Dr Sara Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento

Honorary Lecturer, Science and Engineering - Faculty

s.i.barrento@swansea.ac.uk

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

About

I am a highly motivated professional in marine science with 9 years’ experience. I have worked mainly with seaweeds – kelps, and marine invertebrates - crustaceans and bivalves. I have worked in different Universities in collaboration with companies from Europe, New Zealand and Chile in a range of subjects: aquaculture, biotechnology, biochemistry, and physiology.  

I am presently the Module coordinator of:
BIO 003 Laboratory Skills
BIO 004 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

I am co-supervising a master and a PhD student:
Title: Advanced Land-based Macroalgal Aquaculture (ALMA)
Degree: Masters
Student name: Camilla Norris
Lead supervisor: John Griffin
Institution: Swansea University
Funding: KESS

Title: Establishing the knowledge base for sustainable seaweed cultivation
Degree: Ph.D.
Student name: TBC
Institutions: Swansea University
Funding: KESS

Areas Of Expertise

Marine Invertebrates Physiology
Food safety and security
Sustainable Supply Chains
Sustainable Marine Production (seaweeds and marine invertebrates; Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture)
Kelp Ecology

Career Highlights

Research

I have been involved in 5 Research Projects funded by the European FP6, FP7 and Horizon2020 funding schemes, and 4 projects funded by Research Councils in Portugal and the UK. I have collaborated with 11 research institutions, 24 companies and 9 associations from 11 countries globally. My research mainly focuses on food safety and security, and the blue economy. I have authored 18 scientific publications.

Presently I am interested on the development of sustainable production systems for marine macroalgae and animals. I am mostly interested in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA). The basic concept of IMTA is the farming of several species at different trophic levels, that is species that occupy different positions in a food chain. This allows one species’ uneaten feed and wastes, nutrients and by-products to be recaptured and converted into fertilizer, feed and energy for the other crops (Chopin, 2012). As an example we can combine, the cultivation of fed species (finfish or shrimp) with inorganic extractive species (seaweeds or aquatic plants) and organic extractive species (oysters, mussels and other invertebrates). You can learn more about IMTA on my TedEd lesson here (http://ed.ted.com/on/H7rUYhKF)

Publications

Research Highlights

Gallagher, J., Turner, L., Adams, J., Barrento, S., Dyer, P., Theodorou, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2018). Species variation in the effects of dewatering treatment on macroalgae. Journal of Applied Phycology, 30(4), 2305-2316.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-018-1420-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44583
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Teixeira, B., Mendes, R., Bandarra, N., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2010). Chemical composition, cholesterol, fatty acid and amino acid in two populations of brown crab Cancer pagurus: Ecological and human health implications. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 23(7), 716-725.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2010.03.019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34238
Barrento, S., Camus, C., Sousa-Pinto, I., Buschmann, A., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2016). Germplasm banking of the giant kelp: Our biological insurance in a changing environment. Algal Research, 13, 134-140.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2015.11.024, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34234
Anacleto, P., Barrento, S., Nunes, M., Rosa, R., Marques, A., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2014). Portuguese consumers' attitudes and perceptions of bivalve molluscs. Food Control, 41, 168-177.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.01.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34235
Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A., Barrento, S., Mendes, R., Nunes, M., Rosa, R., Marques, A., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2013). Physiological responses to depuration and transport of native and exotic clams at different temperatures. Aquaculture, 408-409, 136-146.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.05.035, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34237

