Silvia Paoletti (MSc in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management, Ghent University 2019) is a marine ecologist who specializes in marine conservation, ecosystem-based management and fisheries. Within the Institute of Natural Sciences, she is currently investigating the impact of electromagnetic fields from subsea power cables on species conservation. Her research is focused on observing and analyzing early development of elasmobranchs, cephalopods and crustaceans under the exposure of EMFs in laboratory aquaria.