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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sonia KM Gueroun

Citation names

  • Gueroun, Sonia KM

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5C12-0F4E-9438
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6650-0855
Education
Degree Classification
2016/09 - 2017/07
Concluded
 NF-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography (Candidatus)
The Nippon Foundation, Japan
"Seasonal effect of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi on the structure and functioning of the Sylt-Rømø Bight ecosystem, Northern Wadden Sea " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012/07/15 - 2016/05/17
Concluded
 Biological Science (Doktor (PhD))
Université de Carthage Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia
"Scyphozoan population dynamics and trophic ecology in the Southern Mediterranean Basin: in situ and experimental study of Aurelia sp.8 and Pelagia noctiluca predation impact on the pelagic food web" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012/02 - 2012/06
Concluded
 Biological Sciences (Master)
Université de Carthage Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia
"Jellyfish diversity and impact on planktonic trophic web in Bizerte lagoon and coastal ecosystems (SW Mediterranean Sea)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/03/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente Pólo da Madeira, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2023/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31 Postdoc (Research) Agência Regional Desenv. Investigação, Tecnologia Inovação, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2012 - 2018 Research Trainee (Research) Aquatic systems biodiversity and functioning Laboratory, Tunisia
Université de Carthage Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/01/01 - 2021/05 GoJelly - A gelatinous solution to plastic pollution
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/774499/EU
 European Commission
Ongoing
2013/01/01 - 2015/12/31 MED- JELLYRISK
I-A/1.3/098
PhD Student Fellow
Conseil de l'Union Europeenne
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Rede de Infraestruturas em Investigação Aquática
LA/P/0069/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 ARNET - Aquatic Research Network
LA/P/0069/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2023/08/31 Distribuição, transporte e impacto de microplasticos no oceano
MICROPLAST/0002/2018
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/10/01 - 2023/04/30 Horizontal and vertical oceanic distribution, transport, and impact of microplastics (HOTMIC)
HOTMIC JPI-OCEANS
Researcher
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Gueroun, Sonia KM. "Between land & sea: microplastics in Madeira oceanic islands". Paper presented in MARLICE ISLANDS 1st International Forum on Marine Litter and Circular Economy on Island Environenments, 2023.
  2. Javidour, Jamileh; Carlos Pestana Andrade; Nogueira, Natacha; FREITAS MAFALDA; Canning-Clode, João. "Examining historic and current diversity patterns of pelagic Cnidaria and Ctenophora in the island system of Macaronesia". Paper presented in VIII Internation Symposium on Marine Sciences, Las Palmas, 2022.
    Accepted
  3. Gueroun, Sonia KM. "Culture of Catostylus tagi, a new edible jellyfish". Paper presented in European Aquaculture Society, Madeira, Funchal, 2021.
    Published
  4. Nogueira, Natacha; Gueroun, Sonia KM; Canada, Paula; José, Ricardo; Guttuso, Paolo; Canning-Clode, João; Andrade, Carlos. Corresponding author: Nogueira, Natacha. "JELLYFISH: A USEFUL RESOURCE FOR AQUACULTURE". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, Funchal, 2021.
    Accepted
  5. Gueroun, Sonia KM. "GoJelly responses to jellyfish and microplastic issues". Paper presented in II Edition of Jornadas do Mar, Porto, 2021.
    Accepted
  6. Gueroun, Sonia; Schäfer, Susanne; Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana; Canning-Clode, João. "Aurelia solida (Browne 1905) asexual reproduction under salinity and temperature regimes". Paper presented in 42nd CIESM Congress, Cascais, 2019.
    Published
  7. Gueroun, Sonia; Freitas, Mafalda; Javidpour, Jamileh; Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana; Nogueira, Natacha; Kulakkunnath, Keshav H.; Canning-Clode, João. "Jellyfish in Macaronesia: where are we and some news for Madeira diversity". Paper presented in 4º Encontro GelAvista,, Funchal, 2019.
