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MIGUEL JOSÉ TEODORO CORREIA. Completed the Doutoramento in Earth Sciences, Ocean and Environment in 2015/01/22 by Universidade do Algarve, Mestrado in Biology and Management of Marine Resources in 2007/03/23 by Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciencias and Licenciatura in Marine Biology and Fisheries in 2003/12/09 by Universidade do Algarve. Is Research Associate in Project Seahorse, Member of the Specialist Group in International Union for Conservation of Nature and Honorary Member in Hippocampus Marine Institute. Published 20 articles in journals. Organized 2 event(s). Participated in 3 event(s). Co-supervised 3 MSc dissertation(s). Supervised 2 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc e co-supervised 1. Has received 2 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Pos-doctoral Fellow in 1 project(s), Principal investigator in 2 project(s), Research Fellow in 3 project(s), Researcher in 3 project(s) and Technical development in 3 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Ecology and Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biodiversity Conservation. In their professional activities interacted with 34 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Cuttlefish; Culture density; Fertility; Life Cycle; Growth; Fecundity; Hippocampus guttulatus; Hippocampus hippocampus; Syngnathidae; Long term survey; Population abundance; Seasonal changes; Aquaculture; Conservation; Ecology; Seahorse; Pipefish; Red Listing; Ria Formosa; acoustic stress responses; behaviour; seahorses; underwater noise; Thau; Hippocampus sp.; Policy; Geographical distribution; Feeding requirements; Nutrition; Marine Protected Areas; Illegal trade; Syngnathus typhle; Sepia officinalis; Biodiversity; Start-up; Entrepreneurship; Project Seahorse; Marine Species; Zootecnology; Aquarium trade; Lisboa; Portugal; Seadragons; Thermo-haline; Seafloor; Greece; NGO; citizen science; seahorse; Underwater Visual Census; Dredging; Translocation; population assessment; underwater litter; seagrass; Captive-bred; Genetics; Photo-identification; Habitat restoration; Reproduction; Breeding programme; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
MIGUEL JOSÉ TEODORO CORREIA

Citation names

  • Miguel Correia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A71E-B874-01B0
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1846-1174
Google Scholar ID
RcXpu18AAAAJ
Researcher Id
E-8149-2010
Scopus Author Id
16635337100

Email addresses

  • mjcorreia@ispa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34, 1149-041, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2009/01/01 - 2015/01/22
Concluded
 Earth Sciences, Ocean and Environment (Doutoramento)
Major in Marine Sciences
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Trends in seahorse abundance in the Ria Formosa, South Portugal: recent scenario and future prospects" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Summa cum Laude
2004/09/23 - 2007/03/23
Concluded
 Biology and Management of Marine Resources (Mestrado)
Major in Aquaculture
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciencias, Portugal
"Feeding requirements of cultured juvenile cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good
1998/09/01 - 2003/12/09
Concluded
 Marine Biology and Fisheries (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Efeito da densidade de cultivo no crescimento e na reprodução de Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) The University of British Columbia Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Canada
Project Seahorse, Canada
2021/09/01 - 2022/07/31 Postdoc (Research) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
MARE - ISPA, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2021/07/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/03/02 - 2019/12/31 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2012/01 - 2015/05 Research Assistant (Research) Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2007/01 - 2007/12 Research Assistant (Research) Lusoreef, Portugal
2004/01 - 2004/12 Research Assistant (Research) Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2001/01 - 2002/12 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2001/01 - 2002/12 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/03/01 - Current Honorary Member Hippocampus Marine Institute, Greece
Hippocampus Marine Institute, Greece
2018/12/20 - Current Focal Point for Europe International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland
2010/01/01 - Current Research Associate Project Seahorse, Canada
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/10/02 - Current The unknown European seahorses: contribution to increasing the knowledge for the classification and conservation status of the Atlantic seahorse in Portugal
182519021
Principal investigator
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, United Arab Emirates
 The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2021/12/31 HIPPOSAVE - Plano de ação para a recuperação das populações de cavalos marinhos da Ria Formosa
MAR-01.04.02-FEAMP-0029
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Programa Operacional MAR2020, Fundo Europeu dos Assuntos Marítimos e das Pescas (FEAMP)
Ongoing
2018/03 - 2019/12/31 HIPPONUTRE - Cultivo de cavalo marinho de focinho comprido, Hippocampus guttulatus: Optimização zootécnica e avaliação dos requisitos nutricionais
MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP-0054
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Autoridade de Gestão
Ongoing
2014/04/01 - 2015/06/30 HIPPOSAFE - From abundance to disappearance. Identifying causes for Hippocampus guttulatus population decrease in the Ria Formosa.
PTDC/MAR/122616/2010
Research Fellow
Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/04/01 - 2013/09/30 “HIPPOFIN” - Breeding and sampling techniques for genetic analysis of long-snouted seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus)
HIPPOFIN
Researcher
Turun Yliopisto, Finland
 Turun Yliopisto
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2009/12/31 Conserving seahorses in the wild and captivity: the influence of environment and movement
OdL_2009
Researcher
Project Seahorse - UBC, Canada

Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Portugal
Oceanário de Lisboa
Concluded
2005/01 - 2005/09 "SeaHorse Applied Research" (SHAR). Optimization of seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus rearing conditions
SHAR
Technical development
Lusoreef, Portugal

Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Portugal
Lusoreef
Concluded
2004/01/01 - 2005/07/31 AQUASEPIA: Development of aquaculture techniques for the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis
P0009/POCTI 2.3/OUT.01
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Portugal
 Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/09/01 - 2022/07/31 NEXTGEN - Potential for multigenerational acclimation of fishes to ocean warming and acidification
PTDC/CTA-AMB/31532/2017
Post-doc
MARE - ISPA, Portugal
 Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/05/01 - Current SEAGHORSE: Restoration of seagrass habitat and seahorse populations of Ria Formosa lagoon
SEAGHORSE
Scientific Team member
Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Portugal
 FBA- Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2024/12/31 HIPPOTAGUS - Monitorização da população de cavalos-marinhos da frente ribeirinha do concelho de Almada: Levantamento, caraterização e suas ameaças
Almada #1
Supervisor
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal
 Câmara Municipal de Almada
Ongoing
2019/05/02 - 2020/04/30 Os cavalos-marinhos desconhecidos: contributo para o aumento do conhecimento para a classificação e conservação do cavalo marinho em Portugal
268/ODL/nb
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Portugal

Associação Natureza Portugal, Portugal
Oceanário de Lisboa
Ongoing
2017/11/01 - 2018/12/31 Vamos salvar os cavalos-marinhos da Ria Formosa
Vamos salvar os cavalos-marinhos da Ria Formosa
Researcher
Oceanário de Lisboa, Portugal

