Rita Costa Abecasis

Rita Costa Abecasis serves as the Head of the Science Communication Unit at the Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) since September 2017, overseeing strategic communication and activities related to the EMBRC in Portugal. Prior experience includes roles as a Communications Specialist for the Task Force for the Extension of the Continental Shelf, where Rita contributed to the development of a geoportal for marine information, and as a Project Officer and Communications Specialist at INOVISA / SKAN Platform, focusing on knowledge sharing in the agrifood sector. Rita's academic background includes a PhD in Natural Resources Management and Policy from The University of Western Australia, a Master of Science in Marine and Coastal Studies from Universidade do Algarve, and a five-year honour degree in Marine Biology from the University of Lisbon.