Oceanographer with a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences, obtained in 1990, from the University of South Carolina, United States. He is, currently, the Head of International Affairs and Professor of the Institute of Oceanography of the Federal University of Rio Grande - FURG, in Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. At FURG, Asmus develops research in Coastal Management, with emphasis on ecosystem-based management, applied to marine and coastal systems. Asmus is a Full Professor in the Graduate Programs in Coastal Management of FURG and Geography of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, and a Collaborating Professor in the Graduate Programs in Applied Economics of FURG and Integrated Coastal Management in the Southern Cone of the University of the Republic, Uruguay. He is a member of the Ibero-American Network for Integrated Coastal Management (IBERMAR) and President of the Board of the Brazilian NGO Sea Forum.

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