Delegate of Portugal at the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission;

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE - ACADEMIC - Biography Name: Rui Prieto Silva. Birth place and date: Luanda, November 17, Nationality: Portuguese. Current Address: Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of Azores; Cais Sta Cruz, ; Horta; Portugal. rprieto@uac.pt / rui@subzero.pt / rui@portulano.org Phone: (private); ; Facsimile: Other languages: English (fluent); Spanish (conversation and reading). Boat license: Portuguese license for small boats, since SCUBA license: CMAS open water (P2) since 1996 (>350 dives). Education: Marine Biology degree in 1997 by the University of Algarve (global classification of 14/20 - Good). Dissertation: Age determination in common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, of the Portuguese continental shelf using dentine incremental layers (Classification of 19/20 Very Good). Other relevant courses: 2006, Marine Bioacoustics and Telemetry, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of Azores (Portugal) & Department of Zoophysiology, Aarhus University (Denmark), coordination Magnus Wahlberg, PhD (Aarhus University). June , Introduction to Distance Sampling, Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment Mathematical Institute University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland. August , Advanced Techniques and Recent Developments in Distance Sampling, Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment Mathematical Institute University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland. August 31 September , Marine mammals: Biology and Conservation, Universidade Menendez Pelayo (Valencia - Spain), coordination Dr. Juan Antonio Raga, PhD (Valencia University). Grants and contracts: (Present) PhD fellowship: Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology contract SFRH/BD/32520/2006. ( ) Managing Director: SubZero Studies in Marine Environment, Limited. ( ) Research grant from IMAR Institute of Marine Research: Study of the population structure, distribution and habitat use of Physeter macrocephalus, Globicephala macrorhynchus, Tursiops truncatus and Stenella frontalis in the Macaronesia (Azores, Canaries and Madeira archipelagoes) (MAC/4.2/M10). ( ) Research grant from the University of Azores: MARE Integrated Management of Coastal and Marine Areas in the Azores (LIFE98NAT/P/5275) project. ( ) Research grant from IMAR Institute of Marine Research: Cetacean studies project. ( ) Research grant from the University of Azores: Regulation of the Cetacean tourism in the Azores project.

2 (1997) Short term contract from Instituto da Conservação da Natureza (Nature Conservation Bureau) for the development of a study on age structure of delphiniids from strandings and by-catches in the Portuguese coast. Other positions held Delegate of Portugal at the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission; Member of the Scientific Committee of the Azores Cetacean Stranding Network; Scientific Reviser for the Portuguese edition of the National Geographic Magazine ; Scientific Advisor for the Portuguese popular magazine Mundo Submerso Research experience and relevant skills: Study on the on age structure of delphiniids from strandings and by-catches in the Portuguese coast (6 months) Land based pilot study on the occurrence of Phocoena phocoena along the Portuguese coast (3 months) Study on the short term impact of whale watching on sperm whales and design of regulations for this activity in Azores (13 months) Studies on behavior, distribution, relative abundance and habitat use of cetaceans around the Azores islands, with special incidence on Physeter macrocephalus and Tursiops truncatus (45 months) Studies on distribution and habitat use of cetaceans around the Azores islands, with special incidence on Physeter macrocephalus, Globicephala macrorhynchus, Stenella frontalis and Tursiops truncatus. (24 months) Studies in the diving behavior of Physeter macrocephalus in the Azores using Time Depth Recorders (12 months) Study of Balaenoptera borealis migration and habitat use using satellite telemetry (2 months) Radio Telemetry and diving behaviour of marine turtles (Caretta caretta) using Time Depth Recorders (ongoing) (July, 03 Aug, 06) Survey cruise for whale abundance estimates NILS 2006 (Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway) (July, 02 Aug, 05) Survey cruise for whale abundance estimates NILS 2007 (Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway) Study of habitat use and partition by baleen whales in the North Atlantic (ongoing). Extensive experience gained in collection and analysis of photo-identification data, land-based and marine visual and acoustic census techniques, biopsy sampling (using darts and scrubbing), use of underwater acoustic reception and recording equipment including PODs, as well acoustic analysis. Recently has been developing work in telemetry (satellite and radio) that includes deployment of equipment using suction-cups and darts. Good field experience, with thousands of hours spent at sea. Experienced in the operation of small and medium sized vessels. Skills have also been developed in redaction of project proposals, general project management tasks such as accounting and report editing as well as in database development and data analysis.

