Beatriz Naranjo-Elizondo is a research assistant at the Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (CIMAR-Marine Science and Limnology Research Center), University of Costa Rica. She has a B.Sc. in Biology from the Universidad de Costa Rica, same institution where she got a Lic. in Biology with emphasis in Zoology. She has published 14 scientific papers, mainly about freshwater and marine fish ecology and biodiversity. Her research is focused on trophic ecology, animal behavior, invasion biology and conservation of different aquatic ecosystems, with a particular interest in the deep ocean. As an amateur filmmaker Beatriz is also interest in communicate science to broader audiences, reason why she is now studying audiovisual production to promote conservation and awareness about our blue planet.

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