Marine sponges have a long history of farming, starting with bath sponges over 5000 years
ago in the Mediterranean. Many species have since been found appropriate for distinct …

A plethora of methods to monitor shallow sublittoral benthic habitats and communities are
available to the marine researcher today. The most widely used methods are reviewed and …

The growth of animals in most taxa has long been well described, but the phylum Porifera
has remained a notable exception. The giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta dominates …

Warmer, more acidic water resulting from greenhouse gas emissions could influence
ecosystem processes like bioerosion of calcifying organisms. Based on summer-maxima …

Before sponge aquaculture is accepted as a commercially viable method of supplying
bioactive metabolites, it must be demonstrated that adequate production of sponge biomass …

This paper describes a stereo photogrammetry method that allows accurate measurements
of volume for sessile epibenthic organisms. It represents a novel approach based on …

Temporal changes in the production of secondary metabolites are far from being fully
understood. Our study quantified, over a two-year period, the concentrations of brominated …

Successful in-sea aquaculture of sponges for metabolite production requires a sound
understanding of the effects of environmental factors on explant growth, survival and …

Biotechnological research on marine organisms, such as ex situ or in situ aquaculture and in
vitro cell culture, is being conducted to produce bioactive metabolites for biomedical and …

Several studies report temporal, geographical, and intra-individual variation in sponge
metabolite yields. However, the internal and/or external factors that regulate the metabolite …