Research fellow in the project "Co-Operation for Restoring CocKle SheLlfisheries and its Ecosystem Services in the Atlantic Area (AA)". Sara finished the ERASMUS MUNDUS Master in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation in 2014 (Ghent University) and the Bachelor in Marine Biology in 2012 (University of Algarve). She is co-author of two scientific research papers and one book chapter and participated in several symposiums, presenting four posters and three oral communications.