Dennis Romero has worked as a researcher at Instituto del Mar del Peru since 2014. His main scientific interests are focused on small-sized benthic communities from soft-bottom substrates in the Humboldt Current off Peru. In particular, he investigates the ecology of shelled microscopic organisms called foraminifera and their potential use in sediment records to reconstruct … Continued
Edgart Flores, is postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research under the framework of the “Microbial Lipidomics in Changing Oceans” (MILCO) project funded by the NSF, delves into the lipid remodeling of microorganisms in response to a changing ocean. Dr. … Continued
Ernesto Fernández Johnston, is a Biologist at the team of Marine Geology Lab of the Peruvian Institute of Marine Research (IMARPE). His studies are about paleoecology of mollusc assemblages from quaternary marine terraces and paleolagoons, paleocology of oysters natural Banks from the mangroove and sclerochonology and microgrowth in mollusc shells. He participate also in collaborative … Continued
Hydrographic surveyor cat. A and B, second commander of the BAP “Zimic”, hydrographic vessel of the Peruvian Hydrographic Service. His research focuses on deep, mid and shallow water surveys, with different objectives as cartographic, scientific, geological, oceanographic. Experience in many hydrographic campaigns, he was in charge of the hydrography division of the B.A.P. “Carrasco” during … Continued
Cussui Segura is an experienced engineer with a major in geography and over 14 years of working in natural protected areas across Peru. Her expertise lies in utilizing GIS tools to track and analyze deforestation patterns, spatial and temporal planning of conservation activities to address identified threats, monitoring and analyzing biological diversity within protected areas, … Continued
David Correa is a physicist associated with the Peruvian Institute of Marine Research (IMARPE). He specializes in the dynamics of the Peruvian coastal upwelling, marine meteorology, and related processes. He has contributed to the project “Adaptation to Climate Change of the Fishery Sector and the Marine-Coastal Ecosystem of Peru,” which was funded by the Inter-American … Continued
Dr. Dimitri Gutiérrez is a biological oceanographer of the Peruvian Institute of Marine Research (IMARPE). His studies have been focused on the effects of climate variability on the marine productivity and subsurface oxygenation in the coastal South Eastern Pacific involving paleoproxies and in situ data analyses, benthic responses to natural and human-induced hypoxia, and recent … Continued
Oscar Ancco is a Fishing Engineer with mention in Marine Geology and Hydroacoustics. Currently, he belongs to the geological team of the project “Exploring the biodiversity and deep-sea habitats of the Nazca Ridge and adjacent areas” led by the Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE). His research focuses on prospecting for areas of gas flares … Continued
Igor Fernández is a biologist from the Basque Country University (Spain), with postgraduate MSc and PhD studies in Biological Oceanography at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain). During his thesis, recognized with the extraordinary PhD award, Dr. Fernandez elucidated the environmental control on the plankton metabolism and the efficiency of the biological … Continued
Javier Quiñone’s main research and PhD thesis was focused on jellyfish occurrence and its relationship with environmental variability in Peru. In 2007, he started a strong research on sea turtles, their population dynamics, and foraging ecology. Lately, since 2018, he has shifted his research to migratory seabirds, especially albatrosses and petrels, their spatial distribution, foraging … Continued
