Telmo Morato
Principal Investigator
Telmo, also known as Telmo Morato, T Morato, Morato, Telmo, and Morato, T., is a Principal Investigator in our team.
Autobiography
Learn more about Telmo Morato in this autobiography
I am a Portuguese principal marine scientist at the Okeanos Research Unit of the University of the Azores. After completing a PhD degree in Resource Management and Environmental Studies at the University of British Columbia (Canada) and accepting a short-term position as Fisheries Scientist at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (New Caledonia), I was awarded several research contracts with IMAR and the University of the Azores. Currently, I co-lead with Marina Carreiro-Silva the Azores Deep-sea Ecology research group aiming to advance the understanding of deep-sea ecosystems in a changing planet to inspire society and inform the sustainable management of the oceans.
Research interests
Some of the research interests of Telmo Morato
Over the last years, I led several research projects and explorations that helped unveil new deep-sea species, communities, biotopes, and even new hydrothermal vents, but also unveiled the impacts of deep-sea fisheries on such ecosystems. I also co-lead the development of affordable camera systems to democratize deep-sea exploration and make it accessible to all. All the knowledge gained over the last decade has been transferred for improved ecosystem-based management and conservation of deep-sea ecosystems at regional, national, and international levels. I'm the sub-coordinator of the Okeanos research centre and has produced many scientific publications, participated as an international rapporteur for the UN World Ocean Assessment, the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and the FAO Deep-ocean climate change report. I'm a national delegate in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, among others.
Projects
Project participated by Telmo Morato
iMAR
PROJECTIntegrated assessment of the distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem along t...
Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020
824077 (EUROFLEETS+)
MapGES
PROJECTMapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores: ass...
Funded by PO Açores 2020, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF / FEDER)
ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-00056
MISTIC SEAS III
PROJECTDeveloping a coordinated approach for assessing Descriptor 4 via its linkages wi...
Funded by Subcontract with the Azores Government. European Maritime Fisheries Fund
110661/2018/794676/SUB/ENV.C2 (MISTICSEAS III)
iAtlantic
PROJECTIntegrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time
Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020
818123 (iAtlantic)
DeepWalls
PROJECTExploring pristine deep-sea walls to establish baselines for Good Environmental...
Funded by Operational Program for the Azores 2020 (PO Açores 2020), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF / FEDER)
ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000124
ATLAS
PROJECTA transatlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management pla...
Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020
678760 (ATLAS)
MarSP
PROJECTMacaronesian Maritime Spatial Planning
Funded by European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) via a subcontract with the DRAM Azores Government
5956275 (DRAM Azores Gov.)
MarinePlan
ON-GOING PROJECTImproved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatia...
Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe
101059407 (MarinePlan)
Cruises
Cruises participated by Telmo Morato
Publications (72)
Scientific publications where Telmo Morato is one of the authors
Meet us
Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas — Universidade dos Açores
Rua Prof. Doutor Frederico Machado, No. 4
9901-862 Horta, Portugal
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