DIVING INTO
OUR RESEARCH

What we do?

Research and education on ocean ecology, whole ecosystem functioning, and ecosystem-based management.

Unveiling ecological links between deep-sea, open ocean, coastal areas and the oceanographic environment.

Where?

On Azores and Atlantic seamounts, hydrothermal vents, mid-Atlantic ridge, epi- and mesopelagic realms, islands shelves and slopes.

The species

Cold-water corals and sponges, bony fish, sharks and rays, sea-turtles, seabirds and cetaceans Algae and other coastal and oceanic invertebrates

Scientific areas

Marine biology, biodiversity and ecology, oceanography, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, ecotoxicology, pollution and marine litter, fisheries and living resources management, aquaculture, ecosystem-based management, and conservation.

Technologies

Remote ocean observation and sensing, telemetry, bioacoustics, optics and robotics, molecular and analytical techniques, modelling and advanced data management and analysis.

Governance

Transfering scientific knowledge to decision bodies, private organizations and the society, at local, national, European, and international levels.

Support ocean policies and governance, literacy and environmental awareness