🗓️ UP-TO-DATE PROGRAM 

📍 Venue: Moufia Campus, University of La Réunion 

👥 Format: 40 participants (intimate and interactive) 

🎯 Objective: Quality exchanges and networking

Day-by-day program

🌅 MONDAY OCTOBER 6

• Welcome of international participants

• Presentation of La Reunion's landscape in Marine Research

🌊 TUESDAY OCTOBER 7 : Scientific seminars / Brokerage event

• 08:30 : Registration

• 09:00 - 09:45 : Opening Conference

  • • Welcoming words by the organizing committee

    • Bridging Horizons: The REMORA project & Joint Internationalization Strategy | Evelyne Tarnus, Philippe Holstein, Alina Tunin-Ley

    • “From Edge to Center : Outermost regions in the EU Ocean Pact” | Patrizio Mariani (DTU Aqua, Denmark)

• 09:45 - 11:45 : Scientific seminar 1 "Biodiversity hotspots & Oceanic observatories"

  • • Introduction by the Chair | Matthieu Lecorre (Entropie, La Reunion)

    • EEZ scale deep-sea bathymetric and optical mapping of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems | Filipe Porteiro (Okeanos, Dos Açores)

    • Reef socio-ecosystem functioning in the Western Indian Ocean under changing conditions, and Nature-based Solutions for their conservation and rehabilitation | Aline Tribollet (IRD, La Reunion)

    • Long-term monitoring programs of oceanic and coastal marine biodiversity, fisheries and pollution in the Azores | Gui Menezes (OKEANOS, Dos Açores)

    • Mascarene Archipelago Elasmobranch Observatory | Estelle Crochelet (ARBRE, La Reunion)

    • The Réunion National Marine Reserve: an integrated group for knowledge and conservation | Tévamie Rungassamy (RNMR, La Reunion)

    • Physical Access to the EMSO Research Infrastructures for physical and bio-geo-chemical longterm observations in Europe | Ingrid Puillat (EMSO-ERIC, EU)

    • Madeira Coastal Insight Service (MCIS): A Copernicus Marine Collaboration | Alexandra Rosa (OOM, Madeira)

    • General discussion : Building cooperations to foster biodiversity knowledge and conservation 

• 11:45 - 12:55 : Scientific seminar 2 “Cost-effective solutions and small-scale technologies”

  • • Introduction by the Chair | Gotelenne Piaton (CMMI, Cyprus)

    • Acoustic measuring station for continuous and real-time assessment of the level of quietness and the detection of species on the Reunion coast | Julien Dautel (Fetch, La Reunion)

    • Innovative tools for observing and monitoring larval colonization of reef and diadromous fish | Pierre Valade (OCEA Consult’, La Reunion)

    • Underwater photogrammetry: an innovative tool for monitoring seagrass beds | Mathilde Facon (CREOCEAN OCEAN INDIEN, La Reunion)

    • Scaling up coral reef monitoring and restoration using acoustics and AI | Yann Bayle (Reef pulse, La Reunion)

    • Cutting-edge technologies for deep-sea exploration: Madeira case study | Rui Caldeira (OOM, Madeira)

    • General discussion: Co-developing and testing marine technologies

• 14:15 - 16:45 :Scientific seminar 3 “Marine ecosystems Governance & Sustainable blue Economy"

  • • Introduction by the Chair | Luis Lozano (Dalula, Spain)

    • "Outermost" Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters | Luz Paramio (FRCT, Dos Açores)

    • Long-term support of Azores public governance and decision on marine conservation, spatial planning, fisheries and other human maritime activities | Gui Menezes (OKEANOS, Dos Açores)

    • Governing Marine Socio-Ecosystems in the Réunion Island Marine Nature Reserve: Between Global Norms and Local Realities | Laura Suarez Barrera (UMR PALOC / UMR Espace-dev, La Reunion)

    • Art–Science Synergy for Coral Reef Education: Insights from the Récif’Art Project in Madagascar | Pascale Chabanet (UMR Entropie-IRD, La Reunion)

    • Ocean literacy, the invisible Asset! | Ivo Grigorov (DTU Aqua, Denmark)

    • Beyond Ecology: Land–Sea Governance, Policy, and Research in Réunion Island (2000–2024) | Barbara Losen (UMR Espace-Dev, La Reunion)

    • Towards a regional Institute for Ocean, Climate, and Biodiversity Sciences in the SWIO | Vêlayoudom Marimoutou (Université Aix Marseille)

    • Microplastics in fishery products: a case study from the Mascarene islands (Southwest Indian Ocean) | Jessica Beeharry (Chembiopro, La Réunion)

    • Preventing, avoiding and mitigating environmental impacts of fishing gears and associated marine litter | Emma Bello Gomez (ERINN, Irlande)

    • Twinning projects: building scientific and governance capacity for the Blue economy, the Cyprus experience | Gotelenne Piaton (CMMI, Cyprus)

    • General discussion: “Governance & Blue Economy Solutions for Sustainable Islands” 

• 17:00 - 18:00 : Networking & Poster pitchs Session

  • • Evaluating Satellite-Derived Shoreline methods on anthropized coastlines using Sentinel imagery in Madagascar | Manoa Ranaivoson (UMR Espace-Dev, La Reunion)

    • First evidence of microplastic ingestion by mesopelagic fishes from the southwestern Indian Ocean | Miarana Razafimanantsoa (UMR Entropie, La Reunion)

    • Using innovative tools for aquatic ecosystem management: the contribution of eDNA metabarcoding on Reunion Island |  Lou-Anne Jannel (OCEA Consult, La Reunion)

    • RAIE'UNION: Monitoring vulnerable lagoon rays in Réunion Island for conservation planning | Estelle Crochelet (ARBRE, La Reunion)

    • More to come !

Link to abstract table

🚀 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8 : Workshops / Brokerage event

• 08:30 : Registration

• 09:00 - 09:30 : Workshops introduction

• 09:30 - 12:30 : Horizon Europe project development workshops

• 12:30 - 13:30 : Visit of ENTROPIE Lab (invitation-only session)

• 14:00 - 17:00 : Visit of CITEB facilities at CYROI & peer-learning session (invitation-only session)

🏝️ THURSDAY OCTOBER 9 (invitation-only session)

• 09:00 - 12:00 : Visit of CITEB facilities at Le Port & Consortium meeting

• 14:00 - 16:00: Participatory governance workshop at the National Marine Reserve of La Reunion

🌺 FRIDAY OCTOBER 10 (invitation-only session)

• 09:00 - 11:00 : Visit of CEDTM and KELONIA Museum

• 11:00 - 15:00 : Biodiversity hotspots visits

• 15:00 - 17:00: Synthesis and perspectives