MARIS / mɑːˈriːz / name [origin: Latin]
1. of the sea
2. MArine Research for Innovative Solutions
Welcome to the MARIS lab — a research group based at the University of South Australia and run by Dr Zoë Doubleday. At MARIS we deliver science that is relevant and responsive to today’s environmental challenges. Everything we do is underpinned by our mission to ensure science is not hidden behind closed doors but is communicated to You and Your community.
If you would like to know more about what we do, or explore new and creative ideas with us, please get in touch or check out our research themes below.
Ocean research. Oceanic stories. Healthy oceans.
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Ecology & management of octopus
We have over 15 years experience working on octopus and other cephalopods and Zoë is a regular media commentator on these fascinating animals. We are currently working on a range of projects that support the sustainable management and conservation of octopus.
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Sustainable Fisheries & Blue Foods
We are working on a range of projects to support the sustainable production of bluefoods (i.e. seafood). Projects include developing better methods to determine the provenance and authenticity of bluefoods, as well as understanding the life histories of commercially harvested species.
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Environmental & Life History Reconstruction
We analyse chemical and physical variations in the hard tissues of marine animals (e.g. shells and bones) to reconstruct past environments and the life histories of animals. This field of research is call sclerochronology and can help answer questions in ecology, climate science, and food science.
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Science Communication
Our mission is to ensure science is not hidden behind closed doors but rather communicated to the media and public. We not only undertake research on how to boost the readability and readership of what scientists write, but challenge the status quo on how science is communicated.