    Published
  8. Gueroun, Sonia. "Dynamics and trophic impact of two Lessepsian Scyphozoa species in the Lagoon of Bizerte (South-Western Mediterranean).". Paper presented in 5th International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium, Barcelona, 2016.
    Accepted
  9. Gueroun, Sonia. "Integrated monitoring of jellyfish outbreaks". Paper presented in International Conference on Mediterranean Sea Marine Research: Scientific Priorities and Societal Challenges, Hammamet, 2014.
    Accepted
  10. Gueroun, Sonia. "Population dynamics of two scyphomedusae species, Aurelia sp. and Phyllorhiza punctata in Bizerte lagoon and their trophic impact on the zooplankton community". Paper presented in VI EUROLAG and VII LAGUNET, Lecce, 2013.
    Accepted
Conference paper
  1. Buzinkai M; Radeta, Marko; Rodrigues C; Silva F; Freitas, Rúben; Chebaane, Sahar; Parretti, Paola; et al. "Dive Reporter: Mobile app to collect data from recreational scuba divers in marine biodiversity assessment". Paper presented in international symposium on marine sciences, 2022.
  2. Ben Gharbia, Hela; Laabir, Mohamed; Ben Mhamed, Abdelouahed; Gueroun, Sonia KM; Kéfi - Daly Yahia, Ons. "Are harmful epibenthic dinoflagellates proliferating in Southern Mediterranean ? A case study of the Bizerte Bay and Lagoon ( North of Tunisia , Southern Mediterranean Sea )". Paper presented in Harmful Algae 2018 – From Ecosystems to Socioecosystems, Nantes, 2018.
    Published
  3. Gueroun, Sonia; Saidi, Rihab; Daly Yahia, Mohamed Nejib. "Population dynamic of Aurelia aurita in Bizerte coastal area (south-western Mediterranean) between 2012 and 2013". Paper presented in 40th CIESM Congress, Marseille, 2012.
Conference poster
  1. Daly Yahia, Mohamed Nejib; Gueroun, Sonia KM; Malej, Alenka; Cucco, Andrea; Granata Antonina; Prieto, Laura; Lucic Davor; et al. Corresponding author: Gueroun, Sonia KM. "Exploring the potential ecological niche of Pelagia noctiluca in Mediterranean ecoregions". Paper presented in 7th Jellyfish Bloom Symposium, 2023.
  2. Gueroun, Sonia KM; Ana Margarida Fernandes; Sambolino, Annalisa; Álvarez, Soledad; Canning-Clode, João. "Gelatinous zooplankton: Exploring diversity and seasonality in a Subtropical Eastern Atlantic Oceanic Island System". Paper presented in 7th Jellyfish Bloom Symposium, 2023.
  3. Piraino, Stefano; Daly Yahia-Kéfi, Ons; Daly Yahia, Mohamed Nejib. "Jellyfish tracking in Southwestern Mediterranean Sea: A citizen science and scientific field survey alliance". Paper presented in VIII Internation Symposium on Marine Sciences, 2022.
  4. Canning-Clode, João; João Gama Monteiro; Gizzi, Francesca; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Schäfer, Susanne; Cacabelos, Eva; Silva Rodrigo; et al. Corresponding author: Gueroun, Sonia KM. "Introducing MarineGEO: Measuring the pulse of coastal ecosystems through coordinated observation and experimentation". Paper presented in VIII Internation Symposium on Marine Sciences, 2022.
  5. Silva Teresa; Amorim Ana; Gueroun, Sonia KM; Reis, Jesus; Sousa Ana; Kaufmann, Manfred. "GAMBIERDISCUS IN SOUTH MADEIRA ISLAND". Paper presented in XIV Reunião Ibérica sobre Microalgas Nocivas e Biotoxinas Marinhas, 2022.
  6. Guttuso, Paolo; Nogueira, Natacha; Canada, Paula; Gueroun, Sonia KM; Canning-Clode, João; Andrade, Carlos. "CAN JELLYFISH BE A FUTURE AQUA-FEED COMPONENT? A FIRST NUTRITIONAL INSIGHT". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2021, 2021.
