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Nélia C. Mestre is assistant researcher at the Centre for Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Algarve. She obtained her PhD in Ocean and Earth Science in 2009 from the University of Southampton, UK. She is developing work related to marine ecotoxicology, with special emphasis on the environmental threats to fauna by deep-sea mining, and other human activities in the deep sea.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nélia Cristina da Costa Mestre
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Mestre, Nelia
  • Mestre, N. C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D71D-759D-F6FC
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6871-9984
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=l4PZ4GoAAAAJ
Researcher Id
C-1943-2009
Scopus Author Id
35237689600

Email addresses

  • ncmestre@ualg.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Water Resources
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

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)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2009/06/26
Concluded
 PhD in Ocean and Earth Science (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
"Reproductive patterns linking deep-sea and shallow-water invertebrate phylogenies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 n/a
2005
Concluded
 EMAC V - Mestrado em Estudos Marinhos e Costeiros (Mestrado)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Application of spectrophotometry to the study of sedimentary profiles in estuarine environments" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2001
Concluded
 Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Distribution and temporal evolution of macrofauna in an active hydrothermal edifice –Eiffel Tower, in the Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent field, in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/04/01 - Current Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2014/03/01 - 2019/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2013/03/01 - 2014/02/28 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2013/02/28 Postdoc (Research) Universidade dos Açores Centro do IMAR, Portugal
2009/04/01 - 2011/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Sorbonne Université Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, France
2004/11/22 - 2004/12/20 Visiting Researcher (Research) Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung UFZ, Germany

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009/01/01 - 2009/03/31 Researcher for the project ChEss (Chemosynthetic Ecosystem Science) - a field project of the Census of Marine Life programme (CoML) National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom
2008/04/01 - 2008/05/31 Researcher for the project: Methane sensor high-pressure testing using IPOCAMP National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom
2005/04/01 - 2008/03/31 Marie Curie Early Stage Research Training Fellow in the project MoMARNet – Monitoring deep seafloor hydrothermal environments on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MRTN-CT-2004-505026) University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Science, United Kingdom
2003/04/01 - 2004/10/31 Research fellow in the project LOCOTO (POCTI/CTA/39733/2001): Development of a Low Cost Tool for studies in estuarine sediments: Application to paleoclimatology and paleoenvironment Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2002/10/01 - 2002/12/31 estagiário de investigação Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2001/03/01 - 2001/10/31 Scientific research training fellow under the “Programa de Estágios do Ensino Superior do PRODEP III”, financed by Ministério da Educação, Portugal Ifremer Département Ressources physiques et Écosystèmes de fond de Mer, France
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/03/01 - 2028/02/29 Comparative evolutionary ecotoxicological adaptations to anthropogenic disturbance in sea anemones from the Antarctica and the deep sea
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Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2011/03 - 2012/02 Deep-sea invertebrates’ response to climate change
M3.1.7/F/029/2011
Post-doc Fellow
Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Técnologia, Governo dos Açores

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 ARNET - Aquatic Research Network
LA/P/0069/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/08/01 - 2025/05/31 Ecotoxicological study to assess environmental risks in the context of deep-sea mining
10PS00126
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
Ongoing
2022/04/01 - 2025/03/31 DEEP REST - Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining
DivRestore/0009/2020
Principal investigator
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2022/01/15 - 2025 BiDIRisk - Biomarker discovery for risk assessment in the deep sea
PTDC/CTA-AMB/2894/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIMA)
UID/MAR/00350/2019
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/01 - 2022/09/30 Efeitos de mixturas de contaminantes emergentes nos ecossistemas aquáticos: uma abordagem a vários níveis de organização biológica
PTDC/BIA-BMA/30922/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/15 - 2022/04/14 Manipulação do microbioma da rizosfera de Salicornia para exploração de bioprodutos e melhoramento de bioprocessos
PTDC/BIA-MIC/29736/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/08/01 - 2022/02/28 Mining Impact 2 - Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining, JPI Oceans
Mining2/2017/001
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019 - 2022 PLASTICSEA - Impact of Microplastics in the Ocean, Sea Salt and Aquaculture
FA_06_2017_046"PLASTICSEA"
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 DGPM - Direção-Geral de Política do Mar
Ongoing
2016/01 - 2018/12 EPHEMARE - Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems
JPIOCEANS/0005/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia Inovações e Comunicações
2015/04 - 2018/03 Trans-Domain COST Action TD1407 - Network on technology-critical elements - from environmental processes to human health threats
TD COST Action TD1407
 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
2013/11 - 2016/10 MIDAS - Managing Impacts of Deep seA reSource exploitation
MIDAS-GA-2013-603418
Post-doc Fellow
European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
2012/01 - 2014/12 MARES - Sustainable Use of Marine Resources
CENTRO-07-ST24-FEDER-002033
Post-doc Fellow
QREN, Mais Centro - Programa Operacional Regional do Centro and European Union / European Regional Development Fund
2004 - 2009 DEEPSETS: Deep-sea & Extreme Environments, Patterns of Species and Ecosystem Time Series
GOCE-CT-2003-505446
 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
2005 - 2008 MoMARNet (Monitoring deep seafloor hydrothermal environments on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
MRTN-CT-2004-505026
PhD Student Fellow
European Commission
2002 - 2005 LOCOTO (Development of a Low Cost Tool for studies in estuarine sediments: Application to paleoclimatology and paleoenvironment
POCTI/CTA/39733/2001
Master Student Fellow
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2000 - 2003 VENTOX (Study the toxic environment of hydrothermal vents on the biology of endemic species)
EVK3-CT-1999-00003
 European Commission

