Maria Emília Cunha: PhD and Senior Scientists at IPIMAR CRIPSul. Research in zooplankton production cycles in the sea and physical-biological interactions. Since 2004 directs research towards aquaculture and starts rearing copepods for use as live prey in larviculture.	Manuela Falcão: PhD and Senior Scientist at IPIMAR CRIPSul. Research activity has focused on study of interaction environment-aquaculture, geochemical processes and mechanisms of exchange sediment-water in coastal systems.
Pedro Pousão Ferreira: MSc, head of the IPIMAR Aquaculture Experimental Station. Experience in hatchery production and intensive and semi-intensive ongrowing of marine fish (seabass, seabreams and sole).	Dalila Serpa: PhD student on biogeochemical processes and modelling in earth ponds for developing sustainable management practices. Previous research on biogeochemical processes on coastal lagoons.