All Research

Journal Articles

Garcia De Leaniz, C., Rabadan, C., Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S., Stringwell, R., Howes, P., Whittaker, B., Minett, J., Smith, R., Pooley, C., Overland, B., Biddiscombe, L., Lloyd, R., Consuegra del Olmo, S., Maddocks, J., Deacon, P., Jennings, B., Planellas, S., Deakin, A., Moore, A...., & Pavlidis, M. (2022). Addressing the welfare needs of farmed lumpfish: Knowledge gaps, challenges and solutions. Reviews in Aquaculture, 14(1), 139-155.
https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12589, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59980
Knoop, J., Griffin, J., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2020). Cultivation of early life history stages of Porphyra dioica from the British Isles. Journal of Applied Phycology, 32(1), 459-471.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-019-01930-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53045
Gallagher, J., Turner, L., Adams, J., Barrento, S., Dyer, P., Theodorou, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2018). Species variation in the effects of dewatering treatment on macroalgae. Journal of Applied Phycology, 30(4), 2305-2316.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-018-1420-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44583
Barrento, S., Camus, C., Sousa-Pinto, I., Buschmann, A., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2016). Germplasm banking of the giant kelp: Our biological insurance in a changing environment. Algal Research, 13, 134-140.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2015.11.024, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34234
Powell, A. & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2016). The effect of transportation and re-watering strategies on the survival, physiology and batch weight of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. Aquaculture, 450, 194-198.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2015.07.021, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26431
Anacleto, P., Barrento, S., Nunes, M., Rosa, R., Marques, A., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2014). Portuguese consumers' attitudes and perceptions of bivalve molluscs. Food Control, 41, 168-177.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.01.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34235
Anacleto, P., Maulvault, A., Barrento, S., Mendes, R., Nunes, M., Rosa, R., Marques, A., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2013). Physiological responses to depuration and transport of native and exotic clams at different temperatures. Aquaculture, 408-409, 136-146.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.05.035, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34237
Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2013). MusselsAlive project achievements. The Grower: Newsletter for the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers, Jun 13, 10-11.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37088
Barrento, S., Lupatsch, I., Keay, A., Christophersen, G., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2013). Metabolic rate of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) under varying post-harvest holding conditions. Aquatic Living Resources, 26(3), 241-247.
https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2013050, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16331
Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2013). MusselsAlive tested low flow in Scottish depuration system. The Grower: Newsletter for the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers, June 2013, 10-11.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37091
https://assg.org.uk/the-grower/
Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2013). MusselsAlive has been carrying out trials with Scottish rope grown mussels. The Grower: Newsletter for the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers, 10
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37090
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2012). Physiological changes during simulated live transport of Cancer pagurus and recovery in holding tanks. Aquaculture Research, 43(10), 1415-1426.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02943.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7840
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2011). Cancer pagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) physiological responses to simulated live transport: Influence of temperature, air exposure and AQUI-S®. Journal of Thermal Biology, 36(2), 128-137.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.12.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7842
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Teixeira, B., Mendes, R., Bandarra, N., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2010). Chemical composition, cholesterol, fatty acid and amino acid in two populations of brown crab Cancer pagurus: Ecological and human health implications. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 23(7), 716-725.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2010.03.019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34238
Marques, A., Teixeira, B., Barrento, S., Anacleto, P., Carvalho, M., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2010). Chemical composition of Atlantic spider crab Maja brachydactyla: Human health implications. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 23(3), 230-237.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2009.10.007, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7850
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2010). Live shipment of immersed crabs Cancer pagurus from England to Portugal and recovery in stocking tanks: stress parameter characterization. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67(3), 435-443.
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsp268, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7845
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Teixeira, B., Carvalho, M., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2009). Accumulation of elements (S, As, Br, Sr, Cd, Hg, Pb) in two populations of Cancer pagurus: Ecological implications to human consumption. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 47(1), 150-156.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2008.10.021, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7846
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Teixeira, B., Carvalho, M., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2009). Influence of Season and Sex on the Contents of Minerals and Trace Elements in Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus, Linnaeus, 1758). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57(8), 3253-3260.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jf8039022, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7847
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Teixeira, B., Anacleto, P., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2009). Effect of Season on the Chemical Composition and Nutritional Quality of the Edible Crab Cancer pagurus. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57(22), 10814-10824.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jf9025597, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7848
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Teixeira, B., Anacleto, P., Carvalho, M., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2009). Macro and trace elements in two populations of brown crab Cancer pagurus: Ecological and human health implications. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 22(1), 65-71.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2008.07.010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7841
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Teixeira, B., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2009). Nutritional Quality of the Edible Tissues of European Lobster Homarus gammarus and American Lobster Homarus americanus. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57(9), 3645-3652.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jf900237g, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7844
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Pedro, S., Vaz-Pires, P., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2008). The trade of live crustaceans in Portugal: space for technological improvements. ICES Journal of Marine Science
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsn037, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7843
Teixeira, B., Barrento, S., Carvalho, M., Nunes, M., Marques, A., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2008). Macro and trace elements in edible tissues ofCarcinus maenasandNecora puber. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 88(14), 2451-2459.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.3362, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7839
Barrento, S., Marques, A., Teixeira, B., Vaz-Pires, P., Carvalho, M., Nunes, M., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2008). Essential elements and contaminants in edible tissues of European and American lobsters. Food Chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.04.063, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7838
Ferreira, G., Encarnação, J., Rosa, L., Rodrigues, R., Breyner, R., Barrento, S., Pedro, L., Silva, F., Gonçalves, J., & Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2007). Recombinant single-chain variable fragment and single domain antibody piezoimmunosensors for detection of HIV1 virion infectivity factor. Biosensors and Bioelectronics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2007.04.022, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa7849

