COMMISSION A (06/09)
Jon Saenz , Lohitzune Solabarrieta, Guillem Chust, Leire Citores, Leire Ibaibarriaga, Javier Franco, Isabel García Barón, Unai Markaida, Maite Erauskin, Javier Tajadura, Armindo Rodrigues, Jon Sáenz, Gabriel Ibarra, Luis Ferrer, Roland Garnier
CALYPSO Prize. COUSTEAU FOUNDATION
BEST MSc THESIS in Environmental Sciences:
Olga Mosca

PROF. MICHAEL B.COLLINS AWARD.
BEST MSc THESIS PRESENTATIONS:
Alejandra Mejía

Manal Hamdeno Aladawi
Drivers of the 2019 Marine Heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea
Supervisor: Aida Alvera-Azcárate (U Liege)
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Gency Guirhem
Modelling the Spatio-temporal Distribution of Devil Rays in Western Indian Ocean using Observer Data from Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries
Supervisor: Maria José Juan-Jordá, Haritz Arrizabalaga (AZTI).
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Laura Benitez
Applying a multi-state open robust design model for estimating residence patterns of humpback whales in a breeding ground in the eastern pacific region
Supervisor:Guido J. Parra, Lilián Flórez González (Flinders Univ)
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Olga Mosca
Drivers of vocal production in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): functional differences between whistle types
Supervisor: Bruno Díaz López (Bottlenose Dolphin Res Institute
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Alejandra Mejía
Polymetallic nodule size and distribution of filter feeders in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Eastern Pacific
Supervisor: Erik Simon-Lledó (NOCS)
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Kenechukwu Uba
Analysis of the effect of Medicane Ianos on Sea Surface Temperature in Ionian Sea
Supervisor: Aida Alvera Azcarate (U Liege)
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Prabodha Lakrani Hewage
Sedimentation in the Bengal and Nicobar Fan System
Supervisor: Lisa McNeil (U Southampton)
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Lucas Schaller
DIVAnd (Data interpolation variational analysis in n-dimension): automatic choice of approximation method for the error field
Supervisor: Jean-Marie Beckers (U Liege)
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COMMISSION B (07/09)
María Calvo Uyarra, Sarai Pouso, Armindo Rodrigues, Arantza Murillas, Patricia García, Amaia Orbea, Maren Ortiz, Oihane Diaz de Cerio, Manu Soto, Xabier Lekube, Urtzi Izagirre, Fernando Villate, Esther Blanco Rayón, Sergio Seoane
 
Nasar Alam
Opportunities of Promoting Conservation Practices: Perspectives of Stakeholders in Italy
Supervisor: Roger Norum (U Oulu); Elisa Saez De Murieta (BC3)
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Yuanmin Zhou
Bacalhau (codfish): the Sea Tourism heritage defining Portuguese national identity and regional diversity, and its future sustainability direction.
Supervisor: Luís Avila Silveira (U Coimbra)
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Priyanka Soni
How Fishes Color their Skin: Genetic Analysis of Melanocortin Receptor 2 (MC2R) in Fish Pigmentation
Supervisor: Josep Rotllant (CSIC)
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Olga Mouteira Azevedo
Influence of environmental factors On White Shark Behaviour
Supervisor: Emilio Sperone (U Calabria)
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Nienke Cornelia Johanna van de Loosdrecht
Influence of phytoplankton functional traits on microzooplankton community composition during 2021 north sea spring bloom
Supervisor: Cedric Meunier (Alfred-Wegener-Institut)
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COMMISSION C (07/09)
Ganix Esnaola, Harkaitz Eguiraun, Xabier Irigoien, Roland Garnier, Anna Rubio, Gabriel Ibarra, Enrique Navarro, Irrintzi Ibarrola, Urtzi Izagirre , Sylvie Gobert, Aitor Laza, Patricia Garcia
PROF. MICHAEL B.COLLINS AWARD.
BEST MSc THESIS PRESENTATIONS:
Axel Chabrerie
Elise Prevot
Environmental impact assessment of offshore floating wind turbines, a case study in the Spanish Basque Country
Supervisor: Jesus Mari Blanco (UPV/EHU)
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Cheok Zi Yu
Designing an index for detecting urban coastal change, focusing on the rapidly developing island-state of Singapore
Supervisor: Phil Fenberg, Stephen Hawkins (U Southampton)
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Marine Courteille
Morpho-socio-ecological characterisation of shoreline development in Mayotte since 1950
Supervisor: David Lecchini (U Perpignan)
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Nellie Katinka Wullenweber
SailBuoy Ocean Currents: Low Cost Upper Layer Ocean Current Measurements in a Large Geographical Area
Supervisor: Lars R. Hole (Norwegian Meteorol Inst)
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Makanjuola Israel Akinyemi
Scope for growth of Mar Menor flat oysters (Ostrea edulis) under eutrophic conditions: Implications for future bioremediation actions
Supervisor: Marina Albentosa (IEO)
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Romain Guet
Phylogeography of the barren forming sea urchin Diadema africanum (Rodríguez et al. 2013)
Supervisor: José C Hernández. Rocío Pérez-Portela (U La Laguna)
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Axel Chabrerie
Effects of elevated temperature and nutrient deprivation on semi-naturally structured coastal assemblage
Supervisor: Francisco Arenas (CIIMAR)
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COMMISSION D (08/09)
David Bass, Arantza Iriarte, Ibon Uriarte, Luis A Fernández, Jorg Schafer, Alberto de Diego, Iciar Martinez, Nestor Etxebarria, Carlos García Soto, Ainhoa Caballero, Johan Etourneau, Sergio Seoane, Esther Blanco-Rayón, Sylvie Gobert
 
