Joanna Alfaro

Managing Director · ProDelphinus

She studied Biology at Universidad Ricardo Palma. From 1995-1997 worked IMARPE, as the marine mammal coordinator. In 1995, she co-founded the NGO Pro Delphinus. Her research focuses on marine conservation and small-scale fisheries. In July 2001 she became a Global fellow at the Duke Marine Laboratory. Since 2002 Joanna has continued to work as Pro Delphinus President, extending its work to other marine species including seabirds, sharks and marine otters. Joanna obtained her PhD at University of Exeter, UK in 2012. Also in 2012, received the Whitley Award for Nature, in 2015 she received the Marsh Award for Marine Conservation Leadership in Latin America. In 2016 Joanna became President of the International Sea Turtle Society. She is also member of the IUCN Specialist Groups of Cetaceans, Turtles, Otters, Sharks and Signatids. In 2020, she received the Conservation Award Carlos Ponce as Artifice de la Conservacion. Joanna is a Faculty Member of Universidad Científica del Sur, where she continues to mentor the new generation of Peruvian marine researchers. She has also co-advised MSc students from Exeter Conservation Masters Programme. Joanna has authored and collaborated on over hundred and fifty peer reviewed publications on Peruvian aquatic biodiversity in collaboration with the international research community.

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