Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Mónica Almeida e Silva
Citation names
- Silva, Mónica
- Silva, Mónica A.
- Silva, M.A.
- Silva, M.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- FC13-672B-612C
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-2683-309X
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.pt/citations?hl=pt-PT&pli=1&user=xjQZ8mgAAAAJ
- Researcher Id
- D-1893-2012
- Scopus Author Id
- 17135969500
Addresses
- Rua Prof Dr Frederico Machado, 4, 9901-862, Horta, Horta, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Monica_Silva7 (Scholar)
- http://whales.scienceontheweb.net/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
French | Beginner (A1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) |
Spanish; Castilian | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2002 - 2007
Concluded
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Biology (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Marine Biology
University of St Andrews School of Biology, United Kingdom
"Population biology of bottlenose dolphins in the Azores Archipelago" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1991 - 1996
Concluded
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Biologia Aplicada aos Recursos Animais (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Diet and reproductive biology of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) stranded in the Portuguese coast" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2021/04 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade dos Açores, Portugal |
Okeanos - Institute of Marine Sciences/University of the Azores, Portugal | ||
2019/05 - 2020/12 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Instituto do Mar, Portugal |
Universidade dos Açores Centro do IMAR, Portugal | ||
2013/12 - 2018/12 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Instituto do Mar, Portugal |
Universidade dos Açores Centro do IMAR, Portugal | ||
2007/07 - 2013/10 | Postdoc (Research) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade dos Açores Centro do IMAR, Portugal | ||
2006/06 - 2007/06 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Instituto do Mar, Portugal |
Universidade dos Açores Centro do IMAR, Portugal |
Other Careers
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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1999/01 - 2002/06 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, Portugal |
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Portugal | ||
1994/06 - 1999/01 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza, Portugal |
Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2002/10 - 2006/10 | PhD Fellowship | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade dos Açores Centro do IMAR, Portugal | ||
1998/01 - 1998/07 | Scientific Consultant - Office Guinea-Bissau | International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland |
International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/11 - 2027/10 | Ocean-ICU Improving Carbon Understanding
Researcher
IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Europe HORIZON - Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment |
2023/01 - 2025/12 | eWHALE - Combining environmental DNA sampling, whale watching and citizen science for stakeholder-driven marine biodiversity
protection in the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Biodiversa2021-172
PI for UAc and Workpackage Co-leader
Okeanos - Institute of Marine Sciences/University of the Azores, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2022/10 - 2025/09 | OCEAN - Operator-Centered Enhancement of Awareness in Navigation
Researcher
Okeanos - Institute of Marine Sciences/University of the Azores, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2020/09 - 2024/08 | MISSION ATLANTIC - Mapping and assessing present and future status of Atlantic marine ecosystems under Climate Change and
Exploitation
862428
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2019/09 - 2024/08 | SUMMER - Sustainable management of mesopelagic resources
PI for IMAR and Workpackage Leader
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2019/12 - 2021/12 | META - Marine mammal and Ecosystem: anthropogenic Threat Assessment
FA 06_2017_017
PI for IMAR
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Fundo Azul
Concluded
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2018/10 - 2021/09 | AWARENESS - Assessing vocal behavior of fin whales for robust density estimation from passive acoustics
PTDC/BIA-BMA/30514/201
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2013/12/03 - 2018/12/02 | Movement ecology of whales: investigating environmental, social and physiological motivations
IF/00943/2013/
Principal investigator
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2013/12 - 2018/11 | MOVE-ON - Movement ecology of Whales: Investigating environmental, social and physiological motivations
IF/00943/2013/CP1199/CT0001
Principal investigator
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2015/04 - 2017/03 | BIOMETORE - Biodiversity in seamounts: the Madeira-Tore and Great Meteor
EAA-PT02 PA
Workpackage Leader
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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EEA Grants
Concluded
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2012/03 - 2015/02 | MAPCET - Integrating cetaceans into marine spatial management in the Azores
Principal investigator
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Regional Secretariat for Science, Technology and Infrastructures/Regional Directorate for Science, Technology and Communications
Concluded
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2012/03 - 2015/02 | ATLANTIS-MAR - Mapping coastal and marine biodiversity of the Azores
