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PHYSALIA at the “Investigaciones doctorales a la mar” workshop
The PHYSALIA project will be represented at the III workshop “Investigaciones doctorales a la mar: tesis en curso sobre el cambio climático marino”, to be held on 4 June 2026 at the BIOPARC Aquarium of Gijón, which also participates in … Continue reading
PHYSALIA outreach talk within “Cultura Cercana” programme
The PHYSALIA project contributed to the “Cultura Cercana” programme of the University of Oviedo with the talk “Sea travellers: discovering the Portuguese man o’ war on our coasts”, delivered by Yago Iván Baragaño and Gemma Capeans García. The event took … Continue reading
PHYSALIA at FIMAR 2026
The PHYSALIA project participated in FIMAR 2026 (International Maritime Fair), held from 22 to 24 May in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. This event is a key meeting point for marine science, innovation, and the blue economy, bringing together researchers, … Continue reading
PHYSALIA at the Asturias Science Fair 2026
The PHYSALIA project, with the participation of colleagues from IEO Gijón (Spanish Institute of Oceanography, IEO-CSIC), took part in the Asturias Science Fair 2026, held at the Magdalena Pavilion in Avilés. Together with other research groups, the team shared a … Continue reading
PHYSALIA at the “Anillo Azul” STEAM Hackathon
The PHYSALIA project, which includes researchers from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), participated in the 1st “Anillo Azul” STEAM Hackathon, organized by Fundación Mar de Niebla with support from the Local Employment Agency of Gijón/Xixón and Economic Promotion. The … Continue reading
PHYSALIA contributes to Feijoornadas 2026
The PHYSALIA project took part in an outreach activity ahead of Feijoornadas 2026 (IES Padre Feijoo), welcoming 4th-year secondary students to the Oceanographic Centre of Gijón. During the visit, students learned about researchers’ work and conducted interviews on various marine … Continue reading
PHYSALIA brings marine science from research to primary school classrooms
Within the PHYSALIA project, marine science research is reaching primary school classrooms through the Blue Schools initiative, connecting laboratory and fieldwork with education and raising awareness of the marine environment from an early age. 👉 Read the full story on … Continue reading
“Physalias in the Classroom”: Bringing Marine Science to Schools
Throughout this first quarter of 2026, the #PhysaliaProject has moved from the laboratories into the classrooms. Through the educational talk titled “Physalias in the Classroom”—part of the De Gira con la Ciencia initiative by the University of Oviedo—we have shared … Continue reading
2026 Campaign: Decoding the Biological Sailing Navigation of Physalia physalis
The PHYSALIA Project continues its mission to understand the complex navigation patterns of the Portuguese Man O’ War. In this new 2026 campaign, our research team is deploying cutting-edge technology in Canarian waters to monitor this species—whose extreme fragility prevents … Continue reading
EOMAR and SIANI Begin New Monitoring Effort for Portuguese Man-of-War in the Canary Islands
The ECOAQUA University Institute, through the Ecophysiology of Marine Organisms group (EOMAR), and the University Institute of Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications (SIANI) at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), under the coordination of EOMAR researcher May … Continue reading