TEAM LEADERS
COORDINATORS
Research Line 1
Cristina Marisa Ribeiro de Almeida
Laura Maria Simões Coutinho Guimarães
Research Line 2
Francisco Arenas Parra
Ana Maria Ferreira Bio
Research Line 3
Maria Helena Tabuaço Rego Martins Peres
Rodrigo Otávio de Almeida Ozorio
Research Line 1
Removing and monitoring chemical and plastic contamination: towards zero pollution NW Portuguese waters
Patrícia Gonçalves Marques Cardoso Teixeira
Activity Leader
Toxic effects of emerging contaminants under multistressor scenarios
Maria Teresa Garrett Silveirinha Sottomayor Neuparth
Activity Leader
Modelling and ecotoxicological tools to assess environmental risk for water column and seafloor organisms
Miguel Alberto Fernandes Machado e Santos
Activity Leader
Modelling and ecotoxicological tools to assess environmental risk for water column and seafloor organisms
Lúcia Maria das Candeias Guilhermino
Activity Leader
Monitoring and effects of plastic contamination and emerging contaminants of concern; Monitoring and effects of microplastics in invertebrates
Catarina Fernanda de Carvalho Pinheiro Teixeira
Activity Leader
Efficiency of wastewater treatments for nutrient removal
Adriano Agostinho Donas Bôto Bordalo e Sá
Activity Leader
Efficiency of wastewater treatments for nutrient removal
Alberto Teodorico Rodrigues Moura Correia
Activity Leader
Toxic effects of emerging contaminants under multistressor scenarios
Maria de Fátima Magalhães Carvalho
Activity Leader
Using microbial consortia as a biotechnological tool to tackle persistent and emerging contamination
Sandra Cristina da Costa e Silva Ramos
Activity Leader
Monitoring and effects of microplastics in larval fish
Laura Maria Simões Coutinho Guimarães
Coordinator
Efficiency of toxicity removal and risk assessment; Assessment of nature-based, chemical and ferromagnetic solutions toxicity removal; Governance and outreach actions towards zero pollution in NW Portuguese waters
Cristina Marisa Ribeiro de Almeida
Coordinator
Mitigating solutions for chemical contamination; Constructed and natural wetlands as nature-based solutions to reduce contaminants inputs in aquatic environments; Governance and outreach actions towards zero pollution in NW Portuguese waters
Research Line 2
Regeneration of degraded habitats
Agostinho Antunes
Activity Leader
Genomics of habitat regeneration & biotechnological relevance
Luís Filipe Costa e Castro
Activity Leader
Genomics of marine species
Vânia Jesus Paiva Freitas
Activity Leader
Nature Based solutions for degraded habitats recovery
Joana Costa Vilhena de Bessa Campos
Activity Leader
Ecogeography of estuarine key species
Joana Rita Bogalho Teixeira Xavier
Activity Leader
Genomics of marine species
Jean-Baptiste Ledoux
Activity Leader
Genomics of marine species; Conservation (MPAs) and restoration policies
Sandra Cristina da Costa e Silva Ramos
Activity Leader
Ecosystem services of NW Portugal as baseline for prioritizing habitats to be regenerated
Catarina Maria Pinto Mora Pinto de Magalhães
Activity Leader
Novel approaches to aquatic species’ assessmen; Marine microbiome monitoring
Paula Cristina Fernandes Campos
Activity Leader
Genomics of marine species
Sofia Ester e Sousa de Aguilar Dias
Activity Leader
Nature Based solutions for degraded habitats recovery
Marina Paula Dolbeth Henriques da Silva
Activity Leader
Solutions for degraded habitats restoiration and regeneration; Nature Based solutions for degraded habitats recovery
Cândida Maria Gomes Vale
Activity Leader
Assessing condition and dynamics of habitat; Distribution, condition and dynamics of coastal habitats
Ana Maria Ferreira Bio
Coordinator
Connect Citizens in Ocean Restauration and Protection Actions
Francisco Arenas Parra
Coordinator
Assessing condition and dynamics of habitats; Distribution, condition and dynamics of coastal habitats; Connect Citizens in Ocean Restauration and Protection Actions
Research Line 3
Decarbonising our waters and ocean
Tiago João Fazeres Marques Ferradosa
Activity Leader
Renewable energy
Paulo Jorge Rosa Santos
Activity Leader
Renewable energy
Francisco Taveira Pinto
Activity Leader
Renewable energy
Paulo Manuel Rodrigues Vaz Pires
Activity Leader
Eat more fish to reduce carbon footprint; Ensuring the fresh aquatic foods quality thought out the shelf life – effect of biopreservatives
Tânia Ribeiro Pereira
Activity Leader
Kelp reforestation; IMTA vs Traditional aquaculture
Isabel Maria Trigueiros Sousa Pinto Machado
Activity Leader
Clean up the ocean; Kelp reforestation; IMTA vs Traditional aquaculture
Maria João Faria Leite Dias dos Santos
Activity Leader
Eat more fish to reduce carbon footprint; Ensuring fresh aquatic foods sanity quality;
Rodrigo Otávio de Almeida Ozorio
Coordinator
Towards a carbon neutral fish production;Impact of the novel feed ingredients produced in A3.1.1 on mass-energy budget and fish resilience
to climate change; Bridging the gaps between research and public awareness towards decarbonization of fish
industry;
Maria Helena Tabuaço Rego Martins Pires
Coordinator
Towards a carbon neutral fish production; Use of local agro-industrial by products and functional additives as a tool to reduce carbon; Bridging the gaps between research and public awareness towards decarbonization of fish industry; footprint of aquaculture;