3 As founding partner and Managing Director (2006 and 2007) of the consulting company SubZero, Studies in Marine Environment Limited, skills were developed in personnel management, human relations, commercial diplomacy, product development and marketing. Research and academic interests: Ecology of sperm, pilot, and larger baleen whales; Telemetry applied to the study of animal populations; Cetacean social ecology; Interactions between marine mammals and human activities; Ecological spatial analysis. Invited talks and lectures 2007 Freitas, Luís, Martín, Vidal, Prieto, Rui, (2007) Macaronesia Cetacean Network - A step towards integrated management of cetacean populations. WATCH (Western African Talks on Cetaceans and their Habitats - Convention for Migratory Species) side meeting, Tenerife, October Presented by R. Prieto. Técnicas de estudo em cetáceos [Cetacean research techniques]. Lecture under the Oceanic Ecosystems course included in the University of the Azores Marine Biology Bachelor Degree course Prieto, Rui (2006) La red Natura 2000 y la conservación de cetáceos en Açores [Natura 2000 and the cetacean conservation in the Azores]. El reto de la Red Natura en la conservación de los cetáceos de las islas oceánicas Macaronésicas [the challenge of Natura 2000 in cetacean conservation in the oceanic islands of Macaronesia], workshop organized under the LIFE project LIFE03/NAT/E/ Conservación de Tursiops truncatus y Caretta caretta en La Gomera. La Gomera, Canaries, Spain, October Técnicas de estudo em cetáceos [Cetacean research techniques]. Lecture under the Oceanic Ecosystems course included in the University of the Azores Marine Biology Bachelor Degree course Prieto, Rui (2005) Cetacean Research in the Azores. III Workshop: Education, Sciences and Culture in Sciences of the Aquatic Environment, workshop organized by the Department of Sciences of the Aquatic Environment of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (Un. Porto), Porto, Portugal Prieto, Rui (2003) Whale Watching legislation in the Azores: a continuing process. Whale Watching Tenerife workshop under the 17th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Tenerife, Spain. Prieto, Rui; Magalhães, S.; (2003) Whale Watching: a new and expanding economic activity in the Azores. Whale Watching Tenerife workshop under the 17th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Tenerife, Spain.

4 2002 Series of lectures integrated in the Course for Marine Touristic Operators of the Azores Lecture on Ecology of Azorean Cetaceans integrated in the Summer Course of the Azores University. Series of lectures on cetacean identification and biology for the II course of the Azores Cetacean Stranding Network Prieto, Rui; Silva, Mónica A. (2000) Research and Conservation of Bottlenose-dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Azores. Conservación del Delfín Mular en Canarias y en las Aguas Europeas de Atlântico Nororiental workshop, Tenerife, Spain Lecture on Ecology of Azorean Cetaceans integrated in the Summer Course of the Azores University. Series of lectures on cetacean identification and biology for the I course of the Azores Cetacean Stranding Network. Prieto, Rui; Silva M. A.; Sequeira, M.; Gaspar, R.; Tempera, F. (1999) The implementation and management of Marine Protected Areas in mainland Portugal and the Azores. Marine Protected Areas and Cetaceans" workshop under the 13th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Valencia, Spain. Articles in peer-reviewed journals 2008 Morato T., Varkey D. A., Damaso C., Machete M., Santos M., Prieto R., Santos R. S., Pitcher T. J. (2008). Evidence of a seamount effect on aggregating visitors. Marine Ecology Progress Series 357: Quérouil, S., Silva, M. A., Freitas, L., Prieto,R., Magalhães, S., Dinis, A., Alves, F., Matos, J. A., Mendonça, D., Hammond, P. S., Santos, R. S. (2007) High gene flow in oceanic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of the North Atlantic. Conservation Genetics 8: Walton, M. J., Silva, M. A., Magalhães, S. M. Prieto, R., Santos, R. S. (2007) Using blubber biopsies to provide ecological information about bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) around the Azores. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 87: Silva, M. A.; Prieto, R.; Magalhães, S.; Cabecinhas R.; Cruz, A.; Gonçalves, J.; Santos, R. S. (2003) Occurrence and distribution of cetaceans in the waters around Azores (Portugal), Summer and Autumn Aquatic Mammals 29(1): Magalhães, Sara; Prieto, Rui; Silva, Mónica A.;Gonçalves, João; Afonso-Dias, Manuel; Santos Ricardo S. (2002) Short-term reactions of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) to whalewatching vessels in the Azores. Aquatic Mammals 28(3): Silva, M. A.; Feio, R.; Prieto, R.; Gonçalves, J.; Santos, R. S. (2002) Interactions between cetaceans and the tuna fishery in the Azores. Marine Mammal Science, 18(4):

