edgarbg@mun.ca

Marine Scientist – Shark biologist
Postdoctoral Fellow – Department of Geography, Faculty of HSS, TBTI Global

Supervisor: Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee

Previous Education:

PhD in Marine Sciences, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Sciences (CICIMAR-IPN), Mexico.

Master’s in Marine Resource Management, CICIMAR-IPN, Mexico.

BS Marine Biology. Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS), Mexico.

Title of project: Small-Scale Fisheries as Solutions

Description:

This interdisciplinary project has the broader goal of addressing justice issues and concerns affecting the visibility, viability, and sustainability of small-scale fisheries around the globe. The project’s holistic approach considers the analysis of ecological and social data related to inland and marine coastal communities. This includes the coordination and analysis of case study data, contributions to open-access information systems, development of communication materials, and mobilizing knowledge produced, through both peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications.

Conferences:

37 presentations and roles in international meetings, including:

Chair, First Latin American Conference of Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras, Mexico (2019).

Poster presentation, SETAC North America 41st Annual Meeting (2020), United States of America.

Oral presentation, European Elasmobranch Association Annual Conference, The Netherlands (2021).

Workshop organizer, First Forum of Actions for the Conservation of White Sharks, Mexico (2022).

Keynote speaker, Coastal Webinar, Guatemala (2022).

Scientific publications (2017-2023):

Author of 33 scientific papers and two book chapters (366 citations; h Index 12, i10 Index 14), including:

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

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

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

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

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

Huveneers C, Apps K, Becerril-García EE, et al. (2018) Future research directions on the ‘elusive’ white shark. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00455

Awards and recognitions:

Medal of Honor Lázaro Cárdenas. Granted by the Instituto Politécnico Nacional and the Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto (2017).

Scholarship holder. Institutional Stimulus for the Training of Researchers (2018-2021).

Top downloaded paper 2018-2019. Journal of Fish Biology, Wiley (2019).

Culture Diploma. Instituto Politécnico Nacional (2021).

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

Others:

Peer 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).

Scientific advisor, invited photographer, and presenter for documentaries (Discovery Channel), natural history museums (Museo de la Ballena y Ciencias del Mar), and public photo exhibitions (e.g. Our battles against extinction; National Geographic Society and CONABIO), among others.

Academic profiles

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edgar-Becerril-Garcia

https://scholar.google.com.mx/citations?user=6orSa-MAAAAJ&hl=es

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1173-2309

Scopus ID 57195221978