https://oceanexpert.org/expert/Marisa%20Macu%C3%A9ria

ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0348-0623
ResearcherID : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marisa-Macueria

Master

Research

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Pollution

Works in the field of research in the areas of physical oceanography, biological oceanography and marine pollution. The main line of research is monitor the environmental condition of the Angolan sea and linking climate variability to the dynamics of fishing resources.

Solid knowledge in marine environment, hydrology, water quality, marine ecology, marine biodiversity, marine circulation, climate change, extreme climate events (Benguela Niños and Niñas) in the South Atlantic Ocean and marine litter.

Experience with international project participation, such as:

A.      TRIATLAS projects (South and Tropical Atlantic climate-based marine ecosystem prediction for sustainable management). Main Objective: Enable sustainable management of human activities in the Atlantic Ocean as a whole, by closing knowledge gaps on the status of the South and Tropical Atlantic marine ecosystem and developing a framework for predicting its future changes, from months to decades.

B.       LUANDA WATER FRONT - It aims to increase knowledge about the ecological dynamics of Luanda Bay (Angola) and recommend environmental mitigation strategies to improve water quality, benefiting local communities, improving the current understanding of environmental and human health risks).

C.      PREFACE (Enhancing Prediction of Tropical Atlantic Climate and its impacts). Overall objective: To improve our understanding of the functioning of the tropical Atlantic climate and our capabilities to predict it and its impacts, with a particular focus on Atlantic African fishing communities.

D.     MARISMA (The Marine Spatial Management and Governance Programme) of the BCLME promotes sustainable ocean use in the Benguela Current, focusing on implementing Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). MSP is a process which guides when and where human activities occur in the ocean. It reveals spatial conflicts and synergies between uses, and it encourages the shared use of marine areas to benefit as many industries as possible.

E.       Nansclim (Climate Effects on Biodiversity, Abundance and Distribution of Marine Organisms). Overall objective: Identify and describe possible trends in ocean climate and corresponding changes in marine biodiversity and fisheries in the Benguela Current system, using data collected through the “Nansen Programme” together with relevant regional data.

South Atlantic Ocean

Portuguese and English

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