Emanuel Gonc?alves

Emanuel Gonçalves

Marine ecologist working on marine conservation and ecology. Amateur underwater photographer.

Member of the Board of Directors of the Oceano Azul Foundation. Vice-Director of MARE ?– Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre. Associate Professor at ISPA ?– Instituto Universitário (Portugal) and President of General Assembly of ISPA,CRL, the cooperative that runs the Institute. His research interests are marine conservation (in particular the role of marine protected areas for ocean governance), marine ecology and connectivity in marine ecosystems, behaviour of marine animals, in particular fish, larval ecology and recruitment processes. Has been involved in the creation, monitoring and implementation of Marine Protected Areas in several regions, including discussions on the high seas. Deputy-head of the Portuguese Task Group for Maritime Affairs which contributed to the approval and implementation of the National Ocean Strategy. Coordinator of the European Union Group that led the negotiations on marine and coastal issues at the 9th Conference of the Parties of the Convention of Biological Diversity, which approved the CDB Scientific Criteria for Identifying Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) in the marine realm (the Azores Criteria). Is a member of the National Council of Environment and Sustainable Development (Portugal).

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