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Who cares about algae?

Marine forests are in decline in Madeira. PhD student Alejandro Bernal-Ibáñez explains how his research can aid marine forest restoration and why algae is awesome.

Meet the Team: Ashlie McIvor

PhD student Ashlie McIvor offers her top tips for finding a PhD that's right for you, identifies the ONE big thing you need to be a marine researcher and shares why she loves sharks and rays!

Meet the Team: Sahar Chebaane

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…

Meet the Team: Patrício Ramalhosa

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…

Meet the Team: Sílvia Almeida

“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,…