MARIS / mɑːˈriːz / name [origin: Latin] 

1. of the sea

2. MArine Research for Innovative Solutions

📷 “Octopus earbone” by Jasmin Martino

Ocean research. Oceanic stories. Healthy oceans.

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.

Octopus Ecology

Sustainable Fisheries & Blue Foods

Environmental & Life History Reconstruction

Science Communication

This week we published a peer reviewed paper. But it wasn’t your normal type of academic paper. This paper is all about preserving practical, hands-on knowledge, which was a risk of being lost. It is all about making knowledge, that rarely make
It’s international women’s day, it’s roasting hot on the eve of a long weekend, and I’ve spent the day bound to my desk writing…so why not. Happy #iwd #iwd2024 to all the fabulous women I know!
My Adelaide fringe show is done and dusted! I think I’ve found my new calling - science comedy! Thank you to everyone who came along and to @zoodletv who invented this whole thing. And remember the overlords are on their way; it’s best
I’m going to be an Adelaide Fringe artist and take part in a different type of #scicomm - #sciencecomedy! Dive into the depths of marine mysteries with me at Zoodle TV’s “Welcome Squid Underlords” during the @adlfringe🎉🔬 C
Congratulations @erica_donlon_durante for submitting your PhD in 3 years!! Despite COVID curveballs and your supervisor disappearing to having have a baby, you’ve done you PhD with aplomb - 1 paper accepted, 2 in review, & 2 nearly there 👏
Breaking the summer relax mode to chat to @channel7adelaide about the spectacular jellyfish bloom captured by rec divers in South Australia. Thanks Ashlea Kunowski for putting the marine world in the spotlight. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0-hjj
Teaching the little one about elasmobranchs and teleosts, and turtles and echinoderms, and jellyfish and corals and everything inbetween @aquariumofwesternaustralia #marineaquarium #marineeducation #marinelifematters #taxonomy #aqwa
Alien eyes: the last thing you expect to see gracing the toilet walls of a fish ‘n chip shop. This is @cicerellos - home to the largest private aquarium in @westernaustralia and awesome place for little ones to learn about marine life. #sea