Gerardo Ceballos

Dr. Gerardo Ceballos is a well-known scientist in the world. This is the result of his frontier research in ecology and conservation issues, his efforts to make scientific knowledge fit with the crucial problems of society, the creation of bridges between ecology and conservation in order for humans to find the way to ecological sustainability and his efforts to increase the ecological knowledge of the general public. He is an expert in topics such as endangered species, protected natural areas, environmental planning and the linkage of conservation with development. His scientific output is remarkable, as he has published more than 560 scientific and popular articles, and 59 books. He is currently a Senior researcher C; and works at the Ecology and Wildlife Conservation Laboratory of the Institute of Ecology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Octavio Aburto

He studied the bachelor's degree in marine biology at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur; the master's degree at the Interdisciplinary Center of Marine Sciences, and the PhD at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of California San Diego. 
He is a professor and researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, but since 1994 he has dedicated much of his time photographing the marine and coastal ecosystems of Mexico; a professional activity that has led him to become part of the International League of Photographers for Conservation (ILCP) and to be an Explorer of the National Geographic Society.

Other activities involving the participant:

Navigating Mexican seas in search of social, economic, and environmental well-being
Ocean literacy: the importance of textbooks for bringing mexican seas closer to primary schools

Catalina López-Sagástegui

She is a marine biologist and master of science in biodiversity and marine conservation. She was a member of the scientific group in the projects of Alternative Futures for the cities of La Paz and Loreto, in Baja California Sur, and from the UC MEXUS Resident Researcher program. She has been the director of the Gulf of California Marine Program since 2017, which joined the Institute of the Americas in June 2021 as a programmatic line within the Environment and Climate Change Program. She is currently the Managing director of dataMares.
 

Other activities involving the participant:

Navigating Mexican seas in search of social, economic, and environmental well-being
Ocean literacy: the importance of textbooks for bringing mexican seas closer to primary schools