Fundação Oceano Azul, Portugal
Oceanário de Lisboa

Fundação Oceano Azul
Concluded
2001/02 - 2002/12 SIRIA - Situação de Referência da Região Costeira Algarvia
OC2104/00410/C
Technical development
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Concluded
2001/09 - 2002/09 HALOBATRACHUS (Cadmium and vanadium compounds interactions with sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium pump)
POCTI/QUI/38191/2001
Technical development
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Esteves, Diogo; Teixeira, Diogo; Miguel Correia; Palma, Jorge; Cátia Marques; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Soares, Florbela. "VIBRIO SPECIES ASSOCIATED WITH MORTALITY IN SHORT-SNOUTED SEAHORSE (Hippocampus hippocampus) REARED IN CAPTIVITY". Paper presented in AQUACULTURE EUROPE 2021, 2021.
  2. José Pedro Andrade; Céline Madeira; Miguel Correia; Jorge Palma. "Assigning Hippocampus guttulatus recruits to the populations of origin using microsatellites: Results from a field study in the Ria Formosa (south Portugal)". Paper presented in Mares Conference on Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation 2016, 2016.
  3. Miguel Correia; Koldewey, Heather; José Pedro Andrade; Jorge Palma. "Assessing seahorse abundance: A comparison between two underwater visual census techniques". Paper presented in International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015), 2015.
  4. Miguel Correia; Caldwell, I. R.; Koldewey, Heather; José Pedro Andrade; Jorge Palma. "Seahorse population fluctuations in the Ria Formosa Lagoon, South Portugal". Paper presented in International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015), 2015.
  5. Correia, M.; Koldewey, Heather; José Pedro Andrade. "Human influences on seahorse populations in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portuga". Paper presented in 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC2), 2011.
  6. Jorge Palma; Stockdale, J.; Miguel Correia; José Pedro Andrade. "Growth and survival of adult long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) using frozen diets". Paper presented in XIII International Symposium on Fish Nutrition & Feeding, 2008.
  7. Miguel Correia; Jorge Palma; José Pedro Andrade. "Growth performance of the early stages of broad-nosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle (L.) fed different natural diets". Paper presented in XIII International Symposium on Fish Nutrition & Feeding, 2008.
  8. Jorge Palma; Bureau, D. P.; Miguel Correia; José Pedro Andrade. "Quantitative dietary requirement of juvenile grass shrimp Palaemonetes varians (Leach) for Lysine, Methionine and Arginine". Paper presented in XII International Symposium on Fish Nutrition & Feeding, 2006.
  9. Miguel Correia; Pedro M. Domingues; António Sykes; José Pedro Andrade. "Effects of culture density on growth and broodstock management of the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2004: "Biotechnologies for Quality", 2004.
Journal article
  1. Correia, Miguel. "Monitoring of Seahorse Populations, in the Ria Formosa Lagoon (Portugal), Reveals Steep Fluctuations: Potential Causes and Future Mitigations". Proceedings of the Zoological Society (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12595-021-00394-2.
    Open access • 10.1007/s12595-021-00394-2
  2. Cabral, Ana Elisa; Ricardo, Fernando; Patinha, Carla; Silva, Eduardo Ferreira da; Correia, Miguel; Palma, Jorge; Planas, Miquel; Calado, Ricardo. "Successful Use of Geochemical Tools to Trace the Geographic Origin of Long-Snouted Seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus Raised in Captivity". Animals 11 6 (2021): 1534. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11061534.
    Published • 10.3390/ani11061534
  3. Stacy, Rupert; Palma, Jorge; Correia, Miguel; Wilson, Anthony B.; Andrade, José Pedro; Castilho, Rita. "The paradox of retained genetic diversity of Hippocampus guttulatus in the face of demographic decline". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89708-0.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41598-021-89708-0
  4. Correia, Miguel; Antunes, Daniela; Andrade, José Pedro; Palma, Jorge. "A crown for each monarch: a distinguishable pattern using photo-identification". Environmental Biology of Fishes 104 2 (2021): 195-201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-021-01075-x.
    Published • 10.1007/s10641-021-01075-x
  5. Correia, Miguel; Paulo, Diogo; Samara, Elina; Koulouri, Panayota; Mentogiannis, Vasilis; Dounas, Costas. "Field studies of seahorse population density, structure and habitat use in a semi-closed north-eastern Mediterranean marine area (Stratoni, North Aegean Sea)". Journal of Fish Biology 97 1 (2020): 314-317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14371.
    Published • 10.1111/jfb.14371
  6. Palma, Jorge; Magalhães, Marisa; Correia, Miguel; Andrade, José Pedro. "Effects of anthropogenic noise as a source of acoustic stress in wild populations of Hippocampus guttulatus in the Ria Formosa, south Portugal". Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29 5 (2019): 751-759. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3056.
    10.1002/aqc.3056
  7. Correia, Miguel; Koldewey, Heather Jane; Andrade, José Pedro; Esteves, Eduardo; Palma, Jorge. "Identifying key environmental variables of two seahorse species (Hippocampus guttulatus and Hippocampus hippocampus) in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portugal". Environmental Biology of Fishes 101 9 (2018): 1357-1367. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0782-7.
    Published • 10.1007/s10641-018-0782-7
  8. Correia, Miguel; Campoy, Ana; Madeira, Céline; Andrade, José Pedro. "Is filament clipping an effective tool for tissue sampling in Hippocampus guttulatus?". Environmental Biology of Fishes 101 10 (2018): 1517-1523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0796-1.