M2.1.2/F/027/2011
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Regional Secretariat for Science, Technology and Infrastructures/Regional Directorate for Science, Technology and Communications
Concluded
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2012/03 - 2014/02 | 2020 - Towards ecosystem-based management of the Azores marine resources, biodiversity and habitats
M2.1.2/F/026/2011
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Regional Secretariat for Science, Technology and Infrastructures/Regional Directorate for Science, Technology and Communications
Concluded
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2007/07 - 2013/10 | Cetacean foraging ecology and habitat associations in oceanic ecosystems: an integrated approach
SFRH/BPD/29841/2006
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade dos Açores Centro do IMAR, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2008/11/01 - 2012/04/30 | TRACE - Cetacean habitat associations in oceanic ecosystems: an integrated approach
PTDC/MAR/74071/2006
Principal investigator
IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2008 - 2012 | CONDOR - Observatory for long-term study and monitoring of Azorean seamount ecosystems
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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EEA Grants
Concluded
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2007/07 - 2009/01 | MARMAC II - Knowledge, promotion and valorisation for a sustainable use of marine protected areas in Macaronesia Phase II
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Interreg IIIB/FEDER
Concluded
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2002/10 - 2006/10 | Population biology of bottlenose dolphins in the Azores Archipelago
SFRH/BD/8609/2002
PhD Student Fellow
University of St Andrews School of Biology, United Kingdom
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2002/05/01 - 2005/10/31 | CETAMARH - Ecologia e estrutura populacional de roazes e cachalotes nos Açores: relação com as características do habitat.
POCTI/BSE/38991/2001
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2001/01 - 2004/01 | EUROPHLUKES - Initiating a European network to develop a European cetacean photo-id system and database
FP5-EVR1/CT2001-2007
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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1998/10 - 2003/09 | MARÉ - Integrated management of coastal and marine areas in the Azores
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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EU Life-Nature Program
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/01 - 2027/12 | LIFE AZORES - Cetaceans - Service Contract for Technical and Scientific Support for the Implementation of LIFE IP AZORES NATURA
project
Principal investigator
Okeanos - Institute of Marine Sciences/University of the Azores, Portugal
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Secretaria Regional do Mar Ciência e Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2020/05 - 2023/11 | Service Contract for Technical and Scientific Support for the Implementation of “ACCURATE- Acoustic cue rates for passive
acoustics density estimation (N3943019C2176 Project 42 US Office of Naval Research, Living Marine Resources Program)
LIVING MARINE RESOURCES PROJECT 42
Principal investigator
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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University of St Andrews
Concluded
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2020/09 - 2022/09 | Service Contract for Technical and Scientific Support for MARCET II - Fomento da actividade eco turística de observação de
cetáceos como modelo de desenvolvimento económico sustentável mediante a protecção e conservação destas espécies e valor acrescentado
como património natural da Macaronesia
MAC 2/4.6c/392 Interreg V
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Secretaria Regional do Mar Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
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2021 - 2021 | Service Contract for Technical and Scientific Support for the Implementation of “MISTIC SEAS III - Developing a coordinated
approach for assessing Descriptor 4 via its linkages with D1 and other relevant descriptors in the Macaronesian sub-region
(GA 110661/2018/794676/SUB/ENV.C2 DG ENV/MSFD) – Data
GA 110661/2018/794676/SUB/ENV.C2 DG ENV/MSFD
Principal investigator
IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Secretaria Regional do Mar Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
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2019 - 2021 | Service Contract for Technical and Scientific Support for the Implementation of “MISTIC SEAS III - Developing a coordinated
approach for assessing Descriptor 4 via its linkages with D1 and other relevant descriptors in the Macaronesian sub-region
(GA 110661/2018/794676/SUB/ENV.C2 DG ENV/MSFD)
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
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2019/01 - 2020/12 | Service Contract for Technical and Scientific Support for the Implementation of “RAGES - Risk-based Approaches to Good Environmental
Status” (GA 110661/2018/794607/SUB/ENV.C.2)
Principal investigator
IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Secretaria Regional do Mar Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
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2016/04 - 2019/03 | WATCH-IT - Whale watching effects on sperm whales – disturbance assessment towards a sustainable ecotourism
Acores-01-0145-FEDER-000057
Principal investigator
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
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2017/06 - 2019/01 | Service Contract for Technical and Scientific Support for the MISTIC SEAS II project - Applying a subregional coherent and
