Present Position

Doctorate Researcher at the UAlg/CCMAR – Centre of Marine Sciences, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal.

Invited professor at the FCT (Faculty of Science and Technology) of the Universidade do Algarve - Biodiversidade marinha (BSc in Coastal Management) and Biologia de Vertebrados (BSc in Biology and Marine Biology)

Education:

1996-2002 – Ph.D in Marine Sciences (Marine Zoology) in the Universidade do Algarve (Faculty of Science and Technology), Portugal.

1988-1994 – Graduation in Marine Biology at the Universidade do Algarve, Portugal.

Previous Positions & Teaching activity:

2019 - Invited professor at the FCT (Faculty of Science and Technology) of the Universidade do Algarve - Biodiversidade marinha (BSc in Coastal Management) and Biologia de Vertebrados (BSc in Biology and Marine Biology).

2014-2015 - Invited researcher at the CCMAR – Centre of Marine Sciences, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal.

2013-2014 - Senior researcher at the Fish Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Canada.

2014 - Invited lecturer at the University of Guelph (Nutrition of Fish and Crustacea).

2008- 2010 – Invited professor at the FCT (Faculty of Science and Technology) of the Universidade do Algarve - Biologia Pesqueira (MSc in Aquaculture and Fisheries) and Ichthyology (BSc in Marine Biology).

2003-2005 - Invited Professor - Zoologia II (Zoology) (Lecturer & Semester coordinator).

Grants:

2015-2019 – Post doctoral researcher: “Exploring anthropogenic impacts using seahorses as flagship species to prevent the loss of biodiversity in the Ria Formosa lagoon” at the CCMAR - Universidade do Algarve, Portugal. (grant ref. SFRH/BPD/112127/2015).

2007-2013 – Post doctoral researcher: “Scientific and technical basis for the culture of the Oceanic seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) and the long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus)” at the Department of Animal and Poultry Science of the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada and CCMAR - Universidade do Algarve, Portugal. (grant ref. SFRH/BPD/34816/2007).

2003-2006 – Post doctoral researcher: “Mass production of live diets (shrimps Palaemon elegans and Palaemonetes varians) as food for the culture of initial stages of cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis.” at the Universidade do Algarve, Portugal and Department of Animal and Poultry Science of the Universidade of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. (grant ref. SFRH/BPD/11604/2002)

1996-2000 – PhD grant PRAXIS XXI, ref. PRAXIS XXI/BD/9441/96.

 

Theses:

Ph.D. Thesis – “Morphological variation of eight Sparidae species of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean sea”. 161 p.

Graduation thesis - “Feeding regime and gastric evacuation in guilthead seabream Sparus aurata (Linnaeus 1758)”.

 

Refereed Journal Publications

Planas M, Gristina M, Palma J, Qin G, Rose E, Roth O and Teske PR (2023) Editorial: Syngnathid fishes: biology, ecology, physiology, conservation and innovative rearing techniques. Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1309683. (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1309683)

Pinto, B., Machado, A.M., Cordeiro, J.M., Kolbadinezhad, S.M., Fonseca, E., Andrade, J.P., Palma, J., Ruivo, R., Monteiro, N., Wilson, J.M., Castro, L.F.C., 2023. Extensive gene loss parallels kidney aglomerulism in Syngnathidae. Current Biology. 33, R1044-R1046. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.045)

Palma, J., Lima, R., Andrade, J.P., Lança, M.J., 2023. Optimization of Live Prey Enrichment Media for Rearing Juvenile Short-Snouted Seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus. Fishes. 8, 494. (https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8100494)

Spatafora, D., Gristina, M., Quattrocchi, F., Pierri, C., Lazic, T., Palma, J., 2023. Different behavioral strategies of two sympatric seahorses: habitat availability and increased density of Hippocampus guttulatus alter the behavior of Hippocampus hippocampus. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1138296)

Cabral, A.E., Rey F., Domingues, M.R, Cabral, M., Planas, M., Palma, J. and Calado, R. 2023. Fatty acid profiles of cultured Hippocampus hippocampus trunk muscles and potential nutritional value. Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1135250. (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1135250)

Gristina, M. Pierri, C. Lazic T., Palma, J. 2022. Behavioral traits of captive short-snouted seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus, Linnaeus 1758. 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea), 2022, pp. 545-548. (https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroSea55331.2022.9950976).

Cabral, A.E., Ricardo, F., Patinha, C., Silva, E.F., Correia, M., Palma, J., Planas, M., Calado, R. 2021. Successful use of geochemical tools to trace the geographic origin of long-snouted seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus raised in captivity. Animals 11, 1534. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061534

Stacy, R., Palma, J., Correia, M.  Wilson, A B., Andrade J. P., Castilho R. 2021. The paradox of retained genetic diversity of Hippocampus guttulatus in the face of demographic decline. Scientific Reports 11, 10434. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89708-0

Van Doan, H., Hoseinifar, S.H., Harikrishnan, R., Khamlor, T., Punyatong, M., Tapingkae, W., Yousefi, M., Palma, J., El-Haroun, E., 2021. Impacts of pineapple peel powder on growth performance, innate immunity, disease resistance, and relative immune gene expression of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 114, 311-319. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2021.04.002)

Correia, M., Antunes, D., Andrade, J.P. Palma, J. 2021. A crown for each monarch: a distinguishable pattern using photo‐identification. Environmental Biology of Fishes. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-021-01075-x)

Hassaan, M. S., Mohammady, E. Y. Soaudy, M. R., Palma, J., Shawer, E. E., El-Haroun, E. The effect of dietary sericite on growth performance, digestive enzymes activity, gut microbiota and haematological parameters of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) fingerlings. In press Animal Feed Science and Technology (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114400)

Palma, J., Magalhães, M., Correia, M., Andrade J.P., 2019. Effects of anthropogenic noise as a source of acoustic stress in wild populations of Hippocampus guttulatus in the Ria Formosa, South Portugal. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 28(5), 751-759. (https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3056)

