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2009

ICES symposium, 27-30 Apr, Azores, Portugal

 


Professor Ricardo Santos

Professor Ricardo S. Santos is Director of the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (DOP) and Dean of the University of the Azores, Vice-Chair of the Institute of Marine Research (IMAR), Chair of the Fisheries Observers Program of the Azores and Chair of the Observatory of the Sea, also in the Azores.

Professor Santos has a doctorate in biology and is Principal Investigator of the University of the Azores.

He is a leading authority in marine biodiversity and ocean ecosystems, with more than 200 hundred published works of which around 60 papers in scientific journals and books.

For five years Professor Santos co-ordinated the work leading to the management plans for the marine network of Natura 2000 in the Azores (17 SCI and 13 SPA), which entered public discussion for implementation in 2005.
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• Professor Santos is speaking on 19 April at a lunch time briefing at the European Parliament, Brussels.
Contact: Mirella von Lindenfels
Tel: +44 20 88825041

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He is the co-ordinator and/or partner of several national, European and international scientific projects with extensive experience on scientific ocean cruises, including the use of submersibles (Nautile, MIR, VICTOR, Aglantha, Bathysaurus).

His current main interests and activities include marine conservation of habitats and biodiversity of both shallow and deep-sea ecosystems of the Azores Triple Junction and MAR, implementation of MPAs and experimental evaluation of their benefits.

Professor Santos is a member of several international Steering Committees including the MarBEF (European Network of Excellence on Marine Biodiversity), and two Census of Marine Life programs: MAR-ECO and ChESS.

He is a member of the Scientific Council for Marine Sciences and Environment (FCT-Portugal), Portuguese Delegate at the Committee of Research Infrastructures at the European Commission and at the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures.

Professor Santos is also a member of ICES working groups, co-chair of the Monitoring and Observatories WG of InterRidge and co-chair of the WG on Deep Sea Research (COI-Lisbon).

He is a member of the Intersectorial Oceanographic Commission (Lisbon), and has been a member of the Strategic Commission for the Oceans (Lisbon).

In 2002 Professor Santos was awarded a Gift to the Earth by WWF.


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