coordinated approach to the monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia for the second cycle of the MSFD
- Functional groups: Marine Mammals and Reptiles
Principal investigator
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
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2016/06 - 2018/05 | GREENUP - Green matrix uploaded: A new ecosystem variable for marine resources sector
Funded by Mercator Ocean under Tender N°21-SE-CALL1 for R&D Activities for the Service Evolution of the Copernicus Marine
Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS)
Principal Investigator of R&D contract
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Mercator Océan
Concluded
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2016/02 - 2017/04 | Service Contract for Technical and Scientific Support for the Implementation of “MISTIC’SEAS – Macaronesia Islands Standard
Indicators and Criteria: Reaching Common Grounds on Monitoring Marine biodiversity in Macaronesia – Functional groups: Marine
Mammals and Reptiles
DG ENV/MSFD Action Plans/2014
Principal investigator
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Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
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2009/06 - 2011/12 | CETPESCA - Monitoring interactions of cetaceans and the squid fishery
SRAM/GRA R&D Contract Service
Principal investigator
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Mar
Concluded
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2008/01 - 2008/09 | BIONATURA - Monitoring Cetaceans in the Azores
Principal investigator
IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Interreg IIIB/FEDER
Concluded
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2003/07 - 2005/06 | MACETUS - Population structure, distribution and habitat use of Physeter macrocephalus, Globicephala macrorhynchus, Tursiops
truncatus e Stenella frontalis in the Macaronesian Region (Archipelagos of Azores, Canaries and Madeira)
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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Interreg IIIB/FEDER
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book |
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Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Magazine article |
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Preprint |
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Report |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
Dataset |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/11/23 | WP3: Food-web structure and resilience | Project SUMMER Review Meeting
Europeam Commission (online)
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2023/10/04 | WP3: Food-web structure and resilience | 3rd Annual General Meeting of Project SUMMER
Project SUMMER
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2023/03/28 | OKEANOS | Jornadas de Networking, Projecto Estratégico Hexagone
(Funchal, Portugal)
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2023/01/24 | LIFE IP NATURA – Cetaceans | Workshop on Marine Mammal Ship Strike Mitigation
OCEAN project (Horta, Portugal)
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2022/11/04 | Efeitos do whale watching em cachalotes | Bluefest
(Horta, Portugal)
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2022/09/07 | Among whales and old whalers: Cetacean research in a remote Atlantic outpost | 1st International Meeting Islands, Whales and People
(Horta, Portugal)
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2022/07/13 | Application of advanced technologies to study cetacean behaviour | Seminar at the 2022 Marine Robotics Summer School
(Horta, Portugal)
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2022/03/17 | PROJECTO INTERTAGUA | Atlantic Innovation Week | IOT Workshop
AirCenter (Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal)
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2022/03/15 | SEAPODYM-MTL offers new insights into the behaviour of large whales and informs conservation efforts | Atlantic Innovation Week | Copernicus for Business Innovation: Ocean Monitoring
AirCenter (Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal)
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2022/03/07 | Project AWARENESS Assessing vocal behaviour of fin whales for robust density estimation from passive acoustics | 9th Workshop on Detection, Classification, Localization and Density Estimation of Marine Mammals using Passive Acoustics
(Waikiki, United States)
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2022/03/07 | Changes in fin whale song inter-note intervals: implications for density estimation using PAM | 9th Workshop on Detection, Classification, Localization and Density Estimation of Marine Mammals using Passive Acoustics
(Waikiki, United States)
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2021/01/28 | Behavioural responses of oceanic cetaceans to variation in food resources | Ciclo de Conferências do Instituto Português de Psicologia Aplicada
Instituto Português de Psicologia Aplicada
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2021 | Environmental drivers of the large-scale movements of baleen whales in the mid-Atlantic Ocean | ICES Annual Science Conference 2021
ICES
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2020/11/24 | Description of Azores fine-scale underwater noise model: applications to testing the RAGES approach | 4th RAGES Steering Group Meeting |
2020/11/06 | The marine soundscape of Azores - monitoring baleen whales, biological sounds, and anthropogenic sources of noise | XVII Congress of the Portuguese Society of Ethology
(Portugal)