Other

Designation Funders
2019/04/01 - 2025/03/31 Environmental impacts of deep-sea mining
CEECIND/00526/2017/CP1397/CT0003
10.54499/CEECIND/00526/2017/CP1397/CT0003
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. van Doorn, Erik; Laugesen, Jens; Haeckel, Matthias; Mestre, Nélia; Skjeret, Frode; Vink, Annemiek. "Risk Assessment for Deep-Seabed Mining". In Perspectives on Deep-Sea Mining, 497-526. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-87982-2_17
  2. Mestre, N. C.. "Environmental challenges of deep-sea resource exploitation". In Sustainable development of the ocean: a necessity, 245-251. Faro, Portugal: University of Algarve, 2018.
    Published
  3. Mestre, N. C.. "Recursos do Mar Profundo". In A Europa e o Mar: Inovação e Investigação Científica em Portugal, 37-45. Faro, Portugal: Universidade do Algarve, 2016.
    Published
  4. Veiga-Pires, C.; Mestre, N. C.; Moura, D.; Boski, T.. "Primeiros resultados obtidos através da utilização de espectrofotometria em perfis de sedimentos estuarinos: o caso do estuário do Alvor (Portugal)". 2005.
    ISBN: 978-959-270-061-1
Conference poster
  1. Sousa, Cármen S. V.; Jin Sun; Mestre, Nelia. Corresponding author: Sousa, Cármen S. V.. "Potential Biomarkers to Assess Metal Toxicity in Deep-sea Invertebrates under Deep-sea Mining Scenario". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, 2024.
  2. Leandro Teixeira Marinho; Vilke, Juliano Marcelo; Sousa, Cármen S. V.; Raimundo, Joana; Caetano, Miguel; Brito, Pedro; Mestre, Nelia. Corresponding author: Mestre, Nelia. "Ecotoxicological Impacts and Recovery Potential in Deep-sea Anemones Exposed to a Sediment Plume Generated by a Deep-sea Mining Vehicle". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, 2024.
  3. Vilke, Juliano Marcelo; Marinho, Leandro T.; Correia, Santiago; Pedro Brito; Raimundo, Joana; CAETANO, MIGUEL; Katja Schmidt; Sophie Paul; Mestre, Nelia. "Simulating the deep-sea mining plume exposure on a shallow-water mussel: an ecotoxicological assessment". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, 2024.
  4. Mestre, N. C.. "Application of scientific criteria for identifying hydrothermal ecosystems in need of protection". Paper presented in 16th Deep Sea Biology Symposium, 2021.
  5. Mestre, N. C.. "Sub-cellular partitioning of Cu and biomarker responses in the deep-water crab Cancer bellianus exposed to waterborne copper". Paper presented in 16th Deep Sea Biology Symposium, 2021.
  6. Mestre, N. C.. "Insight for deep-sea mining ecotoxicology: Biomarker development based on comparative proteomics study on in situ copper exposed deep-sea amphipods". Paper presented in 16th Deep Sea Biology Symposium, 2021.
  7. Gonçalves, J. M. R; Vilke, J.; Mestre, N. C.; Fonseca, T. G.; Sousa, V. S.; Bebianno, M. J.. "Effects of in vitro and in vivo exposure of polystyrene nanoplastics in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis". Paper presented in Micro2020. Fate and effects of Microplastics: Knowledge and Responsabilities, 2020.
  8. Mestre, N. C.; Mestre, N.C., ODonovan, S., Abel, S., Fonseca, T.G., Garcia, A.R., Ilharco, L.M., Carteny, C.C., Groffen, T., Blust, R.,. "Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics with adsorbed contaminants in the clam Scrobicularia plana (Poster).". Paper presented in JPI Oceans Conference, 2017.
    10.1259/conf-pukrc.2017.poster-abs
  9. Mestre, N. C.. "Mestre, N.C., Cottin, D., Bettencourt, R., Colaço, A., Correia, S.P.C., Shillito, B., Thatje, S., Ravaux, J. 2015. Is the deep-sea crab Chaceon affinis able to induce a thermal stress response? (Poster). 14th DSBS Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal, 31 August – 4 September.". 2015.
  10. Mansur Gomes, Márcio; Filho, J; Pinheiro, Jaime; Crystal, Colleen. "Mestre, N.C., T.L. Rocha, C. Cardoso, C. Gambi, A. Dell’Anno, R. Danovaro, A. Sànchez-Vidal, M. Canals, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. A multiple biomarker response of caged mussels after a simulated disturbance event in a mine tailings disposal site (poster). 8th International symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO18). Trondheim, Norway, 24-27 May.". 2015.
    10.36487/acg_rep/1910_14_gomes
  11. Mestre, N. C.. "Rocha, T.L., T. Gomes, C. Cardoso, N.C. Mestre, V.S. Sousa, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Comparative effects of cadmium-based quantum dots and dissolved cadmium exposure in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. (Poster) 8th International symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO18). Trondheim, Norway, 24-27 May.". 2015.
Journal article
  1. Sousa, Cármen S. V.; Sun, Jin; Mestre, Nelia. Corresponding author: Mestre, Nelia. "Potential biomarkers of metal toxicity in deep-sea invertebrates – a critical review of the omics data.". Science of the Total Environment (2024):
    Open access • Under revision
  2. Metaxas, Anna; Anglin, L; Cross, A.; Drazen, J.; Haeckel, M.; Mudd, G.; Smith, C.R.; et al. "Comparing environmental impacts of deep-seabed and land-based mining: a defensible framework". Global Change Biology (2024):
    Open access • Accepted
  3. Levin, L.A.; Alfaro-Lucas, J.M.; Colaço, A.; Cordes, E.E.; Craik, N.; Danovaro, R.; Hoving, H.-J.; et al. Corresponding author: Levin, L.A.. "Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions". Science 379 6636 (2023): 978-981. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade7521.
    Published • 10.1126/science.ade7521
  4. B. Hitchin; S. Smith; K. Kröger; DOB Jones; A. Jaeckel; NC Mestre; J. Ardron; et al. "Thresholds in deep-seabed mining: A primer for their development". Marine Policy 149 (2023): 105505-105505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105505.
    10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105505
  5. Yick Hang Kwan; Nélia C Mestre; Dongsheng Zhang; Lili Zhang; Pei-Yuan Qian; Jin Sun. "Metal ecotoxicology: An essential component in environmental impact assessment of deep-sea mining". The Innovation Geoscience (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2023.100004.
    10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2023.100004
  6. Rodrigues, Ana Rita; Mestre, Nélia C. C.; Fonseca, Tainá Garcia da; Pedro, Paulo Z.; Carteny, Camilla C.; Cormier, Bettie; Keiter, Steffen; Bebianno, Maria João. "Influence of Particle Size on Ecotoxicity of Low-Density Polyethylene Microplastics, with and without Adsorbed Benzo-a-Pyrene, in Clam Scrobicularia plana". Biomolecules 12 1 (2022): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom12010078.
    10.3390/biom12010078
  7. Weaver, P.P.E.; Aguzzi, J.; Boschen-Rose, R.E.; Colaço, A.; de Stigter, H.; Gollner, S.; Haeckel, M.; et al. "Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles". Marine Policy 139 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85125537244&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105011
  8. Smith, C.R.; Tunnicliffe, V.; Colaço, A.; Drazen, J.C.; Gollner, S.; Levin, L.A.; Mestre, N.C.; et al. "Environmental Protection Requires Accurate Application of Scientific Evidence". Trends in Ecology and Evolution 36 1 (2021): 14-15. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85096880033&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.021
  9. Gollner, S.; Colaço, A.; Gebruk, A.; Halpin, P.N.; Higgs, N.; Menini, E.; Mestre, N.C.; et al. "Application of scientific criteria for identifying hydrothermal ecosystems in need of protection". Marine Policy 132 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85108662497&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104641
  10. Fernandes, Elna; Fonseca, Tainá Garcia; Carriço, Tânia; Mestre, Nélia; Tavares, Álvaro; Bebianno, Maria João. "Cytotoxic responses of the anticancer drug cyclophosphamide in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and comparative sensitivity with human cells lines". Chemosphere 261 (2020): 127678. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127678.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127678
  11. Howell, Kerry L.; Hilário, Ana; Allcock, A. Louise; Bailey, David M.; Baker, Maria; Clark, Malcolm R.; Colaço, Ana; et al. "A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program". Frontiers in Marine Science 7 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.584861.
    10.3389/fmars.2020.584861
  12. Howell, Kerry L.; Hilário, Ana; Allcock, A. Louise; Bailey, David; Baker, Maria; Clark, Malcolm R.; Colaço, Ana; et al. "A decade to study deep-sea life". Nature Ecology & Evolution 5 3 (2020): 265-267. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01352-5.
    10.1038/s41559-020-01352-5
  13. Van Dover, C.L.; Colaço, A.; Collins, P.C.; Croot, P.; Metaxas, A.; Murton, B.J.; Swaddling, A.; et al. "Research is needed to inform environmental management of hydrothermally inactive and extinct polymetallic sulfide (PMS) deposits". Marine Policy 121 (2020): 104183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104183.
    10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104183
  14. Smith, Craig R.; Tunnicliffe, Verena; Colaço, Ana; Drazen, Jeffrey C.; Gollner, Sabine; Levin, Lisa A.; Mestre, Nelia C.; et al. "Deep-Sea Misconceptions Cause Underestimation of Seabed-Mining Impacts". Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35 10 (2020): 853-857. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.07.002.
    10.1016/j.tree.2020.07.002
  15. O'Donovan, Sarit; Mestre, Nélia C.; Abel, Serena; Fonseca, Tainá G.; Carteny, Camilla C.; Willems, Tim; Prinsen, Els; et al. "Effects of the UV filter, oxybenzone, adsorbed to microplastics in the clam Scrobicularia plana". Science of The Total Environment 733 (2020): 139102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139102.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139102
