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Posted at 19 Sep, 2025

Congratulations to our student Andrea Herrera

She completed her Master's in Marine Environment and Resources with her thesis titled "Image-Based Identification of Blue Sharks in the Mid-Atlantic: Evaluating a Standardized Methodology for Long-Term Monitoring". 
 
She carried out her research at Okeanos with the support of the EcoDivePMT Team this summer, becoming the first student of the MER+ program to conduct a master's thesis at Okeanos. Her study was the first attempt to test a visual photo-identification methodology on blue sharks (Prionace glauca). 
 
Future steps include strengthening the methodology, co-developing automated blue shark photo identification systems, and applying it to fisheries and MPA management. 
Congratulations! 

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19 Sep, 2025 08:41:41

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Financiado por fundos nacionais através da FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., no âmbito dos projetos UID/05634/2025 (DOI: 10.54499/UID/05634/2025), UID/PRR/05634/2025 (DOI: 10.54499/UID/PRR/05634/2025) e UID/PRR2/05634/2025 (DOI: 10.54499/UID/PRR2/05634/2025).

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