Inês Martins

Senior Scientist

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Inês is currently working with us with the position of Senior Scientist in the team. Was also,

Autobiography

Born and raised in Lisbon I arrived at Horta in 1999 to finish my degree in Marine Biology. Since then, I fall in love for the Azores and decided to stay and pursuit my ecotoxicologist career at DOP-UAç. To be able to work with deep-sea organisms having the deep-sea at our backyard is a privilege that is impossible to find elsewhere.

Research interest

I am an ecotoxicologist with a marine biology background. My research interests focus on identifying the molecular mechanism behind the regulation and detoxification of metal ions in deep-sea organisms; monitoring contaminants and evaluate the nutritional potential of commercial seafood items; study the anthropogenic activities impacts on cold-water corals using proteomics, zymology and gene expression as main tools to identify cellular oxidative stress; evaluate the impacts of microplastics as main vectors of contaminants in marine environments. In parallel I communicate science among the young audience and the general public because I believe that is our responsibility as a scientist to inspired people.

Projects

BioProtect

ON-GOING PROJECT

Advancing area-based management tools to accelerate the protection and restorati...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe

101157341

REDRESS

ON-GOING PROJECT

Restoration of deep-sea habitats to rebuild European Seas

Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe

101135492

Cruises

iMAR 2021

Integrated assessment of the distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem along t...

Total of 2 crew members and 12 collaborators

Blue Azores 2018

Blue Azores Program: Expedition 2018

Total of 4 crew members and 1 collaborators

Terceira 2021

RV Pelagia cruise 64PE488: Terceira Island 2021

Total of 1 crew members and 7 collaborators

Greenpeace 2019

Greenpeace Pole-to-Pole expedition: Azores 2019

Total of 3 crew members and 1 collaborators

MapGES 2023 RV Arquipélago

Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores

Total of 12 crew members and 1 collaborators

iAtlantic

MapGES

MapGES2

MapGES 2024 MT Physeter

Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores

Total of 13 crew members and 1 collaborators

MapGES2

MarinePlan

Publications

Marine Pollution Bulletin A modelling framework to assess multiple metals impacts on marine food webs: Relevance for assessing the ecological implications of deep-sea mining based on a systematic review
Jun, 2023
Marina Carreiro-Silva
Marina Carreiro-Silva
1 team member involved
Marine Pollution Bulletin Beyond deep-sea mining sublethal effects: Delayed mortality from acute Cu exposure of the cold-water octocoral Viminella flagellum
Oct, 2022
Marina Carreiro-Silva
Marina Carreiro-Silva
1 team member involved
Frontiers in Marine Science Mechanical and toxicological effects of deep-sea mining sediment plumes on a habitat-forming cold-water octocoral
Oct, 2022
Frontiers in Marine Science Modelling the Dispersion of Seafloor Massive Sulphide Mining Plumes in the Mid Atlantic Ridge Around the Azores
Jul, 2022
Aquaculture The effect of rapid decompression on barotrauma and survival rate in swallowtail seaperch (Anthias anthias): Defining protocols for mitigating surfacing mortality
Jan, 2019
Telmo Morato
Telmo Morato
1 team member involved
Environmental Pollution Assessment of Cu sub-lethal toxicity (LC50) in the cold-water gorgonian Dentomuricea meteor under a deep-sea mining activity scenario
Sep, 2018
Marina Carreiro-Silva
Marina Carreiro-Silva
1 team member involved
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography Element concentrations in cold-water gorgonians and black coral from Azores region
Dec, 2013

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Location

Institute of Marine Sciences — Okeanos, University of the Azores

Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas — Universidade dos Açores

Rua Prof. Doutor Frederico Machado, No. 4
9901-862 Horta, Portugal

Contact

Email: azoresdeepsea@gmail.com

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