Curriculum vitae

Edgar Eduardo Becerril García
January, 1991 (Mexico)
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Education

2023-2024. Postdoctoral fellow. Geography Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

2023. PhD in Marine Sciences. Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN), Mexico.

2017. Master's degree in Marine Resources Management. CICIMAR-IPN, Mexico.

2015. Marine biologist. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (UABCS), Mexico.

Skills

I - Leader and team player in research projects and scientific dissemination activities.

II -. Communication of science through oral, written, and graphic means.

III - Writing scientific texts for publication in JCR journals and other high-impact media.

IV - Organization of scientific meetings and projects.

V - Ability to manage the successful international export and import of biological samples for scientific research.

VI – Community engagement within relevant sectors linked to the study, management, and conservation of wildlife.

VII – Photographer for the research and preservation of wildlife

I. T E A C H I N G A N D J O B E X P E R I E N C E

2023. Teaching assistant; Course: "World Fisheries: Future Directions and Current Discourse; GEOG 4300/6300". Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

2021-2023. Director of Bachelor thesis: "Economic value of diving tourism in Revillagigedo National Park, Mexico". UABCS.

2019. Instructor. "Collection of samples for scientific analysis from marine megafauna strandings".

2018-2019. President/Chair. First Latin American Conference of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras and VIII National Symposium of sharks and rays. Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

2016-2019. Tutor for Marine Biology students on conservation issues related to sharks and rays. UABCS.

2018. Coordinator. Educational Program, ONG Pelagios Kakunjá.

II. A C A D E M I C E X P E R I E N C E

2021. Invited researcher. Analysis of trace elements in fish tissues. Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences of the University of Calabria.

2020. Course. "The Endocrine System: Global Perspectives on Testing Methods and Evaluation of Endocrine Activity", SETAC North America 41ST Annual Meeting.

2020. Course. "How to lead scientific teams". South Californian Council of Science and Technology. November 09-17, 2020.

2020. Course. "Essential Elements of Leadership for Scientific Researchers in Times of COVID 19". South Californian Council of Science and Technology.

2019. Course. "Behavioural ecology", Anglia Ruskin University and CICIMAR-IPN.

2018, 2020. Courses. Safety awareness; Lab safety; Biological safety; Hazard Communication; Bloodborne pathogens. Texas Tech University.

2018. Research Internship. Endocrinology and ecotoxicology of endangered species. The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (Texas Tech University), under the advisory of PhD Céline A. Godard-Codding.

2018. Workshop. "First forum of dialogue about the sharks of the Gulf of California".

2017. Course. "Model for the distribution of species", CICIMAR-IPN.

2017. Research Internship. Ethology of elasmobranchs and the impact of tourism. University of Calabria, Italy, under the advisory of PhD Emilio Sperone.

2016. Course. "Helminths in sharks", Sociedad Mexicana de Peces Cartilaginosos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM).

2015. Course. "Comparative Anatomy of Batoid fishes", CICIMAR-IPN.

2013. Course. "Integral lessons of elasmobranchs in Mexico", Sociedad Mexicana de Peces Cartilaginosos, UNAM.

2013.Assistance during tagging sessions of bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas in the Mexican Caribbean and marine megafauna monitoring of Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico.

2012. Photo-ID technician. "Biological Monitoring Program on the Biosphere Reserve of Guadalupe Island- 2012", Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas.

III. L I S T O F P U B L I C A T I O N S

III.1 Scientific publications

III.1.35. Becerril-García EE, Bundy A, Bermúdez L& Chuenpagdee R (In prep) Small Fish, Big Stake: How small-scale fisheries face global challenges.

III.1.34. Romana-Reinero F, Becerril-García EE, Elorriaga-Verplancken FR, Melo-Barrera FN, Toraldo-Serra ML, Giglio G, Micarelli S, Galván-Magaña F, Tripepi S, Galván-Magaña F, Sperone E (2023) Stable isotopes provide evidence of a trophic shift in the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Marine Science, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.27391

III.1.33.Pancaldi F, Becerril-García EE, Higuera-Rivas JE (2022) Chafing behaviour from two carcharhinid shark species Carcharhinus falciformis and C. galapagensis on whale sharks Rhincodon typus, Revista De Biología Marina Y Oceanografía, 57(2), 119–123. https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.2.3531

III.1.32.Polanco-Vásquez F, Hacohen-Domené A, Becerril-García EE, Hernández S (2022) New record and range extension of the roughskin spurdog Cirrhigaleus asper in the Caribbean Sea. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía, 57 (Especial), 283–288. https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3418

III.1.31. Becerril-García EE, Arauz R, Arellano-Martínez M, Bonfil R, Ayala-Bocos A, Castillo-Géniz JL, ... Godard-Codding, CA. 2022. Research priorities for the conservation of chondrichthyans in Latin America. Biological Conservation, 269, 109535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109535

III.1.30. Santana‐Morales O, Zertuche‐Chanes R, Hoyos‐Padilla EM, Sepúlveda C, Becerril‐García EE, Gallo‐Reynoso JP, ... Beas‐Luna R. (2021). An exploration of the population characteristics and behaviours of the white shark in Guadalupe Island, Mexico (2014–2019): Observational data from cage diving vessels. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31(12). https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3734

III.1.29. Bessudo S, Ladino F, Becerril‐García EE, Shepard CM, Salinas‐De León P, Hoyos‐Padilla EM. (2021). The elasmobranchs of Malpelo Flora and Fauna Sanctuary, Colombia. Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14874

