The Sherlock Holmes of the Shark Fisheries Industry
As I experience the joy of a third (or was it a fourth, or a fifth?) lockdown and follow the evolution of multiple new Covid19 variants...
These sponges aren’t for cleaning. A play.
Last week members of the Mariani Lab group’s SpongeDNA team visited the Horniman Museum and Gardens to perform tank experiments. These...
New PhD position available!
Increasingly accurate and affordable DNA sequencing technologies are having a major role in re-defining biodiversity assessment,...
Autumn thoughts
Change of colours, change of scenery, even change of people. Autumn 2019 is a crucial period of passage. We are facing it with...
The Mariani lab is changing!
There have been a lot of changes in the Mariani lab lately! Two of our most talented members have defended and obtained their PhD titles...
FSBI symposium 2019: What the eDNA community has found...
This year’s highly acclaimed FSBI symposium took place in Hull, one of the UK’s award winning cultural cities. In the short five days,...
An Endeavour of Marine Research
Due to massive economic importance (Figure 1.0), much of marine research is focused on commercial fish and shellfish stock surveys. In...
Stable isotopes versus DNA-based tools: can we use these methods to identify commercial fish stocks?
The Seafish Common Language Group meeting Wednesday June 27, 2018, I had the chance to take part in the Seafish Common Language Group...
“SEX IN THE OCEAN”
Stefano Mariani and Chiara Benvenuto, along with Hull’s Isabella Capellini, will chair a symposium on: Sex in the oceans: from molecules...
New PhD position available at the marianilab!
We are seeking an enthusiastic marine ecologist, with a broad understanding of fisheries biology, a proficiency in molecular methods and...
