Luis Otavio Brito da Silva is an Associate Professor at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE) and holds a PhD in Fisheries Resources and Aquaculture. He is also a visiting professor in the Graduate Program in Aquaculture at the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Peru). His research focuses on aquaculture nutrition and management, particularly novel ingredients for aquafeeds, functional feed additives, biofloc technology (BFT), synbiotics, and multitrophic aquaculture systems, with an emphasis on sustainability. He has published scientific contributions as first or last author in indexed journals and actively contributes to the scientific community through conference participation, invited lectures, and editorial activities.