Morim, T., Bigg, G.R., Madeira, P.M., Palma, J., Duvernell, D.D., Gisbert, E., Cunha, R.L., Castilho, R., 2019. Invasive genetics of the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus): recent anthropogenic introduction in Iberia. PeerJ 7:e6155.  (https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6155)

Correia, M., Koldewey, H. J., Andrade, J.P., Esteves, E., & Palma, J., 2018. Identifying key environmental variables of two seahorse species (Hippocampus guttulatus and Hippocampus hippocampus) in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portugal. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 101(9), 1357-1367. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0782-7)

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P., Bureau, D.P., 2017. The impact of dietary supplementation with astaxanthin on egg quality and growth of long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) juveniles. Aquaculture Nutrition. 23, 304-312. (https://doi.org/10.1111/anu.12394)

Correia, M., Koldewey, H., Andrade, J.P., Palma J. 2016. A novel underwater visual census: seahorse population survey as a case study. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 8:454-458. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2015.10.003)

Correia, M., Palma, J. & Andrade, J. P. 2016. Growth performance of the early life stages of broad-nosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle (L.) fed different live or frozen diets. Aquaculture Research 47(5), 1652-1660. (https://doi.org/10.1111/are.12635)

Correia, M., Caldwell, I.R., Koldewey, H.J., Andrade, J.P., Palma, J., 2015. Seahorse (Hippocampinae) population fluctuations in the Ria Formosa Lagoon, south Portugal. Journal of Fish Biology. 87: 679-690. (https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12748)

Correia, M., Koldewey, H., Andrade, J. P., Palma, J. 2015.   Effects of artificial holdfast units on seahorse density in the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugal. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 471:1-7. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.05.012)

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P., Lemme, A., Bureau, D.P. 2015. Quantitative dietary requirement of juvenile Atlantic ditch shrimp Palaemonetes varians for lysine, methionine and arginine. Aquaculture Research 46, 1822–1830. (https://doi.org/10.1111/are.12335)

Correia, M., Palma, J., Koldewey, H., Andrade, J. P. 2014. The use of a non-invasive tool for capture-recapture studies on a seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) population. Journal of Fish Biology 84(4), 872–884. (https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12304)

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. 2014. The effect of diet on ontogenic development of the digestive tract in juvenile reared long snout seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 40:739–750. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-013-9881-8)

Correia, M., Palma, J., Koldewey, H., Andrade, J.P., 2013. Can artificial holdfast units work as a habitat restoration tool for long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier)? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 448: 258–264. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.001)

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P., Bureau, D.P. 2012. Growth, reproductive performances and brood quality of long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus fed enriched shrimp diets. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 43(6): 802-813. (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-7345.2012.00611.x)

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. 2011. Effect of different Artemia enrichments and feeding protocol for rearing juvenile long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus. Aquaculture 318, 439-443. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.05.035)

Caldwell, I.R., Correia, M., Palma, J., Vincent, A.C.J. 2011. Advances in tagging syngnathids, with the effects of dummy tags on behaviour of Hippocampus guttulatus. Journal of Fish Biology 78, 1769-1785. (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02983.x)

Palma, J., Bureau, D. P., Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. 2009. Effect of temperature, density and early weaning in survival and growth of Palaemonetes varians larvae. Aquaculture Research 40, 1468-1473. (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02245.x)

Palma, J., Bureau, D. P., Andrade, J.P. 2008. Effect of binder type and binder addition to artificial diets used for the growth of Palaemonetes varians and Palaemon elegans (Crustacea: Palaemonidae) produced as aquaculture live food. Aquaculture International 16, 427-436. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-007-9155-5)

Palma, J., Stockdale, J., Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. 2008. Growth and survival of adult long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) using frozen diets. Aquaculture 278, 55–59. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.03.019)

Palma, J., Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. 2008. Usefulness of flat bottom tanks on the settlement of spider crab (Maja squinado, Herbst) larvae. Aquaculture Research 39, 1005-1008. (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01943.x)

Correia, M., Palma, J., Kirakowski, T., Andrade, J.P. 2008. Effects of prey nutritional quality on the growth and survival of juvenile cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Aquaculture Research 39, 869-876. (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01940.x)

Correia, M., Palma, J., Andrade, J.P. 2008. Effects of live prey availability on growth and survival in early stages of cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) life cycle. Aquaculture Research 39, 33-40. (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01858.x)

Catry, T., Ramos, J. A., Martins, J., Peste, F., Trigo, S., Paiva, V.H., Almeida, A., Luís, A., Palma J., Andrade J. P. 2006. Inter-colony and annual differences in the diet and feeding ecology of Little Tern adults and chicks in Portugal. The Condor 108, 366-376. (https://doi.org/ 10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[366:IAADIT]2.0.CO;2)

Paiva, V. H., Ramos, J. A., Catry, T., Pedro, P., Medeiros, R. and Palma, J. 2006. Influence of environmental factors and energetic value of food on Little Tern Sterna albifrons chick growth and food delivery: Chick diet and early growth parameters differed between birds breeding on natural (sandy beaches) and alternative (salinas) habitats. Bird Study 53(1), 1-11. (https://doi.org/10.1080/00063650609461410)

Bargelloni, L., Alarcon, J.A., Alvarez, M.C., Penzo, E., Magoulas, A., Palma, J., Patarnello, T., 2005. The Atlantic-Mediterranean transition: Discordant genetic patterns in two seabream species, Diplodus puntazzo (Cetti) and Diplodus sargus (L.). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36, 523-535. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.017)

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P. 2004. Morphological study of Pagrus pagrus, Pagellus bogaraveo, and Dentex dentex (Sparidae) in Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 84, 449-454. (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315404009439h)

Palma, J., Reis, C., Andrade, J.P. 2003. Flatfish discarding practices in bivalve dredge fishing off the south coast of Portugal (Algarve). Journal of Sea Research 50, 129-137. (https://doi.org/10.1016/S1385-1101(03)00065-0)

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P. 2002. Morphological study of Diplodus sargus, Diplodus puntazzo, and Lithognathus mormyrus (Sparidae) in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Fisheries Research 57, 1-8. (https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-7836(01)00335-6)

