December will be a full and important month for the students of the Master in Marine Biology.

The 9 students, who have been supervised by CCMAR researchers, will defend their thesis between the 6^th and 18^th of December.

Consult the thesis defense program below and come and support our master students and future researchers!

Student: Christian Drerup
CCMAR supervisors: António Sykes
External supervisor: Gavan M. Cooke

Venue: December 9^th, 2019, at 10h00, room 2.11, building 2, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, António Sykes, Jorge Palma
Title: Habitat preference and behavioural ecology of Bobtail Squids (Sepiolidae)
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Student: David Milla y Figueras 
CCMAR supervisors: Jorge Gonçalves
External supervisor: Pedro Afonso

Venue: December 10^th, 2019, at 11h00, videoconference room, building 1, Gambelas Campus, University Algarve
Jury: Rita Castilho, Pedro Afonso and David Abecassis
Title: Evaluating seabed habitat representativeness across a diverse marine protected area network on the Mid-Atlantic ridge
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Student: Wenjing Wang
CCMAR supervisors: Pedro Guerreiro and Peter Hubbard

Venue: December 11^th, 2019, at 11h00 am, room 3.42, building 2, Gambelas Campus, University Algarve
Jury: Rita Castilho, Pedro Guerreiro and Zélia Velez
Title: Neuronal effects of ocean acidification in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)
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Student: Maria Ana Morais
CCMAR supervisors: Sofia Engrola and Jorge Dias

Venue: December 13^th, 2019, at 14:00 pm, room 1.8.1, building 8, Gambelas Campus, University Algarve
Jury: Margarida Castro, Rui Rocha e Sofia Engrola
Title: Feeding strategies to improve growth in clownfish juveniles (Amphiprion ocellaris)

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Student: Lorenzo Cozzolino
CCMAR supervisors: Katy Nicastro and Carmen de los Santos

Venue: December 16^th, 2019, at 09h00, room 3.42, building 2, Gambelas Campus, University Algarve
Jury: Rita Castilho, Katy Nicastro and Nélia Mestre
Title: Service or disservice? The role of marine vegetated coastal bioengineers in plastic debris trapping
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Student: Jan Hoffman
CCMAR supervisors: Isabel Barrote and João Silva

Venue: 16^th, 2019, at 11h00, room 2.11, building 2, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, Isabel Barrote and Gareth Pearson
Title: Compared physiological performance of Caulerpa prolifera and native seagrasses of Ria Formosa
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Student: Catarina Batista
CCMAR supervisors: João Varela
External supervisor: Sónia Batista

Venue: December 17^th, 2019, at 11h30, room 2.11, building 2, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, Sónia Batista and Paulo Gavaia
Title: Improvement of Gracilaria sp. efficiency as an ingredient in European seagrass diets
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Student: Johannes Muller
CCMAR supervisors: Jorge Gonçalves
External supervisor: Carlos Andrade

Venue: December 17^th, 2019, at 14h30, videoconference room, building 1, University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, Carlos Andrade and Elsa Cabrita
Title: Sparus aurata escapes from offshore fish farms around Madeira
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Student: Inês Sousa
CCMAR supervisors: José Pedro Andrade
External supervisor: Vera Sequeira (FCT, Lisboa)

Venue: December 18th, 2019, at 11h00, room 2.11, building 2, of the Faculty of Science and Technology, of the University Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
Jury: Rita Castilho, Vera Sequeira e Karim Erzini
Title: Life history parameters and valorisation of a low commercial value fish species: the case study of piper gurnard, Trigla lyra Linnaeus 1758