Oceanographer with qualifications in biological and geological oceanography, holds a master's degree in physical geography, and completed a Ph.D. in Oceanography (Biological Oceanography) at the University of São Paulo in 2000. From 2017 to 2023, he was listed as one of the most influential scientists in the world, according to the ranking by Stanford University (USA) and Elsevier BV (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/1, https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3) and 'Updated for science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators' (19 October 2021 | Version 3 | DOI:10.17632/btchxktzyw.3, https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw). A CNPq productivity fellow since 2009, he has served on the University Council, the Graduate Council, and the Council of the Institute of Advanced Studies at USP. He has also taught at the University of São Francisco, the University of São Camilo, and the Federal University of Sergipe. For 13 years, he was a columnist for the magazine Cidade Nova in the area of science and environment, publishing 130 outreach articles. Currently, he is a Level 6 Researcher and a professor accredited in the graduate program in Aquaculture and Fisheries at the Fisheries Institute. He is also a professor accredited in the graduate program in Coastal Ecosystems Biodiversity at UNESP-S. Vicente. He is currently the Director of the Southern Coastal Regional Research Center
Oceanographer with qualifications in biological and geological oceanography, holds a master's degree in physical geography, and completed a Ph.D. in Oceanography (Biological Oceanography) at the University of São Paulo in 2000. From 2017 to 2023, he was listed as one of the most influential scientists in the world, according to the ranking by Stanford University (USA) and Elsevier BV (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/1, https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3) and 'Updated for science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators' (19 October 2021 | Version 3 | DOI:10.17632/btchxktzyw.3, https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw). A CNPq productivity fellow since 2009, he has served on the University Council, the Graduate Council, and the Council of the Institute of Advanced Studies at USP. He has also taught at the University of São Francisco, the University of São Camilo, and the Federal University of Sergipe. For 13 years, he was a columnist for the magazine Cidade Nova in the area of science and environment, publishing 130 outreach articles. Currently, he is a Level 6 Researcher and a professor accredited in the graduate program in Aquaculture and Fisheries at the Fisheries Institute. He is also a professor accredited in the graduate program in Coastal Ecosystems Biodiversity at UNESP-S. Vicente. He is currently the Director of the Southern Coastal Regional Research Center