Lodeiros Seijo, César
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César Lodeiros is designated research staff under a special regime at the University of Santiago de Compostela through the ATRAE programme (Distinguished Researcher), while maintaining his affiliation as Emeritus‑Active Associate Professor at the Oceanographic Institute of the Universidad de Oriente (UDO), Venezuela, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Aquaculture and Marine Sciences, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador. He holds a degree in Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), an M.Sc. in Marine Sciences from UDO (Venezuela), and a PhD in Applied Ecology from Université Laval (Canada).
He has held several academic leadership roles, including scientific coordinator and Vice‑Rector for Research at UDO. He has authored more than 300 scientific publications, including articles, books and technical book chapters, with a particular focus on aquaculture development in Ibero‑America. He serves as editor for the journals AquaTechnica, Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research and SABER, and is a member of the editorial board of several scientific journals. He is the General Coordinator of the Ibero‑American Forum on Marine Resources and Aquaculture, a key platform for the Ibero‑American scientific community in this field.
He has received several honours, including the Fundación Empresas Polar Prize in 2011 (Venezuela) for his scientific achievements, and the Interciencia 2013 Award in Biodiversity and Ecology, granted by the Federation of Associations for the Advancement of Science in the Americas.