    10.1007/s10641-018-0796-1
  9. Woodall, Lucy C.; Otero-Ferrer, Francisco; Correia, Miguel; Curtis, Janelle M. R.; Garrick-Maidment, Neil; Shaw, Paul W.; Koldewey, Heather J.. "A synthesis of European seahorse taxonomy, population structure, and habitat use as a basis for assessment, monitoring and conservation". Marine Biology 165 1 (2018): 1-19.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-017-3274-y
  10. Correia, Miguel; Palma, Jorge; Andrade, José Pedro. "Growth performance of the early life stages of broad-nosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle (L.) fed different live or frozen diets". Aquaculture Research 47 5 (2016): 1652-1660. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/are.12635/abstract.
    Published • 10.1111/are.12635
  11. Correia, Miguel; Koldewey, Heather; Andrade, José Pedro; Palma, Jorge. "A novel underwater visual census: Seahorse population survey as a case study". Regional Studies in Marine Science 8 3 (2016): 454-458. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352485515000614.
    Published • 10.1016/j.rsma.2015.10.003
  12. José Pedro Andrade; Céline Madeira; Miguel Correia; Jorge Palma. "Assigning Hippocampus guttulatus recruits to the populations of origin using microsatellites: results from a field study in the Ria Formosa (south Portugal)". PeerJ Preprints 4:e1794v1 (2016): 0-0.
    Published • 10.7287/peerj.preprints.1794v1
  13. Correia, Miguel; Koldewey, Heather; Andrade, José Pedro; Palma, Jorge. "Effects of artificial holdfast units on seahorse density in the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugal". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 471 (2015): 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.05.012.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jembe.2015.05.012
  14. Correia, M.; Caldwell, I. R.; Koldewey, H. J.; Andrade, J. P.; Palma, J.. "Seahorse (Hippocampinae) population fluctuations in the Ria Formosa Lagoon, south Portugal". Journal of Fish Biology 87 3 (2015): 679-690.
    Published • 10.1111/jfb.12748
  15. Correia, M.; Palma, J.; Koldewey, H.; Andrade, J. P.. "The use of a non-invasive tool for capture-recapture studies on a seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus population". Journal of Fish Biology 84 4 (2014): 872-884. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.12304/abstract.
    Published • 10.1111/Jfb.12304
  16. Correia, Miguel; Palma, Jorge; Koldewey, Heather; Andrade, José Pedro. "Can artificial holdfast units work as a habitat restoration tool for long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier)?". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 448 1 (2013): 258-264. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002209811300292X.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.001
  17. Caldwell, I. R.; Correia, M.; Palma, J.; Vincent, A. C. J.. "Advances in tagging syngnathids, with the effects of dummy tags on behaviour of Hippocampus guttulatus". Journal of Fish Biology 78 6 (2011): 1769-1785.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02983.x
  18. António Sykes; Pedro M. Domingues; Rui Gonçalves; Miguel Correia; José Pedro Andrade. "On the aquaculture potential of cephalopod species: the European cuttlefish as a showcase". Journal of Shellfish Research 30 3 (2011): 1021-1021.
    Published • 10.2983/035.030.0342
  19. Jorge Palma; Dominique P. Bureau; Correia, Miguel José Teodoro; José Pedro Andrade. "Effects of temperature, density and early weaning on the survival and growth of Atlantic ditch shrimp Palaemonetes varians larvae". Aquaculture Research 40 13 (2009): 1468-1473.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02245.x
  20. Correia, Miguel José Teodoro; Jorge Palma; José Pedro Andrade. "Usefulness of flat bottom tanks on the settlement of spider crab (Maja squinado, Herbst) larvae". Aquaculture Research 39 9 (2008): 1005-1008.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01943.x
  21. Correia, Miguel José Teodoro; Jorge Palma; Tad Kirakowski; José Pedro Andrade. "Effects of prey nutritional quality on the growth and survival of juvenile cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Aquaculture Research 39 8 (2008): 869-876.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01940.x
  22. Correia, Miguel José Teodoro; Jorge Palma; José Pedro Andrade. "Effects of live prey availability on growth and survival in early stages of cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) life cycle". Aquaculture Research 39 1 (2008): 33-40.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01858.x
  23. Jorge Palma; James Stockdale; Correia, Miguel José Teodoro; José Pedro Andrade. "Growth and survival of adult long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) using frozen diets". Aquaculture 278 1-4 (2008): 55-59.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.03.019
  24. António Sykes; Pedro M. Domingues; Correia, Miguel José Teodoro; José Pedro Andrade. "Cuttlefish culture - State of the art and future trends". Vie et Milieu – Life & Environment 59 2 (2006): 129-137.
    Published
  25. Correia, Miguel; Domingues, Pedro M.; Sykes, António; Andrade, José P.. "Effects of culture density on growth and broodstock management of the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Aquaculture 245 1-4 (2005): 163-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.12.017.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.12.017
Magazine article
  1. Miguel Correia; Jorge Palma. "Cavalo-marinho europeu: já dá para criar em aquário", Cães & Cia, 2015
  2. Miguel Correia. "Cultivo de cavalos marinhos em aquário", PetCenter, 2015

