lab Day 1: Ireland Charts Course for 30×30: Marine Protected Areas Take Centre Stage at MTU, Kerry 1024 707 PHAROS Project
Over 60 marine scientists, policymakers, and coastal stakeholders convened in person and online at Munster Technological University’s new STEM building for the first session of the PHAROS Irish Living Lab Event, focused on effective management of marine protected areas (MPAs). read more
Santorini Blue Loop Living Lab Successfully Launched with a Three-day Programme of Action and Collaboration
 Santorini Blue Loop Living Lab Successfully Launched with a Three-day Programme of Action and Collaboration 1024 683 PHAROS Project
From 14 to 16 May 2026, the Santorini Blue Loop Living Lab, developed within the PHAROS project framework, successfully launched in Santorini, Greece. read more
Pharos MarCoLab Ireland Mega Event, Living Lab in Kerry & Cork, 26–28 May 2026
 Pharos MarCoLab Ireland Mega Event, Living Lab in Kerry & Cork, 26–28 May 2026 660 360 PHAROS Project

MarCoLab Ireland invites you to the second PHAROS Mega Event, an exciting three-day event from 26 to 28 May 2026 in South-West Ireland (Kerry and West Cork). Join the Atlantic and Arctic Lighthouse community to promote marine restoration, ocean literacy,…

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Islands Forge Path to Healthier Seas: Canary Islands Living Lab Launch and the PHAROS Mega Event
 Islands Forge Path to Healthier Seas: Canary Islands Living Lab Launch and the PHAROS Mega Event 1024 681 PHAROS Project

LAS PALMAS, Gran Canaria – For three days at the end of January 2026 (28-31), the Canary Islands became the focal point for a concerted effort to rethink how we protect and restore marine environments. The first PHAROS Mega Event, hosted…

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The Heartbeat of the Ocean: How a Canarian School Turned a Musical Dream into a Blue Revolution
 The Heartbeat of the Ocean: How a Canarian School Turned a Musical Dream into a Blue Revolution 1024 575 PHAROS Project

January 30, 2026, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria: A public school in Gran Canaria has earned a recognition through PHAROS project after turning a teacher’s offhand comment into a full-scale musical about ocean conservation. “The Heartbeat of the Ocean,” written and…

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Citizens Become Scientists in Canary Islands “BioBlitz”
 Citizens Become Scientists in Canary Islands “BioBlitz” 1024 768 PHAROS Project
On 31 January 2026, families, snorkellers, and divers came with a purpose to document what lives in the water during the BioBlitz day. read more
Best Practices in Living Labs Report
 Best Practices in Living Labs Report 1024 594 PHAROS Project
The first “Best Practices in Living Labs Implementation” workshop, organised at the Clúster Marítimo de Canarias on January 30, 2026, and forming part of the PHAROS Project series, brought together a consortium of European projects. read more
MarCoLab Officially Launched: We can transform the coast of the Canary Islands
 MarCoLab Officially Launched: We can transform the coast of the Canary Islands 1024 768 PHAROS Project

Government officials, scientists, and industry leaders gathered at the Canary Islands Maritime Cluster (CMC) to inaugurate MarCoLab, a new “Living Lab” for the PHAROS project, with a simple yet powerful message: protecting the sea is no longer a task that can…

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