III.1.28. Malpica‐Cruz L, Abadía‐Cardoso A, Aquino‐Baleytó M, Beas‐Luna R, Becerril‐García EE, Castillo‐Géniz JL ... Zepeda‐Domínguez JA. (2021). Empowering fishers for Great White Shark stewardship: Reply to Madigan et al. 2021. Conservation Letters, e12828. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12828

III.1.27. Becerril‐García EE, Pancaldi F, Cruz‐Villacorta AA, Rivera‐Camacho AR, Aguilar‐Cruz CA, Whitehead DA, González-Armas R, Arellano-Martínez M, Galván‐Magaña F. (2021). General descriptions of the dermis structure of a juvenile whale shark Rhincodon typus from the Gulf of California. Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14827

III.1.26. Santana-Morales O, Hoyos-Padilla EM, Medellín-Ortíz A, Sepulveda C, Beas-Luna R, Aquino-Baleytó M, Becerril-García EE, Arellano-Millán D, Malpica-Cruz L, Lorda J, Castillo-Géniz JL. (2021). How much is too much? A carrying capacity study of white shark cage diving in Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Marine Policy, 131, 104588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104588

III.1.25. Pancaldi F, Páez-Osuna F, Soto-Jiménez MF, Whitehead D, González-Armas R, Vázquez-Haikin A, Becerril-García EE, Galván-Magaña F (2021). Concentrations of Silver, Chrome, Manganese and Nickel in Two Stranded Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) from the Gulf of California. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03244-1

III.1.24. Pancaldi F, Marmolejo-Rodríguez A, Soto-Jiménez M, Murillo-Cisneros D, Becerril-García EE, Whitehead D, González-Armas R, Galván-Magaña F, Páez-Osuna F. 2021. Trace elements in the whale shark Rhincodon typus liver: an indicator of the health status of the ecosystem base (plankton). Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 49(2), 359-364. https://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol49-issue2-fulltext-2535

III.1.23. Bevacqua L, Reinero FR, Becerril-García EE, Elorriaga-Verplancken F, Juaristi-Videgaray D, Micarelli P, Galván-Magaña F, Curiel-Godoy P, Giglio G, Tripepi S, Barca D, Sperone E. Trace elements and isotopes analyses on historical samples of white sharks from the Mediterranean Sea. The European Zoological Journal. https://10.1080/24750263.2020.185326

III.1.22. Becerril-García EE, Martínez-Rincón RO,Galván-Magaña F, Santana-Morales O, Hoyos-Padilla EM. 2020. Statistical modelling reveals spatial, temporal, and environmental preferences for white sharks at an oceanic aggregation site. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 655: 171-183. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13528

III.1.21. Le Croizier G, Lorrain A, Sonke JE, Hoyos-Padilla EM, Galván-Magaña F, Santana-Morales O, Aquino-Baleytó M, Becerril-García EE…& Point D. 2020. The Twilight Zone as a Major Foraging Habitat and Mercury Source for the Great White Shark. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/ 10.1021/acs.est.0c05621

III.1.20. Becerril-García EE, Bernot-Simon D, Arellano-Martínez M, Galván-Magaña F, Santana-Morales O, Hoyos-Padilla EM. 2020. Evidence of interactions between white sharks and large squids in Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74294-4

III.1.19. Becerril-García EE, Hoyos-Padilla EM, Santana-Morales O, Gutiérrez-Ortiz MA, Ayala-Bocos A, Galván-Magaña F. 2020. An estimate of the number of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias

interacting with ecotourism in Guadalupe Island. Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14540

III.1.18. Petatán-Ramírez D, Whitehead DA., Guerrero-Izquierdo T, Ojeda-Ruiz MA, Becerril-García EE 2020. Habitat suitability of Rhincodon typus in three localities of the Gulf of California: Environmental drivers of seasonal aggregations. Journal of Fish Biology. 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14496

III.1.17. Becerril-García EE, Hoyos-Padilla EM., Henning B, Salinas-De León P. 2020. Sharks, rays, and chimaeras of the Revillagigedo National Park: An update of new and confirmed records. Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14457

III.1.16. Becerril-García EE, Arellano-Martínez M, Bernot-Simon D, Hoyos-Padilla EM, Galván-Magaña F, Godard-Codding C. 2020. Steroid hormones and chondrichthyan reproduction: Physiological functions, scientific research, and implications for conservation. PeerJ. 10.7717/peerj.9686

III.1.15. Becerril‐García EE, Hoyos-Padilla EM, Micarelli P, Galván-Magaña F, Sperone E. 2020. Behavioural responses of white sharks to specific baits during cage diving ecotourism. Scientific Reports 10 (1152). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67947-x

III.1.14. Avalos-Castillo C, Santana-Morales O, Becerril‐García EE, Areano E. 2020. New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of Guatemala. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 48 (3), 488-491. https://doi.org/10.3856/vol48-issue3-fulltext-2436

III.1.13. Petatán-Ramírez D, Hernández L, Becerril-García EE, Berúmen-Solórzano P, Auliz-Ortiz D, Reyes-Bonilla H. 2020. Potential distribution of the tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Decapoda:Penaeidae), an invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean. Revista de Biología Tropical 68 (1), 156-166. https://doi.org/10.15517/RBT.V68I1.37719

III.1.12. Aldana‐Moreno A, Hoyos‐Padilla EM, González‐Armas R, Galván‐Magaña F, Hearn A, Klimley P, Winram W, Becerril‐García EE, Ketchum JT. 2020. Residency and diel movement patterns of the endangered scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini in the Revillagigedo National Park. Journal of Fish Biology 46 (2), 543-548. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14239

