Patricia Esquete is based at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, where she studies the biodiversity of different marine and freshwater ecosystems, from tropical rainforests to the deep-sea. Currently, she focuses her research in the study of ecological aspects of deep-sea mining and co-leads the Minerals working group of the Deep Ocean Stewardship initiative. She is also interested in the decolonization of science and the intersections of knowledge systems from an anthropological perspective.