Biography
Animal Scientist with M.S. and Ph.D. (honors) in the aquaculture field, Mauricio Emerenciano has been researching various aspects of shrimp and fish production techniques for more than 15 years. Former researcher/Associate Professor at the Santa Catarina State University (UDESC-Brazil), in 2018 he joined the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) supporting aquaculture projects in Australia and Vietnam. Specialist on biofloc technology system (BFT), his expertise has taken him to over 12 countries in Asia, Europe, Oceania, North, Central and South America. Dr Emerenciano has supervised and co-supervised master and doctoral theses (+10), and his portfolio of published works (+100) includes peer-reviewed papers and articles in scientific journals, aquaculture magazines, and book chapters. Currently columnist in the Aquaculture Brazil Magazine (Green Technologies section). Associate editor Aquaculture International journal (Springer). Passionate about delivering solutions to the aquaculture industry through high-quality science.