III.1.11. Becerril-García EE, Gutiérrez-Ortiz MA, Preciado-González PA, Ayala-Bocos A. 2019. Presence of Remora remora on Mobula birostris in Revillagigedo National Park, Mexico. Marine and Freshwater Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF19089

III.1.10. Whitehead DA., Galván-Magaña F, Soto-López K, Juaristi-Videgaray D, Cervantes-Gutiérrez F, Becerril-García EE 2019. First description of a deceased juvenile whale shark in Bahia de La Paz, Mexico with comments on morphometry and age estimates. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 47(3), 575-579. https://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol47-issue3-fulltext-19

III.1.9. Becerril-García EE, Hoyos-Padilla EM, Micarelli P, Galván-Magaña F, Sperone E. The surface behaviour of white sharks under ecotourism: A baseline for monitoring this threatened species in Guadalupe Island, Mexico. 2019. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Fresh Water Ecosystems 29(5), 773–782. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3057

III.1.8. Becerril-García EE, Rosales-Nanduca H, Paniagua-Mendoza A, Robles-Hernández R, Elorriaga-Verplancken F. 2019. Records of whalesuckers Remora australis on Short-beaked Common Dolphins Delphinus delphis in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Journal of Aquatic Mammals 45 (3), 299-302. DOI 10.1578/AM.45.3.2019.299

III.1.7. Becerril-García EE, Hoyos-Padilla EM, Petatán-Ramírez D, Galván-Magaña F. 2019. Southernmost record of the white shark Carcharodon carcharias (Chondrichthyes: Lamnidae) in the Mexican Pacific. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 47 (1), 190-193 pp. DOI: 10.3856/vol47-issue1-fulltext-22

III.1.6.Whitehead DA, Becerril-García EE, Petatán-Ramírez D, Vázquez-Haikin A, González-Armas R, Galván-Magaña F. 2019. Whale shark Rhincodon typus strandings in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Journal of Fish Biology,94:165-167. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13845

III.1.5. Huveneers C, Apps K, Becerril-García EE, Bruce B, Butcher PA, Carlisle A, Chapple TK, … et al. 2018. Future research directions on the 'elusive' white shark. Frontiers in Marine Science. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00455

III.1.4. Becerril-García EE, Petatán-Ramírez D, Ortiz-Aguirre I, Ayala-Bocos A. 2017. First record of the Pacific seahorse Hippocampus ingens in Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Journal of Fish Biology 92 (4), 1207-1210.

III.1.3. Becerril-García EE, Cota-Lucero TC, Galván-Magaña F. 2017. Northernmost record of Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 18, 833-835. https://doi.org/10.4194/1303-2712-v18_6_10.

III.1.2. Becerril-García EE, Aguilar-Cruz CA, Jiménez-Pérez AA, Galván-Magaña F. 2017. New record and morphometry of the bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus (Chondrichthyes: Hexanchidae) in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 45 (4): 833-836.

III.1.1. Becerril-García EE, Tamburin E, González-Armas R y Galván-Magaña F. 2017. First record of albinism in the swell shark, Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 47(2), 201-204.

III.2 Book chapters

III.2.5. Becerril-García EE, Petatán-Ramírez D, Bernot-Simon D, Leyva-Alvarado LA, Reyes-Bonilla H (In press) Between Economy and Justice: Challenges in the artisanal catches of hammerhead sharks under climate change scenarios, In Arce-Ibarra M, Salas S, Arreguín-Sánchez F, Un mar de retos y oportunidades en la pesca artesanal mexicana: ensayos de divulgación, TBTI Global Publication Series.

III.2.4. Del Águila-Camacho EM, Becerril-García EE, Arellano-Martínez M, Galván-Magaña F (In press) Fishing for science: The role of artisanal fishermen in the study of sharks, rays and chimaeras in Mexico, In Arce-Ibarra M, Salas S, Arreguín-Sánchez F, Un mar de retos y oportunidades en la pesca artesanal mexicana: ensayos de divulgación, TBTI Global Publication Series.

III.2.3. Cisneros-Montemayor, A. M., Ayala-Bocos, A., Berdeja-Zavala, O., & Becerril-García, Edgar E. 2020. Shark ecotourism in Mexico: scientific research, conservation, and contribution to a Blue Economy. In Larson, S., & Lowry, D. (Eds), Conservation of Mexican Shark, Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.amb.2019.08.003

III.2.2. Becerril-García Edgar E., Salomón-Aguilar Carlos A., Serrano-Gómez Francisco J., Jiménez-Pérez Alexis A, & Hoyos-Padilla Edgar M. 2020. Sharks and rays: Species richness, research and explotation in La Paz Bay (in Spanish).In: Riosmena-Rodríguez (Ed). La Bahía de La Paz: Biodiversidad, Procesos Ecológicos y Sociales. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, 590-684 pp.

III.2.1. Oñate-González Erick C., Díaz-Sánchez América W., Méndez Óscar, Becerril-García Edgar E. (Eds). 2019. Memorias del Primer Congreso Latinoamericano de Tiburones, Rayas y Quimeras y VIII Simposium Nacional de Tiburones y Rayas. SOMEPEC, WWF, 216 pp.

IV. C O N F E R E N C E S A N D S Y M P O S I A

IV.42. Becerril-García EE, Petatán-Ramírez D, Bernot-Simon D, Leyva-Alvarado LA, Reyes-Bonilla H (In press) Between Economy and Justice: Challenges in the artisanal catches of hammerhead sharks under climate change scenarios. ORAL PRESENTATION. Small Scale Fisheries Regional Symposium for Latin America and the Caribbean, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa y TBTI Global, Mazatlán, Mexico, 1-4/10/2024.

