Our Research Team
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KRISTIN RASMUSSEN, M.SC. President Since 1994 I have collaborated on a variety of research projects in the North Pacific from ship, land and air on both cetacean and pinniped species. I first came to Central America in collaboration with Cascadia Research in 1995 to investigate humpback whales migrating from the North Pacific to Central America. We then discovered whales from the southern hemisphere were also migrating to Central America. I received my MSc from Moss Landing Marine Labs and San Francisco State University in 2005 with a thesis project comparing these two populations. E-mail: krill@aol.com Lissette Trejos Lasso
I am a veterinarian. My work involves attending cetacean strandings and fishing net entanglements in Panama. I am coordinating the establishment of the Panamanian Cetacean Stranding Network. E-mail: sselita18@gmail.com Frank Garita, B.Sc.
Inicie esta aventura el año de 1995 formando parte del del grupo de investigacion de Cascadia Research en la investigacion de ballenas jorobadas en la pacifico de Centroamérica, y de otros cetaceos. Soy coordinador del programa de ballena Jorobada de la Asociacion Ambiental VIDA de Costa Rica y miembro del comite cientifico de Costa Rica para CBI. Trabajo en la foto identificación, comportamiento y distribución de ballenas Jorobadas como también con falsas orcas. Soy instructor de biocursos de la Organización de Estudios Tropicales OET. Email: frankgarita@gmail.com Curriculum Vitae: |
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LAURA J. MAY-COLLADO,PH.D. My current research focuses on the evolution of acoustic communication in cetaceans. I am also interested on the effect boat engine noise on dolphin behavior and communication. I use a combination of tools from areas such as phylogenetics, behavior, population dynamics, and bioacoustics to approach many of my questions. Member of the Committee of Scientific Advisors: The Society for Marine Mammalogy, Oceanic Society-Belize Bottlenose Dolphin Project. Other Affiliation: Research Associate University of Vermont E-mail: lmaycollado@gmail.com Websites: http://lauramay-collado.com/ http://www.bocasdolphins.com/ Monica Gamboa, M.Sc.
My interest is on the behavioral ecology of mixed species groups of bottlenose and Guyana dolphins of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama. Email: monicagamboapo@gmail.com Website: http://www.bocasdolphins.com/ Betzi Perez, M.Sc.
Betzi, is a Panamanian cetacean specialist. She is starting her Ph.D. studies at McGill University this fall on humpback whale genetics.
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DANIEL PALACIOS, PH.D. I am an ecologist studying the environmental factors that influence marine top predator distribution, population and community structure in pelagic ecosystems. Primary Affiliation: Research Oceanographer at the Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) Member of the Scientific Committee: International Whaling Commission (IWC). Main affiliations: Assistant Professor (Sr. Res.) Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University Other affiliations: Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (TOPP), Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory (PFEL),Ocean Alliance,Fundacion Omacha. E-mail: daniel.palacios@oregonstate.edu Website: http://mmi.oregonstate.edu/daniel-m-palacios 
Jose Julio Casas, M.Sc.
Jose Julio, is a Panamanian cetacean specialist. He currently is a Professor at the Universidad Maritima Internacional de Panama. His works include bottlenose dolphins and artesinal fishery interactions, and distribution and abundance of several other cetacean species. Email: jose jcasas@umip.ac.pa Jose Aristides Ponce Santamaria
I am a biologist working on my M.Sc. at the Universidad Internacional Maritima de Panama. My study centers around the potential effect of boat traffic and cetaceans around Isla Iguana, Panama. Email: japoncesantamaria@gmail.com |
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