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2020/10/06 | WP3: Food-web structure and resilience – Progress Report | 1t SUMMER Annual General Meeting - online |
2019/11/15 | Understanding causes and consequences of spatial ecology of cetaceans | Encontro Mamíferos Marinhos 2019
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2019/09/24 | WP3: Food-web structure and resilience | SUMMER kick-off Meeting
(San Sebastian, Spain)
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2019/01/23 | Robust design analysis: Tursiops | MISTIC SEAS II – Critical Review of the sampling strategies and protocols implemented in MISTIC SEAS II to estimate parameters
of cetaceans management units in Macaronesia for MSFD – Lessons leraned
Museu da Baleia do Funchal (Funchal, Portugal)
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2017/10/22 | Satellite Tracking and Stable Isotope Analysis Link Wintering and Feeding Grounds of North Atlantic Baleen Whales. | 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
Society for Marine Mammalogy (Halifax, Canada)
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2017/04/28 | Cetacean usage of seamounts of the Great Meteor and Madeira-Tore geological complexes | Open Day Biometore
IPMA (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2016/04 | Revisão da regulamentação do whale watching nos Açores: Pontos para reflexão | II Workshop Whale Heritage Site
Governo Regional dos Açores (Lajes do Pico, Portugal)
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2016/03/16 | Role of oceanic island and seamount ecosystems to baleen whales | 30th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
European Cetacean Society (Funchal, Portugal)
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2015/11/18 | Migração de baleias-de-barbas num Atlântico sem fronteiras mas com barreiras | Colóquio Internacional Explorar o Atlântico: Fronteiras no Espaço e no Tempo
Portuguese Centre for Global History (Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal)
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2015/09/14 | Satellite tracking and stable isotope analysis provide novel insights into the migratory behavior of large baleen whales | 3rd CLIOTOP Symposium
(San Sebastian, Spain)
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2014/12/10 | Investigação em cetáceos ao serviço da gestão marinha nos Açores | Fórum de Apoio à Decisão: Conhecer o Mar dos Açores IV
Governo Regional dos Açores (Ponta Delgada, Portugal)
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2014/12/04 | Integrated observation of multiple species and habitats: challenges for science and technology | Workshop Environmental Monitoring and Surveillance: challenges, solutions and opportunities
University of Porto (Gaia, Portugal)
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2014/07/03 | Distribuição temporal e espacial de cetáceos e interacção com as pescarias nos Açores | Reuniões da Comissão de Supervisão e Conselho Científico do Programa de Observação das Pescas dos Açores
Instituto do Mar (Horta, Portugal)
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2014/07/03 | Distribuição temporal e espacial de cetáceos e interacção com as pescarias nos Açores. | Reuniões da Comissão de Supervisão e Conselho Científico do Programa de Observação das Pescas dos Açores
Instituto do Mar (Horta, Portugal)
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2014/03/14 | Cetacean strandings in the Azores: potential for monitoring and research | Workshop Macaronesian Cetacean Health Network
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Tenerife, Spain)
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2013/07/04 | Using state-space models to improve estimation of animal tracks | Annual Meeting of Associated Laboratory - LARSyS
Instituto do Mar (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2013/04/06 | Studies on the ecology, genetic structure and acoustics of sperm whales in the Azores: an overview of past, present and future research | Workshop Towards a large scale collaboration on sperm whale research, 27th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
European Cetacean Society (Setúbal, Portugal)
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2012/03/26 | A service area in the middle of the ocean: Satellite tracking shows that fin whales pause their northern migration to forage in the Azores | 26th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
European Cetacean Society (Galway, Ireland)
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2011/11/27 | Fin whale migration in the North Atlantic: placing the Azores into the big picture | 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
Society for Marine Mammalogy (Tampa, United States)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024 - Current | Trophic overlap within the megafauna community
Supervisor
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2023/12 - Current | Distribution modelling of oceanic megafauna towards dynamic ocean management
Supervisor
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Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2023/12 - Current | Evaluating platforms of opportunity to monitor cetacean responses to ocean changes
Supervisor
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Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2023 - Current | Investigating Genetic Diversity and Feeding Ecology of Cetaceans in the North-East Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea using
eDNA Methods
Co-supervisor
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Biology (PhD)
Universität Innsbruck, Austria
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2021/12 - Current | Assessing the role of mesopelagic organisms to cetaceans in the Azores
Supervisor