  16. Gonçalves, J.M.; Rocha, T.; Mestre, N.C.; Fonseca, T.G.; Bebianno, M.J.. "Assessing cadmium-based quantum dots effect on the gonads of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis". Marine Environmental Research 156 (2020): 104904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104904.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104904
  17. Kwan, Yick Hang; Zhang, Dongsheng; Mestre, Nélia C.; Wong, Wai Chuen; Wang, Xiaogu; Lu, Bo; Wang, Chunsheng; Qian, Pei-Yuan; Sun, Jin. "Comparative Proteomics on Deep-Sea Amphipods after in Situ Copper Exposure". Environmental Science & Technology 53 23 (2019): 13981-13991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b04503.
    10.1021/acs.est.9b04503
  18. Mestre, N.C.; Auguste, M.; de Sá, L.C.; Fonseca, T.G.; Cardoso, C.; Brown, A.; Barthelemy, D.; et al. "Are shallow-water shrimps proxies for hydrothermal-vent shrimps to assess the impact of deep-sea mining?". Marine Environmental Research 151 (2019): 104771. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104771.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104771
  19. Mestre, Nélia C.; Sousa, Vânia Serrão; Rocha, Thiago Lopes; Bebianno, Maria João. "Ecotoxicity of rare earths in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and a preliminary approach to assess environmental risk". Ecotoxicology 28 3 (2019): 294-301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10646-019-02022-4.
    10.1007/s10646-019-02022-4
  20. Moreira, Anthony; Figueira, Etelvina; Mestre, Nélia C.; Schrama, Denise; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Freitas, Rosa; Bebianno, Maria João. "Impacts of the combined exposure to seawater acidification and arsenic on the proteome of Crassostrea angulata and Crassostrea gigas". Aquatic Toxicology 203 (2018): 117-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.07.021.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.07.021
  21. Fonseca, T.G.; Auguste, M.; Ribeiro, F.; Cardoso, C.; Mestre, N.C.; Abessa, D.M.S.; Bebianno, M.J.. "Environmental relevant levels of the cytotoxic drug cyclophosphamide produce harmful effects in the polychaete Nereis diversicolor". Science of The Total Environment 636 (2018): 798-809. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.318.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.318
  22. O'Donovan, Sarit; Mestre, Nélia C.; Abel, Serena; Fonseca, Tainá G.; Carteny, Camilla C.; Cormier, Bettie; Keiter, Steffen H.; Bebianno, Maria J.. "Ecotoxicological Effects of Chemical Contaminants Adsorbed to Microplastics in the Clam Scrobicularia plana". Frontiers in Marine Science 5 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00143.
    10.3389/fmars.2018.00143
  23. Cuvelier, D.; Gollner, S.; Jones, D.O.B.; Kaiser, S.; Arbizu, P.M.; Menzel, L.; Mestre, N.C.; et al. "Potential mitigation and restoration actions in ecosystems impacted by seabed mining". Frontiers in Marine Science 5 DEC (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058954654&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fmars.2018.00467
  24. Chris Hauton; Alastair Brown; Sven Thatje; Nélia C. Mestre; Maria J. Bebianno; Inês Martins; Raul Bettencourt; et al. "Identifying Toxic Impacts of Metals Potentially Released during Deep-Sea Mining—A Synthesis of the Challenges to Quantifying Risk". Frontiers in Marine Science 4 (2017): https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffmars.2017.00368.
    10.3389/fmars.2017.00368
  25. Nélia C. Mestre; Thiago L. Rocha; Miquel Canals; Cátia Cardoso; Roberto Danovaro; Antonio Dell’Anno; Cristina Gambi; et al. "Environmental hazard assessment of a marine mine tailings deposit site and potential implications for deep-sea mining". Environmental Pollution 228 (2017): 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.05.027.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2017.05.027
  26. Sabine Gollner; Stefanie Kaiser; Lena Menzel; Daniel O.B. Jones; Alastair Brown; Nelia C. Mestre; Dick van Oevelen; et al. "Resilience of benthic deep-sea fauna to mining activities". Marine Environmental Research (2017): https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.marenvres.2017.04.010.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.04.010
  27. Francisca Ribeiro; Ana R. Garcia; Beatriz P. Pereira; Maria Fonseca; Nélia C. Mestre; Tainá G. Fonseca; Laura M. Ilharco; Maria João Bebianno. "Microplastics effects in Scrobicularia plana". Marine Pollution Bulletin (2017): https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.marpolbul.2017.06.078.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.078
  28. Rocha, T.L.; Mestre, N.C.; Sabóia-Morais, S.M.T.; Bebianno, M.J.. "Environmental behaviour and ecotoxicity of quantum dots at various trophic levels: A review". Environment International 98 (2017): 1-17. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84998704934&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envint.2016.09.021
  29. Cordes, Erik E.; Jones, Daniel O. B.; Schlacher, Thomas A.; Amon, Diva J.; Bernardino, Angelo F.; Brooke, Sandra; Carney, Robert; et al. "Environmental Impacts of the Deep-Water Oil and Gas Industry: A Review to Guide Management Strategies". Frontiers in Environmental Science 4 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2016.00058.
    10.3389/fenvs.2016.00058
  30. Auguste, M.; Mestre, N.C.; Rocha, T.L.; Cardoso, C.; Cueff-Gauchard, V.; Le Bloa, S.; Cambon-Bonavita, M.A.; et al. "Development of an ecotoxicological protocol for the deep-sea fauna using the hydrothermal vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata". Aquatic Toxicology 175 (2016): 277-285. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84963522512&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.03.024
  31. Thiago Lopes Rocha; Tânia Gomes; Vânia Serrão Sousa; Nélia C. Mestre; Maria João Bebianno. "Ecotoxicological impact of engineered nanomaterials in bivalve molluscs: An overview". Marine Environmental Research 111 (2015): 74-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.06.013.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.06.013
  32. Hilário, Ana; Metaxas, Anna; Gaudron, Sylvie M.; Howell, Kerry L.; Mercier, Annie; Mestre, Nélia C.; Ross, Rebecca E.; Thurnherr, Andreas M.; Young, Craig. "Estimating dispersal distance in the deep sea: challenges and applications to marine reserves". Frontiers in Marine Science 2 (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2015.00006.
    10.3389/fmars.2015.00006
  33. Mestre, N.C.; Cottin, D.; Bettencourt, R.; Colaço, A.; Correia, S.P.C.; Shillito, B.; Thatje, S.; Ravaux, J.. "Is the deep-sea crab Chaceon affinis able to induce a thermal stress response?". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology 181 (2015): 54-61. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84916910552&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.11.015
  34. Thiago Lopes Rocha; Tânia Gomes; Nélia C. Mestre; Cátia Cardoso; Maria João Bebianno. "Tissue specific responses to cadmium-based quantum dots in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis". Aquatic Toxicology 169 (2015): 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.aquatox.2015.10.001.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.10.001
  35. Mestre, N.C.; Calado, R.; Soares, A.M.V.M.. "Exploitation of deep-sea resources: The urgent need to understand the role of high pressure in the toxicity of chemical pollutants to deep-sea organisms". Environmental Pollution 185 (2014): 369-371. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891495864&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2013.10.021
  36. Mestre, N.C.; Brown, A.; Thatje, S.. "Temperature and pressure tolerance of larvae of Crepidula fornicata suggest thermal limitation of bathymetric range". Marine Biology 160 4 (2013): 743-750. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875375497&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00227-012-2128-x
  37. Smith, F.; Brown, A.; Mestre, N.C.; Reed, A.J.; Thatje, S.. "Thermal adaptations in deep-sea hydrothermal vent and shallow-water shrimp". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 92 (2013): 234-239. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878995699&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.12.003
  38. Cottin, D.; Brown, A.; Oliphant, A.; Mestre, N.C.; Ravaux, J.; Shillito, B.; Thatje, S.. "Sustained hydrostatic pressure tolerance of the shallow water shrimp Palaemonetes varians at different temperatures: Insights into the colonisation of the deep sea". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology 162 4 (2012): 357-363. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861531560&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.04.005
  39. Thatje, S.; Mestre, N.C.. "Energetic changes throughout lecithotrophic larval development in the deep-sea lithodid crab Paralomis spinosissima from the Southern Ocean". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 386 1-2 (2010): 119-124. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77949920977&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jembe.2010.02.015
  40. Glover, A.G.; Gooday, A.J.; Bailey, D.M.; Billett, D.S.M.; Chevaldonné, P.; Colaço, A.; Copley, J.; et al. "Temporal Change in Deep-Sea Benthic Ecosystems. A Review of the Evidence From Recent Time-Series Studies". 58 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77958020220&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-381015-1.00001-0
  41. Veiga-Pires, C.; Mestre, N.C.. "Is it possible to use "twin cores" as a unique sedimentary record? An experimental design based on sediment color". IOP Confererence Series: Earth and Environmental Science (2009): 012011 (11 pp.)-012011 (11 pp.).
    10.1088/1755-1307/5/1/012011
  42. Mestre, N.C.; Thatje, S.; Tyler, P.A.. "The ocean is not deep enough: Pressure tolerances during early ontogeny of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 1657 (2009): 717-726. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-58249120539&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1098/rspb.2008.1376
Online resource
  1. Mestre, N. C.. Plastic Pollution in the Deep Ocean – Policy Brief. Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative.. 2023. https://www.dosi-project.org/wpcontent/uploads/deep-ocean-plastic-2023-english.pdf.
  2. Mestre, N. C.. What Does the Deep Ocean Do for You? - Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystems - Information Sheet. Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative. 2023. https://www.dosi-project.org/wpcontent/uploads/vents-ecosystems-infosheet.pdf.
  3. Mestre, N. C.. What Does the Deep Ocean Do for You? - Polymetallic Nodule-Rich Abyssal Plains - Information Sheet. Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative.. 2023. https://www.dosi-project.org/wpcontent/uploads/abyssal-plain-info-sheet.pdf.
  4. Mestre, N. C.. The Purpose and Requirements of Environmental Impact Statements: A Case Study of the NORI Prototype Collector Test. Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Information Sheet.. 2022. https://www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/uploads/NORI_EIS_Case_Study.pdf.
  5. Mestre, N. C.. What Does the Deep Ocean Do for You? Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Policy Brief. 2022. https://www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/uploads/Deep-Ocean-Ecosystem-Services-Brief.pdf.
  6. Mestre, N. C.. Deep-Ocean Climate Intervention Impacts - Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement. Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Policy Brief.. 2022. https://www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/uploads/Alkalinity-Enhancement-Policy-Brief.pdf.
  7. Mestre, N. C.. Deep-Sea Research in the Decade of Ocean Science Mapping the role of the deep ocean in human society of the Decade of Ocean Science. Working Group of the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI).. 2019. http://dosi-project.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DOSI_Decade_Position_Final-1.pdf.
Report
  1. Schmidt, Katja; Mestre, N. C.. 2023. Workshop Report on Ecotoxicological impacts of deep-sea mining – current scientific knowledge and necessary steps towards the definition of environmental thresholds. Schmidt, K., Mestre, N.C., Raimundo, J., Paul, S., Haeckel, M., Hauton, C., Clark, M., Laugesen, J. 2023. Workshop Report on Ecotoxicological impacts of deep-sea mining – current scientific knowledge and necessary steps towards the definition of environmental thresholds. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources. 11th – 13th April 2023..
  2. Mestre, N. C.. 2023. DEEP REST - Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining (DivRestore/0009/2020) – 1st year activities report. Mestre, N.C. 2023. DEEP REST - Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining (DivRestore/0009/2020) – 1st year activities report (01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023). University of Algarve. 30 April 2023..
  3. Mestre, N. C.. 2023. BiDiRisk - Biomarker discovery for risk assessment in the deep sea (PTDC/CTA-AMB/2894/2021) – 1st year activities report (15/01/2022 – 14/01/2023).. Mestre, N.C. 2023. BiDiRisk - Biomarker discovery for risk assessment in the deep sea (PTDC/CTA-AMB/2894/2021) – 1st year activities report (15/01/2022 – 14/01/2023). University of Algarve. 28 February 2023..
  4. Mestre, N. C.. 2022. MiningImpact 2: Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining (Mining2/2017/001) – final activities report.
  5. Cristina, Sónia; Bebianno, Maria João; Goela, Priscila; Justine Nathn; Moura, Delminda; Mestre, Nelia; Bruno Fragoso; et al. 2021. Sampling Report of the PLASTICSEA project.
  6. Mestre, N. C.. 2021. MiningImpact 2: Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining (Mining2/2017/001).
  7. Weaver, P.P.E.; Aguzzi, J.; Billet, D.S.M.; Boschen-Rose, R.; Colaço, A.; de Stigter, H.; Gollner, S.; et al. 2020. Report of the online Blue Harvesting Workshop ‘Assessing plume impacts caused by nodule mining vehicles.
  8. Mestre, N. C.. 2020. MiningImpact 2: Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining (Mining2/2017/001).
  9. Mestre, N. C.. 2019. MiningImpact 2: Environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining - First year activities report.
  10. Mestre, N. C.. 2018. CIMA Report - Description of Research Activities and Indicators during 2013-2017.. Bebianno, M.J., Martins, F., Pacheco, A., Costas, S., Veiga-Pires, C., Garel, E., Raposo, S., Mestre, N.C. 2018. CIMA Report - Description of Research Activities and Indicators during 2013-2017. Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (UI&D 350) University of Algarve. 31 January 2018. 152 pages..
  11. Mestre, N. C.; Bebianno, M. J.. 2018. EPHEMARE - Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems - Second year activities report.. Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2018. EPHEMARE ¿ Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems ¿ Second year activities report. University of Algarve. 30 January 2018. 23 pages..
  12. Mestre, N. C.. 2017. Bebianno, M.J., Martins, F., D’Alimonte, D., Pacheco, A., Costas, S., Veiga-Pires, C., Garel, E., Raposo, S., Mestre, N.C. 2017. CIMA Annual Report 2016 - Description of Research Activities. Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (UI&D 350) University of Algarve. 01 June 2017. 64 pages..
  13. Mestre, N. C.. 2017. Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2017. EPHEMARE – Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems – First year activities report. University of Algarve. January 2017. 10 pages..
  14. Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Mestre, N.C., Auguste, M., Carvalho, A., Godinho, A., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Sub-cellular partitioning of Cu and biomarker responses in the deep-water crab Cancer bellianus exposed to waterborne copper. Pages 23-25. In: Stewart, I. 2016. Report on the appropriateness of the testing of the protocols and standards developed in WP8. MIDAS Deliverable D10.5. 31 October 2016. 30 pages..
  15. Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Cuvelier, D., Colaço, A., Dzon, B., Jones, D.O.B., Martínez Arbizu, P., Menzel, L., Mestre, N.C., Morato, T., Pham, C., Pradillon, F., Purser, A., Raschka, U., Sarrazin, J., Simon-Lledo, E., Stewart, I., Stuckas, H., Sweetman, A., Gollner, S., Kaiser, S. Synoptic report on colonisation of artificial substrates by deep-sea fauna and potential restoration actions in the deep-sea including literat.
  16. Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Hauton, C. Martins, I., Mestre, N.C. 2016. Report on the biological response of bathyal and abyssal meio- to megafauna to toxic exposure to selected metals and REEs, including recommendations on the use and interpretation of toxic limits in the context of deep sea mining. MIDAS Deliverable D3.6. 6 October 2016. 59 pages..
  17. Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Bebianno, M.J., Martins, F., D’Alimonte, D., Pacheco, A., Costas, S., Veiga-Pires, C., Garel, E., Raposo, S., Mestre, N.C. 2016. CIMA Annual Report 2015 - Description of Research Activities. Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (UI&D 350) University of Algarve. 01 August 2016. 48 pages..
  18. Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Gollner, S., Kaiser, S., Menzel, L., Martinez Arbizu, P., Brown, A., Canals, M., Colaço, A., Cuvelier, D., Durden, J., Gebruk, A., Haeckel, M., Jones, D.O.B., Menot, L., Mestre, N.C., Mevenkamp, L., Morato, T., van Oevelen, D., Pham, C.K., Purser, A., Vanreusel, A., Vink, A. 2016. Resilience of benthic deep-sea fauna to mining activities. MIDAS Deliverable D6.7. WP6. 12 July 2016. 45 pages..
  19. Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Validation report on the response of biological indices to toxicant exposure in macro- and megafauna from exposures to contaminant complexes collected, including field exposures, to feed into WP7 and WP8. MIDAS Deliverable D3.5. WP3. 28 May 2016. 75 pages..
  20. Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Mestre, N.C., Rocha, T.L., Canals, M., Cardoso, C., Danovaro, R., Dell’Anno, A., Gambi, C., Regoli, F., Sànchez-Vidal, A., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. A weight of evidence approach for environmental risk assessment of sediment plumes generated on a mine tailings deposit site - implications for deep-sea mining. Pages 47-74. In: Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Validation report on the response of b.
  21. Mestre, N. C.. 2016. Canals, M., Sànchez-Vidal, A., Amblàs, D., Cerdà-Domènech, M., Frigola, J., Rayo, X., Danovaro, R., Gambi, C., Dell’Anno, A., Tangherlini, M., Manea, E., Mestre, N.C., Rocha, T.L., Cardoso, C., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Report on disturbance experiment at Portmán Bay. MIDAS Deliverable D6.4. WP6. 30 April 2016. 39 pages..
  22. Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Mestre, N.C., Sousa, V.S., Rocha, T.L., Bebianno, M.J. 2015. Chapter 5. Toxicity of Yttrium and Lanthanum to developing embryos and to juveniles of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Pages 56-62. In Hauton, C. Report on the lethal and sub-lethal toxicity of selected metals and REEs to planktonic and benthic meio-, macro- and megafaunal life history stages at low temperatures and high.
  23. Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Auguste, M., Mestre*, N.C., Rocha, T.L., Cardoso, C., Cambon-Bonavita, M.A., Cueff-Gauchard, V., Le Bloa, S., Ravaux, J., Shillito, B., Zbinden, M., Bebianno, M.J. 2015. Chapter 3. Accumulation of metals and biomarkers response in Rimicaris exoculata from TAG vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) after copper exposure. Pages 34-46. In Hauton, C. Report on the lethal and sub-lethal toxicity of select.
  24. Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Mestre, N.C., Oppermann, J. 2015. Comments by the Environmental Subcommittee of the Strategic Steering Committee of the International Marine Minerals Society (IMMS) on the draft Regulatory Framework for Mineral Exploitation in the Area. 8 pages. Submitted to the International Seabed Authority on 14 May 2015..
  25. Mestre, N. C.. 2015. Brown, A., Hauton, C., Thatje, S., Shillito, B., Martins, I., Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J., Jones, D.O.B. 2015. Impact and recovery assessment: Assessing faunal response to toxin exposure with advanced analytical methods. Pages 149-152. In: Janssen, F., Boetius, A. Compilation of existing deep-sea ecosystem technologies in European research and industry sectors: Assessment of applicability and.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/04 Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions WCMB 2023 – 6th World Conference On Marine Biodiversity
(Penang, Malaysia)
2023/05/03 Ongoing ecotoxicological assessment from the test mining disturbance in the CCFZ DEEP REST 1st Annual Meeting
(Horta, Portugal)
2023/04/12 Mechanisms of toxicity in organisms under deep-sea conditions. Workshop on Ecotoxicological impacts of deep-sea mining
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (Hannover, Germany)
2021/09/12 Ecotoxicological evaluation of deep-sea sediments and nodules 16th Deep Sea Biology Symposium
Deep Sea Biology Society (Brest, France)
2020/10 Defining the certainty elements or best indicators to assess impact. Workshop on quantitative assessment of intensities (including scoring criteria) of pressures and responses of all ecosystem components.
Mining Impact 2 project
2020/10 Ecological hazard assessment: how to move forward? Mining Impact 2, 2nd annual meeting
2020/10 Work package 2: Fate & toxicity of the sediment plume, task 2.3. Mining Impact 2, 2nd annual meeting
2020/08 Howell et al. A Blueprint for a Decade to Study Deep-Sea Life. eDSBS – the Deep-Sea Biology Society online conference
2019/10/23 Mestre, N.C. 2019. Using WoE (Weight of Evidence) in environmental risk assessment to characterize the hazard of deep-sea mining. Workshop on Scientific Considerations for Environmental Management of Inactive Polymetallic Sulfide (PMS) Ecosystems. 22-24 October. Galway, Ireland.
2019/05/21 Rodrigues, A.R., Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2019. Influence of particle size on the ecotoxicity of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) miroplastics with and without absorbed benzo-a-pyrene in the clam Scrobicularia plana. 20th International symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO20). Charleston, SC, USA, 19-22 May.
2018/09/09 Fonseca, T.G., Carriço, T., Fernandes, E., Mestre, N.C., Abessa, D.M., Bebianno, M.J., Tavares, A. 2018. Comparative effects of the impact of in vivo and in vitro exposure of human cells and marine organisms to tamoxifen. ESCPB 2018, 9-12 September 2018, Porto, Portugal.
2018/07/11 O'Donovan, S., Mestre, N.C., Abel, S., Fonseca, T.G., Carteny, C.C., Cormier, B., Keiter, S.H. Bebianno, M.J. 2018. Ecotoxicological effects of the sunscreen chemical component benzophenone-3 adsorbed to microplastics in the clam Scrobicularia plana. CICTA 2018, 11-13 July 2018. Madrid, Spain.
2018/07/02 Mestre, N.C., O’Donovan, S., Abel, S., Fonseca, T.G., Bebianno, M.J.. 2018. Serão os microplásticos fontes de acumulação de poluentes orgânicos em organismos marinhos? 2-4 Julho. Encontro Ciência 2018. Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Portugal.
2018/03/09 Mestre, N.C. 2018. Mineração em mar profundo no Atlântico Norte – Uma oportunidade para fazer as coisas bem feitas (Oral presentation). Workshop MARINA, Mineração em Mar Profundo e Biotecnologia Marinha. 9 March 2018. Ribeira Grande, Portugal.
2018/02/19 O'Donovan, S., Mestre, N.C., Abel, S., Fonseca, T.G., Carteny, C.C., Cormier, B., Keiter, S.H. Bebianno, M.J. 2018. WP 3 & WP 4 BIVALVES Joint Session: Effects of microplastics with and without adsorbed chemicals in the clam Scrobicularia plana. 3rd EPHEMARE Meeting, 19-20 February 2018. Antwerp, Belgium.
2017/12/06 Mestre, N.C. 2017. Effects of microplastics in the clam Scrobicularia plana. Awareness Rising Night: Marine Debris. 6 December 2017, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
2017/11/13 Mestre, N.C. 2017. Environmental challenges of deep-sea resource exploitation (Oral presentation). Conferência Internacional “Desenvolvimento Sustentável dos Oceanos: uma utopia útil”. 13-14 November 2017. Faro, Portugal.
2017/07/03 Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J.. 2017. Avaliação do impacto ambiental da mineração no oceano profundo. 3-5 Julho. Encontro Ciência 2017. Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Portugal.
2017/03/30 Mestre, N.C., Bebianno, M.J. 2017. WP3&WP4 - Organism toxicity assessment and underlying mechanism of action: Scrobicularia plana (Oral presentation). EPHEMARE 2nd meeting. 30-31 March, Genova, Italy
2017/02/02 Mestre, N.C. 2017. Potencial impacto dos microplásticos em organismos aquáticos. 2 February 2017. Comemoração do dia Mundial das Zonas Húmidas. ICNF Centro de Educação Ambiental de Marim, Olhão, Portugal.
2017/01/27 Mestre, N.C. 2017. Desafios ambientais da exploração de recursos no mar profundo. 27 January 2017. CIMA Challenges. Biblioteca Municipal de Faro, Faro, Portugal
2016/12/19 Bebianno, M.J., Ribeiro, F., Sendra, M., Mestre, N.C., Garcia, A.R., Ilharco, L.. 2016. Estão os bivalves em risco devido à presença de microplásticos nos oceanos? (Oral presentation) Microplásticos 2016 – 1º Congresso Português sobre microplásticos: contaminação ambiental por microplásticos e suas implicações para a saúde dos ecossistemas, animal e humana. 19-20 December, Porto, Portugal.
2016/10/05 Mestre, N.C., Rocha, T.L., Canals, M., Cardoso, C., Danovaro, R., Dell’Anno, A., Gambi, C., Regoli, F., Sànchez-Vidal, A., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. A weight of evidence approach for environmental risk assessment of sediment plumes generated on a mine tailings deposit site - implications for deep-sea mining. (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2016. 3-7 October, Ghent, Belgium.
2016/10/04 Mestre, N.C., Auguste, M., Brown, A., Cambon-Bonavita, M.A., Cardoso, C., Charlemagne, N., Cueff-Gauchard, V., de Sá, L., Fonseca, T.G., Hauton, C., Le Bloa, S., Machon, J., Ravaux, J., Rocha, T.L., Shillito, B., Thatje, S., Zbinden, M., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Ecotoxicological impact of deep-sea mining in deep-sea and shallow-water shrimps. (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2016. 3-7 October, Ghent, Belgium.
2016/09/05 Mestre, N.C., Auguste, M., Brown, A., Cambon-Bonavita, M.A., Cardoso, C., Charlemagne, N., Cueff-Gauchard, V., de Sá, L., Fonseca, T.G., Hauton, C., Le Bloa, S., Machon, J., Ravaux, J., Rocha, T.L., Shillito, B., Thatje, S., Zbinden, M., Bebianno, M.J. 2016. Comparative sub-lethal effects of copper in deep-sea and shallow-water shrimps. (Oral presentation). 30th ESCPB Congress. 4-7 September, Barcelona, Spain.
2016/07/20 Bebianno, M.J., Mestre, N.C., MIDAS consortium. 2016. Ecotoxic effects of deep-sea mining. (Oral presentation). XVIII Seminario Ibérico de Química Marina. 20-22 July, Alicante, Spain.
2016/06/01 Mestre, N.C., C. Cardoso, M. Auguste, A. Menendez, A. Colaço, D. Connelly, D.O.B. Jones, M.J. Bebianno. 2016. Deep-sea sediments toxicity assessment. (Oral presentation). VentBase 2016 Workshop. 1-3 June, Horta, Azores, Portugal.
2015/11/16 Mestre, N.C., C. Cardoso, P. Costa, A. Colaço, R. Company, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Deep-sea sediments toxicity assessment (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2015. 16-20 November, Sintra, Portugal.
2015/11/16 Mestre, N.C., T.L. Rocha, C. Cardoso, C. Gambi, A. Dell’Anno, R. Danovaro, A. Sànchez-Vidal, M. Canals, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. A multiple biomarker response of caged mussels after a simulated disturbance event in a mine tailings disposal site (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2015. 16-20 November, Sintra, Portugal.
2015/11/16 Auguste, M., N.C. Mestre, T.L. Rocha, C. Cardoso, MA. Cambon-Bonavita, V. Cueff-Gauchard, S. Le Bloa, J. Ravaux, B. Shillito, M. Zbinden, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Accumulation of metals and biomarkers response in Rimicaris exoculata from TAG vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) after copper exposure (Oral presentation). MIDAS Annual Meeting 2015. 16-20 November, Sintra, Portugal.
2015/09/03 Auguste, M., N.C. Mestre*, T.L. Rocha, C. Cardoso, MA. Cambon-Bonavita, V. Cueff-Gauchard, S. Le Bloa, J. Ravaux, B. Shillito, M. Zbinden, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Accumulation of metals and biomarkers response in Rimicaris exoculata from TAG vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) after copper exposure (Oral presentation). 14th DSBS Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal, 31 August – 4 September. (*corresponding author).
2015/09/02 Mestre, N.C., C. Cardoso, P. Costa, A. Colaço, R. Company, M.J. Bebianno. 2015. Deep-sea sediments toxicity assessment (Oral presentation). 14th DSBS Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal, 31 August – 4 September.
2015/05/15 Mestre, N.C. 2015. Recursos do mar profundo. Fórum sobre Economia do Mar. 15 May 2015. Lions International & Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
2014/06/06 Mestre, N.C. 2014. Environmental impacts and ecotoxicology in the deep sea. CIMA Day. 6 June 2014, FCT, University Algarve, Portugal.
2012/10/26 Mestre, N.C. 2012. Pressure and Temperature tolerances in marine invertebrates. Seminário MEIO (Mestrado em Estudos Integrados dos Oceanos). Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Açores, 26 October 2012, Horta, Portugal.
2011/11/10 Mestre, N.C. 2011. Pressure and Temperature tolerances in marine invertebrates. CICLO de PALESTRAS Quintas do Mar. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 10 November 2011, Lisboa, Portugal.