5 1999 Boisseau, Oliver; Prieto, Rui; Nicholson, Desmond; Gordon, Jonathan (1999) An Atlantic cetacean survey using yatchmen: a pilot study. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences 17A: Articles in press or in review: Prieto, Rui; Fernandes, Manuel C. (in press). Revision of the occurrence of the long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809), in the Azores. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences. Olsen, E.; Nøttestad, L.; Kleivane, L.; Budgell, P.; Prieto, R.; Silva, M.A.; Øien, N.; Waring, G.; Vikingsson, G.; Skov, H. & Head, E. (in review) Sei whale migration in the North Atlantic; swimming with the currents to bountiful feeding grounds. Marine Mammal Science. Silva, M.A.; Prieto, R.; Magalhães, S.; Seabra, M.I.; Santos, R.S. & Hammond, P.S. (in review) Ranging patterns of bottlenose dolphins living in oceanic waters: implications for population structure. Marine Biology. Quérouil, S.; Freitas, L. Dinis, A.; Alves, F.; Cascão, I.; Prieto, R.; Silva, M.A.; Magalhães, S.; Matos, J.A. & Santos, R. (in review) Sex-bias in biopsy sampling collected from free ranging dolphins. Marine Mammal Science. Articles in peer-reviewed conference proceedings 2006 Magalhães, S.; Silva, M. A.; Prieto, R.; Quérouil, S.; Pinela, A. & Santos R. S. (2006) Spatial and temporal patterns of sperm whale groups in the Azores archipelago. In: European Research on Cetaceans Proc. 19th Ann. Conf. ECS, La-Rochelle, France, April European Cetacean Society, France. Pinela, A.; Quérouil, S.; Magalhães, S.; Silva, M. A.; Prieto, R.; Matos, J. A.; & Santos R. S. (2006) Population genetics and social organization of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Azorean archipelago. In: European Research on Cetaceans Proc. 19th Ann. Conf. ECS, La-Rochelle, France, April European Cetacean Society, France. Prieto, R.; Pinho, M. R.; Silva, M. A.; Magalhães, S. (2006) Dolphin interactions with hand line demersal fisheries in the Azores In: European Research on Cetaceans Proc. 19th Ann. Conf. ECS, La-Rochelle, France, April European Cetacean Society, France. Quérouil, S.; Silva, M. A.; Magalhães, S.; Prieto, Matos, J. A.; Mendonça, D. & Santos R. S. (2006) Bottlenose dolphins of the Azoresan Archipelago would belong to a single population of the offshore type. In: European Research on Cetaceans Proc. 19th Ann. Conf. ECS, La- Rochelle, France, April European Cetacean Society, France. Seabra, M. I.; Silva, M. A.; Magalhães, S.; Prieto, R.; August, P.; Vigness-Raposa, K.; Lafon, V.; & Santos R. S. (2006) Distribution and habitat preferences of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) with respect to physiographic and oceanographic factors in the waters around the Azores. In: European Research on Cetaceans Proc. 19th Ann. Conf. ECS, La-Rochelle, France, April European Cetacean Society, France. Silva, M. A.; Magalhães, S.; Prieto, R.; Quérouil, S.; Hammond, P. & Santos R. S. (2006) Population structure of bottlenose dolphins in the Azores determined by photo-identification. In: European Research on Cetaceans Proc. 19th Ann. Conf. ECS, La-Rochelle, France, April European Cetacean Society, France. White, P.; Prieto, R.; Magalhães, S.; Silva M. A.; Williams, A. (2006) Analysis of Hyperoodon ampullatus (Northern Bottlenose Whale) vocalisations. In: European Research on Cetaceans Proc. 19th Ann. Conf. ECS, La-Rochelle, France, April European Cetacean Society, France.

