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I have completed a Masters and Phd within the field of Marine Sciences with a focus in Fisheries. My current key skills include Fisheries Science: Management & Sustainability, Technology; Software: PRIMER & Permanova +, Microsoft (Excel, Powerpoint, etc.), QGiS. R and Inkscape. I have contributed to multiple ICES reports in the last year, as well as preparing technical reports for the TECPESCAS national project from IPMA. I have prepared posters for Encontro Ciência and the MirPuri Foundation (ICRI Ocean Award). I have presented my works regarding TECPESCAS and TramSel at a workshop for TECPESCAS in Peniche ("TecPescas: Principais Pescarias Algarve"), in the 8th World Fisheries Congress ("Fishers, tell us what you¿re working with!"), in the 2021 ICES WGFTFB annual meeting ("Fishing Sepia Officinalis with Modified Trammel Nets: Is Greca the Answer to By-catch?"), the 2023 SAFET Conference ("Protecting essential fish habitats: net modifications in trammel net fisheries off the Portuguese coast.") and was a finalist in EXPO Fish Portugal 2023 award ("Levantando a rede"). Finally, I have created a school project "From Sea to Plate" in which I present to students the process in which catch is brought to their plates with an activity that is adaptable to students from ages 5 to 18.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Monika Szynaka

Citation names

  • Szynaka, Monika Jadwiga

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D010-3DB0-099A
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8243-7307

Email addresses

  • mjszynaka@ualg.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Fishery

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Polish Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/10/01 - 2023/07/26
Concluded
 Marine, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Improving fisheries management through spatio-temporal analysis of catches, discards, fishing effort and selectivity, across different métiers" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good
2015/09/01 - 2017/07/07
Concluded
 Marine Biology Masters (Mestrado)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Reduction of by-catch and discards in the Algarve small-scale coastal fishery using a modified monofilament trammel net" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2011/08/15 - 2014/12/15
Concluded
 Bachelor's in Science - Marine Biology (Bacharelato)
Florida International University, United States
"N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/05/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - 2023 PhD Student Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2017/07/01 Masters Student Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2014/08/01 - 2014/12/01 Learning Assistant In Evolution Course Florida International University, United States
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/05/01 - Current TramSel
G-22-64372
G-24-66147
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 The Schmidt Family Foundation
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Szynaka, Monika Jadwiga; Monteiro, Pedro; Erzini, Karim; Gonçalves, Jorge M.S.; Campos, Aida. "Reducing invertebrate by-catch in a coastal fishery using a raised monofilament trammel net". Fisheries Research 276 (2024): 107040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107040.
    10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107040
  2. Monika J. Szynaka; Mariana Fernandes; Mariana Anjos; Karim Erzini; Jorge M. S. Gonçalves; Aida Campos. "Fishers, Let Us Talk: Validating Métiers in a Multi-Gear Coastal Fishing Fleet". Fishes (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7040174.
    10.3390/fishes7040174
  3. Monika J. Szynaka; Karim Erzini; Jorge M. S. Gonçalves; Aida Campos. "Identifying Métiers Using Landings Profiles: An Octopus-Driven Multi-Gear Coastal Fleet". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9 9 (2021): 1022-1022. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9091022.
    10.3390/jmse9091022
  4. Monika J. Szynaka; Luís Bentes; Pedro Monteiro; Mafalda Rangel; Karim Erzini. "Reducción de la captura secundaria y los descartes en la pesquería costera de pequeña escala del Algarve utilizando una red de trasmallo de monofilamento equipada con una red de protección". Scientia Marina (2018): https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04734.16B.
    10.3989/scimar.04734.16B
Report
  1. ICES. 2024. Workshop to evaluate long-term biodiversity/ecosystem benefits of NEAFC closed and restricted areas (WKECOVME). https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Workshop_to_evaluate_long-term_biodiversity_ecosystem_benefits_of_NEAFC_closed_and_restricted_areas_WKECOVME_/24198771.
    10.17895/ICES.PUB.24198771
  2. ICES. 2024. Workshop 2 on Innovative Fishing Gear¿ (WKING2). https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Workshop_2_on_Innovative_Fishing_Gear_WKING2_/24299146.
    10.17895/ICES.PUB.24299146
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Improving fisheries management through spatio-temporal analysis of catches, discards, fishing effort and selectivity, across different métiers". PhD, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/20063.
  2. "Reduction of by-catch and discards in the Algarve small-scale coastal fishery using a modified monofilament trammel net.". Master, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2017. https://sapiential.ualg.pt/handle/10400.1/10057.
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/06/03 - 2024/06/07 Szynaka, M.J., Pires de Rocha, P., Monteiro, P., Erzini, K., Gonçalves, J.M.S., and Campos, A. Reducing fishing impacts in marine ecosystems: modifications to set nets. ICES WGFTFB Meeting (St.Johns, NL, Canada). 3-7, June 2024.
Conference
 ICES WGFTFB Meeting 2024
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
2023/11/14 - 2023/11/15 Szynaka, M.J., Rocha, P., Monteiro, P., Gonçalves, J.M.S., Campos, A., and K. Erzini. 2023. Tramsel – tornado o rede tresmalho sustentável e durável. Expo Fish Portugal Innovation Award (Sesimbra, Portugal). 14-15, November 2023.
Exhibition
 Expo Fish Portugal
Docapesca Portos e Lotas SA, Portugal
2023/10/03 - 2023/10/05 Szynaka, M.J., Rocha, P., Leitão, P., Gonçalves, J.M.S., and Campos, A. Protecting essential fish habitats: net modifications in trammel net fisheries off the Portuguese coast. Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies (SAFET) Conference (Bali, Indonesia). 3-5, October 2023.
Conference
 Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies (SAFET) Conference
2021/09/20 - 2021/09/24 Szynaka, M.J., Erzini, K., Gonçalves, J.M.S., Campos, A. 2021. Fishers, tell us what you’re working with! 8th World Fisheries Congress (Adelaide, Australia). 20-24, September 2021.
Conference
 8th World Fisheries Congress (Adelaide, Australia)
2021/04/19 - 2021/04/23 Szynaka, M.J., Bentes, L., Monteiro, P., Rangel, M., Erzini, K., Gonçalves, J.M.S., Campos, A. 2021. Fishing Sepia Officinalis with Modified Trammel Nets: Is Greca the Answer to By-catch? ICES WGFTFB Meeting (Online). 19-23, April 2021.
Meeting
 ICES WGFTFB Meeting 2021
Distinctions

Award

2018 PhD Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 Florida Bright Futures Medallion Scholarship

Title

2018 Erasmus Traineeship
Erasmus Plus, Belgium
2013 Dean's List
Florida International University, United States
2012 Dean's List
Florida International University, United States

Other distinction

2021 Working Group Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour Invited Member
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark