An interview with Dr. Carlos Andrade Madeira pioneered open ocean aquaculture in the 1990s. Learning from early aquaculture projects around Europe and adapting those processes and equipment for the harsher conditions of the Atlantic Ocean, Carlos Andrade and his team…
At the World Ocean Summit in Lisbon this year, numerous leaders and presenters discussing the myriad threats facing our ocean and planet demanded of their audiences that what we need are more solutions, not more knowledge. Climate change is too…
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the Great Plains of America were seen as a promised land of plenty, with endless space and resources for agriculture. The American government offered land to those who moved west and…
Sahar Chebaane is a specialist on non-indigenous species (NIS) in the South Mediterranean. She’s actively studied the field for the last seven years and is a founding member of the Alliance PAME sud-med – the first alliance between managers of…
On a survey trip around Madeira, our MARE-Madeira researchers found a pod of dolphins playing with plastic. Catching it with their tails (as shown in the video), the dolphins were passing this plastic between each other like a toy. And…
“We Didn’t Even Have Tweezers” What started as one researcher and a technician with a budget of €0 is now Madeira’s largest non-profit marine research institute, home to a 36-strong research team and a further 22 collaborators. At ten years…
Team Member #2, Patrício Ramalhosa joined João Canning-Clode as a research technician at the very beginnings of MARE-Madeira — back when it was the Canning-Clode Marine Lab. In this, our second ‘Meet the Team’ interview, Patrício shares some of his…
Madeira’s Selvagens (‘Savage’) Islands are home to Europe’s and the North Atlantic’s largest fully-protected marine reserve. Fully-protected status is rare in marine reserves and means that no extractive activities can take place within its borders. Even just entering the reserve…
“I did my Bachelor’s, went to work for a company and after a while I thought, ‘Okay, it’s time to evolve more.’ So I came back to research and did my Master’s. After that I went back to industry until,…
“It never occurred to me that my early life was anything but normal. I was aware that not everyone had a father and an uncle who disappeared into the sky in balloons. This is something the Piccards did, though. Some…