Scientific research on Atlantic coastal and oceanic islands: revealing marine biodiversity between Cape Verde and Brazil

Fernando Coreixas de Moraes (Museu Nacional-UFRJ)

Fernando holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a Master’s and a PhD in Zoology from the Museu Nacional – UFRJ, and a Postdoctoral degree from the Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute). He has worked for over 25 years in the field of marine biodiversity scientific research, particularly in federal Conservation Units, using Scientific Diving as one of his primary work tools. He has published more than 60 scientific papers on the marine biodiversity of regions such as Brazilian oceanic and coastal islands, and the coral reefs of the Abrolhos Bank, the mouth of the Doce River, and the mouth of the Amazon River. In 2022, he joined the team of researchers on the DISCOVER expedition, carried out in the islands of Cape Verde aboard the R/V Antea (IFREMER). Currently, he serves as the Scientific Coordinator for the Projeto de Monitoramento de Ilhas Costeiras (Coastal Islands Monitoring Project), focusing on the rocky shores of the Monumento Natural das Ilhas Cagarras (Cagarras Islands Natural Monument) in Rio de Janeiro.

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