Vânia Baptista is graduated in Marine Biology in 2010 at the University of Algarve. She has obtained a M.Sc. in Marine Sciences, Marine Resources (specialization in Marine Biology and Ecology) at Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto in 2012 and completed her Ph.D. in Marine, Earth and Environmental Sciences (specialization in Marine Ecology) at the University of Algarve in 2019. In the last years, she has published 12 peer-reviewed articles, 4 as the first author, and a book chapter. Her work has been focused on fish larvae behavior and ecology, and the effects of environmental and climate variability on recruitment of fish species. During the last years, she also collaborated on other research activities related to various issues: feeding ecology of marine and estuarine species, science-citizen activities, invasive species monitoring, monthly sampling of zooplankton in the Guadiana Estuary and Ria Formosa. She also participated in a Course/Expedition about the feeding ecology of sea turtles in São Tomé e Principe. Since June 2019, she is a research and interine coordinator in the LuandaWaterFront project, where she co-coordinates the project. She is mainly responsible for the sampling planning, field surveys and courses/workshop in Luanda, as well as for developing contacts with national institutions (Universities and research institutions) and local communities (companies, fishermen, residents) in Angola.