1 David Costalago Postdoctoral Researcher. Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University. Tel: +46 (0)72 195 6354 Email: david.costalago@su.se Curriculum vitae Education 2012. Doctor cum laude. Marine Sciences and Oceanography. Universidad de Barcelona, Spain. Trophic ecology of small pelagic fish in the north-western Mediterranean Sea. 2008. European Master of Science. Marine Sciences and Oceanography. Universidad de Barcelona, Spain. Nutritional condition and growth of anchovy larvae during different seasons in the Mediterranean Sea. 2003. Master of Science. Nature Management and Conservation. International University Study CenterUniversidad de Cádiz, Spain. 2002. Bachelor of Science. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. Biology, focus on Zoology. Research experience Jan. 2016- Current. Postdoctoral Researcher. Fisheries-Seal interactions. Modelling (Ecopath-Ecosim) diet composition of seals in the Baltic Sea, quantification of ecological interaction between fisheries and seals. Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. April-December 2015. Postdoctoral Researcher. Tuna fisheries ecology. Analysis of fatty acid and lipid data of tropical tuna, bioenergetics, reproductive performance, trophic ecology. UMR-Marbec, Institute pour la Recherche et le Developpement (IRD), Sète, France. 2013 - 2015. NMMU & NSF Postdoctoral Fellow. Trophic ecology of estuarine & coastal fish larvae. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 2012 - 2013. Fisheries observer. Sampling, data collection and monitoring fishing activities on board of trawling vessels and in fish markets in the Mediterranean. Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Mallorca, Spain. 2007 - 2012. Ph.D. Student. Doctoral student. Trophic ecology of small pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea, within European Project SARDONE. Institute of Marine Sciences - Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain. 2005 - 2006. Research assistant. European Union I3P fellowship. Trophic relationships between invertebrates and the seagrass P. oceanica. CEAB - Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Blanes, Spain. Teaching experience - University level - March-April 2017. Guest lecturer, Masters course ‘Interactions in Ecological Communities’, Stockholm University. - November 2016-January 2017. Lecturer and co-leader, Masters course ‘Marine Population and Ecosystem Dynamics’. Stockholm University, Sweden. - November 2015. Guest lecturer, Workshop on larval fish identification and early life history science for undergraduate and graduate students. NMMU, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. - September 2002. Guest lecturer, undergraduate summer courses: Research methods and ecology of coastal benthos and Introduction to Marine Biology. MMC-ACEM, Santander, Spain. 2 David Costalago Postdoctoral Researcher. Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University. Tel: +46 (0)72 195 6354 Email: david.costalago@su.se Grants received - Travel grant ICES/PICES 3rd Early Career Scientist Conference on Climate, Oceans and Society: Challenges & Opportunities 2017 (CAD$1100). Declined. - Project ‘Condition and population dynamics of anchovy and sardine larvae in South Africa’ 2014, funded by the Department of Environmental Affairs-South Africa (circa CAD$8000). - South African National Research Foundation travel grant 2014 (circa CAD$2000). - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University postdoctoral fellowship 2013-2015 (circa CAD$37000). - South African National Research Foundation postdoctoral fellowship 2013-2014 (circa CAD$11000). - Fisheries Society of the British Isles student travel grant 2012 (circa CAD$1500). - ICES student travel grant 2012 (circa CAD$1500). - Taiwan National Science Council summer program for European students 2011. - European Union I3P fellowship 2005 (circa CAD$17500). Invited Seminar talks - March 2017, Marine Seminars at Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, “Seal-fisheries interactions in the Baltic Sea”. - December 2014, The Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science Seminar at Hamburg University, “Ecological interactions of small pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea”. - September 2014, Zoology Seminar at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, “Is bigger also better in South Africa?” International meetings, research stays and workshops International Expert Meetings and Workshops: - Towards Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in the Baltic Sea workshop, June 2016, The Fisheries Secretariat – Baltic Sea Center, Stockholm. - IMR-ICM Meeting on small pelagic fish, June 2014. Barcelona (Spain). - MERMEX (Marine Ecosystems Response in the Mediterranean