Ana C. Brito graduated with a Licenciatura in Environmental Biology (University of Lisbon—FCUL) in 2005 and received a PhD in Environmental Biology (Edinburgh Napier University) in 2010. Ana C. Brito worked as a Fellow at MARE—FCUL (FCT Post-doc Grant) from 2010–2013, a Research Fellow at Université Nantes in 2014, a Research Assistant at MARE—FCUL (FCT Investigator Programme) from 2014–2019, and a Research Assistant at MARE—FCUL (FCT CEEC Programme) from 2019–2022, and currently works as an Assistant Professor at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences. Ana C. Brito’s research topics include biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, environmental risk, aquaculture and fisheries, technological tools for exploration and monitoring, governance, and literacy.