Newspaper interview

SPINAQUA coordinator M. Mandalakis gave an interview to “Patris” newspaper (a daily, local newspaper of Crete) and discussed about the exploitation of marine sponges as a means to reduce organic pollution in seawater and simultaneously produce high-valued natural products. The article is available online at https://www.patris.gr/2020/06/11/o-m-mandalakis-stin-p-oi-lagokefaloi-irthan-gia-na-meinoyn-stin-kriti/. Excerpt of the sponge-related…

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Sponges Sampling

A collection of 6 distinct sponge species from coastal sites in Crete was conducted by the SPINAQUA diving team (Thanos Dailianis, Julius Glampedakis, Emmanouela Vernadou) . The sponge fragments were transported and placed with the help of IMBBC aquaria expert Grigoris Skouradakis in experimental aquaria, in order to monitor the…

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