Hello there! I’d like to thank you for your interest
in the conservation of our marine species. Let me tell you a little about
myself:
I am the founder and director of the Shark
Conservation Program in Argentina. I am a Field Naturalist and Naturalist
Interpreter (Escuela Argentina de Naturalistas1), Sworn Translator
of English and Spanish (UCA2) and hold a Masters in Environmental
Management (National University of San Martín). I specialize in the study of
fishing and conservation of chondrichythes (sharks, rays and chimaeras) in
Argentina. I perform the role of advisor ad-honorem
to the Management Coordination of
the Bahía Blanca, Bahía Falsa and Bahía Verde
Nature Reserve (Buenos Aires Province). I am a member of the PAN-Tiburones3
(Argentina) technical committee. I was named as an expert on sharks by the Comisión
Técnica Asesora de Especies Emblemáticas4 in the municipality of
Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. I was instructor for the course on sharks
in the Argentine Sea at the Escuela Argentina de Naturalistas. I form part of
the international protection network Let
Sharks Live. I collaborate with specialized sports fishing journals,
contributing with scientific articles. I provide talks and lectures in
congresses and numerous institutions. I have spoken at numerous venues,
including: La Asociación Ribera Norte5, Aves Argentinas6,
Fundación Espacios Verdes7, Museum of Brig. Gen. Cornelio de
Saavedra, Club de Náutica y Pesca Villa del Mar8 (Punta Alta, Buenos
Aires Province), Rivadavia Library (Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province), and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development for the Nation.
I studied several courses on the topic of conservation such as ichthyology,
conservational management, rescue and rehabilitation of fauna, veterinary
assistance, environmental legislation and the behavior and eco-physiology of
marine mammals. I am a founding member of the Asociación Ñande Ybý - Nuestra
Tierra9, where I was Director of Conservation and was responsible
for the Shark Conservation Program (created by myself) between 2000 and 2010,
until I decided to develop the latter independently.
1.
Argentine College of Naturalists
2.
Universidad Católica de Argentina
3. National Action Plan for
Shark Conservation in Argentina
4.
Technical Advisory Committee for Emblematic Species
8.
Villa del Mar Nautical and Fishing Club
Flavia is studying Veterinary Medicine at the National
University of Río Cuarto. She has served as a volunteer at the Río Cuarto
Ecological Park, Los Glaciares National Park and the El Edén Flora and Fauna -
Reserve. She studied the Provincial Park Ranger’s course in Río Cuarto and was
also an assistant at a veterinary clinic. She has participated as organizer
and/or speaker for courses, workshops and congresses associated with wild fauna
and veterinary medicine in wild fauna. She has taken part in numerous
conferences, courses and workshops in order to maintain her skills as a
veterinary medicine professional. Flavia is a representative for the Shark
Conservation Program in the City of Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province.
CARLOS SARRA PISTONE. Research assistantCarlos graduated from the National University of Cuyo in Industrial Engineering. He is a qualified diving instructor (Open Water Scuba Instructor PADI), with training in deep water diving, rescue diving, first aid. He is also a trainer of advanced diving and divemaster. He is currently working as an audiovisual specialist for SubSur Producciones as a submarine camera operator as well as an independent film maker for documentaries, naturalist and submarine productions, and social events. Carlos is a representative for the Shark Conservation Program in the City of Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province.
Lifelong contributors:
Christian is a lawyer, who graduated from the
University of Buenos Aires (UBA), and a PADI-certified Open Water Advanced
scuba diver. In February, 2004 he was selected by the Bimini Biological Field
Station to spend one month with the Sharklab work team, which studies the
biology of the Lemon Shark (Negaprion
brevirostris) in the Bahamas. This work was carried out under the
supervision of the outstanding specialist Dr. Samuel Gruber. Whilst in the
Bahamas, he also carried out field-work with other shark species, such as the
tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) and
the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas).
He was coordinator of the Shark Conservation Program between 2001 and 2011.
VERÓNICA
JAUSORO
Verónica graduated from the University of Luján with a
bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences specializing in Ecology. She currently
works as a researcher on the trophic levels of chondrichthyes in the San Matías
Gulf, and is also member of the Grupo de Estudio de Peces Cartilaginosos
CONDROS12. She provides instruction as an assistant professor for
the course on Animal Biology IV – Vertebrates
at the National University of Luján, and as a professor of Biology at
the Colegio San Patricio, in Lujan. In 2006 she was a research assistant for
the White Shark Trust, which is a
research organization for great white shark (Carcharadon carcharias) conservation in South Africa. She is a scuba diver and
holds a PADI Open Water Diver certification. She worked as a researcher in the
Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory at the National University Luján. She has
participated in numerous courses, including “Topics on systematics, ecology and
conservation of fish” (UBA13), “Otoliths and their application in
the conservation of biodiversity” (UBA), “Illegal trafficking, rescue and
rehabilitation of wild animals (Buenos Aires Zoo), and “Marine mammals” (Buenos
Aires Zoo). She has performed the role of research assistant for the Shark
Conservation Program since 2004.
12 Cartilaginous
Fish Research Group CONDROS http://www.condros.com.ar
13
University of Buenos Aires
Miriam has an advanced vocational qualification in
Environmental Management (CENT N° 22). She is also a field naturalist and
naturalist interpreter (Escuela Argentina de Naturalistas). She is an
instructional guide at the Bernardino Rivadavia Argentine Natural Sciences
Museum. She studied two years of Veterinary medicine. She has undertaken
numerous courses in order to perfect her skills, including Animal Rights
Defense, Behavior of Small Animals, First Aid for Small Animals (ADDA),
Workshops on the Trafficking of Fauna, Farm and Zoo Animals (Buenos Aires Zoo),
and Marine Pollution (Friends Association of the Bernardino Rivadavia Argentine
Natural Sciences Museum).
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