  7. Gueroun, Sonia; Javidpour, Jamileh; Nogueira, Natacha; Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana; Freitas, Mafalda; Canning-Clode, João. "Patterns and trends in jellyfish diversity in the Macaronesia region". Paper presented in 6th International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium, 2019.
    10.1109/reg6.1977.721088
  8. Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana; Nogueira, Natacha; Canning-Clode, João; Freitas, Mafalda; Gueroun, Sonia; Javidpour, Jamileh. "Trials with Jellyfish Species: Improvements on the Knowledge of the Biology of Species and Rearing Technology". Paper presented in European Aquaculture Society, Berlin, 2019.
  9. Gueroun, Sonia; Horn, Sabine; Asmus, Harald. "Seasonal effect of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi on the structure and function of the Sylt-Rømø Bight ecosystem, Northern Wadden Sea". Paper presented in Ecological Network Analysis workshop at the AWI (Syt): Use of coastal and estuarine food web models in politics and management, 2017.
  10. Gueroun, Sonia. "Disentangling drivers of Aurelia sp.8 growth in South Western Mediterranean Lagoon .". Paper presented in 5th International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium, 2016.
  11. Gueroun, Sonia; Molinero, Juan Carlos; Bonnet, Delphine; Aissi, Mehdi; Touzri, Chema; Piraino, Stefano; Daly Yahia-Kéfi, Ons; Daly Yahia, Mohamed Nejib. "Dynamic and somatic growth of Pelagia noctiluca in SW Mediterranean Lagoon". Paper presented in 5th International Jellyfish Bloom Synposium, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Javidpour, Jamileh; Schwarz, Ralf; Gueroun, Sonia K.M.; Andrade, Carlos A.P.; Canning-Clode, João. "Innovative aquaculture cage “Flow2Vortex” ensures a sustainable biomass delivery for low trophic level aquaculture". Aquacultural Engineering 104 (2024): 102390. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2024.102390.
    10.1016/j.aquaeng.2024.102390
  2. Buzinkai, Matej; Radeta, Marko; Rodrigues, Claudio; Silva, Francisco; Freitas, Ruben; Chebaane, Sahar; Parretti, Paola; et al. "Crowdsourcing biodiversity data from recreational SCUBA divers using Dive Reporter". Ecological Informatics 77 (2023): 102191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102191.
    10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102191
  3. Buzinkai, Matej; Radeta, Marko; Rodrigues, Cláudio; Silva, Francisco; Freitas, Ruben; Chebaane, Sahar; Parretti, Paola; et al. "Crowdsourcing biodiversity data from recreational scuba divers using Dive Reporter". Ecological Informatics (2023):
    Submitted
  4. Sonia K M Gueroun; Stefano Piraino; Ons KÉfi-Daly Yahia; Mohamed Néjib Daly Yahia; Marja Koski. "Jellyfish diversity, trends and patterns in Southwestern Mediterranean Sea: a citizen science and field monitoring alliance". Journal of Plankton Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbac057.
    10.1093/plankt/fbac057
  5. Gueroun, Sonia KM; Piraino, Stefano; Kéfi - Daly Yahia, Ons; Daly-Yahia, Mohamed Nejib. "Jellyfish diversity, trends, and patterns in Southwestern Mediterranean Sea: a citizen science and field monitoring alliance". Journal of Plankton Research (2022):
    Accepted
  6. Kotta, Jonne; Lenz, Mark; Barboza, Francisco R.; Jänes, Holger; Grande, Paula Aguilera Dal; Beck, Aaron; Van Colen, Carl; et al. "Blueprint for the ideal microplastic effect study: Critical issues of current experimental approaches and envisioning a path forward". Science of The Total Environment (2022): 156610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156610.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156610
  7. Gueroun, Sonia KM; Schäfer, Susane; Gizzi, Francesca; Álvarez, Soledad; João Gama Monteiro; Andrade, Carlos; Canning-Clode, João. "Planktonic Ctenophora from Madeira archipelago (Northeastern Atlantic).". Zootaxa 5081 3 (2021): 433-443. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5081.3.7.
