Dr Luca Mirimin

Lecturer in Aquatic Ecology
luca.mirimin@atu.ie

Dr Luca Mirimin, Lecturer in Aquatic Ecology at ATU and Researcher in Conservation Genetics and Applied Molecular Ecology at MFRC.

I hold an honours degree in Natural Sciences from University of Ferrara, Italy (2002) and a PhD in Zoology from University College Cork, Ireland (2007). Prior to my current academic position, I had been a researcher in several projects in UK, South Africa and Ireland. My research interests are in the development and application of molecular tools to aid aquatic ecosystems health and sustainable seafood production.

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Projects

digi4eco – A digital twin of the ocean
digi4eco – A digital twin of the ocean
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FLOW Project – For the Love of Our Waters
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Process-based Assessment for the Good Environmental Status (PAGES)(2025-2028)
The novelty of PAGES lies in its aim to study biodiversity patterns in the context of specific physical oceanographic processes.
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White-Clawed Crayfish CULLEN scholarship
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Mesopelagic fish communities of the NE Atlantic
Contact: Dr Luca Mirimin, Dr Maddalena Tibone
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Determining Population Structure and Connectivity of Relict Oyster Beds on the West Coast of Ireland For Restoration
Contact: Dr José M. Fariñas-Franco
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Integrating eDNA in Marine Spatial Planning
This is a PhD scholarship held by Marina Vingiani and co-funded by ATU (Galway, Ireland) and ISMAR-CNR (Italy)
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PSPSafe project – Paralytic shellfish poisoning events in Ireland
The PSPSafe project is a 4-years project funded by DAFM and involving a collaboration between the Marine Institute, ATU and UCD, to elucidate the causes and identifying potential upcoming impacts of a recent increase of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PSTs) in Irish shellfish.
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Molecular detection of toxigenic and harmful phytoplankton
The primary aim of this CULLEN fellowship is to validate and implement DNA-based methods for the detection and quantification of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) species in Irish coastal waters and sediments into a routine monitoring programme.
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MERMEID – Marine macrofauna diversity using eDNA
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Mytilus species complex genomics
The main aim of this project is to disentangle genetic structure and adaptive potential of mussels in Irish waters to understand native vs non-indigenous species dynamics and enable sustainable seafood production.
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Nephin Forest Lakes Project
This research will determine a baseline list of biological communities, comprising aquatic and semi-aquatic plants, invertebrates and vertebrates of dystrophic lakes and pools within Nephin Forest using eDNA.
Contact: Dr Heather Lally
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