Palma, J., Alarcon, J.A., Alvarez, C., Zouros, E., Magoulas, A., Andrade J.P. 2001. Developmental stability and genetic heterozygosity in wild and cultured stocks of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of UK 81(2), 283-288. (https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315401003757)

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P., Paspatis, M., Divanach, P., Kentouri, M., 1998. Morphometric characters in gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata, red porgy, Pagrus pagrus and their hybrids (Sparidae). Italian Journal of Zoology 65, Suppl.: 435-439. (https://doi.org/10.1080/11250009809386861)

Andrade, J.P., Erzini, K., Palma, J. 1996. Gastric evacuation and feeding in the gilthead seabream reared under semi-intensive conditions. Aquaculture International 4, 129-141. (https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00140594)

 

Conference proceedings

Andrade, J. P., Madeira, C., Correia, M. & Palma, J. (2016) Assigning Hippocampus guttulatus recruits to the populations of origin using microsatellites: results from a field study in the Ria Formosa (south Portugal). PeerJ Preprints 4:e1794v1 https://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1794v1

 

Non-peer reviewed Journal Publications (Career total = 3)

 

Palma, J., Correia, M. 2015. "Cavalo-marinho europeu: já dá para criar em aquário" Cães & Cia, 30-33.

Palma, J., Correia, M. 2015. “Sucesso obtido na criação e reprodução em cativeiro do Cavalo-Marinho-de-Focinho-Comprido permite inseri-lo no hobby do aquarismo”. Cães & Gatos. 3pp.

Palma, J., Alarcon, J. A., Alvarez, C., Magoulas, A., Zouros, E., Andrade J. P. 2000. Relationship between heterozygosity and fluctuating asymmetry in wild and cultured gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.). ICES 2000. Report on the Young Scientists Conference on Marine Ecosystem Perspectives. ICES Cooperative Research Report, Nº240, 73.

 

Oral presentations (Career total = 28)

Cabral, A.E., Rey F., Domingues, M.R, Cabral, M., Planas, M., Palma, J. and Calado, R. 2023. Biochemical profiles of seahorses from a nutritional point of view. Workshop in Marine Lipidomics, 2-3 Maio, 2023. Universidade de Aveiro.

Palma, J.  Hippocampes: survivre dans un monde qui change project. Invited keynote. “Les amis de l’hippocampe et la biodiversite marine” organized by the Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros de Portugal – Comissão de Ensino do Português em França – Camões I.P.

Palma, J. Action plan for the conservation of the seahorse populations in the Ria Formosa, south Portugal. Invited keynote. WATER – World Forum for Life. 3-6 Junho 2021, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal.

Palma, J., Lima, R., Andrade, J. P. The copepod/Artemia trade-off in the culture of short snout seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus. 4th Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 17-21 May 2021, Guangzhou, China.

Palma, J, Andrade, J. P., Bureau, D. P. Digestibility of different animal protein sources in diets for long snouted seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus. 4th Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 17-21 May 2021, Guangzhou, China.

Castilho R., Stacy, R., Palma, J., Correia, M. Wilson, A B., Andrade J. P. The enigma of Hippocampus guttulatus from Ria Formosa: genetic diversity and demographic bottleneck do not go hand in hand. 4th Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 17-21 May 2021, Guangzhou, China.

Correia, M., Antunes, D., Andrade, J.P. Palma, J. A crown for each monarch: a distinguishable pattern using photo‐identification. 4th Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 17-21 May 2021, Guangzhou, China.

Palma, J. - Conservação e áreas marinhas protegidas na Ria Formosa - Webminar "Conservação e Áreas Marinha Protegidas" 20 May 2021.

Correia, M., Andrade, J.P., Palma, J. Feeding strategy of two syngnathid species, Hippocampus guttulatus and Syngnathus typhle. VII Iberian Congress of Ichthyology – SIBIC 2018. 13-15 June, Faro, Portugal.

Palma, J. 2018. Cavalos marinhos: Da abundância ao desaparecimento? Invited plenary section key note. VI AEICBAS Biomedical Congress. 15-18 March, Porto, Portugal.

Palma, J, Magalhães, M., Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. The effect of anthropogenic noise as a source of acoustic stress in wild populations of Hippocampus guttulatus. 3rd Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 14-19 May 2017, Tampa, USA.

Palma, J, Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. Climate induced temperature effects on growth performance and fecundity of Hippocampus guttulatus. 3rd Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 14-19 May 2017, Tampa, USA.

Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. Palma, J.  Spatial and temporal variation in the abundance of two sympatric seahorse species (Hippocampus guttulatus and H. hippocampus). 3rd Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 14-19 May 2017, Tampa, USA.

Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. Palma, J. Is filament clipping an effective tool for tissue sampling in Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier? 3rd Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 14-19 May 2017, Tampa, USA.

Correia, M., Caldwell, I., Koldewey, H., Andrade, J.P. and Palma, J. - Seahorse population fluctuations in the Ria Formosa Lagoon, South Portugal. Mares Conference on Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation 2016 (MARES 2016), Olhão, Portugal, 1-5 February 2016.

Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. and Palma, J. - Artificial Holdfast Units: Accessing their usefulness for the recovery and conservation of seahorse populations in the Ria Formosa lagoon, south Portugal. Mares Conference on Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation 2016 (MARES 2016), Olhão, Portugal, 1-5 February 2016.

Palma, J., Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. - Artificial Holdfast Units: Assessing their usefulness for the recovery and conservation of seahorse populations in the Ria Formosa Lagoon, South Portugal. International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015). 1-4 June, 2015, Hong Kong, China.

Andrade, J.P., Madeira, C., Correia, M.T. and Palma, J. - Assigning Hippocampus guttulatus recruits to the populations of origin using microsatellites: results from a field study in the Ria Formosa (South Portugal). International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015). 1-4 June, 2015, Hong Kong, China.

Palma, J. 2015. Seahorses in the Ria Formosa: From abundance to disappearence? Plenary section key note. III AEICBAS Biomedical Congress – An innovative multidisciplinary approach to life sciences. 20-22 March, Porto, Portugal.

