Team

People involved in our team

We are a group of passionate scientists based at the Institute of Marine Sciences ( Okeanos, University of the Azores ) dedicated to unveil the deep-sea with a special focus on the Azores, but with extensions to the Atlantic Ocean and other ocean basins.

Leaders

Currently leading the way

Telmo Morato

Principal Investigator

Deep-Sea Exploration Marine Biodiversity Marine Conservation Fisheries Management Marine Policy and Governance
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Marina Carreiro-Silva

Principal Investigator

Marine Ecology Coral Reef Conservation Deep-Sea Exploration Climate Change Impact on Oceans Marine Conservation
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Members

Meet the team members driving our research

Carlos Dominguez-Carrió

Senior Scientist

Marine Ecology Deep-Sea Exploration Marine Biodiversity Marine Conservation Marine Technology
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Luís Rodrigues

Senior Scientist

Marine GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Marine Spatial Planning Deep-Sea Exploration Marine Conservation Marine Policy and Governance
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Filipe M. Porteiro

Senior Scientist

Marine Biology Marine Conservation Marine Policy Ecotoxicology Deep-Sea Biodiversity
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Inês Martins

Senior Scientist

Marine Biology Ecotoxicology Deep-Sea Organisms Heavy Metal Detoxification Marine Contaminants
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Laurence Fauconnet

Early-career Researcher

Marine Ecology Fisheries Science Bycatch Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas
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Teresa Cerqueira

Early-career Researcher

Marine Biology Marine Microbial Ecology Chemosynthetic Processes Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents Marine Metagenomics
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António Godinho

Research Assistant

Marine Biology Deep-Sea Corals Cold-Water Corals Marine Conservation Ecotoxicology
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Gal·la Edery

Research Assistant

Marine Biology Marine Conservation Coral Reproduction Restoration Ecology Climate Change
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Guilherme Gonçalves

Research Assistant

Marine Ecology Deep-Sea Exploration Marine Biodiversity Marine Conservation Coral Reef Conservation
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Inês Carneiro

Research Assistant

Marine Ecology Deep-Sea Exploration Marine Biodiversity Marine Conservation Marine GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
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Inês Correia Bruno

Research Assistant

Marine Biology Aquatic Sciences Cold-Water Corals Marine Research Benthic Species
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João Balsa

Research Assistant

Marine Biology Deep-Sea Research Meiofauna Nematodes ROV
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Marc Pladevall

Research Assistant

Marine Biology Conservation Planning Spatial Prioritization Ecosystem Services Mangrove Ecosystems
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Marisa Gomes

Research Assistant

Marine Biology Marine Research Deep-Sea Ecology
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Sérgio Gomes

Research Assistant

Marine Technology Oceanographic Equipment Marine Research CTD Rosette
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Valter Medeiros

Research Assistant

Marine Data Science Marine GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Marine Remote Sensing Marine Cybersecurity Marine Artificial Intelligence
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Gerald Hechter Taranto

Student

PhD Marine Biology Deep-Sea Cold-Water Corals Biodiversity Patterns Anthropogenic Pressures
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Joana Brito

Student

PhD Marine Ecology Marine Conservation Deep-Sea Ecology Fishing Impact
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Manuela Ramos

Student

Marine Ecology Deep-Sea Exploration Marine Biodiversity Marine Conservation Marine Environmental Modeling
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Past members

A special thanks to those who contributed to our work

Alvise Dabalà

Research Assistant

Marine Biology Conservation Planning Ecosystem Services Marine Spatial Planning Atlantic Ocean
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Marina Navarro Engesser

Research Assistant

Marine Biology Oceanography Phytoplankton Primary Production Marine Ecosystem Modeling
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Rachel Lacoste

Research Assistant

Marine Biology Science Communication Video Editing Nature Documentaries Marine Conservation
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Location

Institute of Marine Sciences — Okeanos, University of the Azores

Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas — Universidade dos Açores

Rua Prof. Doutor Frederico Machado, No. 4
9901-862 Horta, Portugal

Contact

Email: azoresdeepsea@gmail.com

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