DÍAZ VIÑOLAS, David

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Dr David Díaz Viñolas is a researcher at the Centre Oceanografic de les Balears (Spanish Insitute of Oceanography, IEO) with highly collaborations with Universities and another spanish Research Insitutions.

David was involved in the benthic monitoring of Marines Reserves as Columbretes Islands, Medes Islands, Balearic Marines Reserves where he worked during the last 20 years and he developed most of his research topics as: ecology of the European spiny lobster, evaluate the impact over benthic communities, demography and modelization of habitat forming species.

In the last few years, he has specialised in new techniques, underwater video surveys, ROV, submarine, connectivity and acoustic telemetry, to assess the mobility of large decapods and fishes, evaluate the health status of benthic communities for understand the role of habitats and species. His large capability to leading research projects has involved him during the last two years coordinate an European project centered in harmonize the activities of artisanal fishery, and the conservation of the benthic communities.

Update in July 2018