Other

Other output
  1. Trends in seahorse abundance in the Ria Formosa, South Portugal: recent scenario and future prospects. 2015. Miguel Correia.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.4740.1128
  2. Alguns aspectos da alimentação do choco (Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758) em cativeiro, nas fases iniciais do ciclo de vida. 2006. Miguel Correia.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.4281.3603
Spin-off company
  1. 2017. Shrimppo, lda. Breeding, maintenance and trade of marine species and feed. Consultancy.. www.shrimppo.pt.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/12/13 Cavalos -Marinhos : passado, presente e futuro Workshop - 2º segunda-feira do mês
Sharks Educational Institute (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/10/29 Cavalos-marinhos desconhecidos: o poder da ciência cidadã na conservação XI Encontro da Rede Braspor
CITCEM – Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar (Porto, Portugal)
2021/09/23 Seahorses in a changing world: threats and mitigations FISHNET: Human Impacts on Fish Biology and Marine Ecosystems
IPMA (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/07/16 Cavalos -Marinhos : passado, presente e futuro Naturaulas: Cursos Ambientais
Naturaulas (Brazil)
2021/05/20 The enigma of Hippocampus guttulatus from Ria Formosa: genetic diversity and demographic bottleneck do not go hand in hand Fourth Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (Guangzhou, China)
2021/05/20 The copepod/Artemia trade-off in the culture of short snout seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus. Fourth Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (Guangzhou, China)
2021/05/20 Digestibility of different animal protein sources in diets for long snouted seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus Fourth Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (Guangzhou, China)
2021/05/19 A crown for each monarch: a distinguishable pattern using photo ID Fourth Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (Guangzhou, China)
2018/06/12 Project HIPPONUTRE – Breeding long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus: Zootechnical optimization and nutritional requirements evaluation VII Iberian Congress of Ichthyiology (SIBIC2018)
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2018/06/12 Is filament clipping an effective tool for tissue sampling in Hippocampus guttulatus? VII Iberian Congress of Ichthyiology (SIBIC2018)
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2018/06/12 Feeding strategy of two Syngnathid species, Hippocampus guttulatus and Syngnathus typhle VII Iberian Congress of Ichthyiology (SIBIC2018)
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2017 Spatial and temporal variation in the abundance of two sympatric seahorse species (Hippocampus guttulatus and Hippocampus hippocampus) Third Syngnathid Biology International Symposium (SYNGBIO 2017)
University of Tampa (Tampa, USA, United States)
2017 Is filament clipping an effective tool for tissue sampling in Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier? Third Syngnathid Biology International Symposium (SYNGBIO 2017)
University of Tampa (Tampa, USA, United States)
2017 Climate induced temperature effects on growth performance and fecundity of Hippocampus guttulatus Third Syngnathid Biology International Symposium (SYNGBIO 2017)
University of Tampa (Tampa, USA, United States)
2017 The effect of anthropogenic noise as a source of acoustic stress in wild populations of Hippocampus guttulatus in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portugal Third Syngnathid Biology International Symposium (SYNGBIO 2017)
University of Tampa (Tampa, USA, United States)
2016 Seahorse population fluctuations in the Ria Formosa Lagoon, South Portugal Mares Conference on Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation 2016
MARES Joint Doctoral Programme and EuroMarine Network (Olhão, Portugal)
2016 Artificial Holdfast Units: Accessing their usefulness for the recovery and conservation of seahorse populations in the Ria Formosa lagoon, south Portugal Portugal”. Mares Conference on Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation 2016
MARES Joint Doctoral Programme and EuroMarine Network (Olhão, Portugal)
2015 Artificial Holdfast Units: Assessing Their Usefulness for the Recovery and Conservation of Seahorse Populations in the Ria Formosa Lagoon, South Portugal International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015)
The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
2015 Assigning Hippocampus guttulatus Recruits to the Populations of Origin Using Microsatellites: Results from a Field Study in the Ria Formosa (South Portugal) International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015)
The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
2013 Tracking Hippocampus guttulatus recruits within artificial holdfast units in the Ria Formosa using microsatellites Second Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2012 Can artificial holdfast units work as a habitat restoration tool for long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier)? Second Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
Universidade do Algarve, CCMAR (Faro, Portugal)