IV.41. Del Águila-Camacho EM, Becerril-García EE, Arellano-Martínez M, Galván-Magaña F (In press) Fishing for science: The role of artisanal fishermen in the study of sharks, rays and chimaeras in Mexico. ORAL PRESENTATION. Small Scale Fisheries Regional Symposium for Latin America and the Caribbean, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa y TBTI Global, Mazatlán, Mexico, 1-4/10/2024.

IV.40. Becerril-García EE, Bundy A, Akintola Shehu L, …and Chuenpagdee R Unveiling blue injustices as social stressors influencing small-scale fisheries. ORAL PRESENTATION. American Fisheries Society 154th Annual Meeting, Honolulu, USA, 15-19/09/2024.

IV.39. Becerril-García EE, Bundy A, Bermúdez L& Chuenpagdee R, Small Fish, Big Stake: How small-scale fisheries face global challenges. ORAL PRESENTATION. American Fisheries Society 154th Annual Meeting, Honolulu, USA, 15-19/09/2024.

IV.38. Becerril-García EE, Bundy A, Bermúdez L& Chuenpagdee R, Small Fish, Big Stake: How small-scale fisheries face global challenges. ORAL PRESENTATION. 74th Annual Canadian Association of Geographers Meeting, St. John's, Canada, 14-18/08/2024.

IV.37. Becerril-García EE.Keynote speaker.Research Priorities for the conservation of sharks, rays, and chimaeras. Webinar Marino Costero, Guatemala. 26/10/2022

IV.36. Becerril-García EE. The knowledge of white sharks in Mexico. First Forum of actions for the conservation of white sharks.ORAL PRESENTATION. WWF and SEMARNAT. 04/05/2022

IV.35. Edgar E. Becerril-García, Christiana Wittmaack, Daniela Bernot-Simon, Lauren Soliz, Caleshia Summers, Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Omar Santana-Morales, Fernando Elorriaga-Verplancken, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Seenivasan Subbiah, Marcial Arellano-Martínez, Céline Godard-Codding.Tainted chords: A reproductive health assessment of guitarfish in highly polluted environments. ORAL PRESENTATION. "European Elasmobranch Association Annual Conference". 11/03-05/2021

IV.34. Edgar E. Becerril-García, Marcial Arellano-Martínez, Céline Godard-Codding, Carlos A. Aguilar-Cruz, Daniela Bernot-Simon, Fernando Elorriaga-Verplancken, Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Emilio Sperone. Tainted chords: A reproductive health assessment of guitarfish in highly polluted environments. POSTER. "European Elasmobranch Association Annual Conference". 11/03-05/2021

IV.33. Edgar E. Becerril-García, Daniela Bernot-Simon, Marcial Arellano-Martínez, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Omar Santana-Morales, Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla. Titan encounters: Interactions between white sharks and squids in Guadalupe Island, Mexico. POSTER. "European Elasmobranch Association Annual Conference". 11/03-05/2021

IV.32. Daniela Bernot-Simon, Edgar E. Becerril-García, Marcial Arellano-Martínez, Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Felipe Galván Magaña, Céline Godard-Codding. Steroid hormones and chondrichthyan reproduction: What do we know?. POSTER. "European Elasmobranch Association Annual Conference". 11/03-05/2021

IV.31. David Petatán-Ramírez, Miguel Á. Ojeda-Ruiz, Laura Sánchez-Velasco, Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna, Christian Salvadeo, Edgar E. Becerril-García, Triana Guerrero-Izquierdo, Darren Whitehead, Gabriela Cruz-Piñón, Héctor Reyes-Bonilla, Andrés Cota-Durán. Effects of climate variability and climate change on the distribution of small pelagic, shrimp and whale shark species in the Gulf of California. ORAL PRESENTATION. "International Web Conference Resilience of the Gulf of California". 18-20/11/2020

IV.30. Edgar E. Becerril-García, Marcial Arellano-Martínez, Daniela Bernot-Simon, Edgar M. Hoyos-Padilla, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Céline Godard-Codding. A Review on Steroid Hormones and the Reproduction of Chondrichthyans. POSTER. "SETAC North America 41st Annual Meeting". 15-19/11/2020

IV.29. Edgar E. Becerril-García, Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Raúl Martínez-Rincón, Felipe Galván-Magaña. The occurrence of white sharks during the ecotourism season in Guadalupe Island: General observations related to environmental factors. ORAL PRESENTATION. "23rd European Elasmobranch Association Scientific Meeting". Rende, Italy. 10/16-18/2019

IV.28. Edgar E. Becerril-García, Miguel A. Gutiérrez-Ortiz, Paul A. Preciado-González, Arturo Ayala-Bocos. The presence of Remora remora on Mobula birostris in the largest Marine Protected Area of North America. POSTER. "23rd European Elasmobranch Association Scientific Meeting". 10/16-18/2019

IV.27. Cristopher Avalos-Castillo, Omar Santana-Morales Elisa Areano, Edgar E. Becerril-García. Deepsea sharks of Guatemala: New records of the Atlantic sixgill shark H. vitulus. POSTER. "23rd European Elasmobranch Association Scientific Meeting". 10/16-18/2019

