Strategic Advisory Board

The AQUA-LIT Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) is set up and operated to share its knowledge and expertise with the consortium of the project in key stages of AQUA-LIT’s implementation.

Role

The overall role of the SAB is to: 

  • Act as a consultation body for the AQUA-LIT consortium by providing valuable feedback aimed at aligning project outcomes with the needs of their users and stakeholders.
  • Participate in the discussion, testing, and validation of the AQUA-LIT “Tide Against Marine Litter Platform”. 
  • Inform and invite their aquaculture networks to benefit from the AQUA-LIT offering, and act as ambassadors.

 

Members

Luisa Valente

  • Member of EAS Board of Directors 2018-2020.
  • Member of the Directive Board of CIIMAR, Uporto (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research) since 2016 where she leads the Biology, Aquaculture and Seafood Quality Research line.

 

Marc-Philip Buckhout

  • Aquaculture Policy Officer Seas At Risk.
  • Vice Chair of the Aquaculture Advisory Council, currently working on marine litter. 

 

Marcelo Hidalgo

  • Founder and Advisor of Seafood Matter advisory company
  • Former Standard & Certification Coordinator at Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

Strategic Advisory Board

Role

The overall role of the SAB is to: 

  • Act as a consultation body for the AQUA-LIT consortium by providing valuable feedback aimed at aligning project outcomes with the needs of their users and stakeholders.
  • Participate in the discussion, testing, and validation of the AQUA-LIT “Tide Against Marine Litter Platform”. 
  • Inform and invite their aquaculture networks to benefit from the AQUA-LIT offering, and act as ambassadors.

 

Members

Luisa Valente

  • Member of EAS Board of Directors 2018-2020.
  • Member of the Directive Board of CIIMAR, Uporto (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research) since 2016 where she leads the Biology, Aquaculture and Seafood Quality Research line.

 

Marc-Philip Buckhout

  • Aquaculture Policy Officer Seas At Risk.
  • Vice Chair of the Aquaculture Advisory Council, currently working on marine litter. 

 

Marcelo Hidalgo

  • Founder and Advisor of Seafood Matter advisory company
  • Former Standard & Certification Coordinator at Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).