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Marine Sciences (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2017 - Current | Noise exposure and vocal behaviour of baleen whales off the Azores
Supervisor of Miriam Romagosa Verges
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Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2017 - Current | Near realtime distribution modelling of cetacean distribution off the Azores
Supervisor
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Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2024 - 2024 | Comparison of acoustic and visual detections and distribution patterns of cetaceans from a line-transect survey off Azores
Supervisor
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MSc in Integrated Ocean Studies (Master)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2023 - 2024 | Analysis of social structure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Azores
Supervisor
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Animal de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia, Spain
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2023 - 2024 | Coda repertoires and vocal clans of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Azores
Co-supervisor
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MSc in Integrated Ocean Studies (Master)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2023 - 2023 | Building an Ecopath Model of the Azores: A basis to Ecosystem Management of Mesopelagic Resources
Supervisor
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MSc MARRES - International Master in Ocean Science, Conservation & Innovation (Master) |
2021/10 - 2022/09 | Comunicação em cachalotes: análise do repertório acústico e contextualização comportamental e social das codas de cachalotes
(Physeter macrocephalus) no Arquipélago dos Açores
Supervisor
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Estudos Integrados dos Oceanos (Master)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2022/01 - 2022/08 | Acoustic masking of baleen whale vocalizations by shipping noise in the Azores Islands
Supervisor
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Universiteit Gent, Belgium
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2021/09 - 2022/06 | Meta-análise da ecologia trófica da megafauna marinha
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2019/01 - 2019/11 | Sperm Whale Foraging Behaviour: A Predicted Model Based On 3D Movement and Acoustic Data from Dtags
Supervisor
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Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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2019/01 - 2019/08 | Description of the diving and foraging behaviour of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Azores using Time-Depth Recorders
Supervisor
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Universiteit Gent, Belgium
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2015 - 2019 | Exploring operational interactions between cetaceans and fisheries in the Azores
Supervisor
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Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2014 - 2018 | Cetacean movements in relation to the dynamics of the sound-scattering layer in the Azores
Supervisor
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Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
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2017 - 2017 | Noise exposure and vocal behaviour of baleen whales off the Azores
Supervisor
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Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2010 - 2014 | Behavioural ecology of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the North Atlantic Ocean
Co-supervisor
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Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
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2008 - 2008 | Designing a line transect ship survey to estimate cetacean abundance in the Azores
Co-supervisor
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University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
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2008 - 2008 | Diving and foraging behaviour of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Archipelago
of the Azores
Supervisor
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Biologia (Degree)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2008 - 2008 | Distribution and residence patterns of baleen whales in the Archipelago of the Azores
Supervisor
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Biologia (Degree)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2008 - 2008 | Behavioural Ecology of the Sperm Whale (Physter Macropcehalus) in the North Atlantic Ocean
Co-supervisor
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Biologia (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2004 - 2005 | Whale-watching activity in the archipelago of the Azores: contributing for its sustainable growth
Co-supervisor
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Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023/10/30 - 2023/10/31 | Invited participant and member of Scientific Committee of IV Bienal das Baleias (2023/10/30 - 2023/10/31)
Symposium (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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Universidade dos Açores, Portugal |
2022/03/07 - 2022/03/07 | Workshop on Passive Acoustic Monitoring Density Estimation: raising AWARENESS of latest developments and discussing practical
challenges (2022/03/07 - 2022/03/07)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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University of St Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics, United Kingdom Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade dos Açores Centro do IMAR, Portugal |