Experiment) Small Pelagic Fish meeting 2012, Ifremer-Sète (France). - ICES Working Group on Small Pelagic Fishes, their Ecosystems and Climate Impact (WGSPEC) meeting 2012, Fuengirola (Spain). - Conference on Developing World Fisheries and Marine Stewardship Council Certification, 2012, Madrid (Spain). - Workshop SARDONE on fish feeding ecology procedures (co-organizer), January 2007. Barcelona (Spain). International Research Stays: - Oct-Dec. 2014. Research visit. GEOMAR (Kiel, Germany), hosted by Dr Catriona Clemmesen, to perform RNA:DNA and otolith analyses for postdoctoral project of small pelagic fish in South Africa. - June-Sept. 2011. Research visit, Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan), hosted by Dr. Chih-hao Hsieh. Granted by the National Science Council of Taiwan. Professional service - Referee for Journals: PLoS ONE, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Progress in Oceanography, Journal of Sea Research, Journal of Fish Biology, Scientia Marina, Royal Society Open Science, Hydrobiologia, Cahiers de Biologie Marine, Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Hydrobiologia, Cybium, Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía, Mediterranean Marine Science. - Co-chair of the Early Career Committee of the Early Life History Section of the American Fisheries Society since 2014, organizing workshops and surveys for students, postdocs and junior lecturers/assistant professors. 3 David Costalago Postdoctoral Researcher. Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University. Tel: +46 (0)72 195 6354 Email: david.costalago@su.se - Member of the Equality Group at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, since January 2016, assessing and promoting policies of equality and non-discrimination for researchers within the department, and between departments at Stockholm University. Research cruises - Pilot Cruise of the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela, oceanographic data, zooplankton and pelagic fish larvae sampling for ecology studies in South Africa on board of South African RV Algoa. February 2014. - Campaign Prometeo-BIOFUN, surveys on deep-sea fauna biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea, on board of Spanish RV “García del Cid”, CSIC. November 2009. - Campaign JUVALION09, oceanographic data, plankton and fish juveniles and larvae sampling for trophic ecology studies, on board of French RV “L´Europe” of IFREMER, in the Gulf of Lion. January 2009. Leader of cruise. - Campaign PELMED08, oceanographic data, plankton and fish juveniles and larvae sampling for trophic ecology studies, on board of “L´Europe”, in the Gulf of Lion. July 2008. Leader of cruise. - Campaign SARDONE08, oceanographic data, plankton and fish juveniles and larvae sampling for trophic ecology studies, on board of “García del Cid”, in the Gulf of Lion. 4-11 March 2008. - Campaign JUVALION07, same aims as in JUVALION09. December 2007. Leader of cruise. - Campaign PELMED07, oceanographic data, plankton and fish juveniles and larvae sampling for trophic ecology studies, on board of “L´Europe”, in the Gulf of Lion. July 28 to August 10, 2007. - Campaign MPOCAT07, fishery stock evaluation of anchovy in the Mediterranean Sea, using the Daily Egg Production Method, on board of “García del Cid”. June - July 2007. Scientific memberships - ICES Working Group on Small Pelagic Fishes, their Ecosystems and Climate Impact (WGSPEC). - The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. - Early Life History section of the American Fisheries Society. Relevant training - March-June 2017. Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory Tele-course, School and Symposium. Tromsø, Norway. - October 2016. Recent Advances in Analysis of Multivariate Ecological Data: Theory and Practice. ICTP, Trieste, Italy. - August 2016. Modelling biodiversity for sustainable use of Baltic Sea living resources. BONUS Summer School. DTU-Aqua, Denmark. - July 2016. Modelling aquatic ecosystems with Ecopath, Ecosim and Ecospace. ICM, Barcelona, Spain. - June 2016. Marine ecosystem services, management and governance. DEVOTES Summer School, San Sebastian, Spain. - February 2016. Ecosystem Based Management using Ecopath with Ecosim. SAMS, Oban, Scotland. - July 2015. Stable Isotopes Mixing Models in R. PR-Statistics, Glasgow, Scotland. - 25-29 March 2013. Quantitative ecosystem approach to fisheries. Centre de Recherche Halieutique Méditerranéenne et Tropicale, Sète, France. - 15-19 October 2012. Uni- and Multivariate Statistics. Catalan Institute of Paleontology- Transmitting Science, Sabadell, Spain. - 9-11 October 2012. ICES course Opening the box: Stock Assessment and Fisheries advice for stakeholders, NGOs and policy makers. Copenhagen, Denmark. - August-September 2012. Summer School - Conflicts over Commons: Fisheries. Istanbul, Turkey. - February-March 2012. Geographic Information Systems for environment management. Instituto Superior de Medio Ambiente, Spain. 