6 2005 Querouil, S., Pinela, A., Silva, M., Magalhães, S., Prieto, R., Matos, J., Mendonça, D., Santos, R. S. (2005) Population genetics and social organization of the bottlenose dolphin and the sperm whale around the Azores. Acta of the 1 st International Workshop in Marine Molecular Phylogenetics. Horta 1-6 September Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences 22A: Magalhães, S..; Silva, M. A.; Prieto, R.; Cruz, A.; Gonçalves, J. (2002) Distribution and occurrence patterns of cetacean populations in two islands of the Azorean archipelago Pico and Faial. In: European Research on Cetaceans Proc. 16th Ann. Conf. ECS, Liege, Belgium, 7-11 April European Cetacean Society, Belgium. Books Prieto, R., R.R. Ferraz, S. Luís, S. Pereira & J.C. Nunes (In Press). Candidatura a Reserva da Biosfera da Ilha do Corvo. Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar Governo Regional dos Açores. Ponta Delgada. 279 p. Prieto, R., R.R. Ferraz, S. Luís, S. Pereira, J.C. Nunes & V.R. Dores (In Press). Candidatura a Reserva da Biosfera da Ilha Graciosa. Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar Governo Regional dos Açores. Ponta Delgada. 297 p. Book chapters 2006 Queiroz, A.I. (coord.), Alves, P.C., Barroso, I., Beja, P., Fernandes, M., Freitas, L., Mathias, M.L., Mira, A., Palmeirim, J.M., Prieto, R., Rainho, A., Rodrigues, L., Santos-Reis, M., Sequeira, M., (2006) Mamíferos Pp In Cabral, M.J., Almeida, J., Almeida, P.R., Dellinger, T., Ferrand de Almeida, N., Oliveira, M.E., Palmerim, J.M., Queiroz, A.L., Rogado, L. & Santos-Reis, M. (eds) Livro Vermelho dos Vertebrados de Portugal. Instituto da Conservação da Natureza. Lisboa. Technical Reports 2007 Prieto, R., Ferraz, R., Cardigos, F., Oliveira, C., Afonso, P., Fontes, J., Carvalho, N., Santos, V., Vizinho, S., Delgado, R., Tempera, F., Santos, R. S. (2007) MARMAC Conhecimento, Promoção e Valorização para a Utilização Sustentada de Áreas Marinhas Protegidas na Macaronésia (03/MAC/4.2/A1) Relatório Científico Final. Arquivos do DOP, Série Estudos, nº 1/2007: 123 p. (in Portuguese) 2005 Silva, M.A.; Magalhães, S.; Prieto, R.; Querouil, S.; Pinela, A.; Seabra, M.I. & Santos, R.S. Ecologia e estrutura populacional dos roazes e cachalotes nos Açores: relação com as características do habitat. (2005) Relatório Final do Projecto CETAMARH (FCT- POCTI/BSE/38991/2001). Arquivos do DOP, Série Estudos, nº 4/2005: ii+40 p. (in Portuguese) Seabra, M.I.; Silva, M.A.; Magalhães, M.; Prieto, R. & Santos, R.S. (2005) Desenvolvimento de um SIG para analisar a influência das características do habitat na ecologia dos cetáceos. Relatório da Bolsa de Investigação realizada no âmbito do Projecto CETAMARH (FCT- POCTI/BSE/38991/2001). Arquivos do DOP, Série Estudos, nº 5/2005: 48 p. (in Portuguese)

7 2002 Magalhães, Sara; Silva, Mónica Almeida; Prieto, Rui; Cruz, Andreia; Cabecinhas, Rute; Gonçalves, João; Santos, Ricardo Serrão (2002) Development of Whale Watching in Azores. Technical Report: Arquivos do DOP. Série Estudos, nº 5/2002, 56p. (in Portuguese) 2001 Silva, Mónica Almeida, Magalhães, Sara; Prieto, Rui; Cruz, Andreia; Cabecinhas, Rute; Gonçalves, João; SANTOS, Ricardo Serrão (2001) Development of Whale Watching in Azores. Technical Report: 1 Jan Dec Arquivos do DOP. Série Relatórios Internos, nº 9/2001, 27 p. (in Portuguese) Tempera, F.; P. Afonso; T. Morato; R. Prieto; M. Silva; A. Cruz; J. Gonçalves and R.S. Santos. (2001) Marine biological communities of the Site of Community Interest (SCI) Canal Faial-Pico. Techincal Report (LIFE-NATURE B4-3200/98-508), Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas da Universidade dos Açores, Horta, 95pp (in Portuguese) 2000 Refereeing Cruz, Andreia; Silva, Mónica Almeida; Prieto, Rui; Gonçalves, João (2000) Distribution, movements and habitat use of the bottlenose-dolphin population (Tursiops truncatus) of Faial and Pico islands. In: Gestão Integrada de Zonas Costeiras e Marinhas nos Açores. Programa LIFE. Contrato B4-3200/ Technical Report, 43p + Anexos. (in Portuguese) Magalhães, Sara; Prieto, Rui; Silva, Mónica Almeida, Gonçalves, João (2000) Preliminar evaluation of direct interference of the whale watching activity. In: Integrated management of Coastal and Marine Zones in the Azores. LIFE Program. Contract B4-3200/ Technical Report, 43p + Anexes. (in Portuguese) Prieto, Rui; Silva, Mónica Almeida; Magalhães, Sara; Cabecinhas, Rute; Santos, Ricardo Serrão (2000) Development of Whale Watching in Azores. Technical Report: 1 April Dec Arquivos do DOP. Série Relatórios Internos, nº 1/2000, 21 p. (in Portuguese) 2004 Aquatic Mammals (published by European Association for Aquatic Mammals).