2020/05/04 - 2020/05/05 | Moderator of Session “Plenary session 1 – Overarching objectives, targeted ecosystems and design of the regional ecosystem
models linking how to address D4". MISTIC SEAS III Technical Workshop - Workpackage 2 (2020/05/04 - 2020/05/05)
Workshop (Other)
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2019/10/07 - 2019/10/10 | Moderator of Session “Megafauna Marine Protected Areas”. Ocean Governance in Archipelagic Regions International Conference,
Regional Government of the Azores, Horta, Açores, Portugal (2019/10/10)
Conference (Other)
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2017/11/23 - 2017/11/24 | “Horizon 2020: Project Planning Meeting - LC-BG-03-2018: Sustainable harvesting of marine biological resources and BG-08-2018-2019:
All Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance Flagship Part B. 2018-2019- Assessing the status of Atlantic marine ecosystems”, Lisboa,
Portugal (2017/11/23 - 2017/11/24)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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2017/07/17 - 2017/07/21 | I Workshop do projecto MISTIC SEAS II “Joint Workshop on data collection and survey design of Subprogrammes Abundance of Oceanic
Cetaceans and Loggerhead turtles, Abundance and demography of coastal cetaceans, and Loggerhead capture and sampling”, Caniçal,
Portugal, (2017/07/17)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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2016/11/24 - 2016/11/25 | I Technical Workshop MISTIC SEAS – WK4, Madrid, Spain (2016/11/24)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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2016/06/20 - 2016/06/24 | I Technical Workshop MISTIC SEAS – WK3, Caniçal, Portugal (2016/06/20)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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2016/05/18 - 2016/05/20 | I Technical Workshop MISTIC SEAS – WK2, São Miguel, Portugal (2016/05/18)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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2016/03/29 - 2016/03/31 | MISTIC SEAS I Technical Workshop - WK1, Horta, Portugal (2016/03/29)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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2016/03/14 - 2016/03/16 | Chair Session“Ecology” of the 30th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (2016/03/16)
Conference (Other)
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2023/05/22 - 2023/05/26 | Invited expert
Workshop
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Workshop for the identification of Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) in the North East Atlantic Ocean
International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023 | Near realtime distribution modelling of cetacean distribution off the Azores
Supervisor
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Marta Tobeña (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2022 | Meta-analysis of marine megafauna trophic ecology
Supervisor
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João Silva (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022 | Noise exposure and vocal behaviour of baleen whales off the Azores
Supervisor
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Miriam Romagosa Verges (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2021/11/11 | BLUE WHALE BODY CONDITION FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OVER A 14-YEAR PERIOD IN THE NE PACIFIC: ANNUAL VARIATION AND CONNECTION
TO MEASURES OF OCEAN PRODUCTIVITY
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Rachel Katherine Wachtendonk (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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2021/07/09 | Estructura y migración del rorcual común del Atlántico nororiental establecido mediante trazadores químicos
President of the jury
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Diego Rita Espada (PhD)
Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Biologia, Spain
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2021/06/29 | Beyond environmental drivers: the role of biotic interactions in driving top predators’ distribution and abundance
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Amaia Astarloa Díaz (PhD)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
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2020 | Sperm Whale Foraging Behaviour: A Predicted Model Based On 3D Movement and Acoustic Data from Dtags
Supervisor
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Esteban Rivas (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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2019 | Exploring operational interactions between cetaceans and fisheries in the Azores
Supervisor
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Maria João Alves de Oliveira Cruz (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2019 | Influence of environmental drivers on the movement behaviour of harbour porpoises in the North Sea
(Thesis) Arguer
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Dominique Sabina Stalder (Master)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2018 | Cetacean movements in relation to the dynamics of the sound-scattering layer in the Azores
Supervisor
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Irma Margarida Andrade Cruz Espregueira Cascão (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2014 | Ecology and conservation of bottlenose dolphins in Madeira Archipelago, Portugal
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Margarida Brites Caetano Dinis (PhD)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