Shraddha P. Bashetti
Uncovering cryptic diversity and biogeography of the poorly known cryptophyte genus Proteomonas Hill & Wetherbee
Supervisor: Aitor Laza (UPV/EHU)
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Mutia Rizqydiani
Ocean Freshening and Its Impacts on Seawater Carbonate Chemistry and Ocean Carbon Storage
Supervisor: Toby Tyrrell (NOCS)
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Kahawe Palliya Guruge Kshanika Piyumi
Temporal Trend of Mercury in the Arctic ringed seal (Pusa hispida)
Supervisor: Krishna Das, Marianna Pinzone (U Liege)
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Soumaïa Tajouri
Amazon river runoff contribution to regional ocean circulation changes over 1993-2015 in the Caribbean Sea
Supervisor: William Llovel (IFREMER)
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Yochi Okta Andrawina
Present-day sea-level change along the coast of Brazil from tide gauges and satellite altimetry data (1993-2019)
Supervisor: Theo Gerkema (NIOZ)
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Juliana Oliveira
Bioprospection studies of marine microalgae for biotechnological applications
Supervisor: José J Fdez Castro, Nathália Carneiro (U La Laguna)
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COMMISSION E (08/09)
Miren Cajaraville, Belen Gonzalez-Gaya, Ailette Prieto, José Amigo, Mathieu Poulicek, Izaskun Zorita, Kepa Astorkiza, Leire San José, Itsaso Lopetegi, Kepa Astorkiza, Mikel Becerro, Nahiara Mugerza, Endika Quintano
 
Clara Beckman
Assessing the effects of the cytostatic drug 5-Fluorouracil and of a mixture of emerging contaminants on the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis
Supervisor: Maria Bebianno (U Algarve)
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Andrea Osorio Baquero
Monitoring annual plastic pollution on beaches of La Gomera Islands (Canary Islands, Spain) and its relationship with environmental variables
Supervisor: Javier Hernández-Borges, Cintia Hernández-Sánchez (U La Laguna)
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Nicolas Couetard
Impacts of microplastics combined with octocrylene on key organisms of the trophic web: Artemia salina and Pocillopora damicornis
Supervisor: Didier Stien, Philippe Lebaron U Sorbonne (Banyuls)
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Laura Calvimontes
Application of modern portfolio theory to Chilean capture fisheries
Supervisor: Ikerne del Valle (UPV/EHU)
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Abhishek S. Deshmukh
Identifying vulnerabilities in Maharashtra fisheries based on concentration indices and efficiency analysis
Supervisor: Ikerne del Valle (UPV/EHU)
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Dionysios Karvelis
Blue Carbon feasibility study project: a case study for kelp habitat restoration in Northern Ireland inshore waters
Supervisor: James Strong (NOCS)
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Roberta Pegorer
Assessment of wave attenuation over salt marshes on the East coast of England
Supervisor: Ivan Haigh (U Southampton)
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COMMISSION F (09/09)
Luis A Fernández, Jörg Schafer, Alberto de Diego, Mathieu Poulicek, Javier Tajadura, Beñat Zaldibar, David Bass, Oihane Diaz de Cerio, Eider Bilbao, Maren Ortiz, Irene Cano, Naiara Rodriguez Ezpeleta, Xabier Lekube, Nerea Garcia-Velasco
CALYPSO Prize. COUSTEAU FOUNDATION
BEST MSc THESIS in Environmental Sciences:
Melina Sinner 
Melina Sinner
An ecological characterization of shallow-water cold-seep megafauna at the newly discovered Vestbrona Carbonate Field Area (VCFA), Norwegian Sea. A GIS and imagery-based analysis
Supervisor: Arunima Sen UNIS (Svalbard), Henning Reiss (Nord Univ)
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Jaime Rios Osorio
Characterization of the benthic megafauna of coldwater coral mounds off Angola’s coast, and an initial exploration of their spatial distribution patterns
Supervisor: Patricia Puerta Covadonga Orejas (IEO)
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Carlos Jurado
Environmental DNA metabarcoding outperforms bottom trawling in detecting estuarine fish communities for ecological status assessment
Supervisor: Naiara Rodriguez Ezpeleta, Oriol Canals (AZTI)
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Gourab Chowdhury
Oxidative stress and antioxidant defenses in experimentally bleached and copper exposed sea anemones (Anemonia viridis)
Supervisor: Ibon Cancio, Oihane Diaz de Cerio (UPV/EHU)
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Namit Sah
Effect of feed size on the growth of the flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus
Supervisor: Urtzi Izagirre, Manu Soto (UPV/EHU)
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Sushmita Shah
Elemental composition of selected marine organisms and seafood
Supervisor: Iciar Martínez, José Antonio Carrero (UPV/EHU)
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