Palma, J., Bureau, D. P. Nutritional considerations for larval fishes and the management of broodstock. Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) - Fish Culture Section Annual Meeting - January 27-30, 2014, Toronto, Canada.

Palma, J., Correia, M., Bureau, D. P., Andrade, J. P. Developments in seahorse culture: the long snout seahorse case study. Aquaculture Canada – 2013 Conference. 2-5 June 2013 Guelph, Canada.

Palma, J. Developments in seahorse culture: the long snout seahorse case study. 2nd Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, Plenary section key note. 25-28 March 2013, Faro, Portugal.

Correia, M., Koldewey, H., Andrade, J. P., Palma, J. The use of a non-invasive tool for capture-recapture studies on a dwindling Hippocampus guttulatus population. 2nd Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 25-28 March 2013, Faro, Portugal.

Correia, M., Palma, J., Koldewey, H., Andrade, J. P. Can artificial holdfast units work as a habitat restoration tool for long-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus? 2nd Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 25-28 March 2013, Faro, Portugal.

Andrade, J. P., Madeira, C., Novac, D., Gomes, J., Correia, M., Birch, S. Palma, J. Tracking Hippocampus guttulatus recruits within artificial holdfast units in the Ria Formosa using microsatellites. 2nd Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 25-28 March 2013, Faro, Portugal.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P. and Andrade, J.P. The impact of dietary supplementation with astaxanthin on egg quality and growth of long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) juveniles. 15th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding. 4-7 June, 2012, Molde, Norway.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P. and Andrade, J.P. The copepod/Artemia trade-off in the culture of long snout seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus. 5th International Public Aquarium Husbandry Series - Husbandry, Management and Conservation of Syngnathids Symposium, Shedd Aquarium, 1-7 November 2011, Chicago, USA.

Palma, J., Correia, M., Koldewey, H., Andrade, J.P. Use of artificial holdfast units as habitat enrichment for seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus) in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portugal. 5th International Public Aquarium Husbandry Series - Husbandry, Management and Conservation of Syngnathids Symposium, Shedd Aquarium, 1-7 November 2011, Chicago, USA.

Palma, J., Fialho, A., Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. Courtship behaviour and sex ratio effect on the reproductive behaviour of the long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus. 1st Syngnathid Biology International Symposium (co-author). 25-29 April 2011, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.

Palma, J., Correia, M., Stockdale, J., Andrade, J.P. Size of prey ingested by Syngnathids. Are these fish gape-limited predators? 1st Syngnathid Biology International Symposium. 25-29 April 2011, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.

Andrade, J.P., Palma, J. Fialho, A. Potential reproductive rates in male and female Hippocampus guttulatus, with a note on the occurrence of female bigamy. 1st Syngnathid Biology International Symposium. 25-29 April, 2011, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P. Multivariate morphometric variability in European Gilthead seabream stocks” - 10th European Congress of Ichthyology (ECIX). 3-7 September 2001, Prague, Czech Republic. 

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P. Morphological study of Diplodus sargus, Diplodus puntazzo, and Lithognathus mormyrus (Sparidae) in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea” - 10th European Congress of Ichthyology (ECIX). 3-7 September 2001, Prague, Czech Republic.

Palma, J., Paspatis, M., Kentouri, M., Divanach, P., Andrade, J.P. Comparison of the growth performance of the hybrid Sparus aurata x Pagrus pagrus reared under intensive farming conditions" The Fisheries Society of the British Islands (FSBI), Environment, Development and Growth of the Fishes Annual International Symposium. 5-8 July 1999. St. Andrews, Scotland.

Palma, J., Paspatis, M., Kentouri, M., Divanach, P., Andrade, J.P. Morphometric characters in gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata, red porgy, Pagrus pagrus and their hybrids. 9th International Congress of European Ichthyologists (CEI9). 24-30 August 1997, Trieste, Italy.

Reis, C., Palma, J., Andrade J.P. A comparative study of the diet of Pagrus pagrus, Lithognathus mormyrus and Diplodus sargus from the south coast of Portugal. 9th International Congress of European Ichthyologists (CEI9). 24-30 August 1997, Trieste, Italy.

 

Poster presentations (Career total = 30)

Palma, J., Correia, M., Andrade, J. P. - Project HIPPONUTRE – Breeding long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus: Zootechnical optimization and nutritional requirements evaluation. VII Iberian Congress of Ichthyology – SIBIC 2018. 13-15 June, Faro, Portugal.

Andrade, J.P., Madeira, C., Correia, M., and J. Palma - Assigning Hippocampus guttulatus recruits to the populations of origin using microsatellites: results from a field study in the Ria Formosa (South Portugal). Mares Conference on Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation 2016 (MARES 2016), Olhão, Portugal, 1-5 February 2016.

Correia, M., Caldwell, I.R., Koldewey, H.J., Andrade J.P. and Palma J. - Seahorse population fluctuations in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portugal. International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015). 1-4 June, 2015, Hong Kong, China.

Correia, M., Andrade J.P. and Palma J. - Assessing Seahorse Abundance: A Comparison between Two Underwater Visual Census Techniques. International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015). 1-4 June, 2015, Hong Kong, China.

Palma, J., Correia, M., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Developments in seahorse culture: the long snout seahorse case study. Seminar - "We are water" 7/10/2013 University of Guelph, Canada.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Diet effect on the ontogenetic development of the digestive tract in reared long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus L.) juveniles. 15th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding. 4-7 June 2012, Molde, Norway.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - The copepod/Artemia trade-off in the culture of long snout seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus. 15th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding. 4-7 June 2012, Molde, Norway.

Correia, M., Palma, J., Andrade, J.P. - Growth performance of the early stages of broad-nosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle (L.) fed different natural diets. 5th International Public Aquarium Husbandry Series - Husbandry, Management and Conservation of Syngnathids Symposium, Shedd Aquarium. 1-7 November 2011, Chicago, USA.

Correia, M., Palma, J., Koldewey, H., Andrade, J.P. - Human influences on seahorse populations in the Ria Formosa lagoon, South Portugal. 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC2). 14-18 May 2011, Victoria, Canada.