2012 The use of a non-invasive tool for capture-recapture studies on a seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) population Second Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
Universidade do Algarve, CCMAR (Faro, Portugal)
2011 Human influences on seahorse populations in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portugal The First Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
Nordic Marine Academy (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden)
2011 On the aquaculture potential of cephalopod species: the European Cuttlefish as a showcase Euroceph 2011 - Cephalopod Biology Research in the 21st Century - A European Perspective
(Naples, Italy)
2011 Use of artificial holdfast units as habitat enrichment for seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus) in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portugal Husbandry, Management and Conservation of Syngnathids Symposium
Shedd Aquarium, the Zoological Society of London, Monterey Bay Aquarium and Project Seahorse (Chicago, United States)
2011 Courtship behaviour and sex ratio effect on the reproductive behaviour of the long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus First Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
Nordic Marine Academy (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden)
2011 Size of prey ingested by Syngnathids: Are these fish gape-limited predators? First Syngnathid Biology International Symposium
Nordic Marine Academy (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden)
2010 Estado actual das comunidades de cavalos marinhos na Ria Formosa Gestão da biodiversidade litoral - compatibilização de usos
ICNB (Olhão, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/03/01 - 2021/12/15 Evaluation and effective use of artificial structures in seahorse habitat recovery
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/01/25 - 2021/05/10 Effect of different live feed lipid enrichments on the growth performance of the Short-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Aquacultura e Pescas (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/01/30 - 2020/11/22 The use of artificial structures as habitat enrichment for a dwindling seahorse population
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/12/01 - 2020/02/08 A crown for each monarch: a distinguishable pattern using photoID
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2017/04/20 - 2017/06/17 Recognizing individual patterns in short snout seahorse populations using photo identification
Co-supervisor
 lnternational Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (Master)
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2014 - 2014 Rotinas de manutenção de cavalos marinhos em condições controladas
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Cultivation of the Seahorses
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Cultivo e manutenção de Hippocampus guttulatus (cavalo-marinho-de-focinho-comprido) em cativeiro
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Ecology and Aquaculture of the Long-Snouted Seahorse
Co-supervisor
 Applied Marine Biology (Degree)
Bangor University, United Kingdom
2012 - 2012 Key habitat factors for seahorse distribution in Ria Formosa lagoon
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Photo-identification of individual long snout seahorses Hippocampus guttulatus in selected locations in the Ria Formosa
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Photo-identification of individual long snout seahorses Hippocampus guttulatus in selected locations in the Ria Formosa
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/05/03 - 2019/05/10 Scientific co-ordinator of the International Marine Biology Summer School-Survey, which aimed to study the seahorses in Stratoni, Greece with the participation of 19 students and CCMAR’s Scientific Dive Center. I provided theoretical and practical training on seahorse underwater visual census. (2019/05/03 - 2019/05/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Hippocampus Marine Institute, Greece
2013/01/05 - 2013/03/31 Selection and review of abstracts and selection of oral presentations and posters. Assist in the scheduling of session rooms and helping with local arrangements for the program. Plan and run conference registration procedures and logistics. Planning of the conference space, including room set-up, hiring of tours, and other local logistics.Develop and manage the website and any social-media applications. (2013/03/25 - 2013/03/28)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/01/15 - 2022/01/15 Cavalos-marinhos: Ameaças e mitigações
Exhibition
 Water Stories 2.0 - Água: uma exposição sem filtro
Centro de Ciência Viva - Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Portugal
2019/01/12 - 2019/01/12 Presentation "Hippocampes de Ria Formosa" in the event 21º Salon International de la Plongée Sous-marine, in Paris.
Festival
 21º Salon International de la Plongée Sous-marine
CPIE Bassin de Thau, France
2018/12/06 - 2018/12/06 Speaker and round table member entitled "Ria Formosa e as espécies em vias de extinção"
Round table
 Conversas À Hora Certa
Faro 1540, Portugal
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/17 Speaker and round table member in the debate regarding the state of the seahorse populations in the Ria Formosa lagoon
Round table
 Fórum cavalos-marinhos da Ria Formosa
SCIAENA, Portugal

