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Institute of

OF Baltic Sea Fisheries

Sara Álvarez Berzosa


Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries

Alter Hafen Süd 2
18069 Rostock
Telephone
+49 381 66099 119
Fax
+49 381 66099 199
Email
sara.berzosa@thuenen.de

Research Interests

  • Sustainable fisheries
  • Development of alternative fishing gears
  • Bycatch reduction of marine mammals and birds in passive gears
  • Conservation of the biodiversity

Scientific background

Since February 2022: Scientist (PhD-student) at the Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries. STELLA project: “Development and testing of alternative fishing gears to reduce the bycatch of Harbour porpoises and seabirds in the western Baltic Sea”.

10/2021-01/2022: Marine Mammal Research Assistant at Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation (Greece).

07-08/2021: participate in the PEARLNET_OP Project: "Gillnet modifications to reduce bycatch of Harbour Porpoises” (Thünen Institute).

02/2021-06/2021: Marine Mammal Research Assistant at SECAC: Society for the Study of Cetaceans in the Canary Archipelago (Spain).
Various internships: Delfini Del Ponente (Italy): Marine research (2020). AAP Primadomus (Spain): primate department (2019). Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary (Tasmania): Save the Devil program (2018). Cabo Verde Natura 2000: conservation and protection of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) (2010).
https://delfinidelponente.it/en/ https://es.aap.eu/ https://www.trowunna.com.au/

10/2015-09/2016:  Master in Conservation, Restoration and Management of Biodiversity, University of Granada, Spain. Thesis: Diversity in the arthropod fauna of the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS) of the high mountain.

10/2009 - 06/2015 - Bachelor in Biology, University of Granada, Spain. Student assistant in the department of animal physiology. Thesis: Probiotic role of lactic acid bacteria in the liver.

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