Marina Carreiro-Silva
Principal Scientist
Marina is currently working with us with the position of Principal Scientist in the team.
Autobiography
I am a marine ecologist specialized on coral ecosystems working as an senior scientist at OKEANOS, University of the Azores. I hold a PhD degree in Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences at the University of Maryland (USA). After studying tropical coral reefs in my early career, in 2007, I joined a multidisciplinary team at IMAR and OKEANOS engaged in the study of deep-sea ecosystems. To advance the team’s research competencies, I have conceived and installed a laboratory for the experimentation with cold-water corals, DeepSeaLab. I currently co-lead with Telmo Morato the Azores Deep-sea Ecology research group.
Research interest
My current research focuses on the study of the diversity, spatial distribution, and functioning of cold-water corals, linking those with their ecophysiological responses to climate change and human activities under ex-situ experimental conditions. I have also been dedicated in translating these research outputs into policy advice for the protection of deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystems by working closely with the Regional Government of the Azores and through international deep-sea working groups, e.g. DOSI, DOOS, ICES WGDEC. I participated in several national and international research projects (H2020, FCT, PO Açores) on cold-water coral ecosystems as a PI or team member.
Publications
Projects
DEEP
ON-GOING PROJECTDEEP: Deep-sea Ecosystem Evaluation for Policy solutions
Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.
2025.00366.AZO
Marine Beacon
ON-GOING PROJECTMonitoring and elimination of bycatch of endangered and conserved species in th...
Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe
101135237
BioProtect
ON-GOING PROJECTAdvancing area-based management tools to accelerate the protection and restorati...
Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe
101157341
REDRESS
ON-GOING PROJECTRestoration of deep-sea habitats to rebuild European Seas
Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe
101135492
MapGES2
ON-GOING PROJECTCharacterization 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
Coral HotSpot
ON-GOING PROJECTThe Azores: a coral biodiversity hotspot and a coldspot of genomic information
Funded by FAM Foundation (Fundação Ana Mendonça)
FAM/GRANTS-2024_2025/05
MarinePlan
PROJECTImproved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatia...
Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe
101059407 (MarinePlan)
ROLEX - Azor drift-cam project
PROJECTROLEX - Azor drift-cam project
Funded by ROLEX
ROLEX
CORHOLOA
PROJECTThe role of the microbiome in sustaining deep-sea coral holobiont’s health and r...
Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.
EXPL/CTA-AMB/1294/2021
iAtlantic
PROJECTIntegrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time
Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020
818123 (iAtlantic)
DeepWalls
PROJECTExploring pristine deep-sea walls to establish baselines for Good Environmental...
Funded by Regional Government of the Azores, PO Açores 2020, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF / FEDER)
ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000124
ASPIRE
PROJECTExploration Command Center for the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2022 Mission
Funded by Regional Government of the Azores
iMAR
PROJECTIntegrated assessment of the distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem along t...
Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020
824077 (EUROFLEETS+)
DEEPbaseline
PROJECTCo-creating a knowledge baseline on the diversity and distribution of deep-sea s...
Funded by Fundação Oceano Azul; FUNDO para a Conservação dos Oceanos - 3ª Edição
Blue Azores
PROJECTBlue Paper Cooperation protocol
Funded by Fundação Oceano Azul
ATLAS
PROJECTA transatlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management pla...
Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020
678760 (ATLAS)
MapGES
PROJECTMapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores: ass...
Funded by Regional Government of the Azores, PO Açores 2020, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF / FEDER)
ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-00056
MarSP
PROJECTMacaronesian Maritime Spatial Planning
Funded by Regional Government of the Azores, DRAM, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
5956275 (DRAM Azores Gov.)
DeepData
PROJECTData Science in the Azores Deep Sea
Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.
MIDAS
PROJECTManaging Impacts of Deep-seA reSource exploitation
Funded by European Union’s FP7
603418
HERMIONE
PROJECTHotspot Ecosystem Research and Man’s Impact on European Seas
Funded by
Location
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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