Sergio Rossi Eras is an adjunct professor at the Institute of Marine Science, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil, and the Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Salento, Italy. He is also the Biology and Science Director of Underwater Gardens International, a company based in Barcelona, ​​Spain. He received his PhD in Biology from the University of Barcelona in 2002. He is a research scientist specializing in marine natural resources and biological oceanography. His main research interests include: global indicators of change in coastal benthic population pressure, distribution of marine invertebrates, ecology and physiology, benthic-plankton coupling processes, and conservation and recovery of marine wildlife. Currently, he is a professor at the University of Salento and a tenured professor at the Federal University of Ceará. He is the Scientific Director of Underwater Gardens International, a private marine regeneration company, the coordinator of the "Ocean Citizens" project under the "Horizon Europe" program, and the chairman of the COST network action "MAF WORLD".