IV.26. Laura Bevacqua, Edgar E. Becerril-García, Fernando Elorriaga-Verplancken, Diego Juaristi-Videgaray, Francesca Romana Reinero, Primo Micarelli, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Gianni Giglio, Donatella Barca, Sandro Tripepi, Emilio Sperone. Trace elements and isotopes analysis on historical samples of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) from central Mediterranean Sea. POSTER. "23rd European Elasmobranch Association Scientific Meeting". 10/16-18/2019

IV.25. Edgar E. Becerril-García. Steroid hormones in elasmobranchs: An alternative for its measure in muscle and skin. "19 Semana de Posgrado en Baja California Sur". PÓSTER. La Paz, BCS, México. [In Spanish]. 8-12/04/2019

IV.24. Olimpia Berdeja Zavala, Edgar E. Becerril-García, Edgar M. Hoyos-Padilla, Emilio Sperone, Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor. Ecoturismo con tiburones pelágicos en Cabo San Lucas, BCS: comportamiento y derrama económica. ORAL PRESENTATION. "First Latin American Conference of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras and VIII National Symposium of sharks and rays. Playa del Carmen, Mexico. 03/25-29/2019". Playa del Carmen, México. 25-29/03/19

IV.23. Francesca Romana-Reinero, Emilio Sperone, Primo Micarelli, Gianni Giglio, Cristian Marchio, Sandro Tripepi, Giuseppe Rijllo, Edgar E. Becerril-García, Donatella Barca. Trace elements concentration in vertebrae of lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) from Central Mediterranean Sea (Italy). ORAL PRESENTATION. "European Elasmobranch Association 22nd annual conference". Peniche, Portugal. 13/10/18

IV.22. Edgar E. Becerril-García, Darren A. Whitehead, Katherin Soto-López, Diego Juaristi-Videgaray, Fabián Cervantes-Gutiérrez, Felipe Galván-Magaña. General observations from a deceased whale shark: Defining protocols during stranding events. ORAL PRESENTATION. "European Elasmobranch Association 22nd annual conference". Peniche, Portugal. 13/10/18

IV.21. Olimpia Berdeja-Zavala, Edgar E. Becerril-García, Edgar Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Emilio Sperone, Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor. Shark ecotourism in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico: Ethology and economic revenue. POSTER. "European Elasmobranch Association 22nd annual conference". Peniche, Portugal. 12-14/10/18

IV.20. Claudia Yacuta-Castillo, Edgar E. Becerril-García, Edgar Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Emilio Sperone. Drone technology to determine the behavior of Carcharodon carcharias in Dyer Island, South Africa and Guadalupe Island, Mexico. POSTER. "European Elasmobranch Association 22nd annual conference". Peniche, Portugal. 12-14/10/18

IV.19. Giglio Gianni, Whitehead Darren A., Edgar E. Becerril-García, Sperone Emilio, Petatán-Ramírez David, Vázquez-Haikin Abraham, González-Armas Rogelio y Galván-Magaña Felipe. First report of whale sharks strandings in the Gulf of California, Mexico. POSTER. "Sharks International Conference". João Pessoa, Brasil. 3-8/06/18

IV.18. Becerril-García Edgar E. Social impact of the study of elasmobranchs: the case of the white sharks in Guadalupe Island, Mexico. ORAL PRESENTATION. "II Congreso estudiantil de Biología". Ciudad de México, México. 8-10/11/17

IV.17. Becerril-García Edgar E., Tamburin Elena, González-Armas Rogelio & Galván-Magaña Felipe. First record of albinism in Cephaloscyllium ventriosum. POSTER. "I Simposio Peruano de tiburones, rayas y especies afines". Lima, Perú. 26-27/10/17

IV.16. Becerril-García Edgar E., Hoyos-Padilla Edgar M., Micarelli Primo, Galván-Magaña Felipe & Sperone Emilio. The Ethology in the ecoturism management: the case of the white shark Carcharodon carcharias in Guadalupe Island, México. ORAL PRESENTATION. "I Simposio Peruano de tiburones, rayas y especies afines". Lima, Perú. 26-27/10/17

IV.15. Becerril-García Edgar E.,Aguilar-Cruz Carlos A., Jiménez-Pérez Alexis A. & Galván-Magaña Felipe. New record and morphometry of the sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus (Chondrichthyes: Hexanchidae) in Baja California Sur, Mexico. POSTER. "Reunión Internacional sobre uso y conservación de recursos pesqueros". La Paz, México. 18-20/10/17

IV.14. Reinero Francesca R., Micarelli, Barca D., Milazzo C., Giglio Gianni, Becerril-García Edgar E., Marchio C., Minervino M., Toraldo Serra M.L., Tripepi Sandro & Sperone Emilio. A pilot project for reconstructing life history traits of a population of Scyliorhinus canicula. POSTER. "2017 European Elasmobranch Association Scientific Conference". Ámsterdam, Países Bajos. 12-14/10/17

IV.13. Becerril-García Edgar E., Hoyos-Padilla Edgar M., Micarelli Primo, Galván-Magaña Felipe & Sperone Emilio. "Surface behavior of white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, related to legal and illegal baists in Guadalupe Island, México. ORAL PRESENTATION. "2017 European Elasmobranch Association Scientific Conference". Ámsterdam, Países Bajos. 12-14/10/17

IV.12. Becerril-García Edgar E. Effect of the type of baits on the presence and behavior of the white sharks Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. ORAL PRESENTATION. "XVII Semana de Posgrado en Baja California Sur". La Paz, Mexico. 09/06/17