4 David Costalago Postdoctoral Researcher. Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University. Tel: +46 (0)72 195 6354 Email: david.costalago@su.se - January 2012. JRC Course Introduction to R and Fisheries Library based on R (FLR) for stock assessment on numerical analysis of fisheries data with R. FISHREG Action of the European Commission Joint Research Center Maritime Affairs Unit. Varese, Italy. - March 2011, Biostatistics. IPLA-CSIC, Asturias, Spain. - June 2009, Coupled Ecological Modelling. SESAME Summer School, IOI-Malta. - February 2007. Initiation to R software for graphical and statistical applications, UAB, Barcelona, Spain. - 2007-2008. Ecology modelling. UPC, Barcelona, Spain. Publications and Research Outputs Peer-reviewed journal articles: 1. Costalago, D., Miranda, NAF., Strydom, N., Perissinotto, R. 2016 “Using stable isotope analysis to study the diet of Gilchristella aestuaria larvae: preliminary insights into the foodwebs of six South African estuaries” African Journal of Aquatic Science 41(4): 389-398. 2. Brosset, P., Le Bourg, B., Costalago, D., Bănaru, D., Van Beveren, E., Bourdiex, J-H., Fromentin J-M., Ménard, F., Saraux, C. 2016. “Linking small pelagic dietary shifts and ecosystem changes in the Gulf of Lions”. Marine Ecology Progress Series 225: 157-171 [# of citations: 8] 3. Costalago, D. 2015 “Review on the links between the distribution of larvae and juveniles of anchovy and sardine with their ecological dynamics in the northwestern Mediterranean”. Vie et Milieu/Life & Environment 65(2): 101-113. [# of citations: 1]. 4. Costalago, D., Strydom, N., Frost, C., Clemmesen, C. 2015 “Preliminary insight into the relationship between environmental factors and the nutritional condition and growth of Gilchristella aestuaria larvae in the upper reaches of South African estuaries”, Environmental Biology of Fishes 98: 2367-2378. [# of citations: 1]. 5. Costalago, D., Garrido, S., Palomera, I. 2015 “Comparative trophic dynamics of Sardina pilchardus from contrasting areas: NW Mediterranean Sea vs. NE Atlantic Ocean”, Journal of Fish Biology 86(4): 13481362. [# of citations: 13]. 6. Costalago, D., Strydom, N., Frost, C. 2014 “Nutritional condition of fish larvae from two contrasting estuaries: an appraisal of three biochemical methods”, African Journal of Marine Science 36(3): 377-386. [# of citations: 2]. 7. Costalago, D., Tirelli, V., Palomera, I. 2014. “Seasonal comparison of the diets of juvenile European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine Sardina pilchardus in the Gulf of Lions”, Journal of Sea Research 89: 64-72. [# of citations: 10]. 8. Costalago, D., Palomera, I. 2014. “Feeding of European pilchard Sardina pilchardus in the north-western Mediterranean: from late larva to adult”, Scientia Marina 78(1): 41-54. [# of citations: 20]. 9. Costalago, D., Navarro, J., Álvarez-Calleja, I., Palomera, I. 2012. “Ontogenetic and seasonal changes in the feeding habits and trophic levels of two small pelagic fish species” Marine Ecology Progress Series 460: 169-181. [# of citations: 59]. 10. Costalago, D., Tecchio, S., Palomera, I., Álvarez-Calleja, I. Ospina-Álvarez, A., Raicevich, S. 2011. “Ecological understanding for fishery management: Condition and growth of anchovy late larvae during different seasons in the Gulf of Lions (Northwestern Mediterranean)” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 93: 350-358. [# of citations: 22]. 11. Gacia, E., Costalago, D., Prado, P., Piorno, D., Tomas, F. 2009. “Mesograzers in Posidonia oceanica meadows: an update of data on gastropod- epiphyte- seagrass interactions” Botanica Marina 52: 439447. [# of citations: 20]. Refereed conference papers: 12. Costalago D., Bauer, B., Tomcjak, M., Winder, M. 2016. “Will the increasing grey seal population affect de cod biomass in the Baltic Proper?” Poster. ICES Annual Science Conference, Riga, Latvia. 5 David Costalago Postdoctoral Researcher. Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University. Tel: +46 (0)72 195 6354 Email: david.costalago@su.se 13. Costalago D., Potter, P., Pattrick, P., Strydom, N. 2015. “Influence of environmental variables on the abundance of larval anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus, and sardine, Sardinops sagax, in Algoa Bay, South Africa.” Poster. 5th Larval Fish Conference, Vienna, Austria. 14. Costalago D., Strydom, N., Frost, C. 2014. “Nutritional condition of fish larvae in South African estuaries as a proxy to assess their mortality under different environmental conditions” Oral presentation. 