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P. - Effect of light intensity on growth and survival of juvenile long-snouted seahorses, Hippocampus guttulatus, (Cuvier, 1829). 5th International Public Aquarium Husbandry Series - Husbandry, Management and Conservation of Syngnathids Symposium, Shedd Aquarium. 1-7 November 2011, Chicago, USA.

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P. - Daily food consumption of juvenile and adult long-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus (Cuvier, 1829). 5th International Public Aquarium Husbandry Series - Husbandry, Management and Conservation of Syngnathids Symposium, Shedd Aquarium. 1-7 November 2011, Chicago, USA.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Using enriched shrimp as a diet for long-snouted seahorses, Hippocampus guttulatus (Cuvier, 1829). 5th International Public Aquarium Husbandry Series - Husbandry, Management and Conservation of Syngnathids Symposium, Shedd Aquarium. 1-7 November 2011, Chicago, USA.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Optimizing Artemia enrichment and feeding protocol when rearing juvenile long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus. 1st Syngnathid Biology International Symposium. 25-29 April2011, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Using enriched shrimp as a diet for long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus. 1st Syngnathid Biology International Symposium. 25-29 April 2011, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Effect of broodstock nutrition on the long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) reproduction and brood quality. 1st Syngnathid Biology International Symposium. 25-29 April 2011, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Optimizing Artemia enrichment and feeding protocol when rearing juvenile long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus. European Aquaculture 2010 Symposium. 5-8 November 2010, Porto, Portugal.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Using enriched shrimp as a diet for long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus. European Aquaculture 2010 Symposium. 5-8 November 2010, Porto, Portugal.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Effect of broodstock nutrition on the long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) reproduction and brood quality. European Aquaculture 2010 Symposium. 5-8 November 2010, Porto, Portugal.

Palma, J., Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. - Growth and survival of adult long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) using frozen diets. 13th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding. 1-5 June 2008, Florianópolis, Brazil.

Palma, J., Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. - Growth performance of early life stages of broad-nosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle L.) fed with different natural diets. 13th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding. 1-5 June 2008, Florianópolis, Brazil.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Correia, M., Andrade, J.P. - Quantitative dietary requirement of juvenile grass shrimp Palaemonetes varians (Leach) for lysine, methionine and arginine. 12th International Symposium on Nutrition and Feeding in Fish. 28 May - 1 June, 2006, Biarritz, France.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Effect of plant protein sources on the growth and feed utilization by Palaemonetes varians and Palaemon elegans (Crustacea: Palaemonidae). 12th International Symposium on Nutrition and Feeding in Fish. 28 May - 1 June, 2006, Biarritz, France.

Palma, J., Bureau, D.P., Andrade, J.P. - Effect of binder type and binder addition to artificial diets used for the growth of Palaemonetes varians and Palaemon elegans (Crustacea: Palaemonidae) produced as aquaculture live food. 11th International Symposium on Nutrition and Feeding in Fish. 2-7 May 2004, Phuket, Thailand.

Palma, J., O’Flynn, S., Andrade, J.P. - Growth performance of Palaemonetes varians and Palaemon elegans (Crustacea: Palaemonidae) produced as aquaculture live preys. 11th International Symposium on Nutrition and Feeding in Fish. 2-7 May 2004, Phuket, Thailand.

Palma, J., Reis, C., Andrade, J.P. - Impact of bivalve dredge fishing on flatfish species in the South coast of Portugal (Algarve). 5th International Flatfish Symposium, 3-7 November 2002, Isle of Man, UK.

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P., Paspatis, M., Divanach, P., Kentouri, M. - Head morphology features of the hybrids Sparus aurata x Pagrus pagrus” 10th European Congress of Ichthyology (ECIX). 3-7 September 2001, Prague, Czech Republic.

Palma, J., Ferreira, C., Andrade, J. - Do prey preference limit the conservation of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in the freshwater basins in South Portugal?. 10th European Congress of Ichthyology (ECIX). 3-7 September 2001, Prague, Czech Republic.

Palma, J., Andrade, J.P. - Comparison of traditional morphometric against truss networks for describing gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata L., stocks. British Ecological Society Aquatic Group Meeting “Aquatic Habitats as Ecological Islands”. 5-7 September 2000, Plymouth, UK.

Palma, J., Alarcon, J.A., Alvarez, C., Magoulas, A., Andrade J.P. - Relationship between heterozygosity and fluctuating asymmetry in wild and cultured stocks of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) ICES 2000. Young Scientists Conference on Marine Ecosystem Perspectives. 20-24 November 1999, Gilleleje, Denmark.

Palma, J., Alarcon, J.A., Alvarez, C., Magoulas, A., Andrade J.P. - Relationship between heterozygosity and fluctuating asymmetry in wild and cultured gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) 3rd European Marine Science and Technology Conference. 23-27 May 1998, Lisbon, Portugal.

 

Research projects

2020-2022 - Coordinator (PI) of the scientific project HIPPOSAVE – “Plano de ação para a recuperação das populações de cavalos marinhos da Ria Formosa” – Financed by the Programa Operacional MAR2020, Ref. proj. MAR-01.04.02-FEAMP-0029. Funding: 517 416.26€

2012–2015 – Coordinator (PI) of the scientific project HIPPOSAFE – “From the abundance to disappearence. Identifying the causes for the population decrease of Hippocampus guttulatus in the Ria Formosa” – Financed by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, ref. PTDC/MAR/122616/2010. Funding - 124.710€2017-2020 - Coordinator (PI) of the scientific project HIPPONUTRE – “Cultivo do cavalo marinho de focinho comprido, Hippocampus guttulatus: Optimização zootécnica e avaliação de requisitos nutricionais” – Financed by the Programa Operacional MAR2020, Ref. proj. 16-02-01-FMP-54. Funding: 223.258,48€

2011-2012 – Co-coordinator (PI) of the scientific project INAQUA “Seahorse at risk in the Ria Formosa? Present situation and management tool for the future”.