IV.11. Petatán-Ramírez D., Reyes-Bonilla H., Berumen-Solórzano P., Becerril-García Edgar E. y Olán-González M. P Projection of susceptible areas to the development of invasive species in the Western Atlantic reefs using maximum entropy algorithms. ORAL PRESENTATION. "IX Congreso Mexicano de Arrecifes Coralinos". Chetumal, México. 14-16/07/17

IV.10. Becerril-García Edgar E., Hoyos-Padilla Edgar M. y Galván-Magaña Felipe. White shark's presence and behavior related to the ecotourism at Guadalupe Island, México. ORAL PRESENTATION. "20th European Elasmobranch Association Conference 2016". Bristol, United Kingdom. 29/10/16

IV.9. Becerril-García Edgar E., Hoyos-Padilla Edgar M., Reyes-Bonilla Héctor, Martínez-Rincón Raúl, Roldán-Wong Nefertiti T, López-Calderón Jorge M. y Galván-Magaña Felipe. The presence of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias related to environmental factors in Guadalupe Island, México. POSTER. "20th European Elasmobranch Association Conference 2016". Bristol, United Kingdom. 28-30/10/16

IV.8. Becerril-García Edgar E. Effect of the type of baits on the presence and behavior of the white sharks Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. POSTER. "XVI Semana de Posgrado en Baja California Sur". La Paz, Mexico. 17-20/05/16

IV.7. Becerril-García Edgar E., Hoyos-Padilla Edgar M., Reyes-Bonilla Héctor, Roldán-Wong Nefertiti T, López-Calderón Jorge M. y Galván-Magaña Felipe. Seasonal presence of the white sharks Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) related to the environmental factors at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. ORAL PRESENTATION. "VII Simposio Nacional de Tiburones y Rayas" of the Sociedad Mexicana de Peces Cartilaginosos. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 18-22/04/16

IV.6. Becerril-García Edgar E., Salomón-Aguilar Carlos A., Serrano-Gómez Francisco J., y Jiménez-Pérez Alexis A. Shaks and rays: Species richness, research and explotation in La Paz Bay.POSTER.VII Simposio Nacional de Tiburones y Rayas" of the Sociedad Mexicana de Peces Cartilaginosos. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 18-22/04/16

IV.5. Becerril-García Edgar E., Aguilar-Cruz Carlos A. y Jaime-Rivera M. Micro anatomy of the male reproductive organs of the lollipop cat shark Cephalurus cephalus (Gilbert, 1982). POSTER. "VII Simposio Nacional de Tiburones y Rayas" of the Sociedad Mexicana de Peces Cartilaginosos. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 18-22/04/16

IV.4. Carlos A. Aguilar Cruz, Edgar Eduardo Becerril García, Pérez Jiménez and Alexis Alejandro. Observations on the histology of the skin, liver, muscle and gills of the bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788 (CHONDRICHTHYES: Hexanchiformes)". ORAL PRESENTATION. "XXVII National Congress of Histology 2014", of the Mexican Society of Histology, A.C. Cuernavaca, Mexico. 29-31/10/2014.

IV.3. Mora-García Leonardo, Jiménez-Pérez Alexis A., Becerril-García Edgar E. y Aguilar-Cruz Carlos A. Histology of the olfactory bulbs of the Cortez round stingray Urobatis maculatus (Garman, 1913). POSTER. "XXXVII Congreso Nacional de Histología 2014", de la Sociedad Mexicana de Histología, A.C. Cuernavaca, Mexico. 29-31/10/2014.

IV.2. Becerril-García Edgar E., Ramírez-Mendoza Zurisaday, Rodríguez-Siordia Iván, Lizárraga-Lozoya Alan y Aguilar-Cruz Carlos A. Histology of the Cortés round ray Urobatis maculatus, Garman 1913. POSTER. "XXVI National Congress of Histology 2013", of the Mexican Society of Histology, A.C. 16/10/2013.

IV.1. Becerril García Edgar E. Assessing the impact of ecotourism by the use of organic attractants in the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Guadalupe Island, Mexico". ORAL PRESENTATION. "I° Academic Journals" of the Marine Biology Department of the University UABCS. La Paz, Mexico. 30/11/2012.

V. S C I E N C E C O M M U N I C A T I O N

V.1 Popular science articles and videos

V.1.7. Becerril-García EE. 2022. En tinta de color guinda: una perspectiva del futuro para la innovación educativa en México. Docencia Politécnica, 8. https://www.ipn.mx/assets/files/innovacion/docs/docencia-politecnica/docencia-politecnica-8/Docencia-Politecnica-No-8.pdf

V.1.6. Becerril-García Edgar E. 10 datos nuevos del tiburón blanco. Video. Conversus TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEKiUqlvnzs

V.1.5. Becerril-García Edgar E. & Bocos-Ayala A. The white shark in Mexico. Article. Squalo Divers Magazine. 05/2017

V.1.4. Becerril-García Edgar E. White shark ecotourism at Guadalupe Island, México: a recent perspective. Article. SharkFocus. 12/2016

V.1.3. Becerril-García Edgar E., Salomón-Aguilar Carlos A., Serrano-Gómez Francisco J. & Jiménez-Pérez Alexis A. 2015. Sharks and rays: A gift from the Sea of Cortez (in Spanish). Article. El Sudcaliforniano. 19/07/2015

V.1.2. Becerril-García Edgar E. 2014.White shark! Studying its behavior at Guadalupe Island (in Spanish). Article. El Sudcaliforniano. No. 5. La Paz, Mexico.

