TEAM LEADERS

Maria Paola Tomasino

Project Manager

Ana Paula de Campos Mucha

Principal Investigator

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;