2009-2010 – Project EEMA “Evaluation of the ecological state of shallow coastal and transition waters and the ecological potential of heavy modified water bodies”. As a researcher.

2006-2007 – Co-coordinator (PI) of the Projecto SHAR – “Seahorse Artificial Rearing”.

2002-2004 - Projecto "AQUASEPIA: Development of aquaculture techniques for the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis". Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - Agência de Inovação. As a researcher.

2002 - “Using the breeding and feeding ecology of little tern to generate ecological indicator in marine ecosystems" POCTI/BSE/37385/2001. As a researcher.

2001-2004 - “Trophic interactions of cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Chephalopoda: Sepiidae) in the Ria Formosa, Sado estuary and Aveiro lagoon: contribution to multi-specific modelling”, PDCTM/PP/MAR/15259/1999. As a researcher.

2000-2002 - “Assessing the impact of bivalves fisheries on the benthic ecosystems of the Ria Formosa lagoon (Portugal), Venice lagoon (Italy), Aegean Sea (Kavala - Greece) and Impact of bivalve dredge fishery on juvenile flatfish in the south coast of Portugal (Algarve) (IMPACTO)", Impacto-DGXIV Proposal nº99/062. As a researcher.

1999-2002 - "Cephalopoda: Octopodidae – the stock relationship with the marine environment" Program Praxis XXI, ref. 2/2.1/MAR/1707/95. As a researcher.

1998-2000 - "Collection of biological data of 5 flatfish species from Iberian waters (Portuguese coast and Gulf of Cadiz)" European Commission/DG XIV, Program Studies in Support of the Common Fisheries Policy, Coordination, ref 97/0083. As a researcher.

1997-2000 - "Genetic and ecological characterization of the Portuguese population of shad, twaite shad (Alosa spp.) and lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Biological bases for their management and maintenance". Program Praxis XXI, ref. 3/3.2/CA/1981/95. As a researcher.

1997 - "Evaluation and potential changes in the morphology, hidrodinamics and ecology of the estuarine system Arade/Odelouca". Field trip support.

1996-1997 - “Extensive aquaculture in the Ria Formosa lagoon: Validation of an ecologic model" PBIC/C/MAR/2226/95. As a researcher.

1995-1998 - "A comprehensive genetic study of cultured and wild stocks of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) and genetic assessment of several related species as candidates for aquaculture". Comissão Europeia, Programa AIR/Agro-Industrial Research including Fisheries, AIR3-CT94-1926. Support project of the PhD thesis/researcher.

1993-1995 - "Water quality optimisation in aquaculture systems” STRIDE/MAR/015. As a researcher.

1992 - "Exploratory fisheries of the deep-sea crab Geryon longipes (A. Milne Edwards, 1982) in the Algarve region". As a researcher.

 

Consultancy services

2016 - Consulting services for the identification and transference of seahorse populations located within focal areas to be dredged in the Ria Formosa - Polis Litoral Ria Formosa Sociedade para a Requalificação e Valorização da Ria Formosa,S.A.

 

Honors and participations

2018 - Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee of the VII Iberian Congress of Ichthyology – SIBIC 2018. 13-15 June, Faro, Portugal.

2013 - Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee of the 2nd Syngnathid Biology International Symposium, 25-28 March 2013, Faro, Portugal.

2011 - 1st prize award to the scientific project INAQUA “Seahorse at risk in the Ria Formosa? Present situation and management tool for the future”.

 

Manuscript revision in International journals & similar

Journal of Fish Biology, Marine & Freshwater Behaviour & Physiology, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Aquaculture, Aquaculture Research, Aquaculture Nutrition, Aquacultural Engeneering, Aquaculture International, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Journal of Applied Aquaculture, Turkish Journal of Aquaculture, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, scientific reviewer of The Research Council of The Sultanate of Oman, North American Journal of Aquaculture, PLOS ONE, Journal of Applied Aquaculture, International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, Biomedical Chromatography, Animal Feed Science and Technology.

 

Supervision of MSc Theses in Marine Biology (8)

Ricardo Lima – 2019. Optimizing DHA/EPA ratios in enrichment media for juvenile Hippocampus species.

Neuza Alves Fernandes – 2019. Effect of different live feed lipid enrichments on rearing performance of the Short-snouted Seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758). In progress.

João Pedro Gomes Meireles – 2017. The effects of temperature and modifications in photoperiod in performance and growth of stony corals. Finished.

Marisa Raquel Gonçalves Magalhães – 2016. The effect of anthropogenic noise as a source of acoustic stress in wild populations of Hippocampus guttulatus in Ria Formosa. Finished.

Joana Gabriela do Paço Teixeira – 2015. Avaliação do consumo e disponibilidade alimentar como potenciais fatores condicionantes da ocorrência e condição do cavalo-marinho de focinho comprido, Hippocampus guttulatus, na Ria Formosa. Finished.

Diana Novac – 2015. Tracking Hippocampus guttulatus recruits within artificial holdfast units in the Ria Formosa using microsatellites - International MSc in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. Finished.

Magda Mirotes Frade – 2015. Tamanho da população e selecção sexual em Syngnathus typhle da Ria Formosa: uma abordagem molecular. Finished.

Gonçalo Araújo – 2012. Key habitat factors for seahorse distribution in Ria Formosa lagoon (South of Portugal) (co-coordination). Finished.

Ana Isa Marques Fialho – 2009. Characterization of the breeding behaviour of the long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus). Finished.

Marta Sofia Alves Gomes – Determination of the optimal rearing conditions for larval growth of broad nosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle, Linnaeus, 1758) (Pisces: Syngnathidae). Finished.

Student supervision (12)

Javier Herrero – 2019 - Aquatic zoo keeping: feeding and behaviour of different marine

Organisms. UC Projecto em Biologia Marinha.

Nathalie Oliveira – 2019 - Frozen diet effect on the growth and aurvival of short snout seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus. UC Projecto em Biologia Marinha.

Monica Ponzi – 2019 – Frozen diet effect on the growth and aurvival of short snout seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus. UC Projecto em Biologia Marinha.

Alena Sedow - 2018 - Effect of prey nutritional quality on the growth and survival of juvenile short snout seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus. UC Projecto em Biologia Marinha.

