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Lisbon, Pt

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisboa, Peniche, Horta, Olhão

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Peniche

Professor of multiple subjects in Marine Biology undergrad and graduate degrees.

Lisboa

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Tasks performed were:Website management;Volunteer program management;Collaboration on organization and development of special events.

Maintenance of corportate website; updating fresh contents daily; etc.

Responsible for Gift Shop. Tasks performed were:Management of the Oceanário's Gift Shop (profit margin doubled during this period);Website management;Volunteer program management;Collaboration on organization and development of special events.

Acquisition and collection of marine animals.

Curator of Collections. Tasks performed were:Coordination of animal acquisitions/dispositions and collection management;Coordination of staff of 31 biologists/aquarists;Coordination of 'Open Ocean' tank team;Coordination of dive-related operations (Head-diver).

Open-ocean and diving supervisor (Head-diver). Tasks performed were:Coordination of animal acquisitions/dispositions and collection management.Co-coordination of staff of 31 biologists/aquarists.Coordination of 'Open Ocean' tank team.Coordination of dive-related operations (Head-diver).

Biologist. Tasks performed were:Co-ordination of dive-related operations;General cleaning and maintenance of tanks and surrounding areas;Capture of live specimens in Portuguese waters and transport by road;Establishment of agreements with institutions towards acquisition of live specimens.

Tasks performed were:General cleaning and maintenance of tanks and surrounding areas;Capture of live specimens in Portuguese waters and transport by road;Establishment of agreements with institutions towards acquisition of live specimens.

under the IPIMAR/UE Project "Deep-water Marine Resources". Tasks performed were:Preparing and observing calcified structures (vertebrae) from deep-sea sharks and estimation of biological parameters to be used in growth models;Publishing of research results in scientific journals;Boarding on research vessels for identification and biological sampling of deep-sea sharks from the Portuguese continental slope;Biological sampling of deep-sea sharks in landing ports.

Age and growth of Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus) and multiple other research tasks related to fisheries biology of deep sea resources.

Lisboa, Portugal

Keeper of two sandtiger sharks (200 cm in total length) held captive during the Whales, Sharks and Co. exhibit. Responsible for:Swimming animals upon arrival to aquarium;Assisting preparation of animals for long-term voyage;Preparing and administrating meals;Preparing and administrating drugs oral or intra-muscularly;Maintaining and repairing biological and mechanical filtering system;Monitoring and compiling behaviour of sharks and surrounding environment;Participating in education and raising public awareness activities.

Member of scientific staff at the Bimini Biological Field Station (Univ. of Miami) located in Bimini, Bahamas, during the data-collection period for undergraduate and graduate work. Co-responsible for:Capture and fitting sharks with ultrasonic transmitters.Monitoring and recording of lemon shark movements.General maintenance at the Bimini Biological Field Station.Analysis of data and publishing of results as scientific papers.Training of arriving members at the Station.Preparing recreational and educational shark dives in the wild.

Ph.D, Shark And Skate Commercial Fisheries; Portugal 2009

PhD

M.Sc, Modelling Of Marine Resources

MSc

B.Sc, Marine Biology And Fisheries

Degree in Marine Biology