Curriculum

He took a degree in Biology (Marine Biology) at Santiago de Compostela University in 1978. That same year, he started his research activity in A Coruña at the centre of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography thanks to several scholarships granted by the County Council of A Coruña and the Xunta de Galicia and several works of the research projects of the Spanish Institute of Oceonography. His research activity was based on themes related to marine populations that are being exploited, first on bivalve molluscs of Galician coast areas (cockle and clam) under the directions of Héctor Quiroga. In the late 70´s and the early 80's, he also collaborated in many works on the dynamics of bethonic communities of several Galician estuaries and projects of marine mammals of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography. In the early 80's, he began to work in research projects focussed on fishing biology in oceanic pelagic species (tuna, swordfish and shark). All these species have a great economical and social interest for Galicia, where he carried out most of his research activities. During this period, he also stayed in the USA for short periods of time to complete his formation and collaborate in several laboratories. He published many works about the following species: white tuna, shark and swordfish. He has taken part as a scientist in many forums and working parties as well as scientific adviser of the Spanish Fishing Administration and the European Union in national and international fishing forums related to these species within the framework of the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna). In the late 90's, he became the head of projects and coordinator of the programme of the Spanish Institute of Oceonography about oceanic pelagic species.