CCMAR as partner of EMBRC/Assemble+ participated in the Ocean Sampling Day initiative (OSD2018) as a joint research activity “Genomic Observatories”. The OSD2018 event, is a continuation of the successful worldwide coordinated OSD events of Micro B3 project.

In the solstice day (21^st June) CCMAR now for the 3^rd time samples two nearby sites with very distinct marine environment, inside the lagoonal system (Ramalhete channel, Ria Formosa) and outside the sand barrier (Praia de Faro), to study the marine microbiome.