Other Research Outputs

Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S., Schmidt, R., Christopherson, G., & Jenssen, M. (2013). Operation Manual: Assembly of the MAS shuttle container
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37086
Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S., Keay, A., Grundvig, H., Christopherson, G., & Lupatsch, I. (2013). Operation Manual: Recirculating System for Holding of Live Blue Mussel
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37082
Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2013). Training Fcat Sheets Guide on Grading, Handling, Transportation, Conditioning and Storage of Blue Mussels
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37063
Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S., Keay, I., Lupatsch, I., & Shields, R. (2013). Protocol on Best Practice Handling and Transportation of Live Mussels
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37062
Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S., Lupatsch, I., & Keay, I. (2013). Protocol on Best Practice Guide on Holding and Conditioning Mussels
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37060
Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento, S. (2009). Development of Best Practice, Grading & Transportation Technology in the Crustacean Fishery Sector
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37064

Taught Modules

BIO335 Fisheries and aquaculture

This module provides an introduction to the operation and management of commercial fisheries with particular relevance to the current over-exploitation and decline of most commercial fish stocks, and the potential for changing this situation by using aquaculture

Career History

Post Doc Fellow, CIMAR

2013 - Present
Research Assistant, CSAR, Swansea University

2011 - Present
Research Assistant, IPMA

2011 - Present
PhD Animal Science, Porto University

2010 - Present
Freelance Consultant, Porto

2009 - Present
Research Assistant, IPMA

2006 - Present
Research Assistant, Algarve University

2005 - Present
Marine Biology and Fisheries, Algarve University

2004 - Present

Research Groups

CIMAR

Coastal Biodiversity Lab
CIMAR

CIIMAR – Interdiciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research Rua dos Bragas, 289 – 4050-123 Porto Portugal
Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research

Dept of Biosciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park Swansea, SA2 8PP
I~MAR

Universidad de Los Lagos, Chile

Key Grants and Projects

Post Doc fellow (FCT, Portugal) Integrating seaweeds into marine aquaculture systems: an ecological and socio-economic approach. 2012 - 2015
MacroBioCrude Cross-discipline project to establish an integrated supply and processing pipeline for the sustainable manufacture of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from seaweed (or macroalgae). 2012 - 2015
Development of Best Practice, Grading and Transportation Technology in the Crustacean Fishery Sector. 2007 - 2009
Shellplant Development of a novel production system for intensive and cost effective bivalve farming. 2010 - 2011
MusselsAlive, developing best practices and new technology for grading, handling, transporting, conditioning and storing of mussels 2011 - 2012

Dr Sara Da Silva Pires Marques Barrento

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Areas Of Expertise

Career Highlights

Research Highlights

All Research

BIO335 Fisheries and aquaculture

Post Doc Fellow, CIMAR

Research Assistant, CSAR, Swansea University

Research Assistant, IPMA

PhD Animal Science, Porto University

Freelance Consultant, Porto

Research Assistant, IPMA

Research Assistant, Algarve University

Marine Biology and Fisheries, Algarve University

Post Doc fellow (FCT, Portugal) Integrating seaweeds into marine aquaculture systems: an ecological and socio-economic approach. 2012 - 2015

MacroBioCrude Cross-discipline project to establish an integrated supply and processing pipeline for the sustainable manufacture of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from seaweed (or macroalgae). 2012 - 2015