Topics Webinar | Anthropogenic Impacts in Marine Coastal Waters: Assessment, Case Studies and Solutions
Topics Webinar | Anthropogenic Impacts in Marine Coastal Waters: Assessment, Case Studies and Solutions
26 September 2025
coastal environment, marine fauna, anthropic impacts, chemical pollution, marine litter, noise pollution, fisheries, mariculture, impact assessment
Welcome from the Chair
Topics Webinar: Anthropogenic Impacts in Marine Coastal Waters: Assessment, Case Studies and Solutions
Welcome to the webinar organized within the Topic “Anthropogenic Impacts in Marine Coastal Waters: Assessment, Case Studies and Solutions”.
Regular assessment of the coastal environments health and careful monitoring of anthropogenic impacts can lead to effective marine conservation. This requires steadfast collaboration and a multidisciplinary approach, starting from scientific research up to the development of conservation measures, proposed and carried out at a regional level also with the involvement of local communities.
In this webinar, several aspects related to these problems will be addressed, and scientific and technical advances and improvements will be discussed.
The following experts will be present and talk. Professor Weiqi Fu will open the webinar sharing his experience on the application of microalgae for ecological and biotechnological studies. He will discuss about key technologies applications and challenges that should be addressed in future research. Professor João Pedro Barreiros, will share his extensive expertise in the conservation status of marine vertebrate species by focusing his presentation on Marine Protected Areas, critically addressing why they are failing to actually protect marine environments endangered by human activities and climate change. Professor Pamela Hallock, expert in reef-associated Foraminifera and their distribution, population dynamics and functional morphology applied in studies of environmental quality, will close the webinar. Her presentation will focus on discussing the possibility that shell production by “invasive” Amphistegina lobifera might locally ameliorate consequences of sea-level rise in warming Mediterranean coastal waters.
Thank you for joining us today, and we look forward to discussing these topics with you.
Date: 26 September , 2025
Time: 2:00 pm CEST 8:00 pm CST (Asia)
Webinar ID: 823 8400 5897
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Event Chair
Interuniversity Consortium of Structural and Systems Biology (INBB), Rome, Italy
Graduated in Natural and Biological Sciences. From 1985 to 2019, she has been professor of Comparative Anatomy, Environmental Endocrinology and Biology and Monitoring of Cetaceans at the University of Genoa, Italy. Her main research topics were the endocrine-dysregulating effects of environmental pollutants on marine species, and cetacean biology. Coordinator of national and international scientific projects, she has been Director of the Interuniversity Research Center on Cetaceans (CIRCE). Currently retired, she continues her research activities as a member of the National Institute of Biosystems and Biostructures (INBB) and as a volunteer researcher of Me.Ri.S.—Mediterraneo Ricerca e Sviluppo.
Keynote Speakers
Department of Marine Science, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
Phytoplankton (Microalgae) for Ecology and Biotechnology Applications: Challenges and Key Technologies
Prof. Dr. Weiqi Fu is currently a full professor at Zhejiang University while also holding an adjunct professor position at the University of Iceland. He received a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering and a Bachelor in Bioengineering from Zhejiang University. He is a Member of the Icelandic Academy of Sciences (a prestigious scientific society established in 1918 in Iceland), a member of the European Federation of Biotechnology, Associate Editor for the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, and Guest Editor for several important journals such as Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. He has been invited by European Union Institutions to serve as a European Commission expert to evaluate Horizon 2020 research proposals since 2019. His research interest lies in understanding algal photosynthesis and metabolism and developing bioactive products and anti-fouling materials. He has explored fundamental questions on microbial evolution and metabolism through adaptive laboratory evolution and metabolic engineering and also applied expertise in applied microbiology to perform photobioreactor design, genetic engineering, and process optimization using both model and non-model microalgae (Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Chlorella vulgaris, Dunaliella salina, etc.) towards industrial applications.
CE3C—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes,
Azorean Biodiversity Group,
CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute,
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and the Environment, University of the Azores, Angra do Heroís-mo, Portugal
Marine Protected Areas: Why Are They Failing to Actually Protect?
Currently Associate Professor (w/ Habilitation) at the Azores University. Holds a PhD in Biology/Animal Ecology and works mostly with marine predators and other aquatic animals such as crocodilians. Member of the Portuguese Navy Academy and holder of the Commander of the Order of Merit degree by the Portuguese Republic. Member of IUCN’s Groupers and Wrasses Specialist Group. Associate Editor for the journals Frontiers in Conservation Science, International Journal of Zoology and the Scientific World Journal and topic editor for Biodiversity Data Journal. Also dedicating his work to scientific illustration. Most of his current work focuses on marine and other aquatic predators in Macaronesia, Gulf of Guinea, South Brazil and the Pacific coast of Panama.
College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, USA
Might Shell Production by “Invasive” Amphistegina lobifera Locally Ameliorate Consequences of Sea-Level Rise in Warming Mediterranean Coastal Waters?
Prof. Dr. Hallock (Muller) is a senior researcher whose expertise spans multiple areas. Her work includes studying the biological, environmental, and evolutionary controls on the production and accumulation of carbonate sediments. She also investigates the geologic history of reefs and modern coral reef systems. In addition, she specializes in the biology and ecology of subtropical and tropical Foraminifera, as well as shelf ecology and environmental management. Her research further extends to paleoceanography and paleoecology.
Registration
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Program
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Speaker |
Time in CEST |
Time in CST (Asia) |
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Prof. Dr. Alberta Mandich (Chair) Introduction |
2:00 - 2:10 pm |
8:00 - 8:10 pm |
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Prof. Dr. Weiqi Fu Phytoplankton (Microalgae) for Ecology and Biotechnology Applications: Challenges and Key Technologies |
2:10 - 2:30 pm |
8:10 - 8:30 pm |
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Prof. Dr. João Pedro Barreiros Marine Protected Areas: Why Are They Failing to Actually Protect? |
2:30 - 2:50 pm |
8:30 - 8:50 pm |
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Prof. Dr. Pamela Hallock (Muller) Might Shell Production by “Invasive” Amphistegina lobifera Locally Ameliorate Consequences of Sea-Level Rise in Warming Mediterranean Coastal Waters? |
2:50 - 3:10 pm |
8:50 - 9:10 pm |
| Q&A Session |
3:10 - 3:25 pm |
9:10 - 9:25 pm |
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Prof. Dr. Alberta Mandich (Chair) Closing of Webinar
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3:25 - 3:30 pm |
9:25 - 9:30 pm |
Relevant Topic
Anthropogenic Impacts in Marine Coastal Waters: Assessment, Case Studies and Solutions
Topic Editors: Prof. Dr. Alberta Mandich and Dr. Jessica Alessi
Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 June 2025
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 September 2025
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