Jorge Gonçalves is a senior researcher at the Centre of Marine Sciences of the Algarve (CCMAR) and a visiting professor at the University of Cadiz (UCA-FCMA) and at the University of Algarve (UALG-FCT). He obtained a PhD on fisheries ecology at the University of Algarve (UALG) in 2000. He is a founder and member of the board and scientific council of CCMAR. He has more than 29 years of experience in the marine scientific research field linked with fisheries management and marine ecology. He has coordinated more 30 national and international projects associated with fisheries management, habitat mapping, marine spatial planning, and marine biodiversity conservation. He has published 97 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and 4 book chapters and 12 books/manuals about this field of study.