The European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development hosted the meeting ‘Healthier Oceans and Human Beings – Sponges as “engine” of the Deep Sea‘ on the 6th of November at the European Parliament. The meeting was chaired … Read More
On October 2-3 2018, SponGES coordinator Hans Tore Rapp and FAO Senior Office Hassan Moustahfid spoke about deep-sea sponges at the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), Permanent Committee of Management and Science (PECMAS) at NEAFC Headquarters, London, UK. This … Read More
Between the 10th and the 15th of September, four generations of sponge researchers gathered in Marseille to advance our knowledge of the taxonomy (and history, and biology) of Atlanto-Mediterranean deep-sea and cave sponges. The workshop also paved the way for … Read More
Highlights from the SponGES team at the DSBS 2018 (Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – Monterey) to present part of the work done within the project. Karin Steffen presented a talk entitled: “Investigating sponge microbiome and metabolome along a depth gradient“, Ana … Read More
Have a look at Beate Slaby stage at YOUMARES9 (Oldenburg, 11-14 September)!
Shirley Pomponi and Joana Xavier attended the Common Oceans’ Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Bejond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) at the UN headquarters in New York. There, they presented SponGES’ results at a dedicated side event organised by … Read More
The 33rd session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) meets this week in Rome, Italy. A record number of participants (760 in total) will discuss major international fisheries and aquaculture issues including IUU fishing, aquatic genetic resources, and climate … Read More
The three European “sister projects” SponGES, MERCES and Atlas joined forces to bring collaborative research funded under the Galway Statement agenda to the global stage of marine biodiversity. The projects participated together in the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (Montreal, … Read More
Are you a teacher or an educator? Project SponGES, project MERCES and project ATLAS are pleased to invite your students to the large exhibition floor at the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity that will take place in Montreal this May … Read More
Our team member Tiago Henriques da Silva (3B’s – UMINHO) represented project SponGES at the “Blue Economy Research & Industry Dialogue Workshop“, organised by the Blue Tech Cluster Alliance back to back with the Oceanology International conference 2018 (in London). … Read More