Renata Costa Guedes – 2018 - A importância da educação ambiental para as crianças residentes próximo à zona costeira do Algarve. Um estudo de caso. UC Projecto em Biologia Marinha.

Catarina Batista Ribeiro – 2018 – Evaluating the brood effect on survival and growth of Short Snouted Seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus under difference husbandry conditions. UC Projecto em Biologia Marinha.

Mariana Anastácio Cruz – 2018 - Evaluating the brood effect on survival and growth of Short Snouted Seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus under difference husbandry conditions. UC Projecto em Biologia Marinha.

Ana Rita Dias Ferreira - 2017 - Influence of light intensity and tank color on the growth and survival rate of Short Snouted Seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus. Finished

Catarina Batista Ribeiro - 2017 - Análise comportamental e acústica em Hippocampus reidi em cativeiro. UC Projecto em Biologia Marinha.

Ana Margarida Ponte Vasconcelos - 2016 - The effect of diet and husbandry conditions on the larval development and survival of Lysmata seticaudata and Palaemonetes varians (Crustacea, Decapoda). UC Projecto em Biologia Marinha.

Jorge Martins – 2004 - Feeding ecology of little terns, Sterna albifron, in the Ria Formosa lagoon. Tese de licenciatura pré-Bolonha.

Rita Godinho - 2004 - Morphological variation of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) in two artificial reservoirs (South Portugal). Tese de licenciatura pré-Bolonha.

Student supervision in international programs (EMBRC+/ERASMUS/ERASMUS MUNDUS)

2017 - Beatrice Savinelli - Recognizing individual patterns in short snout seahorse populations using photo identification.

2017 - Nuri Max Steinmann - Different diet effect on growth and survival of juvenile snout seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus.

2015 - Silal El-Saleh - Evaluation of the food consumption rate of Hippocampus guttulatus in captivity.

2013 – Gonçalo Lourenço – Ecology and aquaculture of the long snout seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus in the Ria Formosa lagoon.

2012 – Iva Johovic – Colour recognition and its potential effect on holdfast preference by long snouth seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus)

2006 - James Stockdale - Feeding optimisation of long snouth seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) broodstocks

2006 - Roisin Pinfield - Effect of feeding hierarchy on growth and survival of cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)

2006 - Tadeusz Kirakowski - Effect of prey condition on growth of juvenile cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)

2005 - Rebecca Martin - Optimisation of rearing systems for the culture of cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)

2003 - Sarah O´Flynn - A comparative study of the growth and fecundity of two species of shrimp Palaemon elegans and Palaemonetes varians

Examination Committee’s

2015 – Martim Ramos Chaves Lopes Magro – Effect of temperature on embryonic development, larval viability and biomarkers in the first stages of life of the Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797). MSc in Aquaculture and Fisheries – University of the Algarve (Portugal).

2015 – Miguel José Teodoro Correia - Trends in seahorse abundance in the Ria Formosa, South Portugal: recent scenario and future prospects. PhD in Marine Sciences - University of the Algarve (Portugal).

2011 – Anastasia Shcherbakova – The effect of tank types and rearing density on the growth and survival of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae fed the crab Grapsus adscensionis zoeae. MSc in Aquaculture and Fisheries - University of the Algarve (Portugal).

2010 - Daniel de Almeida Gomes - Sobrevivência e crescimento de juvenis de cavalo-marinho (Hippocampus sp.). Caso de estudo: Hippocampus erectus (Perry, 1810). MSc in Aquaculture - University of the Algarve (Portugal).

 

Outreach activities in the media

SIC: Emissões repetidas – Documentary: “Vida Selvagem - Ria Formosa” (https://www.facebook.com/CentrodeCienciasdoMar/videos/10156446332495844/)

TSF: 11/01/2018 – Reportagem (https://www.tsf.pt/sociedade/ambiente/interior/ria-formosa-ainda-e-maior-a-maternidade-de-cavalos-marinhos-do-mundo-9039395.html)

RTP: 08/01/2018 - Telejornal (https://vimeo.com/250196066)

CMTV: 02/01/2018 – Jornal do Almoço (https://vimeo.com/249443788)

National Geographic Portugal: December 2017 (https://nationalgeographic.sapo.pt/natureza/actualidade/1684-cavalos-marinhos-na-ria-formosa)

RTP: 21/09/2017 – Portugal em Direto (https://vimeo.com/234897898)

RTP: 20/09/2017 – Bom dia Portugal (https://vimeo.com/234669412)

SIC: 30/04/2017 – Primeiro Jornal (https://vimeo.com/215407644)

SIC: 03/12/2016 - SIC SOS Animal - Temporada 2 - Episódio 11 (https://vimeo.com/194592127)

TVI24: 23/06/2015 – Visita do Primeiro Ministro António Costa à Estação de Aquacultura do Ramalhete (https://vimeo.com/131541164)

RTP1: 23/07/2014 - Bom Dia Portugal (https://vimeo.com/101538960)

RTP2: 17/12/2013 - Biosfera - BI da espécie (https://vimeo.com/82157606)

RTP2: 13/10/2013 - Biosfera (https://vimeo.com/77260881)

Lusa TV: 18/08/2013 – Reportagem (https://vimeo.com/72582388)

Localvisão TV: 24/05/2013 – Reportagem “Investigação em Aquacultura”

TVI: 18/05/2013 – Reportagem (https://vimeo.com/70422877)

SIC: 25/05/2013 – Reportagem (https://vimeo.com/70422611)

Antena 1: 07/05/2013 – Reportagem (http://youtu.be/zx7axmW1JA4)

TSF: 27/03/2013 – Reportagem (http://youtu.be/Gf-aVg0aSUU)

MareTV: 14/01/2013 – Reportagem “An Der Algarve” (https://vimeo.com/57403989)

Público: 01/05/2013 - Noticia “Cavalos-marinhos da ria Formosa já tiveram

trinetos em cativeiro”

Arte (fr): 27/12/2011 – “L’Algarve, côte enchanteresse” (https://vimeo.com/34260526)

