Prof. Dr. José Pedro Andrade obtained his Habilitation Title in 1998 from the University of Algarve, a PhD in 1990 from the University of Algarve, a Degree in Biology in 1982 from the University of Lisbon/Faculty of Sciences and a Bachelor's Degree in Biology in 1979 from the University of Lisbon/Faculty of Sciences. He is a Full Professor at the University of Algarve. Previously, he was Associate Professor with Habilitation at the University of Algarve, Associate Professor at the University of Algarve, Assistant Professor at the University of Algarve, Assistant at the University of Algarve, Intern Assistant at the University of Algarve and Senior Technician at the State Secretariat for the Environment. He is a founding member of the Center for Marine Sciences (CCMar) at the University of Algarve and is currently an integrated member of the R2C2-Resources, Restoration, Connectivity and Climate research group at CCMar. He was part of, or is a member of, evaluation panels for national and international scholarships and projects, namely the Foundation for Science and Technology, the Higher Education Assessment and Accreditation Agency (A3ES), the Directorate General for Fisheries (DGXIV, Brussels ) and the Research Executive Agency (Brussels).