Associação Natureza Portugal, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019/03/01 - Current Hippocampus Marine Institute Honorary member
2018/12/07 - Current IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Stickleback Specialist Group provide independent technical and scientific advice to governments and other groups to improve the conservation status of these species. Assess the threat of extinction for these animals, we undertake and publish research that supports the survival of wild populations, and we develop conservation action plans for threatened species
2010/01/01 - Current Project Seahorse Research Associate

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/11/16 - 2020/12/12 Scientific consulting in a BBC documentary regarding seahorse mating behaviour "The mating game" Silverback Films, United Kingdom
2019/07/21 - 2019/09/30 Coordination of the underwater litter collection to rehabilitate seahorse habitat under the project entitled “Plastic Free Ria Formosa” promoted by AECO (Associação para o Estudo e Conservação dos Oceanos) and in cooperation with CCMAR's Scientific Dive Center. The project's goal was to perform several cleaning activities both in coastal and underwater areas, in the vicinity of a small fishing village, to improve habitat quality for seahorses. I participated in the underwater operations which led to the removal total of 17.6 m3 of marine litter. Associação para o Estudo e Conservação dos Oceanos, Portugal
2019/06/02 - 2019/06/04 Census of the seahorse populations and seagrass monitoring done under my supervision. This census was done as part of the monitoring process post-dredging to assess eventual impacts. This activity has the support of CCMAR's Scientific Dive Center. Polis Litoral - Ria Formosa, Portugal
2017/12/10 - 2017/12/15 Census of the seahorse populations in Stratoni, Greece. This census was done in cooperation with UFR technical diving team (http://www.ufr-team.com) and aimed to develop a plan to protect a small seahorse population (H. guttulatus and H. hippocampus). A documentary was done under my scientific consultancy. Project Seahorse - University of British Columbia, Canada
2017/08/01 - 2017/09/30 Census of the seahorse populations in Fuseta under the programme “Levantamento da situação ecológica na área de intervenção do projeto de reforço do cordão dunar das ilhas da Armona e Tavira - praia da Fuseta-mar e extremo poente da ilha de Tavira - Monitorização das Comunidades Biológicas”. This census was done under my responsibility and aimed to inform local authorities in decision making regarding the dredging activities. Polis Litoral - Ria Formosa, Portugal
2015/07/11 - 2015/08/31 Implementation of a plan of translocation of seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus and Hippocampus hippocampus) in 2 areas of intervention of dredging activities in the Ria Formosa lagoon. This plan included scientific diving for seahorse population census, seahorse capture, transportation and release. This intervention aimed to protect a seahorse population from the effects of dredging for main channel maintenance. All tasks were performed in the Ria Formosa lagoon. Polis Litoral - Ria Formosa, Portugal
2008/10/01 - 2008/11/30 Tasks included support of Iain Caldwell’s PhD workplan as skipper; scientific diver for underwater seahorse population monitoring; liaison and translator to local authorities and media; responsible for requesting all the necessary permits. All tasks were performed in the Ria Formosa lagoon Project Seahorse - University of British Columbia, Canada

