Biologist and PhD Researcher in Aquatic and Environmental Sciences, highliting on Taxonomy, Systematics, Ecology, Environmental Education, Science Communication, Ocean Literacy. He has experience in several biological groups, with emphasis on invertebrates – for example polychaetes, echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans – associated with aquatic bioengineering organisms, such as algae. He has a background in museology, scientific curation of collections, including fixation and conservation of specimens. Scientific Collections Editor at GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). He is a researcher at CIIMAR/U.Porto, and provides research support at the Aquamuseu do Rio Minho, with partnerships in Brazil and Spain. Associate member of the Systematics Association/UK
