Azores Deep-sea Research

Luís Rodrigues

Senior Scientist

Luís is currently working with us with the position of Senior Scientist in the team. Is also, one of the team's leaders.

Autobiography

Currently working to support the implementation of new marine protected areas, with particular emphasis on the deep-seamounts. I've also participated in several European projects with a focus on deep-sea exploration, such as the projects ATLAS, MARSP and iAtlantic.

Research interest

My research interests include the use of Geographic Information Systems for the geomorphological analysis of deep-sea and maritime spatial planning. GIS, Cartography, Marine Spatial Planning

Projects

Marine Beacon

ON-GOING PROJECT

Monitoring and elimination of bycatch of endangered and conserved species in th...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe

101135237

MapGES2

ON-GOING PROJECT

Characterization of deep-sea habitats, for its mapping up to the outer limit of...

Funded by Regional Government of the Azores, EU, ACORES-14-62G4-FEDER-000001, PO Açores 2020, REACT-EU, ERDF

18/DRPM/2022, ACORES-14-62G4-FEDER-000001

MarinePlan

ON-GOING PROJECT

Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatia...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe

101059407 (MarinePlan)

ROLEX - Azor drift-cam project

PROJECT

ROLEX - Azor drift-cam project

Funded by ROLEX

ROLEX

iAtlantic

PROJECT

Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time

Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020

818123 (iAtlantic)

iMAR

PROJECT

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

Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020

824077 (EUROFLEETS+)

ATLAS

PROJECT

A transatlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management pla...

Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020

678760 (ATLAS)

MapGES

PROJECT

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

Funded by PO Açores 2020, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF / FEDER)

ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-00056

MarSP

PROJECT

Macaronesian Maritime Spatial Planning

Funded by European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) via a subcontract with the DRAM Azores Government

5956275 (DRAM Azores Gov.)

Cruises

iMAR 2021

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

Total of 2 crew members and 12 collaborators

MapGES 2018

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

Total of 2 crew members and 2 collaborators

NICO Leg 12 2018

RV Pelagia cruise 64PE441: Rainbow hydrothermal vent, southern MAR, and Terceira...

Total of 1 crew members and 4 collaborators

Rainbow 2019

RV Pelagia cruise 64PE454: Rainbow hydrothermal vent and southern MAR 2019

Total of 1 crew members and 3 collaborators

Publications

Science of The Total Environment Predicting the distribution and abundance of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in the deep sea of the Azores (North Atlantic)

Nov, 2023

Telmo Morato

Marina Carreiro-Silva

Filipe Porteiro

Manuela Ramos

Laurence Fauconnet

5 team members involved

Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers Distribution models of deep-sea elasmobranchs in the Azores, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, to inform spatial planning

Apr, 2022

Telmo Morato

Laurence Fauconnet

2 team members involved

Ecology and Evolution Dense cold‐water coral garden of Paragorgia johnsoni suggests the importance of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge for deep‐sea biodiversity

Nov, 2021

4 team members involved

Frontiers in Marine Science North Atlantic Basin-Scale Multi-Criteria Assessment Database to Inform Effective Management and Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

Mar, 2021

Marina Carreiro-Silva

5 team members involved