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/04 - Current Comparative evolutionary ecotoxicological adaptations to anthropogenic disturbance in sea anemones from Antarctica and the deep sea
Supervisor of Juliano Marcelo Vilke
 Ciências do Mar, da Terra e do Ambiente (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2024/01 - Current Ecotoxicological study to assess environmental risks in the context of deep-sea mining
Supervisor of Pasqualina Gaetano
 project research fellow with MSc (Other)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/01/02 - Current Biomarker discovery for risk assessment in the deep sea
Supervisor of Cármen Sousa
 post-doctoral (Other)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/01/01 - Current Biomarker discovery for risk assessment in the deep sea
Supervisor of Leandro Teixeira Marinho
 Research fellow in a project (Other)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/04 Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining
Supervisor of Juliano Marcelo Vilke
 research fellow in a project (Other)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/04/01 - 2023/12 Risk assessment of deep-sea mining
Supervisor of Leandro Teixeira Marinho
 Sistemas Marinhos e Costeiros (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/06 Ecotoxicological effects of deep-sea nodules mining in a shallow-water model species
Supervisor of Santiago Correia
 Biologia Marinha (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020 - 2020 The relevance of Seamount Josephine for the conservation of marine biodiversity
Co-supervisor
 Gestão Marinha e Costeira (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2019/11 Influence of particle size on the ecotoxicity of low density polyethylene (LDPE) microplastics with and without adsorbed benzo-a pyrene (BaP) in the clam Scrobicularia plana.
Co-supervisor
 Marine Biology (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2018/07 Ecotoxicological effects of virgin, oxidized and high-density polyethylene microplastics in Scrobicularia plana.
Co-supervisor
 Marine Biology (Master)
2016/09/01 - 2018/04 Oxidative stress, metallothionein response and oxidative damage in the gonads of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to cadmium-based quantum dots.
Co-supervisor of Joanna Gonçalves
 Marine Biology (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/11 Microplastics Accumulation and Biomarkers Response in Scrobicularia plana
Co-supervisor
 Marine Biology (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015/02/01 - 2015/08/31 Ecotoxicological risk assessment (accumulation of metals and biomarkers responses) using the hydrothermal vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata, in situ and after copper exposure.
Co-supervisor
 Erasmus Mundus MSc in Marine Environment and resources (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/04/11 - 2023/04/13 Co-organization of the Workshop on Ecotoxicological impacts of deep-sea mining – current scientific knowledge and necessary steps towards the definition of environmental thresholds. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources. Hannover, Germany. (2023/04/11)
Workshop (Co-organisor)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/02 - Current Environmental Consequences of Deep-sea Mining: A Comparison with Land-based Mining. Virtual meeting.
Workshop
The Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Lab, NY, USA, United States
2020/12 - Current Workshop Assessing plume impacts caused by nodule mining vehicles, Blue Harvesting Project
Workshop
2020/12 - Current Workshop on Marine Scientific Research in the Area: Establishing collaborative platform to enhance biodiversity knowledge for environmental management in mid-ocean ridge ecosystems focusing on the Indian Ocean.
Workshop
International Seabed Authority, Jamaica