34th Larval Fish Conference, Québec City (Canada); travel granted by the NRF. 15. Costalago D., Strydom, N. 2014. “Effects of environmental conditions on the nutritional status of southern Africa estuarine fish larvae” poster. 15th Southern Africa Marine Sciences Symposium, Stellenbosch (South Africa). 16. Costalago D. 2014. “Ontogenetic and dietary differences in Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of Sardina pilchardus”, oral presentation. IMR-ICM Meeting on small pelagic fish, Barcelona (Spain). 17. Costalago D., Palomera, I. 2012. “Vulnerability of small pelagic fish populations in non-upwelling areas under climate change”, oral presentation. 2nd International Symposium “Effects of the Climate Change on the World´s Oceans”, Yeosu (Korea). Travel grant from ICES. 18. Costalago D., Palomera, I. 2012. “Vulnerability of small pelagic fish populations in non-upwelling areas under climate change”, oral presentation. Also attending the Effective Scientific Communication Workshop. 6th World Fisheries Congress, Edinburgh (Scotland). Travel grant from the Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI). 19. Costalago D., Tirelli, V., Palomera, I. 2010. “Comparison of the diet of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine Sardina pilchardus juveniles in the Gulf of Lions during different seasons”. Poster. XVI Iberian Symposium of Studies in Marine Biology, Alicante (Spain). 20. Buttay, L., Costalago, D., Palomera, I. 2010. “Feeding ecology of horse mackerel juveniles in the Gulf of Lions”. Poster. XVI Iberian Symposium of Studies in Marine Biology, Alicante (Spain). 21. Costalago, D., Tirelli, V., Borme, D., Palomera, I. 2010. “An inter-regional comparison of the diet of European anchovy juveniles in the Adriatic Sea and in the Gulf of Lions”, oral presentation. 39th Congress CIESM, Venice (Italy). Other research outputs and publications (non-peer-reviewed): 22. Costalago, D. 2016-2017. “The Baltic Seal”. Series of online publications in the BONUS Project Blogs related to my postdoc position at Stockholm University. www.bonusprojects.org/bonusprojects/blogs/the_baltic_seal 23. Several authors. Report of the Working Group on Small Pelagic Fishes, Their Ecosystems and Climate Impact (WGSPEC), 27 February–2 March 2012, Fuengirola, Spain. www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Expert%20Group%20Report/SSGEF/2012/WGSPEC12.pdf 24. Costalago, D. 2012. “Insights into the trophic dynamics of juveniles of anchovy and sardine in the NW Mediterranean and how climate change can affect it”. Talk. Working Group on Small Pelagic Fishes, Their Ecosystems and Climate Impact (WGSPEC), 27 February–2 March 2012, Fuengirola, Spain. 25. Costalago, D. 2010. “Biology, fishery and overexploitation of the European anchovy in the northwestern Mediterranean” Omnis Cellula 24: 36-41. [In Catalan]. www.raco.cat/index.php/OmnisCellula/article/view/273146/361362 26. Morote, E., Costalago, D. 2010. “Too many vessels for such a few fish. Unsustainable European fisheries policy” El Ecologista 64. [In Spanish]. www.ecologistasenaccion.org/article18127.html 27. Costalago, D. 2007. Report for the Catalan Fisheries Secretariat on species identification of illegally caught fish larvae off the Catalan coast (Spain). [In Catalan]. Peer-review manuscripts submitted and in preparation: 6 David Costalago • • • • • • Postdoctoral Researcher. Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University. Tel: +46 (0)72 195 6354 Email: david.costalago@su.se Costalago, D., et al. (under review). “Influence of environmental variables on the larval stages of anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus, and sardine, Sardinops sagax, in Algoa Bay, South Africa”. Environmental Biology of Fishes. Costalago, D., et al. “Energy relocation among tissues of yellowfin tuna from the Indian Ocean in different seasons”. Submitted to Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B. In preparation (to be submitted during 2017): Costalago, D., et al. “Trophic interactions between grey seals and cod fisheries in the Baltic Sea assessed with Ecopath with Ecosim” Costalago, D. et al. “Lipid content and Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) of European anchovy during spawning and non-spawning periods” Costalago, D., et al. “Energy relocation among tissues of skipjack tuna from the Indian Ocean in different seasons” Costalago, D. et al. “Differences in the nutritional condition and growth rates of anchovy larvae from two important spawning grounds in South Africa” # of citations is from Google Scholar http://x2t.com/costalagocites, March 2017. Online research profiles: Personal webpage: http://nauplius97.wixsite.com/davidcostalago Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Costalago Orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2224-2222 Publons: https://publons.com/author/1005938/david-costalago