    Open access • Published
  8. SONIA KM GUEROUN; SUSANNE SCHÄFER; FRANCESCA GIZZI; SOLEDAD ÁLVAREZ; JOÃO GAMA MONTEIRO; CARLOS ANDRADE; JOÃO CANNING-CLODE. "Planktonic Ctenophora of the Madeira archipelago (Northeastern Atlantic)". Zootaxa (2021): https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.7.
    10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.7
  9. Dori Edelist; Dror L. Angel; João Canning-Clode; Sonia K. M. Gueroun; Nicole Aberle; Jamileh Javidpour; Carlos Andrade. "Jellyfishing in Europe: Current Status, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions towards a Sustainable Practice". Sustainability 13 22 (2021): 12445-12445. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212445.
    10.3390/su132212445
  10. Schäfer, Susanne; Gueroun, Sonia KM; Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana; Canning-Clode, João. Corresponding author: Schäfer, Susanne. "Combined effects of temperature and salinity on polyps and ephyrae of Aurelia solida (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)". Diversity 13 (2021): 573.
    Open access • Published
  11. Gueroun, Sonia KM; Torres, Tatiana M; dos Santos, Antonina; Vasco-Rodrigues, Nuno; Canning-Clode, João; Carlos Andrade. "Catostylus tagi (Class: Scyphozoa, Order: Discomedusae, Suborder: Rhizostomida, Family: Catostylidae) life cycle and first insight into its ecology". PeerJ (2021):
    Open access • Published
  12. Macarena Marambio; Antonio Canepa; Laura Lopez; Adam Gauci; Gueroun, Sonia KM; Serena Zampardi; Fernando Boero; et al. "Unfolding jellyfish bloom dynamics along the Mediterranean basin by transnational citizen science initiatives". Diversity 13 6 (2021): 274.
    Published
  13. Sonia K. M. Gueroun; Jamileh Javidpour; Carlos Andrade; Natacha Nogueira; Mafalda Freitas; João Canning-Clode. "Pelagic Cnidaria and Ctenophora diversity patterns and trends in Macaronesia insular systems (NE Atlantic)". Marine Biodiversity 51 2 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01174-z.
    10.1007/s12526-021-01174-z
  14. Gueroun, Sonia; Molinero, Juan Carlos; Piraino, Stefano; Daly Yahia, Mohamed Nejib. "Population dynamics and predatory impact of the alien jellyfish Aurelia solida (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) in the Bizerte Lagoon (southwestern Mediterranean Sea)". Mediterranean Marine Science 21 1 (2020): 22-35. https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/17358.
    Open access • Published
  15. Ben, Hela; Laabir, Mohamed; Ben, Abdelouahed; Gueroun, Sonia; Daly Yahia, Mohamed Nejib; Nouri, Habiba; M'Rabet, Charaf; Shili, Abdessalem; Daly Yahia-Kéfi, Ons. "Occurrence of epibenthic dinoflagellates in relation to biotic substrates and to environmental factors in Southern Mediterranean (Bizerte Bay and Lagoon, Tunisia): An emphasis on the harmful Ostreopsis spp., Prorocentrum lima and Coolia monotis". Harmful Algae 90 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2019.101704.
    Published • 10.1016/j.hal.2019.101704
  16. M'Rabet, Charaf; Daly Yahia-Kéfi, Ons; Couet, Douglas; Gueroun, Sonia; Pringault, Olivier. "Consequences of a contaminant mixture of bisphenol A (BPA) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), two plastic-derived chemicals, on the diversity of coastal phytoplankton". Marine Pollution Bulletin 138 (2019): 385-396. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.marpolbul.2018.11.035.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.035
  17. Paolo Balistreri; Alessandro Spiga; Alan Deidun; Gueroun, Sonia; Mohamed Nejib Daly Yahia. "Further spread of the venomous jellyfish Rhopilema nomadica Galil, Spannier & Ferguson, 1990 (Rhizostomeae, Rhizostomatidae) in the western Mediterranean". BioInvasions Records 6 1 (2017): 19-24. https://doi.org/10.3391%2Fbir.2017.6.1.04.