V.1.1. Becerril-García Edgar E. 2014. Video: White shark at Guadalupe Island. Video. Proyecta 2013 de Más Ciencia por Mexico. Mexico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXh8KHq863E

V.2 Conferences for popular science

V.2.20. Becerril-García EE. From Shark Research to Blue Justice. ORAL PRESENTATION. Blue Box Seminar of the Geography Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, 11/03/2024.

V.2.19. Becerril-García EE. Understanding the white sharks in Mexico. VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. 5° Conference Cycle: The elasmobranchs, giant fishes of the sea. Sociedad Latinoamericana de Buceo Científico.25/06/2021.

V.2.18. Becerril-García Edgar E. Useful tips for the communication of science. VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. First Cultural and Academic Festival UABCS Los Cabos 2021. 26/05/2021

V.2.17. Becerril-García Edgar E. 13 tips for science communication. VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. Biofest de la Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. 25/01/2021

V.2.16. Becerril-García Edgar E. 13 tips for popularizing science. VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. UABCS (Campus Los Cabos). 29/11/2020

V.2.15. Becerril-García Edgar E. 13 tips for popularizing science. VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. UABCS (Campus La Paz). 29/10/2020

V.2.14. Becerril-García Edgar E. The Study of sharks in the Mexican Pacific. DIGITAL CONFERENCE. Econcientízate Peru. 25/09/2020

V.2.13. Becerril-García Edgar E. The white shark and its behaviour in Guadalupe Island. DIGITAL CONFERENCE. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO). 06/08/2020

V.2.12. Becerril-García Edgar E. Scientific research and popular science of the study of sharks. CONFERENCE. UABCS. La Paz, México. 13/12/2018

V.2.11. Becerril-García Edgar E. The ecology of elasmobranchs. CONFERENCE. UABCS. La Paz, México. 14/11/2018

V.2.10. Becerril-García Edgar E. The white shark in Mexican waters. CONFERENCE. SVII Cultural week of Biology. Querétaro, Mexico. 28/08/2017

V.2.9. Becerril-García Edgar E. The scientific research of elasmobranchs. CONFERENCE. UABCS. 31/07/2017

V.2.8. Becerril-García Edgar E. Marine biologist: The scientific research of elasmobranchs. CONFERENCE. UABCS. 20/01/2017

V.2.7. Becerril-García Edgar E. The white shark in Mexico. CONFERENCE. "Shark's school by SOMEPEC". Mexico City. 12/01/17

V.2.6. Becerril-García Edgar E. Elasmobranchs and its relationship with the environment. CONFERENCE. "Popular Science Exhibition". La Paz, México. 4-5/11/16

V.2.5. Becerril-García Edgar E. Science and Photo: My experience with NatGeo. CONFERENCE. Photography Forum organized by Focalifornia, La Paz, Mexico. 13/08/16

V.2.4. Becerril-García Edgar E. The study of sharks and rays. CONFERENCE. UABCS, La Paz, Mexico. 10/08/16

V.2.3. Becerril-García Edgar E. The white shark and its research in Mexico. CONFERENCE. "Mes del tiburón" at the Sayab Planetary, Playa del Carmen, Mexico. 28/05/16

V.2.2. Becerril-García Edgar E. Sharks and rays: A perspective of its reality. Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Unidad 03A. La Paz, Mexico. 12/11/2015

V.2.1.Becerril-García Edgar E. Anatomy and Ecology of Elasmobranchs. CONFERENCE. 22° National Week of Science and Technology, COSCYT, La Paz, Mexico. 20-23/10/2015

V3. Interviews and Science consultancy

V.3.15. 2022. Radio interview. "Priorities for the conservation of sharks, rays and chimeras". Cycle of interviews "Voices for sustainability". Coordination of University Social Responsibility. UABCS.

V.3.14. 2021. Radio interview. Invited specialist in the Universo PYME program to address issues related to the study and conservation of sharks in Mexico. March 19, 2021

V.3.13. 2021. Radio interview.Knowledge and demystification of sharks and rays in Baja California Sur", Radiante 91.1 FM, February 27, 2021.

V.3.12. 2021. TVInterview. "IPN studies the white shark in the Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve", Once Noticias, February 2021.

V.3.11. 2021. Newspaper Interview. "Sharks are running out: Edgar Becerril", The Chronicle of Today. January 2021.

V.3.10. 2020. Radio interview. "Characteristics of sharks, rays and whales", Radiante 91.1 FM, November 30, 2020.

V.3.9. 2020. Radio interview. "Study of sharks and rays in Baja California Sur", Radiante 91.1 FM, November 14, 2020.

V.3.8. 2020. TVInterview. "The ecotourism and study of white sharks in Guadalupe Island", Rhytm TV & Radio, 10/29/2020

V.3.7. 2020. TVInterview. "Ecotourism with white sharks in Guadalupe Island", "Rythm TV/Mexicalli", 03 Sep 2020.

V.3.6. 2020. Radio interview. underwater photography of marine megafauna, "INCUDESU Radio/Sustentabilidad Zen", 03 Sep 2020.

V.3.5. 2017. Radio interview. Sharks and rays of Mexico, "Adrenalina Radio". 12 May 2017.

V.3.4. 2017. Museum consultancy. "Elasmobranchs room", Museo de la Ballena y Ciencias del Mar, La Paz, México.

V.3.3. 2016. Scientific consultant for TV Azteca during July-December 2016.

V.3.2. 2016. Scientific consultant in the documentary "450 millones de años".

V.3.1. 2016. Scientific consultant in the documentary "Living with sharks", Discovery Channel. 2016 Shark week. 3 Sisters Pictures.

