Oceans
Oceans are at the base of all our environmental and ecological systems. The health of the oceans determines the health of the rest of our planet. Resource extraction, climate change, pollution, and invasive species stress marine systems and threaten the future of our oceans’ well-being. The lack of effective governance and social institutions present challenges for ocean conservation and sustainability.
Our projects include topics in: Marine Ecology, Physical & Biological Oceanography, Fisheries, and Coastal & Marine Life.
Let’s meet the impactful projects and their researchers:
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Genetic connectivity and health of cetaceans in Galapagos and Equatorial waters with other regions of the Pacific
Researcher: Daniela Alarcón
Year: 2024
Distribution, demography and habitat use of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the feeding, breeding and roosting areas of the Galapagos
Researchers: Daniela Alarcón, Juan Pablo Muñoz
Year: 2024
Abundance, distribution and vital range of cetaceans in Galapagos
Researchers: Daniela Alarcón, Diana Pazmiño, Hector Guzmán, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Ari Friedlaende, Javier Oña, Martín Narváez Judith Denkinger, Robert Pitman, Juan José Álava
Year: 2024
Detection of oceanographic events in the Galapagos Marine Reserve using (Stegastes arcifrons) and (Stegastes beebei), and other species of herbivores, as indicator species
Researchers: Margarita Brandt, Juan Manuel Álava, Michael Kingsford
Year: 2024
Taxonomy of marine algae in the Galapagos Islands
Researcher: Margarita Brandt, John Bruno, Todd Vision
Year: 2024
Status and growth of hermatypic corals at Punta Pitt, San Cristóbal and other sites in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
Researchers: Margarita Brandt, Nicolás Dávalos, John Bruno, Paúl Rosero, Anna Shvets, César Zambrano, Cheryl Logan, Nikki Traylor- Knowles, Michael Connelly, Santiago Rosero
Year: 2024
Habitat use and monitoring of migratory movements of the oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) population in the Galapagos Islands
Researcher: Michel Guerrero
Year: 2024
Hermandad Marine Reserve Baseline
Researcher: Alex Hearn
Year: 2024
Impacts of ocean change on the Galapagos marine ecosystem
Researcher: Adrian Marchetti, Harvey Seim, Scott Gifford
Year: 2024
Understanding the biology of fish species of commercial interest in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, their reproductive aspects, spawning areas, geochemical aspects and heavy metal contamination within the food chain
Researchers: Laia Muñoz, Carlos A. Valle, Steven Emslie, Jaime Ocampo, Diego Quiroga, Francisco Rubianes, Peter Grewe, María de Lourdes Torres
Year: 2024
Trophic control of fisheries production in the Galapagos and beyond
Researchers: Janet Nye
Year: 2024
Rays as model organisms to understand movement patterns and habitat use
Researchers: Diana Pazmiño, Alex Hearn, Lynne van Herwerden, Floriaan Devloo-Delva, Lauren Goodman, Natalia Andrade, Michel Guerrero, Micaela Stacey, Diego Ortiz
Year: 2024
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the marine ecosystem of the southeast of the Galapagos archipelago
Researchers: Marjorie Riofrío-Lazo, Francisco Arreguín Sánchez, Günther Reck, Diego Páez Rosas, Manuel J. Zetina, Andrew W. Trites
Year: 2024
Trophic ecology, population dynamics and impact assessment of introduced small mammals in priority conservation areas on San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos
Researchers: Marjorie Riofrío-Lazo, Diego Páez Rosas, Günther Reck, Francisco Arreguín, Manuel Zetina
Year: 2024
Movement patterns and habitat use of juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks
Researchers: John Bruno, Savannah Ryburn
Year: 2023
Research expeditions on the Galapagos marine ecosystem
Researchers: Adrian Marchetti, Harvey Seim, Scott Gifford
Year: 2023
Quantifying the source and composition of marine organic aerosols in the Galapagos Islands
Researcher: William Vizuete
Year: 2020
Characterisation of the canchalagua population (Chiton goodalli and Chiton sulcatus) on San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, for the recommendation of management measures: non-genetic
Researcher: Margarita Brandt, Omar Hernando Ávila – Poveda, Cristina Vintimilla Palacios, Quetzalli Yasu Abadía – Chanona
Year: 2019
Applied genetics and chemistry: how can sharks seized from the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 ship contribute to the conservation of Pacific shark populations?
Researcher: Juan Manuel Guayasamín
Year: 2017
DNA sequencing of Galapagos seaweeds: A critical need to understand the marine biota
Researchers: Todd Vision, Paul Gabrielson
Year: 2017
Fish and marine invertebrates served in restaurants and their relationship with the tourism industry in Galapagos
Researcher: Margarita Brandt
Year: 2016
Modeling fisheries in the Galapagos Islands
Researchers: Steve Walsh, Kim Engie, Phil Page, Brian Frizzelle
Year: 2016
Assessing the role of mangroves as essential breeding grounds for snappers (Lutjanidae) and grunts (Haemilidae) on Isabela, Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal Islands
Researcher: Joel Fodrie
Year: 2015
