OCEARCH CREW
Chris
Fischer
Fischer
Founder & Expedition Leader
Brett
McBride
McBride
Co-Captain & Fishing Master
Harley
Newton, VMD, Dipl.ACVP
Newton, VMD, Dipl.ACVP
Chief Scientist & Veterinarian
OCEARCH
OCEARCH
Dr. Robert
Hueter
Hueter
Senior Advisor for Science & Academics
John
Tyminski
Tyminski
Data Scientist
OCEARCH
OCEARCH
Dave
Stevenson
Stevenson
Co-Captain & Ship Engineer
DJ
Lettieri
Lettieri
Leaderman
Christian
Purcell
Purcell
Leaderman
Dan
Skaff
Skaff
Chef
Nicole
Ralston
Ralston
CMO
Paige
Finney
Finney
Communications Specialist
Avery
McAlhany
McAlhany
Content Specialist
Heather
Barton
Barton
Chief Financial Officer
Alex
Thomas
Thomas
Program Coordinator
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC COLLABORATORS
Gisele Montano, DVM, M.S
Director of Population Sustainability/Veterinarian, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC COLLABORATORS
Pablo García-Salinas, Ph.D.
Scientific Collaborator – Fundación Oceanográfic
Project Director – Fundación Azul Marino
Project Director – Fundación Azul Marino
Jaime Penadés-Suay, Ph.D.
President – Associació LAMNA
Scientific collaborator – Fundación Oceanogràfic
Scientific communicator – Fundación Azul Marino
Scientific collaborator – Fundación Oceanogràfic
Scientific communicator – Fundación Azul Marino
Pablo Morón-Elorza, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Veterinarian, Scientific collaborator – Fundación Oceanogràfic
Cristina Rodriguez‐Cabello Ródenas, Ph.D.
Scientist – Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO‐CSIC)
Oceanographic Centre of Santander (SPAIN)
Oceanographic Centre of Santander (SPAIN)
Ángel Rafael Domínguez Bustos
Ph.D. Student & Research Technician – University of Cádiz
Marta Valmaseda-Angulo
PhD student – Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
Universitat de València (Spain)
Universitat de València (Spain)
David March, Ph.D.
Distinguished Researcher – Universitat de València (Spain)
Paola Gabasa, M.S.
PhD student- Universitat de València (Spain)
David Ruiz-García, M.S.
PhD student – Universitat de València (Spain)
Elena Fernández-Corredor
PhD student – Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Barcelona
Estíbaliz Parras-García
Associate Veterinarian
President – Sanamares
Scientific Collaborator – Fundación Oceanogràfic
President – Sanamares
Scientific Collaborator – Fundación Oceanogràfic
Héctor Toledo Padilla
Senior Project Officer – Angel Shark Project Canary Islands
José Belquior Gonçalves Neto, Ph. D.
Research Technician – University of Cádiz
Maite Erauskin-Extramiana, Ph.D.
Junior Researcher in Marine Ecology- Center for Marine Research AZTI (Spain)
Marta Muñoz Baquero, D.V.M, Ph.D.
Professor – Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera
Scientific collaborator – Fundación Oceanográfic
Scientific collaborator – Fundación Oceanográfic
Mónica Valls Torres, D.V.M.
Veterinarian – Avanqua Oceanografíc, S.L.
Olga Novillo Sanjuan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher – Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Ana Espino-Ruano, M.S.
Ph.D. student- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
Tomas Bañeras, M.S.
Ph.D. student- University Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
Alex Salgado
Research Technician- Center for Marine Research AZTI (Spain)
Gauthier Schaal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – University of Western Brittany
Gaël Le Croizier, Ph.D.
Research Scientist – French National Institute for SustainableDevelopment (IRD)
Lucien Besnard, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher – Pohang University of Science and Technology
Armelle Jung, M.S.
Scientific Project Manager – Des requins et Des Hommes
Florentine Riquet, Ph.D.
French Institute for Ocean Science and Technology (lfremer)
Sandrine Serre, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher – LEMAR
Nicholas Payne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Trinity College Dublin
Luke Cameron, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher – Trinity College Dublin
Jens Carlsson, Ph.D
Associate Professor – University College Dublin
Grace McNicholas
Ph.D. Student – Trinity College Dublin
Emmett Johnston, PhD
Co-Founder, Researcher – Irish Basking Shark Group
Louise Overy
Ph.D. Student – Munster Technological University
Donal Griffin, Ph.D.
Advocacy and Policy Co-ordinator – Irish Basking SharkGroup
Danielle Orrell, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher – University College Cork
Alan Drumm
Senior Laboratory Analyst – Marine Institute
Colleen Lawless
Ph.D. Student – University College Dublin
Simon Berrow, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer – Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
Jenny Bortoluzzi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher – Trinity College Dublin
Damien Haberlin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher – University College Cork
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