National Geographic Portugal: Março 2011 (https://nationalgeographic.sapo.pt/natureza/grandes-reportagens/1235-a-maior-comunidade-de-cavalos-marinhos-do-mundo-vive-na-ria-formosa)

RTP: 27/12/2010 - Bom Dia Portugal (https://vimeo.com/18283575)

SIC: 27/11/2010 – Primeiro Jornal (https://vimeo.com/17238729)

 

Outreach activities to the public

2019

Lecture – “Cavalos marinhos: da abundância ao desaparecimento” – Forum Pensar Faro, Faro (30-03-2019)

Seminar - “Os cavalos marinhos da Ria Formosa” Escola D. Manuel I, Tavira (2-04-2018)

Seminar - “Os cavalos marinhos da Ria Formosa” Agrupamento de Escolas João da Rosa, Olhão (4-04-2018)

2018

CCViva de Faro – Lecture “Cavalos marinhos: da abundância ao desaparecimento” (03-05-2018)

Seminars - “Os cavalos marinhos da Ria Formosa” Agrupamento de Escolas João da Rosa, Olhão (23, 24 and 30-04-2018, 7-05-2018).

2017

CCViva de Faro – Lecture “Seahorses: Flagship species struggling to survive in a shifting world” (24-05-2017)

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” - Escola Dr. Alberto Iria, Olhão (24-11-2017) – Integrada no Dia do Conhecimento Científico

2016

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” - Escola Dr. Alberto Iria, Olhão (24-11-2016) – Integrada no Dia do Conhecimento Científico

2015

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” at the following schools:

Escola Dr. Alberto Iria, Olhão (24-11-2015) – Integrada no Dia do Conhecimento Científico

Escola EB2/3 D. Paio Peres Correia, Tavira (26-11-2015) – Integrada no Dia do Conhecimento Científico

2014

Lecture “Cavalos marinhos: da abundância ao desaparecimento” - V Festival de Observação de Aves de Sagres (5/10/2014)

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” at the following schools:

Escola Dr. Alberto Iria, Olhão (24-11-2014)

EB2/3 D. Paio Peres Correia, Tavira (25-11-2014)

2013

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” at the following schools:

Escola Internacional de São Lourenço (21/02/2013)

Ecoteca João Lúcio- Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (12/03/2013)

Escola Internacional de Porches (24/03/2013)

Ecoteca João Lúcio- Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (22/04/2013)

Ecoteca João Lúcio- Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (15/04/2013)

2012

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” at the following schools:

Dr. João Lúcio, Fuseta (01-03-2012)

EB2/3 D. Paio Peres Correia, Tavira (19-04-2012)

Biblioteca Municipal Vicente Campinas, Vila Real de Santo António (25-05-2012)

Ecoteca João Lúcio- Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (23/07/2012)

Parque Natural da Ria Formosa – Marim, Olhão (29-10-2012)

Escola Dr. Alberto Iria, Olhão (30-11-2012)

Ecoteca João Lúcio- Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (17/12/2012)

Noite dos Investigadores 2012 (28-09-2012)

Semana da Criança e do Ambiente (Olhão, Maio-Junho de 2012), Administração da Região Hidrográfica do Algarve

Dia da Cultura Científica (Faro, Novembro de 2012), Centro de Ciências do Mar.

2011

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” at the following schools:

Escola E.B. 2,3 Jacinto Correia – Lagoa (8-02-2011)

E.B. 2,3 Dr. João Lúcio – Fuzeta (25-02-2011)

Escola Secundária João de Deus, Faro (29-03-2011)

Escola EB 2,3 Dr. Antonio João Eusébio – Moncarapacho (5-05-2012)

Escola EB1 de Montenegro - Montenegro (2-05-2011)

Evento “Palavras sobre a Ria” - Cacela Velha (16-06-2011)

2010

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” at the following schools:

Escola E.B. 2,3 Jacinto Correia – Lagoa (2-02-2010)

Escola D. José I – Vila Real de St António (11-02-2010)

Escola Secundária Dr. Francisco Fernandes Lopes – Olhão (19-04-2010)

2009

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” at the following schools:

Escola D. José I – Vila Real de St António (11-03-2009)

E.B. 2,3 Dr. João Lúcio – Fuzeta (16-11-2009)

EB 2,3 D. Afonso III  - Faro (20-11-2009)

CCViva de Tavira – Tavira (24-11-2009)

2008

Lecture “Ria Formosa – O reino do cavalo marinho” at the following schools:

Escola E.B. 2,3 Jacinto Correia – Lagoa (24-11-2008)

Complementary skills

Scientific diving expertise applied to seahorse research, including underwater visual sensus, in situ animal observation, gear operation and gear deployment. Effective diving hours: >250 hours.

Additional training:

 

2015 – Creditation as certified researcher to perform animal procedures and to design procedures and scientific projects by the Direcção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (23th October, 2015).

2015 - Laboratory Animal Sciences – Aquatic Organisms Practical Approach by Aquatic Organisms Bioterium (BOGA–CIIMAR). - Algarve Centre of Marine Sciences, Portugal.

2012 - Ciências de Animais de Laboratório – Curso Teórico Online by Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório - Algarve Centre of Marine Sciences, Portugal.

2010. - Radiation Safety Course - Algarve Centre of Marine Sciences, Portugal.

1992 - Diving Course by FPAS (Federação Portuguesa de Actividades Subaquáticas)

Oceanographic campaigns

1995 (September) - Oceanographic campain to the Gorringe and Gettysburg banks.

1994 (May-June) – Oceanographic campain in the R/V Poseidon from the Institut für Meereskunde. Project "Stock dynamics, interactions and recruitment in north-east Atlantic squid fisheries" ref. AIR1-CT 92-573.

1992 (September) - "Pesca exploratória do caranguejo-de-profundidade, Geryon longipes (A. Milne Edwards, 1982) na região do Algarve."

 

Languages

Portuguese (mother tongue)

English (proficient at speaking and writing)

French (good at reading and listening and basic on writing)

Spanish (proficient at speaking and reading and basic on writing)