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021/02/19 Revista Visão: Oceano de esperança Visão
2019/10/29 Project "Cavalos-marinhos desconhecidos" Público
2019/10/27 Project "Cavalos-marinhos desconhecidos" Expresso
2017/12/01 participation in the story entitled "O rei formoso da ria", published in the National Geographic Portugal magazine. National Geographic Portugal
2017/12/01 Interview for "Enjoy the Algarve" magazine Enjoy the Algarve
2011/03/01 Participation in story in the National Geographic Portugal magazine entitled "A maior comunidade de cavalos-marinhos do mundo vive na Ria Formosa". National Geographic Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2021/02/15 - 2021/02/15 CMTV: Falar Global Conservation
2019/11/23 - 2019/11/23 Mar: A última Fronteira Cavalos marinhos na Ria Formosa
2019/11/23 - 2019/11/23 Cavalos de Guerra Short film documentary
2019/11/22 - 2019/11/22 RTP notícias - online
2019/11/12 - 2019/11/12 Portugal em Direto
2019/10/27 - 2019/10/27 Primeiro Jornal Project "Cavalos-marinhos desconhecidos"
2019/10/10 - 2019/10/10 Linha da Frente: “O despertar da Ilha” - Episode #29 -
2019/10/01 - 2019/10/01 4Ocean: Project Seahorse is Protecting Critical Habitats
2019/06/04 - 2019/06/04 Portugal em Direto
2019/02/09 - 2019/02/09 Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin Uncovering Lisbon
2018/11/03 - 2018/11/03 Os Dias do Futuro Cavalos marinhos na Ria Formosa
2018/10/31 - 2018/10/31 Jornal da Uma National News
2018/01/11 - 2018/01/11 Sociedade Conservação do Ambiente
2018/01/08 - 2018/01/08 Telejornal Biodiversity Conservation
2018/01/02 - 2018/01/02 Jornal do Almoço Biodiversity conservation
2017/09/21 - 2017/09/21 Portugal em Direto Biodiversity conservation
2017/09/20 - 2017/09/20 Bom dia Portugal Illegal trade of seahorses in the Ria Formosa lagoon
2017/04/30 - 2017/04/30 Primeiro Jornal Seahorses at risk
2016/12/03 - 2016/12/03 SOS Animal - Temporada 2 - Episódio 11 Biodiversity conservation
2015/06/23 - 2015/06/23 TVI24 - Noticias Biodiversity conservation
2014/07/23 - 2014/07/23 Cultivo de cavalos marinhos Bom Dia Portugal
2013/10/13 - 2013/10/13 Cavalos Marinhos na Ria Formosa Biodiversity conservation
2013/05/25 - 2013/05/25 Cavalos Marinhos em risco Noticias
2013/01/03 - 2013/01/03 An Der Algarve An Der Algarve - MareTv
2011/12/27 - 2011/12/27 L'Algarve, côte enchanteresse L'Algarve, côte enchanteresse - Canal Arte
2011/06/07 - 2011/06/07 Project Seahorse: Saving seahorses means saving our seas Saving seahorses means saving our seas
2010/12/27 - 2010/12/27 Cavalos Marinhos na Ria Formosa Bom dia Portugal
2010/11/27 - 2010/11/27 Cavalos Marinhos na Ria Formosa Jornal da Tarde

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2013/09/08 - 2018/09/24 Aquaculture International (1573-143X) Springer-Verlag
2018/02/19 - 2018/02/19 Aquaculture Research (1365-2109) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2015/10/27 - 2017/12/22 Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (1099-0755) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2017/11/07 - 2017/11/21 Animal Biodiversity and Conservation BioExplora
2017/07/28 - 2017/08/08 Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences (1809-9009) panamjas
2017/05/22 - 2017/06/03 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (0022-0981) Elsevier
2006/04/19 - 2017/01/02 Aquaculture (0044-8486) Elsevier
2016/11/07 - 2016/11/24 ICES Journal of Marine Science (1095-9289) Oxford University Press
2016/08/08 - 2016/08/22 Environmental Biology of Fishes (1573-5133) Springer-Verlag
2016/02/04 - 2016/02/25 Hydrobiologia (1573-5117) Springer-Verlag
2015/12/26 - 2016/01/22 Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (1096-0015) Elsevier
2015/10/02 - 2015/11/05 Marine Ecology Progress Series (1616-1599) Inter-Research Science Center
2015/01/30 - 2015/03/05 African Journal of Marine Science
2015/01/30 - 2015/03/05 Marine Biodiversity Records (1755-2672) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2013/12/17 - 2013/12/17 Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology (1993-5005) Springer-Verlag
2011/05/10 - 2011/05/31 Journal of Fish Biology (1095-8649) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
Distinctions

Award

2014 Ideias em Caixa 2013
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Other distinction

2010 InAqua - FUNDO PARA A CONSERVAÇÃO DE ECOSSISTEMAS AQUÁTICOS
Oceanário de Lisboa, Portugal