I received a Batchelor degree in Marine Sciences from the University of Vigo in 2017 and I am currently working in the Aquatic Ecology Subgroup of the Azorean Biodiversity Group (ABG), of cE3c, based at the University of Azores, where I am developing research on ecology of benthic communities, studying the effects of environmental changes on coastal biodiversity, under the research project MAC2/4.6d/249 – MIMAR+; CC0940 (INTERREG)_MIMAR+(GBA)(2020-2021), coordinated by Ana Isabel de Melo Azevedo Neto.