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Introduction
On December 3, 2021, I finished my doctoral studies (outstanding "cum laude", proposed for extraordinary award) under the supervision of Dr. Yaisel J. Borrell and Dr. Lucía García Flórez. The title of my thesis is "Genetic tools for the implementation of sustainable management plans in fisheries"
My main projects are ECOSIFOOD (MCI-20-PID2019-108481RB-
I00) and PERCEBES (PCIN-2016-120).
Additional affiliations
February 2022 - October 2023
September 2021 - December 2021
Position
- Researcher
Description
- Between September and December 2021 I carried out the genetic analysis of the samples sent by the PGI "Ternera Asturiana" for the verification of their genetic identity, under the supervision of Dr. Mª Trinidad Pérez Méndez.
October 2018 - December 2018
Position
- PhD Student
Description
- Throughout my PhD years I had the opportunity to develop as a professional in the international arena, through the realization of a three-month stay (October - December 2018) in an international research group at the Station Biologique de Roscoff (Sorbonne University - CNRS) supervised by Dr. Didier Jollivet and Dr. Eric Thiébaut. My main tasks were microsatellite genotyping and population genetics analysis on Stalked Barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes).
Education
September 2016 - December 2021
September 2015 - July 2016
September 2009 - July 2015
Publications
Publications (13)
Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) is a cephalopod species with great economic value. In western Asturias (northwest of Spain), O. vulgaris artisanal fisheries are relatively well monitored and conditionally eco-labeled by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Despite this, the Asturian octopus stocks have not been genetically assessed so far. In orde...
The fishing and aquaculture sectors are an important source of development around the globe. In Asturias (Spain), the diversity and richness of the fishing grounds of the Cantabrian Sea favored the historical settlement of a large number of communities closely linked to the marine environment and fishing resources, forming an integral part of the r...
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The stalked barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes inhabits rocky shores from the Atlantic coasts of Brittany (France) to Senegal. Because of the culinary traditions of southern Europe, stalked barnacles represent an important target species for local fisheries on the Iberian Peninsula. To manage this fishery sustainably, it is therefore important to asses...
1. Paracentrotus lividus is a sea urchin with an important ecological role in the Cantabrian Sea ecosystem, where its populations are in severe decline and the regional government has implemented a population restoration strategy with the aim of preserving this valuable marine resource. 2. In this study, genetic monitoring was conducted for the fir...
In January 2020, a stakeholder workshop was organized as a knowledge sharing strategy among European stalked barnacle fisheries. Management of this fishery differs greatly among regions and ranges from less organized and governed at large scales (>100 km, coasts of SW Portugal and Brittany in France) to highly participatory systems which are co-man...
Sustainable Sea is a strategy game developed for educational purposes in which players assume the role of fishermen while learning concepts related to the sustainable management of fishing resources. Players earn points as they apply sustainable policies. The game was tested on high-school students and students pursuing bachelor's and master's degr...
Food fraud involves both financial and health problems for consumers as well as conservation problems for target species worldwide. In Spain, the common name “zamburiña”, which officially only refers to the species Mimachlamys varia (the variegated scallop), is frequently mistakenly used to refer to other pectinid species, and this confuses consume...
The PERCEBES project aspires to answer questions regarding the effects of harvesting on the intertidal community and recovery potential of stalked barnacle populations after harvesting, for which a Human Exclusion Experiment has been deployed over 2 years in 4 regions: coast of Alentejo (Portugal), Atlantic Islands (Galicia, Spain), Western Asturia...
The invasive Crepidula fornicata caused major problems along the European Atlantic coast, especially in France and Netherlands where high densities leads on changes in the habitat, disturb native marine wildlife as well as it originates competition for space and food. Despite its dangerous invasive nature, regular monitoring to alert about its pres...
Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be a powerful method for assessing the presence and the distribution of
aquatic species. We used this tool in order to detect and quantify eDNA from the elusive species Octopus
vulgaris, using qPCRs (SybrGreen protocol). We designed species-specific primers, and set up an experimental
aquarium approach to validate the n...
Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be a powerful method for assessing the presence and the distribution of aquatic species. We used this tool in order to detect and quantify eDNA from the elusive specie Octopus vulgaris. We designed specie-specific primers for this species, and set up an experimental aquarium approach to monitor the variability of the oc...
Questions
Question (1)
I usually use Prise2 for designing primers and probes and it has been working very well until an error appeared: "prise2 cannot parse information from ncbi: length". I cannot find any information to try to fix it.
If anyone has any tips, they will be appreciated.
Thank you
Projects
Projects (3)
In most artisanal fisheries in Asturias, there are no stock assessments of coastal species or traceability studies. In addition, the attitudes and preferences of fishermen and unions, consumers and merchants towards the certification of regional fisheries are unknown. Furthermore, there are no educational programs on the subject in the region. In this situation, researchers from various areas such as Biology, Economics, Education and Management, and collaborators with recognized international trajectories, will work at ECOS(i)FOOD in the development and implementation of scientific, educational and management tools that allow evaluating sustainability. in the main artisanal maritime fisheries of Asturias. ECOS(i)FOOD wants to promote a socially responsible and ecological seafood consumption strategy in line with national and European development strategies.
This doctoral dissertation aims to develop and apply genetic markers in species with great commercial and cultural value in Asturias, as well as educative and citizen science strategies, with the intention of generating data to support the design of sustainable fisheries management plans.
Project PERCEBES builds on the sheer diversity of management scenarios of the European Stalked Barnacle fishery, from open access through marine protected areas to Territorial Users Rights for Fishing, a kind of fine-scale, adaptive, spatial co-management system. PERCEBES will use that variety of management scenarios to develop a set of tools to forecast the implications of spatial management options on productivity, biodiversity and connectivity of barnacle stands, and to extract information to guide marine spatial planning in other contexts in the EU.