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2014 | Behavioural ecology of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the North Atlantic Ocean
Supervisor
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Cláudia Inês Botelho de Oliveira (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2014 | Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) ecology and management in the North Atlantic
(Thesis) Arguer
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Rui Conde de Araújo Brito Prieto da Silva (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2014 | Role of the wider Azores region as a nursery ground for North Atlantic blue shark (Prionace glauca)
(Thesis) Arguer
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Frederic Vandeperre (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2014 | Temporal and spatial variability of fin whale's (Balaenoptera physalus) distribution in the Pelagos Sanctuary: Northwestern
Mediterranean Sea
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Catarina Frazão Morgado (Master)
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2014 | Cetacean movements in relation to the dynamics of the sound-scattering layer in the Azores | Irma Margarida Andrade Cruz Espregueira Cascão (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2013 | Population structure, habitat use and conservation of short-fineed pilot whales Globicephala macrorhynchus in the Archipelago
of Madeira
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Filipe Marco Andrade Alves (PhD)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
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2011 | Role of the wider Azores Region as a nursery ground for North Atlantic Blue Shark ( Prionace Glauca) | Frederic Vandeperre (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
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2009 | Cetacean Movements in Relation to the Dynamics of the Sound - Sectoring Layer in the Azores | Irma Margarida Andrade Cruz Espregueira Cascão (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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2007 | Sei Whale (Balaenoptera Borealis) Populational Ecology in the North Atlantic | Rui Conde de Araújo Brito Prieto da Silva (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2014 - 2018 | Instituto do Mar - IMAR | Member of the Direction Board |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023 - Current | Senate of the University of the Azores
Member
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Universidade dos Açores, Portugal |
2022 - Current | Scientific Council of the Azorean Fisheries Observer Program (POPA)
Member
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IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal |
2021 - Current | Science and Technical Committee of the Blue Azores Program
Member
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2020 - Current | Member of the National Working Group of Biodiversity – subgroup Cetaceans, Common Implementation Strategy of the Marine Strategy
Framework Directive
Member
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2020 - Current | Member of OSPAR Commission Intersessional Correspondence Group on Underwater Noise (ICG-Noise)
Member
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2009 - Current | Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology/International Council for the Exploration of the Seas.
Member
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International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark |
2009 - Current | OSPAR (Oslo-Paris Convention) Commission Marine Mammal Expert Group (OMMEG)
Member
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2007 - Current | National Contact Point for “Monitoring of Species and Habitats on the OSPAR List”. Convenção Oslo-Paris para a Proteção do
Meio Marinho do Atlântico Nordeste (Convenção OSPAR).
Member
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2006 - Current | Scientific Committee of the Azores Regional Stranding Network (Resolução do Conselho do Governo n.º 72/2006 de 29 de Junho
de 2006) (2006 - present)
Member
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2021 - 2023 | Scientific Coordination Committee
Member
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Okeanos - Institute of Marine Sciences/University of the Azores, Portugal |
2019 - 2023 | Steering Committee of Project “SUMMER - Sustainable management of mesopelagic resources (H2020-EU.3.2.3.1, GA 817806)"
Member
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2019 - 2021 | Steering Committee of Project “RAGES - Risk-based Approaches to Good Environmental Status (GA 110661/2018/794607/SUB/ENV.C.2
DG ENV/MSFD)”
Member
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2014 - 2018 | Vice-Coordinator of the Research Core Group 3: Open Ocean and Deeps-sea Ecosystems, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences
Centre (Portugal)
Coordinator
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Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal |
2014 - 2018 | Board of Directors
Member
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IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Portugal |
2010 - 2011 | ICES Working Group to Evaluate Regulation EC 812/2004
Member
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International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark |
2007 - 2009 | National Delegate at the Scientific Committee Meeting of International Whaling Commission (2007, 2009)
Other
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International Whaling Commission, United Kingdom |
2008 - 2008 | Technical Team responsible for the National Report for the Habitats Directive (2001-2006).