    10.3391/bir.2017.6.1.04
  18. Gueroun, Sonia; M. J. Acevedo; O. Kéfi-Daly Yahia; A. Deidun; V. L. Fuentes; S. Piraino; M. N. Daly Yahia. "First records of Carybdea marsupialis proliferation (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) along the eastern Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean)". Italian Journal of Zoology 82 3 (2015): 430-435. https://doi.org/10.1080%2F11250003.2015.1045945.
    10.1080/11250003.2015.1045945
  19. Gueroun, Sonia; O. Kéfi-Daly Yahia; A. Deidun; V. Fuentes; S. Piraino; M. N. Daly Yahia. "First record and potential trophic impact of Phyllorhiza punctata (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) along the north Tunisian coast (South Western Mediterranean Sea)". Italian Journal of Zoology 82 1 (2014): 95-100. https://doi.org/10.1080%2F11250003.2014.981306.
    10.1080/11250003.2014.981306
  20. Aissi, Mehdi; Touzri, Chema; Gueroun, Sonia; Daly Yahia-Kéfi, Ons; Daly Yahia, Mohamed Nejib. "Persistent occurrence and life cycle of Pelagia noctiluca in the channel of Bizerte ( Northern Tunisia )". Ecology, Environment And Conservation 20 4 (2014): 1453-1460.
    Published
  21. Mohamed Néjib Daly Yahia; Ons Kéfi-Daly Yahia; Sonia Gueroun; Mehdi Aissi; Alan Deidun; Veronica Fuentes; Stefano Piraino. "The invasive tropical scyphozoan Rhopilema nomadica Galil, 1990 reaches the Tunisian coast of the Mediterranean Sea". BioInvasions Records 2 4 (2013): 319-323. https://doi.org/10.3391%2Fbir.2013.2.4.10.
    10.3391/bir.2013.2.4.10
Report
  1. Aaron Beck; Borchert Erik; Delaigue Louise; Feifei Deng; Gueroun, Sonia KM; Hamm Thea; Oliver Jacob; et al. 2021. NAPTRAM - Plastiktransportmechanismen, Senken und Interaktionen mit Biota im Nordatlantik / NAPTRAM - North Atlantic plastic transport mechanisms, sinks, and interactions with biota, Cruise No. SO279, Emden (Germany) – Emden (Germany), 04.12.2020 – 05.01.2021..
  2. Gueroun, Sonia KM; Edelist, Dori; Aberle-Mazahn Nicole; Rotter, Ana; Canning-Clode, João; Javidpour, Jamileh; Dror, Angel; Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana. Corresponding author: Gueroun, Sonia KM. 2021. "Jellyfish fisheries". "Confidential report". GoJelly EU project. Work Package 3, Activity Y3.1,.
  3. Gueroun, Sonia KM; Nogueira, Natacha; Canning-Clode, João; Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana. Corresponding author: Gueroun, Sonia KM. 2021. "Guidelines and Protocols "."Confidental Report". GoJelly EU project. Work Package 4, Activity 4.3,.
  4. Gueroun, Sonia KM; Nogueira, Natacha; Guttuso, Paolo; Damases, Nil; Canning-Clode, João; Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana. 2021. "Jellyfish as life feed". "Confidential Report". GoJelly EU project. Work Package 6, Activity 6.2.
  5. Gueroun, Sonia KM; Dror, Hila; Canning-Clode, João; Javidpour, Jamileh; Dror, Angel; Schäfer, Susanne; Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana. Corresponding author: Gueroun, Sonia KM. 2021. "Jellyfish aquaculture and whole life cycle". "Confidential report". GoJelly EU project. Work Package 3, Activity Y3.3,.
