Dr. Ana Couto completed her biology degree in 2004 (Aveiro University) and completed a PhD in biology in 2014 from Porto University, in collaboration with the Norwegian School of Veterinarian Sciences. From 2015 to 2018, she was a research fellow at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) and Nordland University. Ana is currently an auxiliary researcher in CIIMAR and an invited assistant professor in the Faculty of Sciences of Porto University. She published 56 articles in SCI-indexed journals (citations: 1411; h-index: 23). She is/was the principal investigator in three projects (one FCT- and two industry-funded) and is currently participating as full member in six projects (two EU, one Interreg, three FCT-funded). Ana organized 9 events and participated in >30 events. And she is an advisor for nutritional pathologies in aquaculture companies. Ana Couto's field of work includes the nutrition of fish species relevant to the aquaculture industry (larvae and juveniles); nutritional pathologies and nutritional strategies to promote fish health (oral vaccines or health promoting supplements); fish health and welfare and the use of functional ingredients to promote health and relieve stress; alternative ingredients in aquafeeds that contribute to a more cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly aquaculture; and antinutritional factors naturally present in alternative ingredients used in aquaculture and their effects in fish.