Miguel Baptista graduated in Biology by Lusófona University (ULHT) in 2006. In 2008 he concluded a 5-month traineeship in the Conservation Unit of the Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Directorate General of the European Commission. Later, in 2010 he completed the Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation by Ghent University. He recently concluded a PhD dealing with the biology, ecology and elemental composition of the charismatic ocean sunfish Mola mola.