  6. João Gama Monteiro; Álvarez, Soledad; Almeida Sílvia; Natacha Nogueira; Gueroun, Sonia KM; Diem Anna; Sónia Costa; et al. 2021. Estudo preliminar de avaliação do estado atual, de caracterização de fontes, produção e composiçâo de resíduos plásticos e de identificacaçãoes de lixo marinho no Portod Santo. Projeto Porto Santo Sem Lixo Marinho..
  7. Gueroun, Sonia KM; Nogueira, Natacha; José, Ricardo; Guttuso, Paolo; Dalmases, Nil; Cavaleiro, Bárbara; Canning-Clode, João; Andrade, Carlos Alberto Pestana. Corresponding author: Gueroun, Sonia KM. 2020. "Jellyfish as fishmeal- prototype"."Confidential Report". GoJelly EU project. Work Package 6, Activity Y6.2, 20 pages.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019 - 2019 Jellyfish diversity and distribution patterns in Madeira Archipelagos
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/06/03 - 2021/06/03 An online workshop on jellyfish culture (2021/06/03 - 2021/06/03)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
2014/05/08 - 2014/05/08 A public workshop on jellyfish identification and awareness (MEDJELLYRISK project) (2014/05/08 - 2014/05/08)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Université de Carthage Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia
2014/03/21 - 2014/03/21 Training for the Tunisian Protection and Development of the Coastline Agency (APAL) on jellyfish diversity, interaction with human activities, and mitigation (MEDJELLYRISK project) (2014/03/21)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Université de Carthage Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia
2013/08/23 - 2013/08/26 Training for the annual meeting of Arabic countries Scouts on jellyfish diversity and mitigation (MEDJELLYRISK project) (2013/08/23 - 2013/08/26) Université de Carthage Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia
2013/06/08 - 2013/06/08 1st National conference for MEDJELLYRISK project (2013/06/08 - 2013/06/08)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Université de Carthage Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia

National Institute of Agronomy of Tunisia, Tunisia

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/06/03 - 2021/06/03 Catostylus tagi life cycle and first insight of its ecology
Workshop
 Jellyfish culture
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
2021/03/21 - 2021/03/21 «GoJelly responses to jellyfish and microplastic issues» at II edição das Jornadas do Mar
Conference
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2020/12/04 - 2021/01/05 30 days scientific cruise on the SONNE vessel in the framework of HOTMIC project (JP OCEANS grant)
Other
2020/10/11 - 2020/10/17 7 days of the field campaign in Porto Santo Island (Madeira archipelago, Portugal) for marine litter and microplastic distribution
Other
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2018/07/05 - 2018/07/12 8 days of scientific cruise in the NF-GAGO vessel exploring canyons diversity in Madeira arshipelago
Other
2014/10/24 - 2014/10/24 Training for the Red Crescent on jellyfish awareness and first-aid measures (MEDJELLYRISK project)
Workshop
Université de Carthage Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2014 - 2016 Association Tunisienne de Taxonomie (ATUTAX) _Tunisien Taxonomy Association Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2016/02 - 2016/06 Teaching of practical work in (i) Marine Biology and (ii) Fundamental and Applied Ecology. Master (Master) Université de Carthage Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/12/25 Jellyfish Ballet: Navigating Tunisia’s Ecological Challenges
2022/02/04 Projeto HotMic quer mapear microplásticos no oceano e perceber impacto ambiental

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2014/09 - 2014/09 Deutsche Welle Jellyfish scourge in Tunisia

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/04/01 - 2022/06/30 Zooplankton diversity and functional traits in Madeira archipelago Léo LeGall
2021/08/01 - 2021/08/31 Experiment: testing chemical and temperature as inducers for jellyfish production optimisation (Internship) Margarida Fernandes
2021/08/01 - 2021/08/01 Zooplankton and microplastic in South Madeira Island Jeanne Bouet

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/02/08 - 2024/03/02 Jellyweb MSM126 Expedition aimed primarily to analyse the role of the gelatinous zooplankton in the trophic web of subtropical oceanic islands, as well as the ecological interaction and the benthic diversity. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel Standort Westufer, Germany

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente Pólo da Madeira, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2016 The Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre of Excellence (NF-POGO CofE)