Antonio is a Professor of Physical Oceanography at Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique. He graduated in Physical Oceanography and Mathematics in 1993 and obtained his PhD degree in Physical Oceanography in 1997, at the University College of North Wales, UK. He was a post-doc research fellow at the Institute of Geophysics, University of Bergen. His main research interest areas include tides and tidal currents, hydrodynamics of estuaries and coasts, marine physical-biological coupling and energy from the sea. Prof. Hoguane has extensive research experience in the Western Indian Ocean region, having published numerous scientific articles and books.