Palma, Balearic Islands, November, 4-5, 2025
Coastal Resilience: Mitigating Threats for Healthy Oceans
Workshop
Programme
Day 1
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
08:30 | Registration
09:00 | Welcome
09:30 | SESSION 1: Coastal Protection (physical and biological processes) · Chair: Miguel Agulles
09:30-09:35| Short introduction
09:35-10:10 | Joanna Staneva: Digital Twins and Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Resilience. From data to action: integrating science and nature for resilient coasts.
10:10-10:45 | Goneri Le Cozannet: Turning adaptation to sea-level rise as an opportunity to better manage coastal ecosystems
10:45-11:05 | Flash Poster Presentations Session 1
10:45 -10:50 Matteo Vergani “Saltmarsh seedling enstablishment under projected sea level rise and implications for coastal protection”
10:50 -10:55 Miguel Agulles Gamez “Changes in a microtidal beach in response to short and long-term marine forcing. The case of Cala Millor (Western Mediterranean)”
10:55-11:00 Gabriel Jordà Sánchez “Seagrass meadows provide essential coastal protection under climate change”
11:00-11:05 Inés Martín Grandes “Enhancing coastal resilience through deepwater observations: Fugro´s support of the Puertos del Estado Network”
11:05-11:35 | Coffee break
11:35 | SESSION 2/1: Human Pressure on coastal environments (demographic shifts, renewable energy, runoff, etc.) · Chair: Andrea Santangeli
11:35-11:40| Short introduction
11:40-12:15 | J. Z. (Judy) Shaumoun-Baranes: Understanding bird movement and implications for wind energy development
12:15-12:50 | Nicolas Courbin: Studying various threats facing seabirds in an offshore wind farm context
12:50-13:10 | Flash Poster Presentations 2/1
12:50- 12:55 Ana Sanz Aguilar “No short-term effects of GLS and GPS on the breeding performance of hydrobates pelagicus in Benidorm island”
12:55-13:00 Silvia Paoletti “Ecology and impacts of the exotic macroalgae Batophora occidentalis on native Mediterranean macrophyte hábitats”
13:00-13:05 Peru Agueda Aramburu “Alterations to Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Posidonia oceanica Berm Due to Human Interference. A Case Study on Urban and Natural Beaches in Mallorca”
13:05-13:10 Andrés Arona Villén “Establishment and growth of transplanted pseudoviviparous plantlets and seedlings of Posidonia oceanica after a Marine Heatwave”
13:10-14:10 | Lunch
14:10 | SESSION 2/2: Human Pressure on coastal environments (demographic shifts, renewable energy, runoff, etc.) Chair: Nuria Marbá
14:10-14:15 | Short introduction
14:15-14:50 | Cristina Linares: Threats of climatic extreme events for marine biodiversity and the interaction with other pressures
14:50-15:25 | Vanessa Stelzenmüller: Understanding socio-ecological impacts of marine spatial planning with offshore renewables, marine conservation and fisheries
15:25-15:55 | Flash Poster Presentations Session 2/2
15:25-15:30 Paloma Carrillo de Albornoz Nuño “Iberostar climate risk assessment indexes”
15:30-15:35 Chiara Martino “Assessing human pressure on the development of two Mediterranean sea urchin species: combined effects of global warming and pollution”
15:35-15:40 Tati Benjumea Tesouro “Initial assessment of sea urchin removal in photophilic macroalgal forests of Mallorca (2023-2025)”
15:40-16:15 | Discussion
16:15-17:15 | Poster exhibition/Cocktail & Snacks / Informal Discussion
Day 2
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
09:00 | SESSION 3: Coastal Services and climate · Chair: Vincent Combes
09:00-09:05 | Short introduction
09:05-09:40 | Nadia Pinardi: Coasts at Risk: Building Stronger, Safer Communities in the UN Ocean Decade
09:40-10:15 | Isabel Ferrera: Microbial communities from the Mar Menor under eutrophication and climate events
10:15-10:50 | Tomasz Dabrowski: Climate and Coastal Services Supporting Coastal Resilience: Examples from Ireland’s Marine Institute
10:50-11:10 | Flash Poster Presentations Session 3
10:50-10:55 Seyieleno Seleyi “Blue carbon potential of seagrass Meadows in temperate tidal flats”
10:55-11:00 Enric Gomis Clar “Global estimates of seagrass blue carbon stocks in biomass and net primary production”
11:00-11:05 Julia Jaca Estepa “The role of Posidonia oceanica in carbon sequestration and coastal protection under global warming scenarios”
11:05-11:10 Diego Vega Gimenez “Nearshore Sea Level from SWOT KaRIn: Resolving Coastal Variability and Extremes”
11:10-11:40 | Coffee break
11:40 | SESSION 4: Restoration Efforts · Chair Gema Hernan
11:40-11:45 | Short introduction
11:45-12:20 | Melinda Coleman: Future-proofing kelp forests
12:20-12:55 | Gabriele Procaccini: Genetic insights for resilient seagrass restoration
12:55-13:25 | Flash Poster Presentations Session 4
12:55-13:00 Ángeles Feria Rodríguez “Seagrass restoration: a review on recovery and restoring actions”
13:00-13:05 Beatriz Marín-Díaz “Restoring Cymodocea nodosa: where do we stand?”
13:05-13:10 Xesca Reynés Fanals “Exploring techniques to enhance seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa) seed germination and seedling development: Ex situ approaches for restoration”
13:10-13:15 Georgina Torras Jordá “Community-rooted seagrass restoration: participatory marine regeneration in Alcanada and Cala Murta (Mallorca)”
13:15-13:20 Dor Shefy “Not just carbon: biodiversity credits for restoration of the marine animal forests”
13:20-13:45 | Discussion
13:45-14:45 | Lunch
14:45-16:45 | Synthesis and Strategic Planning Session
16:45-17:45 | Poster exhibition /Closing Gathering/Cocktail & Snacks
Meet the
Speakers
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