Cristian Ramírez Gallego
Cristian is a Biologist from the University of Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia. He completed his Master’s studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2014, the International Society of Sea Turtles awarded him the Archie Carr Student – Runner-up award in Biology for his research: Genetic diversity […]
Sergio Pingo
Sergio is a Biologist who graduated from the National University of Piura, Peru. Since 2011, he has been working with threatened marine species in northern Peru as part of the team of the non-governmental organization ProDelphinus. He has participated as an on-board observer in various research projects studying the interaction between artisanal fisheries and marine […]
Eduardo Altamirano
Eduardo has a Bachelor’s in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN-León). Since 2007, he has carried out conservation work in the marine-coastal areas of the Pacific of Nicaragua, focused on sea turtles conservation, training personnel from communities near the nesting beaches, and executing conservation projects […]
Carlos Salas
Carlos is a Veterinary Doctor who graduated from UNAM, the most prominent center of higher learning center in Mexico. Since graduation, he has dedicated his life to sea turtle conservation and has participated in conservation projects for various species in Costa Rica, the Caribbean, the Gulf, and the Mexican Pacific. Since 2007, he has actively […]
Astrid Jimenez
Astrid has a Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences from the National University of Piura – Peru, and in 2011 she was selected to be part of the ProDelphinus project “Tools to Promote the Conservation of Seabirds in the Piura Region.” Since then, she has joined the ProDelphinus team, monitoring top predators as an observer aboard artisanal […]
Heydi Salazar
Heydi has worked with sea turtles and with communities near nesting beaches since 2007. She has worked for FFI since 2008, contributing to efforts in the conservation of critically endangered species that nest on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua , among them, D. coriacea, E. imbricata, and C. mydas agassizii, as well as the monitoring […]
George Shillinger
George has worked in environmental conservation since 1986. His research areas include satellite monitoring studies on pelagic species, including sea turtles, billfish, sharks, and tuna. He’s the co-founder of The Great Turtle Race, which uses satellite tracking data to raise global awareness and generate funding for the management and conservation of endangered leatherback turtles. Dr. […]
Alison Gunn
Alison has worked with FFI since 2004. She is responsible for supporting the development and the administration of a portfolio of projects within the FFI’s Americas and Caribbean Program, with Nicaragua as the main geographic focus. She provides technical support to field teams and partner organizations in integrated landscape management, climate adaptation planning, valuation of […]
Alexander R. Gaos
Alexander is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative (ICAPO), an international conservation organization aimed at researching and protecting hawksbill turtles in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as well as improving the socioeconomic conditions of members of impoverished coastal communities that depend on hawksbill turtles for their livelihood. He is also Vice-Chair […]
Peter Dutton
He has been involved in leatherback turtle research and conservation for over 30 years, currently collaborating with many groups about population genetics, bycatch mitigation and conservation of the leatherback turtles in the Pacific.