Eneko Aspillaga

Postdoctoral researcher
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB)

MSc student mentoring

  1. Camila Vidal Campins, 2024. International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea), European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC). Modelling movement trajectories to infer behavioural states and variation in the undulate skate, Raja undulata. Supervisors: D. Villegas-Rios (IIM-CSIC) & E. Aspillaga (IMEDEA-CSIC).
  2. Aurelio Abellán Miñana, 2024. MSc in Marine Ecology, Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB). Influence of environmental variables on activity patterns of the Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) assessed through a novel acoustic telemetry approach. Supervisors: E. Aspillaga & J. Alós (IMEDEA-CSIC).
  3. Daniel García García, 2022. MSc in Oceanography and Marine Environmental Management, Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Movement ecology and connectivity of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in a network of marine reserves: Implications for its conservation and sustainable fishing. Supervisors: E. Aspillaga (IMEDEA-CSIC) & J.L. Riera (UB).
  4. Jordi Abad Platas, 2022. MSc in Marine Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Universidad de la Laguna (ULL). Linking the space use variability of a wild fish population and environmental conditions using high-resolution acoustic telemetry. Supervisors: E. Aspillaga & J. Alós (IMEDEA-CSIC).
  5. Jaume Capó Vives, 2021. MSc in Neurosciences, Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB). Effect of social interactions on the chronotypes of a marine fish. Supervisors: E. Aspillaga & J. Alós (IMEDEA-CSIC).
  6. David Casals Blanch, 2021. MSc in Oceanography and Marine Environmental Management, Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Movement patterns and spawning behaviour of the dusky grouper, Epinephelus marginatus, in two Mediterranean MPAs and their implications for managemen. Supervisors: E. Aspillaga (IMEDEA-CSIC) & B. Hereu (UB).
  7. Ainara Monsalve Massana, 2021. MSc in Marine Ecology, Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB). Comparison between aquatic high-throughput tracking technologies, post-processing methods and species’ behaviour. Supervisors: E. Aspillaga & J. Alós (IMEDEA-CSIC).
  8. Lidia Muñoz Sanchez, 2019. MSc in Marine Ecology, Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB). Swimming behaviour of gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata, in experimental sea-cages and the influence of environmental enrichment. Supervisors: E. Aspillaga & P. Arechavala (IMEDEA-CSIC).

Specialized trainning schools

  1. Marine ichthyofauna monitoring techniques. Underwater visual census of fish communities (6h theoretical and practical course). IMEDEA Scientific Diving Course 2025. Organizer: Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC). Esporles (Spain), May 5-9 2025.
  2. Introduction to acoustic telemetry for tracking fish (2h course). Mallorca Science School (MASS 2024): Interdisciplinary Science for Marine and Coastal Conservation in a Changing World. Organizer: Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC). Palma (Spain), October 26-27 2024. Link to slides and materials on GitHub.
  3. Marine ichthyofauna monitoring techniques. Underwater visual census of fish communities (6h theoretical and practical course). IMEDEA Scientific Diving Course 2024. Organizer: Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC). Esporles (Spain), April 14-19 2024.
  4. Managing acoustic telemetry data (2h course). ETN COST Action Training School: Aquatic Telemetry Basics. Organizer: Inland Fisheries Institute. Olsztyn (Poland), May 29-June 1 2023. Link to slides and materials on GitHub.
  5. Social Network Analysis from positioned telemetry data (2h course). ETN COST Action Training School: Calculating positions in acoustic telemetry. Organizer: Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences. České Budějovice (Czech Republic), May 18-22 2022. Link to slides and materials in GitHub. Link to the lecture on YouTube.
  6. Kostako basabizitzaren ikerketan eta kudeaketan. Ikastaro praktiokoa inter-marealean (24h course, in Basque). Organizer: Udako Euskal Uniberstitatea (UEU). Getaria (Gipuzkoa), July 22-24 2016. Link to course information.

University teaching

  1. Scientific diving techniques for benthic ecosystem studies. MSc in Marine Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona. Period: 2011-2018 (7 years).
  2. Marine Ecology. BSc in Biology, Universitat de Barcelona. Period: 2016-2017 (1 year).
  3. Marine reserves. MSc in Marine Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona. Period: 2016-2017 (1 year).
  4. Management of protected areas. BSc in Environmental Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona. Period: 2012-2016 (4 years).

Lectures

  1. Ecology and conservation of predatory fish in temperate rocky reefs. Ecology and Conservation of Marine Apex Predators. MSc in Marine Ecology, Universitat de les Illes Balears. 2h lecture, March 18 2025.
  2. Impacts of fishing and marine protected areas. Ecology of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, Universitat Oberta per a Majors - Universitat de les Illes Balears. 2h lecture, January 31 2024.
  3. Marine conservation: Impacts of fishing, marine protected areas, and movement ecology of fishes. Marine Biology, BSc in Biology, Universitat de Vic. 2h lecture, November 11 2018.
  4. Marine conservation: Impacts of fishing, marine protected areas, and movement ecology of fishes. Marine Biology, BSc in Biology, Universitat de Vic. 2h lecture, December 14 2017.