Bom dia! Welcome to my professional page. 

My name is Francisco and I am a  Marine Ecologist / Biologist from Portugal.

I have a PhD in Biology (Marine Biology and Aquaculture) from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, which focused on untangling the potential impacts of marine climate change in cephalopod fauna, using an integrative and multidisciplinary approach. From December 2023 to September 2024, I joined AIMM - Marine and Environmental Research Association as a Senior Researcher, exploring field data collected on cetacean species from the South of Portugal towards the study of their behaviour, abiotic relationships, and ultimately conservation and management. 

As of October 2024, I'm re-joining MARE as a post-doc in the «PLAnT: Planning for Sustainable Ocean Use in Antarctica Under Global Environmental Change» project!

I love to explore new hypothesis and develop new insights into species' biology and ecology, both towards developing the basic understanding of these fundamental sciences, but also as a tool to create the necessary knowledge that may aid us in the adequate conservation efforts of marine species, as we slowly approach the Ocean of tomorrow.