Our new infographic takes from the original “Why sponge grounds matter” one, offering concrete answers straight from the SponGES research (and who doesn’t love Vazella sponges, by the way?). The new infographic is based on these two recent papers: Beazley … Read More
SponGES Partner FAO has coordinated the release of 8 fact-sheets describing the rationale of each project Work Package, its relevance to science and society, as well as the results achieved so far. The fact-sheets are archived in the SponGES documents … Read More
The SponGES synthesis report 2017 is out, offering a quick overview of the work undertaken so far, and of some important achievements. You can download the report in two versions: a light PDF file (ca. 390 Kb) and a high … Read More
SponGES partner FAO just released six info-sheets about deep-sea sponges and their habitats, covering topics like: What is the role of sponges in the marine environment? How can sponges be identified and what are the procedures to preserve sponge samples … Read More
June 8th is World Oceans Day! To celebrate this important event, we are releasing seven cards describing our work and how it fits the 2017 World Oceans Day theme “Our Oceans, Our Future“. Each card is built using the official … Read More
Why do deep-sea sponges matter? Find out with our brand new infographic!
What is a sponge? Why are deep-sea sponges important? Why do we need to study them, and how will SponGES unfold? Find the answers in the first project SponGES fact sheet, just released and available in high (1.1MB) and low … Read More