Luis Bernardo Brito e Abreu is an Adviser for the President of the Government of the Azores, responsible for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. In this role, he is also the coordinator of the Blue Azores Program, responsible for the implementation of the largest marine protected area network in the North Atlantic – the Azores Marine Park.
Luis Bernardo is a Portuguese Navy Commander and an architect. During his career of more than 20 years as a naval officer he worked in the areas of navigation, oceanography, fisheries control, search and rescue and maritime communications.