Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)
ORCID :
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8916-9934
Subject Area
Chemical Oceanography
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Pollution
Activities
Marine and Environmental Scientist with 20 years' experience in marine pollution, sustainable food production and the blue economy. She holds a PhD in Marine Sciences (2012), as well as an MSc in Advanced Studies in Ecology (2008) and a master's degree in Sustainable Management of Coastal and Marine Systems (2007) from the University of Barcelona. She is a Senior Researcher and Head of Biodiversity and Blue Economy at the Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre, Portugal), where she leads various projects and initiatives related to marine and environmental sciences.
Over the past 15 years, she has conducted research and worked at leading European institutes and universities, collaborating with international, multidisciplinary teams and promoting international cooperation. From 2021 to 2024, she led the Work Package on International Cooperation at the H2020 ASTRAL project (All Atlantic Ocean: Sustainable, Profitable and Resilient Aquaculture), overseeing the development of the ‘Atlantic Aquaculture Network’.
She has spoken at and organised various high-level events, bringing scientific discussions to the attention of policymakers and promoting science diplomacy and international cooperation. She currently acts as the Atlantic Ocean Contact Node for the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP).
Sea regions of study
North Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
Skills
Emerging Contaminants, Environmental Chemistry, Trace Elements, Marine Pollution, Aquaculture, Blue Economy
