Anastasiia Iakovleva – University of Haifa
PhD Student at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine SciencesUniversity of Haifa Anastasiia Iakovleva " I am Anastasiia Iakovleva, a first-year doctoral student. My recent PhD research project, conducted…
Aleksei Nelaev – University of Haifa
MSc at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine SciencesUniversity of Haifa Aleksei Nelaev "Aleksei Nelaev is a Master’s degree student at the Dr. Moses Strauss Department of Marine Geosciences…
Tsafrir Ishai – University of Haifa
MSc at the School of Environmental SciencesUniversity of Haifa Tsafrir Ishai " My research thesis is on "The Israeli Sea Trail – as an economic tourism leverage". The Israeli Sea…
Rotem Taasa – University of Haifa
MSc at the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures University of Haifa Rotem Taasa " Rotem Taasa, 29. Connected to Nature and especially to the Great Blue and its wonderful…
Bar Feldman – Bar Ilan University
Postdoc at the MEDs Lab Bar Ilan University Bar Feldman " Monitoring marine environments is vital for understanding ecosystem resilience, especially with rising human impacts and natural disturbances. The Suez…
Dr. Rotem Elinson – Haifa university
Post Doc at the School of Environmental Sciences University of Haifa Dr. Rotem Elinson My name is Rotem Elinson and I am a post-doctoral student at the School of Environmental…
Director’s Message
Words from MERCI’s Director, Prof. Ilana Berman-Frank Israel is essentially an island and the Mediterranean Sea is our lifeline – stretching ~180 km from the northern to the southern borders…
Evaluation Reports
Evaluation Reports Maritime Strategic Evaluation for Israel 2021-2022 A Report by Prof. Shaul Chorev - Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center Report of the National Steering Committee Reviewing the State…
Lachan Roth – Tel Aviv University
PhD student at the School of Marine Sciences Tel Aviv University Lachan Roth Lachan’s research focuses on the keystone echinoid species in the Mediterranean Sea, Paracentrotus lividus, a vital herbivore…
Doron Pinko – Ben Gurion University
PhD student at the School of Marine Sciences Ben Gurion University Doron Pinko My PhD research focuses on the interaction between foraminifera (marine unicellular organisms) and their symbionts. Foraminifera are…