To encapsulate my curriculum, I would first highlight my formal education: a BSc in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, an MSc in Scientific Culture and Outreach in Science at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, and an MSc in Conservation Biology at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. This coalescence of natural and social sciences forms the foundational backbone of my academic pursuits. Both my master's theses were centred around human dimensions of environmental management, both receiving praise and high scores (18/20 and 19/20). One examined behaviours, attitudes, norms and beliefs surrounding wildlife poisoning in north-eastern Portugal; the other explored the drivers of human behaviours related to illegal sea turtle trade in Cabo Verde and resulted in an article published during 2022 in Conservation and Society, an open-access Q1 rated journal in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. This latter work further led to an oral presentation at the 40th International Sea Turtle Symposium. More recently, my work in the PESCAz project has led to a variety of outputs, such as my recent submission of an article regarding Azorean fishers' fatigue of participating in research, a number of co-authored papers on using fishers' knowledge in stock assessment, various oral presentations at meetings and conferences, and the development of an outreach initiative involving fisheries science communication videos. This last production led to an award-winning presentation for Best Short Presentation on Tools for Science Communication at SciComPt 2022. As a follow-up to this science outreach and to a sequence of questionnaires I co-designed and conducted with fishers, I organized and engaged in numerous workshops and meetings with all Azorean fisher associations. At these workshops, with the aim of finding common ground, I discussed with association representatives how science and industry groups can better work together to improve decision-making within fisheries. Armed with the experience acquired throughout these endeavours, I contributed with perspectives from the Azorean small-scale fisheries to ICES working groups and workshops (WGIAZOR, WKENSURE and soon WKSTIMP and WGSOCIAL). Representing my research group, I have taken part in several ocean-related events linked to the Azores, such as the "Ocean Literacy for the Ocean Decade Symposium", the Faial based "ShowMar - Feira do Mar dos Açores" and the "Semana das Pescas dos Açores". As part of ongoing self-development, I have continuously participated in relevant courses, most recently the Safety at Sea programme at the professional school Escola do Mar dos Açores, a qualitative analysis workshop using flexible coding promoted by the Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources programme, a visual communication course for scientists at OKEANOS, and classes on low-budget science video production by the EvoKE network. Furthermore, interdisciplinary connections at the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries have allowed me to collaborate in broad activities, such as curating a museum exhibition at the Angra do Heroísmo Public Library, write newspaper pieces about current research at OKEANOS, and communicate marine science concepts to younger students.