China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association, China
2020/11 - Current From Offshore Oil & Gas to Deep Seabed Mining: new technologies and emerging issues.
Workshop
Istituto di Scienze Marine Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
2020/09 - Current Environmental Consequences of Deep-sea Mining - Virtual Pre-Meeting Workshop
Workshop
The Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Lab, NY, USA, United States
2022/07/04 - 2022/07/08 Participation in the Round Table dedicated to Deep-Sea Mining
Symposium
 IMBRSea Symposium 2022
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/06/23 Impact of polyamide microfibers on marine organisms using Mytilus galloprovincialis as a model
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rafaela Paulo Teixeira (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/12/16 Service or disservice? The role of marine coastal bioengineers in plastic debris trapping
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Lorenzo Cozzolino (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018/04/08 - Current Sciaena Elected member of Directive Board (Treasurer)
2016 - Current Deep-Sea Biology Society
2013 - Current Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) WG co-leader, active member of several WG

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of ARNET Associated Lab since 2022.
Member
2020 - Current Member of the ISA Technical Working Group (TWG) on the development of guidelines on the expected scope and standard of baseline data collection
Member
 International Seabed Authority, Jamaica
2014 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of CIMA since October 2014
Member
2016/03/01 - 2022/02 Member of the Coordination and Management Committee of the Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA) of the University of Algarve
Member
 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Expert reviewer of the document “Running Tide Technologies - Catalog of Potential Environmental Exposures 2023. (https://assets-global.website-files.com/61f2f7381f60618eb5879371/64c7b8ab8e47fcca6e3af3cc_Running%20Tide%20Catalog%20of%20Potential%20Environmental%20Exposures%20v1.0.pdf), for Running Tide, a so-called global ocean health company that partners with nature to remove carbon. (https://www.runningtide.com/blog-post/running-tides-approach-to-evaluating-our-environmental-impact
2022/10 - Current Contribution to the DOSI letter sent to Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority on “The LTC recommendation on NORI’s EIS”
2022/04 - Current Contribution by invitation to the white paper of the World Economic Forum¿s Report Decision-Making on Deep-Sea Mineral Stewardship: A Supply Chain Perspective.
2022 - Current Contribution by invitation to develop the Draft guidelines for the establishment of baseline environmental data (ISBA/27/C/11). Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). International Seabed Authority, Jamaica
2020/05 - Current Contribution to the DOSI commentary on the environmental impact statement for a polymetallic-nodule collector pre-prototype deep-sea mining machine in the Indian contract area of central Indian ocean basin.
2019/11 - Current Contribution to the Report of the workshop on the regional environmental management plan for the area of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 25-29 November 2019, Évora, Portugal. Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). International Seabed Authority, Jamaica
2019/10 - Current Contribution to the DOSI commentary on Draft Regulations on Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Area issued 25 March 2019 by the ISA (ISBA/25/C/WP.1) International Seabed Authority, Jamaica
2019/05 - Current Contribution to document by DOSI to be presented on the Workshop on the Development of Standards and Guidelines for the ISA Mining Code, Pretoria, South Africa, from 13th to 15th May 2019, related to the document “ISBA/25/C/3: Content and development of standards and guidelines for activities in the Area under the Authority’s regulatory framework”.

