Fernando Elorriaga-Verplancken

Professor (Full) · National Polytechnic Institute

Dr. Fernando Elorriaga is a full-time professor at the Interdisciplinary Center for Marine Sciences of the National Polytechnic Institute (CICIMAR-IPN) in La Paz, Mexico. His work and experience focus particularly on the ecology of pinnipeds found on Mexican islands such as Guadalupe, San Benito, and others along the Gulf of California. In addition, he collaborates with other research groups, strengthening lines of work that focus on other marine species. During his career, he has published, as lead author or co-author, more than 130 scientific articles in international journals, and he has been the main thesis advisor of approximately 45 students. From 2012 to 2018, he was Coordinator of the Mexican Marine Mammal Stranding Network, and from 2018 to 2021, he served as President of the Mexican Society of Marine Mammalogy (SOMEMMA). Today, he is member of the IUCN SSC Pinniped Specialist Group, and he is part of the scientific advisory committee of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM).

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