James Ketchum
University of California, Davis
Specialty: Shark Ecology and Shark Movement
Dr. Peter Kimley
Dr. Peter Klimley has been studying sharks for over 20 years. He poineered breath hold diving for research with sharks. tion for Pete,Diving down 100 feet/30 meters to hand-tag hammerhead sharks. He famously dressed up as a killer whale, complete with towering black dorsal fin, to gauge the reaction of lemon sharks. An associate research behaviorist at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California at Davis, Klimley has studied scalloped hammerheads at an underwater seamount, known as El Bajo Espiritu Santo in the Gulf of California off Mexico for two decades. If you want to know something about hammerheads, you ask Pete! Peter speaks English and Spanish. He enjoys Skiing and Football (Soccer), infact his football knowledge so impresses Luke our English colleague, Luke refuses to believe Pete is an American! If you have a question for Pete, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Holly Nance
Clemson University
Specialty: Shark Genetics
Dr Jose Castro
Jose I Castro, Ph.D., is a scientist with NOAA Fisheries Service and he is based at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida. Prior to that position he was shark biologist for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Trinidad. He was also a major in the U.S. Air Force and a navigator in KC-135, C-141, and C-5A aircraft. Dr. Castro received a B.S. degree from the University of Miami and a Ph.D. from Clemson University. He is a specialist on sharks, and is well known for his work and publications on sharks. To email Jose, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Dr Arturo Muhlia Melo
Dr. Muhlia Melo received a M.S. in Biology at San Diego State University before completing his Ph.D. in Marine Biology in Mexico City. His theses discussed the biology and fisheries of yellowfin tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Since 1984 he has served as a professor and chief scientist at CIBNOR in the areas of marine ecology, fisheries science, and natural resources. To email Arturo, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Dr Felipe Galván Magaña
Felipe Galvan is one of Mexico's most renown shark researchers from the Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias del Mar. Felipe's work covers almost all Pelagic Species in the Baja Penisular and the Eastern Pacific. Dr. Galván Magaña received an M.S. in Marine Science at CICIMAR while studying the diet of yellowfin tuna in the Mexican Pacific. He completed his Ph.D. in Marine Ecology at CICESE (Ensenada) with an analysis of trophic relationships among pelagic predators in the Eastern Pacific. He has served as professor and researcher at CICIMAR since 1982 and studies dietary habits of fish and sharks in the Eastern Pacific. Felipe supervises all our shark and Ray research based in La Paz, Mexico and the surrounding area. Felipe speak Spanish and English and cooks a mean BBQ! To contact Felipe, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Dr. Oscar Sosa Nishizaki
Oscar is part of The Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada ( CICESE ), Departamento de Oceanografía Biológica , originally from Mexico City, has made the ocean his home for the last 25 years. Dr. Sosa holds degree from universities in Mexico and Japan and has conducted studies of pelagic fish throughout the Pacific. Dr. Sosa is an expert in Shark Fisheries in the Sea of Cortez. With more than 50 publications, technical reports, scientific reports and books Dr. Sosa has helped the world to a greater understanding of Swordfish, Tuna and a number of shark species. Dr. Sosa is fluent in Spanish, English and Japanese. To email Oscar, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