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/02 - Current Biogeochemical Processes and Global Change Master's in Marine Biology (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020 - 2022 Isotopic Tracers of Marine Processes Marine and Coastal Studies (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023 - Current Evaluator for the FCT 2023 Call for PhD Studentships - Regular Line of Application, Environmental Sciences Panel
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/03/09 Interview to the national newspaper Publico: “Temos de parar para pensar antes de usar a tecnologia para aprisionar CO2 no oceano” Publico

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2023/04/17 - Current Antena 2 Ciência Possíveis impactos nos oceanos de projetos de geoengenharia, concebidos para mitigar os efeitos das alterações climáticas

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023 Reviewer for the European Commission of the 18 months progress report of the Horizon 2020 project “Aurora” - evaluated and awarded under the call for proposals H2020-SC1-2020-Single Stage SC1-BHC-36-2020 (2023) European Commission, Belgium
2021 - 2021 Evaluator for the European Commission H2020 European Green Deal - H2020-LC-GD-2020-3 – LC-GD-8-1-2020 (2021) European Commission, Belgium
2021 - 2021 Evaluator and Rapporteur for the European Commission Horizon Europe - HORIZON-HLTH-2021-ENVHLTH-02-03 (2021) European Commission, Belgium
2020 - 2020 Evaluator and Rapporteur for the European Commission H2020-SC1-2020-Single Stage SC1-BHC-36 (2020) European Commission, Belgium
2019 - 2019 Evaluator of one Project within the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 Baltic Research Programme of the Estonian Research Council (ETAg), Estonia. Estonian Research Competency Council, Estonia
2017 - 2017 Evaluator of one project within the Strategic Basic Research (SBO) programme of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Belgium (2017). Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen, Belgium
2010 - 2010 Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects (2009), Marine Sciences and Technologies domain. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal (2010). Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016/07/18 - 2016/07/27 SCIENTIFIC CRUISE 2016 MIDAS demonstration cruise (18-07-2016–27-07-2016), Condor Seamount, Azores. Research vessel Pelagia, ROV Cougar-XT 2000. Cruise PI: Ian Stewart (Fugro).
2010/08/10 - 2010/09/10 SCIENTIFIC CRUISES 2010 Sampling for the deep-water crab Chaceon affinis (08-2010–09-2010), South of Pico Island, Azores, on board the fishing vessel Douglas Thomas. Cruise PI: NC Mestre, in collaboration with the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (DOP), Universidade dos Açores, Portugal.
2009/08/30 - 2009/09/30 SCIENTIFIC CRUISE 2009 Bathyluck’09 cruise (30-08-2009–30-09-2009) to the Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. R/V PourquoisPas?, manned submersible Nautile, ROV Victor 6000 and AUV AsteriX. Cruise PI: Javier Escartin (CNRS, IPGP, Paris, France).
2001/06/22 - 2001/07/22 SCIENTIFIC CRUISE 2001 ATOS cruise (22-06-2001–22-07-2001) to the Azores Triple Junction, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. R/V L'Atalante and ROV Victor 6000. VENTOX (EU project – FP5). Cruise PI: Pierre-Marie Sarradin (DEEP, Ifremer, Brest, France).
Distinctions

Other distinction

2008 Grant for students presenting papers at the Fourth International Conference in Africa for Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry - Mara, Kenya.
2008 Grant from the Postgraduate International Conference Attendance Fund, for the participation in Mara 2008, Kenya.
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
2004 ECSA grant for students presenting papers at the conference Estuaries and Change ECSA 37–ERF, Australia
2004 Grant from the FCT (FACC) for students presenting papers in international meetings. Conference ECSA 37 – ERF, Australia
2002 Award to students presenting papers in the II MoMAR Workshop