Carlos V.C. Weiss holds a degree in Biological Sciences with emphasis on Marine and Coastal Environmental Management from the State University of Rio Grande do Sul (UERGS-Brazil), Master's degree in Coastal Management from the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG-Brazil) and is a GIS technician from the Federal Institute of Science and Technology of Brazil (IFRS). He has a PhD in Coastal Engineering, Hydrobiology and Management of Aquatic Systems (University of Cantabria/Environmental Hydraulics Institute-Spain). Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) - Institute of Oceanography (05/2019 until 07/2020). He works and has experience in projects related to spatial analysis, marine spatial planning for renewable energy and aquaculture activities, multi-criteria decision models, GIS-based mappings, climate change and integrated marine and coastal management.