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Hiram studied Biology at the Faculty of Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and completed his Postgraduate studies in the Science Doctorate Program at UNAM and is currently Professor-Researcher in the Academic Department of Fisheries Engineering at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, in La Paz, BCS. In 2018 he founded the Marine Megafauna and Fisheries Research Program (MMAPE) at the UABCS and is the Academic Manager of the Whale Museum Rescue Center/UABCS. He is a biologist passionate about Marine Megafauna and nature photography. For two decades he has worked with different species of marine mammals and marine megafauna, mainly in the Gulf of California and the Revillagigedo Archipelago. Among his main areas of academic interest is the generation of biological knowledge, with a comprehensive perspective, including approaches to population ecology, macroecology, interactions of marine megafauna with human activities, mainly with fisheries, stranding, vulnerability of species to climate change. climate, population structure, among others. It is focused on establishing synergies between the different actors involved in the management and conservation of marine mammals and other species of marine megafauna, including fishermen, tourism service providers, academics and authorities, with the aim of generating useful scientific knowledge that allows the development of the riverside communities along with the conservation of the species of Marine Megafauna and their ecosystems. In addition to the above Hiram is passionate about photography, a passion that began when he took the Photography course taught in the Biology Career of the Faculty of Sciences of the UNAM and that he consolidated with his first trips to the sea. This passion has been strengthened over time due to his conviction that images can inform, as much or more than scientific articles, the relevance and dangers facing biodiversity.
Recently entered the National System of Researchers of Mexico Level I.
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e-mail: hrosales@uabcs.mx
Dr. Hiram Rosales Nanduca
Founder and Responsible
Biologist graduated from the Autonomous University of Mexico-Xochimilco. She obtained her master's and doctorate degrees from the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur. For 20 years she has worked with cetaceans in the Gulf of California, the Pacific and recently the Revillagigedo Islands. Esther has always been interested in answering questions such as: Where the species are? Why do they choose specific spot? Where do they move? How do they respond to environment variability? Therefore, her line of research focuses on Spatial Ecology and the multidisciplinary approach, both for the identification of critical and potential habitats for conservation, as well as in decision-making on areas for the conservation of species. She has participated in the drafting of programs for the conservation and management of sharks and marine mammals. Likewise, in national and international projects focused on cetaceans, focus of spatial analysis, generation of biological knowledge and mitigation measures on cetaceans in construction projects. She also has a great passion for acoustics and the behavior of species, which has led her to participate in projects related to acoustics as well as acoustic marking.
She did a Postdoctoral reseach at the Interdisciplinary Center for Marine Sciences of the National Polytechnic Institute. Currently she works as Professor-Researcher in the Academic Department of Fisheries Engineering and Marine Biology at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, in La Paz, BCS. Coordinates the group of volunteers, social services and professional practices in the MMAPE´s Program and is part of a multidisciplinary research group from universities in Australia, South Africa and South America who are promoting the Whale and Climate Change Research Program in the southern hemisphere (https://www.whalesandclimate.org). She is member of the Mexican Society of Marine Mastozoology AC, of the Stranding Network in La Paz, BCS and of the Society of Marine Mammals. Also in 2022 he entered the National System of Researchers of Mexico Level I.
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Dr. Maria Esther Jimenez Lopez
MMAPE´s Coordinator
Dr Sandra Smith
Researcher
Sandra Elizabeth Smith Aguilar is a Biologist from the National Autonomous University of Mexico where she also completed a Master's degree in Marine Sciences and Limnology. Later, she did a doctorate in Sciences in Conservation and Use of Natural Resources at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Integral Regional Development, Oaxaca Unit of the National Polytechnic Institute. Her research work has focused mainly on the study of animal behavior, particularly around the song of humpback whales and the social behavior of spider monkeys, but she has also developed ethnobiological research and has collaborated in data analysis from other areas. Currently, she collaborates with the civil association Biological Conservation and Social Development (CONBIODES AC) in conservation and natural resource management projects, mainly in Oaxaca, and with the Marine Megafauna and Fisheries Research Program (MMAPE), of the Autonomous University of Baja California. Sur in the research project "Analysis of body condition, reproductive behavior and growth of humpback whales in two breeding areas in the Mexican Pacific", leaded by Dr. Hiram Rosales Nanduca and developed in collaboration with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
In addition to her research work, she is interested in teaching and learning processes and the collective generation of knowledge in alternative spaces to academic institutions. She has given postgraduate courses on issues of animal behavior, statistics, use of the R program, and social network analysis, and has participated in talks and workshops in spaces such as seed fairs, restaurants, cultural spaces, and primary schools, seeking to share the knowledge generated with the science tools to address the concerns and interests of non-academic communities.
M. in C. Haidé Cruz Villagran
Researcher
Marine Biologist graduated from the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, where she also completed her Master's degree in the Marine and Coastal Sciences Program at the same university. She is interested in studying population genetics, behavior, rehabilitation and conservation of marine mammals. He is a member of the Mexican Society of Marine Mastozoology AC and of the Stranding Network in La Paz, BCS
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