TRIDENT Successfully Held Second Webinar!

The second TRIDENT webinar focused on deep sea ecosystem health and offered participants an opportunity to share their current knowledge and results.

This event took place on 18 November, 2025 from 11.00 h to 13.00 h CET and brought together a total of 21 participants.

During the two hour session four EU funded projects presented their research activities in the field of deep sea protection: MiningImpact, GES4SEAS, REDRESS and BioProtect. The speakers introduced their research locations and explained the ocean regions where their work is carried out. They also described the technologies used in their studies, including specialised equipment designed for operations at great depths. The last speaker was Andrew Wheeler from TRIDENT, who spoke in his presentation about Defining Environmental Baselines for Deep-Sea Disturbance Monitoring. This topic represents Work Package 2 of the TRIDENT project. The webinar concluded with a presentation of the TRIDENT project followed by an open discussion where participants asked further questions and exchanged experiences.

Together, the participating projects advance scientific understanding of deep sea ecosystems and the tools required to protect them. MiningImpact evaluates the ecological effects of deep sea mining and defines indicators and thresholds for significant harm. GES4SEAS builds on these insights to support effective marine management and to reduce human pressures in key deep sea regions. REDRESS identifies degraded habitats and develops methodological guidance for their restoration. BioProtect strengthens this framework through modern biodiversity monitoring methods, including eDNA, aimed at safeguarding and regenerating deep sea environments.

We would like to thank all participants and especially the representatives of the individual projects who delivered their presentations and generously shared their expertise during the discussion. Our appreciation goes to Sabine Gollner, Fábio L. Matos, Cristina Gambi and Julian Burgos.

We look fordward to seeing you on our next events!