Trainee under the frame of the Local Administration Professional Training Programme carrying out the following tasks: exhibition guidance, support of environmental education activities; preparation of exhibitions; content production for touristic guide books.

River Habitat Survey, Freshwater fish and mussel sampling for private companies such as BIOTA and Agripo

Grantee of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH / BD / 21861 / 2005).

Grant holder under the frame of the protocol between the Portuguese National Water Institute and Faculty of Sciences of “Ichthyofauna component, minimization and compensation measures for Odelouca dam construction” carrying out the following tasks: coordination and planning of field work, coordination of field teams; sampling of fish communities by electrofishing; collection of biological and environmental data; statistical analysis of data; production of reports and scientific communications.

Collaborator in the projects "Inventory of the fish community of the Protected Area of Bertiandos and S. Pedro d’Arcos Lagoons” and PRAXIS/C/BIA/10245/98 “Phylogenetic and ecological approach for the establishment of primary areas for the management and conservation of brown trout, Salmo trutta populations”. Performed several tasks such as sampling of fish communities by electrofishing; collection of biological data; tagging of fish with mark-recapture (Soft Visible Implant Alphanumeric, Visible Implant Fluorescent Elastomer Tags) and radio-telemetry tags; following of fish individuals by telemetry; control of fish passages; production of scientific presentations and publications.

Collaborator in the research project PRAXIS/C/BIA/10245/98 “Phylogenetic and ecological approach for the establishment of primary areas for the management and conservation of brown trout, Salmo trutta populations” funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, carrying out several tasks such as sampling of fish communities by electrofishing; collection of biological data; tagging of fish with mark-recapture (Soft Visible Implant Alphanumeric, Visible Implant Fluorescent Elastomer Tags) and radio-telemetry tags; following of fish individuals by telemetry; control of fish passages; contribution for the production of scientific presentations and publications.

Analysis and statistical handling of demographic data related population dynamics of trout (Salmo trutta) and salmon (Salmo salar) populations of river’s Nive and Nivelle, respectively