A public project-info day, signaling the end of the project, was held on September 27th, via zoom platform, with researchers, students and stakeholders from the aquaculture and adjacent sectors joining the event. In the first part of this meeting, project coordinators Dr. M. Mandalakis and Dr. T. Dailianis discussed the…
The experimental open-sea sponge culture deployed in proximity to the fish farm cages in Chania (Crete) under SPINAQUA framework is now fully operational and it comprises cultivation structures of at least 50 transplants for the selected 4 sponge species Agelas oroides, Sarcotragus foetidus, Axinella cannabina and Chondrosia reniformis. Each one…
SPINAQUA banner is designed and printed to facilitate the communication of SPINAQUA project to academic and non-academic audiences. This informational and educational stand rich in media outlining the project’s objectives, is installed in the highly-visited Cretaquarium (Heraklion, Crete). Leaflets providing a visual presentation of the project and outlining SPINAQUA rationale…
SPINAQUA project participated in the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair organized by HELEXPO and held in Thessaloniki (Greece) between 10 & 18 September 2022. In this event, SPINAQUA was represented by Mrs. E. Vernadou via installation of banner and leaflets within the pavilion of the Greek Ministry of Development under the…
Despoina Varamogianni – Mamatsi participated in the 8th European Bioremediation Conference organized by the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (Crete) and the University of Bologna (Italy), in Chania, Greece between 12 and 17 June 2022. In this assembly, SPINAQUA PhD student had the opportunity to present the recent findings…
SPINAQUA PhD student, Despoina Varamogianni – Mamatsi, participated in the workshop entitled “Circular Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development”, held in the facilities of HCMR in Crete, Greece between 9 and 11 June 2022, under the framework of MARIKAT research project. Therein, Ms Varamogianni – Mamatsi presented the outcomes of in vitro…
SPINAQUA PhD student, Despoina Varamogianni – Mamatsi, gave an interview to “Haniotika nea” newspaper (a daily, local newspaper of Crete) about the exploitation of marine sponges as a means to reduce organic pollution in seawater near aquaculture facilities. The article is available online at https://www.haniotika-nea.gr/chania-lyseis-se-perivallontika-zitimata-mesa-apo-ergasies-ypopsifion-didaktoron/. In detail, Ms Varamogianni –…
A promotional short video providing an overview of SPINAQUA project and promoting the concept of “Sponge-driven Bioremediation/Bioproduction” was prepared to enhance communication through TV broadcasting. The video was streamed from ERTFLIX in the Greek ecological documentary series “Prasines istories” and is available at https://www.ertflix.gr/en/vod/vod.181538-prasines-istories-11.
SPINAQUA PhD student, Despoina Varamogianni-Mamatsi, participated in the hybrid meeting of Ocean4Biotech COST action (CA18238), which was held in the Institute of Marine Biology in Kotor, Montenegro, on 22 October 2021. Despoina Varamogianni-Mamatsi had the opportunity to present to 13 European scientists live, and to 20 more online, one of…
Despoina Varamogianni – Mamatsi has successfully attended the 1st Hackathon for Marine Biotechnology organized by Ocean4Biotech committee between 10th and 11th of July, as a leader of the “Zero-Waste Aquaculture” team. The 48-hour Co-Creation Challenge involved the foundation of an economically sustainable plan to boost the innovation of marine biotechnology…