V4. Scientific and Photo exhibitions

V.4.10. 2022. Photographer of the Mexican Government Exhibition: "Natural Protected Areas: Conservation to live", Bosque de Chapultepec, CDMX, Mexico. Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

V.4.9. 2022. Author of the exhibition "Art and Science in Baja California", Museo de la Ballena y Ciencias del Mar, La Paz, México.

V.4.8. 2020-2022. Author of the exhibition "SOS: Sharks" at the Oceanogràfic, Valencia, Spain.

V.4.7. 2020. Organizer of the photographic exhibition "Entre Mares" at the NIM Gallery-Restaurant, La Paz, Mexico.

V.4.6. 2019. Participation in the "First Encounter for the Environment World Day in Los Cabos, with the "Wildlife Photo exhibition of Cabo San Lucas".

V.4.5. 2018. Invited photographer in the exhibition "Our Battles against Extinction" organized by the National Geographic Society and CONABIO; exhibited in Las Rejas de Chapultepec, CDMX, Mexico.

V.4.4. 2018. Invited photographer in the exhibition "Visions of Nature IV" organized by CONABIO and exhibited in Las Rejas de Chapultepec, CDMX, Mexico.

V.4.3. 2017. Participation in the Shark Photo Exhibit during the Gulf of California Shark Conference. 26-27 October.

V.4.2. 2017. Organization of the Photographic Exposition of CICIMAR-IPN for the inauguration of the Benito Juarez Park in La Paz, BCS, México. 08 August.

V.4.1. 2016. Participation in the I Photographic Exposition of CICIMAR-IPN. 13 December 2016.

VI. A C H I E V E M E N T S

VI.1 Academic achievements

2018-2022. Scholarship holder of the Institutional Stimulus for the Training of Researchers (BEIFI).

2021-2022. Scholarship holder of the Telmex-Telcel Foundation (202006301).

2021. Winner of the 2021 Educational Innovation Essay Award, postgraduate level, granted by the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).

2019. Top downloaded paper 2018-2019 recognized as one of the most read in Journal of Fish Biology.

2018. Bursary from the Mexican Government in the Grant "Rumbo Joven: Trayectoria Global 2018" from the Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud. 09/07/2018

2017. Honorable mention for the Master thesis: "Effect of the type of bait on the white shark's presence and behavior in Guadalupe Island, Mexico".

2017. Medal of Honour Lázaro Cárdenas provided by the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) and the Mexican president as the maximum recognition for academic excellence in the Master's Degree category in the Biological Medical Sciences area.

2016. Student bursaryby Save Our Seas and the European Elasmobranch Association as financial support to assist to the 20th European Elasmobranch Association Conference 2016. Bristol, United Kingdom. 28-30/10/16

2015. Second place in the Category "Bachelor" at the State Thesis Competition, organized by the Consejo Sudcaliforniano de Ciencia y Tecnología (COSCYT).

2015. Honorable mention for the Bachelor thesis: "Presence of the white shark Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) related to the environmental factors at Guadalupe Island, Mexico".

2014. First place in the Category of "Vertebrates – Oral presentation" in the "XXVII National Congress of Histology 2014", of the Mexican Society of Histology, A.C. 29-31/10/2014.

2014. First place in the Category of "Video" in the National Popular Science Competition "PROYECTA2013" of Más Ciencia por Mexico AC with the short film "White Shark at Guadalupe Island". 03/14/2014

VI.1 Cultural awards

2021. Diploma to Culture granted by the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).

2020, 2022. Winner, Baja California Sur Fauna Scientific Photography Contest, Northwest Biological Research Center (CIBNOR); National Council for Science and Technology (CONACyT).

2020. Second place, University Photography Contest: Mexican Biodiversity, IV Congress of Biological Diversity: Biodiversity in times of crisis, Juárez University of the State of Durango and the Council of Science and Technology of Durango.

2020. Finalist in the First University Photography Contest: Mexican Biodiversity, IV Congress of Biological Diversity: Biodiversity in times of crisis, Juárez University of the State of Durango and the Council of Science and Technology of Durango.

2018. Honorable mentions, International Photo Contest "MontPhoto Concurso internacional de fotografia de natura 2018". Lloret de Mar, España. 06/10/18

2018. First Place, Category "Nature and humans", Fourth National Contest of Nature Photography "Mosaico Natura", National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO).

2018. Honorable mention, Photo Contest "Océanos", Mexican Academy of Sciences.

2018. First place, Category "Just one world", Second National Contest of Nature Photography "Mosaico Natura", CONABIO.

2018. Second place, Category "Nature and human being", First National Contest of Nature Photography "Mosaico Natura", CONABIO.

2018. Second place, Category "Scientific Research", National Scientific Photography Contest 2014, National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT).

VII. O T H E R S

2020-2024.Scientific reviewer for Marine Ecology Progress Series (GER), Animal Behaviour (USA), Scientific Reports (UK), Environmental Biology of Fishes (NL), Journal of Fish Biology (UK), European Zoological Journal (ITA), ICES Journal of Marine Science (UK), Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía (CHI), Arquivos de Ciências do Mar (BRA).

2020-2021. Participant in the update of the Program of Action for the Conservation of Species (PACE) of the White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and the "Manual of good practices for the observation of white shark through cage diving in the Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve". SEMARNAT, CONANP.

2016-2019.Member of the Mexican Society of Cartilaginous Fishes (SOMEPEC).

2016, 2022.Emergency First Response training.

2016.Rescue diver. Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).