Member
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Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2024 - Current | 35th Annual Conference of teh European Cetacean Society | European Cetacean Society |
2023 - Current | 34th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society | European Cetacean Society |
2023 - 2023 | ICES Annual Science Conference 2023 | ICES |
2022 - 2022 | 33rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society | virtual, European Cetacean Society |
2019 - 2019 | World Marine Mammal Conference 2019 | University of Barcelona |
2016/03/14 - 2016/03/16 | 30th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society | European Cetacean Society |
2016 - 2016 | 30th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society | Museu da Baleia do Funchal |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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1998/01 - Current | Develop a Conservation Plan for the West African manatee in Guinea-Bissau | |
2021 - 2023 | Member of the Transnational Advisory Committee of project “JONAS - Joint Framework for Ocean Noise in the Atlantic Seas | |
1999/01 - 2002/09 | temporary (3 years) assignment to the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries/University of the Azores (DOP/UAç), to work as a Research Assistant in a EC LIFE-Nature Project |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2017 - Current | Strategic Evaluation Committee of the Oceanic Observatory of Madeira (OOM)
Member
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Observatório Oceânico da Madeira, Portugal |
Interview (tv / radio show)
Program | Topic | |
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2020 - Current | Entre Mares 2020 – Conversas em directo, de 20 Maio a 8 Junho 2020. | What do we know about underwater noise in the Azores |
2019 - Current | TV Documentary - Ocean of Tomorrow | Cetaceans in the Azores |
2017/02/15 - Current | Featured scientist - Program “Jovens Cientistas dos Açores” – Episode 10 | Research on Cetaceans in the Azores |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2021 - Current | Frontiers in Marine Science (2296-7745) | Frontiers Media S.A. |
2017 - Current | Frontiers in Marine Science (22967745) | Frontiers Media S.A. |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2023 - Current | Underwater noise modelling in the Azores to assess exposure risk for cetaceans | Francisco Félix |
2023 - Current | Cetacean density modeling in the Azores for effective marine management and conservation | Daviana Berkowitz-Sklar |
2020 - Current | Vocal behaviour of cetaceans and impact from underwater noise | Cláudia Oliveira |
2020/10 - 2022/09 | Application of risk-based approach to underwater noise | Catarina Fonseca |
2022/02 - 2022/08 | Fine-scale movement patterns of sperm whales from Dtag data | Fiona-Elaine Strasser |
2021 - 2022 | Mapping hotspots of mesopelagic resources | Enrique Tejedor |
2020/11 - 2021/08 | Estimating the diet of cetaceans in the Azores using stable isotope mixing models | Myriam Lebon |
2021/02 - 2021/07 | Study of the exposure of sperm whales to underwater (natural and shipping) noise levels over time at different locations | Charlène Pellecchia |
2019 - 2021 | Cetacean-prey interactions | Sergi Pérez Jorge |
2016 - 2021 | Towards robust condition indices for cetaceans in the wild | Rui Prieto |
2018 - 2020 | Vocal behaviour of cetaceans | Irma Cascão |
2018 - 2020 | Vocal behaviour of cetaceans and impact from underwater noise | Irm |
2017 - 2020 | Effect of whale-watching on cetacean behaviour | Cláudia Oliveira |
2018 - 2019 | Estimating cetacean abundance from line-transect surveys | Ruth Esteban |
2018 - 2019 | Modelling movements of large whales | Sergi Pérez Jorge |
2018 - 2018 | Photo-identification of bottlenose dolphins | Irma Cascão |
2016 - 2018 | Photo-identification of sperm whales | Rebecca Boys |
2016 - 2018 | Modelling movements of large whales | Sergi Pérez Jorge |
2016 - 2017 | Passive acoustic monitoring of cetaceans | Miriam Romagosa |
2016 - 2017 | Cetacean mapping | Marta Tobena |
2016 - 2017 | MSFD Biodiversity Indicators | Cláudia Oliveira |
2015/01 - 2015/12 | Estimating population parameters of sperm whales in the Azores using mark-recapture techniques | Rebecca Boys |
2015/01 - 2015/12 | Integrating cetaceans into marine spatial management in the Azores | Pablo Navarro |
2015 - 2015 | Cetacean surveys | Miriam Romagosa |
2015 - 2015 | Mapping marine traffic | Marta Tobena |
2014 - 2014 | Étude de l écosystème des Cétacés sur le terrain lors de sorties en mer, et en laboratoire. Traitement des données : stockage, informatisation (Système d'Information Géographique) analyse des échantillons biologiques | Clothilde Rault |
2013 - 2014 | Assessing the risk of vessel collisions with large whales in the Azores | Marta Tobena |
2013/01 - 2013/12 | Baleen whale ecology in the Azores | Yves Cuenot |
2010 - 2010 | Photo-identification of baleen whales in the Azores | João Vaz Medeiros |
2007 - 2007 | The importance of the Azores to the ecology of the baleen whales during their northward migration | Chislaine Arends |
2007 - 2007 | Habitat preference of cetaceans in the Azores | Martina Hervat |
2005 - 2005 | Analysis of photo-identification pictures: comparing manual and automatic matching procedures | Susana Morais |
2003 - 2003 | Photo-ientification of Rissos dolphins in the Azores | Cláudia Oliveira |
Distinctions
Award
2016 | Award “Women in Science
Ciência Viva, Portugal
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