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Latin American Fisheries Fellowship Program

Latin American Fisheries Fellowship Program

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  • About LAFF
  • Who We Were
  • What We Learned

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Caio Vianna

MESM Fellow 2020

Brazil

Mary Luna's portrait
Mary Luna

LAFF Alumna 2014
Mexico
Consultant

Juliano Palacios

MESM Fellow 2016
Brazil & Mexico 

PhD Student, UBC's Institute for Oceans & Fisheries

Javier Ureta
Javier Ureta Saenz Peña

MESM Fellow 2020

Argentina

Caio Faro

LAFF Fellow 2017

Brazil

Conservation Analyst, WWF Brasil

Jorge's portrait
Jorge Cornejo

PhD Fellow 2016

Director, Instituto de Formento Pesquero (IFOP) Region VIII

Chile

Miguel Castellanos

MESM Fellow 2019

Mexico

Camila Vargas

LAFF Fellow 2018

Chile

Where We Work

Fellows come from and return to

countries across Latin America.

They work with the smallest coastal communities,

in the largest capitals, and at the international level.

LAFF attain prominent roles

in environmental organizations, academic institutions,

civil associations, government agencies, and

sustainable business.

Stefan Gelcich

LAFF Collaborator

Professor

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

 

Edaysi Bucio

MESM Fellow 2019

Mexico

Steve Gaines' portrait
Steve Gaines

LAFF Program Director
Dean
Bren School, UC Santa Barbara

Ben Halpern
Ben Halpern

LAFF Program Advisor
Professor, Marine Ecology and Conservation Planning
Bren School, UC Santa Barbara

Valeria Tamayo

MESM Fellow 2019

Ecuador

Diana Flores

LAFF Fellow 2017

Perú

Erendira Aceves-Bueno

LAFF PhD 2017

Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke

Mexico

 

Renato Molina

PhD Student
Chile
LAFF Alumnus 2013

Miguel Gómez' portrait
Miguel Gómez

LAFF Fellow 2015
Spain & Costa Rica

Fisheries Coordinator, EDF Spain

Miguel A. Cisneros

LAFF Collaborator

National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA), Mexico

Alexandra Vasquez

LAFF Fellow 2016
Ecuador & United States

Galapagos National Park

Chris Costello

LAFF Program Advisor
Professor, Environmental & Resource Economics
Bren School, UC Santa Barbara

Wagner Quiros

LAFF Fellow 2017
Costa Rica

Who We Are

Fellows are interdisciplinary environmental

problem-solvers dedicated to impactful careers in marine resources management. 

LAFF are emerging leaders, resource managers, conservation practitioners, entrepreneurs, academics, and policy makers.

Patricia's portrait
Patricia Faúndez

PhD Student
Chile

Hunter Lenihan's portrait
Hunter Lenihan

LAFF Program Advisor
Professor, Applied Marine and Fisheries Ecology
Bren School, UC Santa Barbara

Jacy Brunkow

LAFF Program Manager
Mexico & United States
LAFF Alumnus 2013

Denise Garcia

MESM Fellow 2018

Belize

Pablo Obregon's portrait
Pablo Obregon

LAFF Alumnus 2014
Colombia
Senior Fisheries Program Manager 

Conservation International

Fernanda Montero
Fernanda Montero

MESM Fellow 2020

Mexico

Jade Sainz' portrait
Jade Sainz

PhD Student
Mexico
LAFF Alumna 2013

Gonzalo Banda-Cruz

LAFF Fellow 2018

Ecuador

Daniel Viana wears life jacket riding a boat
Daniel Viana

MESM & PhD Alumnus 
Postdoc, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Brazil

José Zenteno's portrait
José Zenteno

PhD Student
Chile
LAFF Alumnus 2014

Alex Smith

MESM Fellow 2017

US - Belize

Juan Silva
Juan Silva

MESM Fellow 2020

Chile

Juliana Herrera

LAFF Fellow 2016
Costa Rica & Colombia

Standards Specialist, FairTrade USA

Matias Caillaux in a rowboat
Matias Caillaux

LAFF Alumnus 2013
Peru
Humboldt Current Fisheries Specialist, TNC

Fabio Castagnino

LAFF Fellow 2018

Peru

Aristo Stavrinaky's portrait
Aristoteles Stavrinaky

LAFF Alumnus 2013
Venezuela
Fisheries Coordinator, EDF

Rodrigo Oyanedel's portrait
Rodrigo Oyanedel

MESM Fellow 2015

Chile

PhD Student, Oxford University

Maria Ignacia Rivera

PhD Student 

LAFF Fellow 2017

Chile

Seleni Cruz

MESM Fellow 2019

Belize

Juan Mayorga's portrait
Juan Mayorga

LAFF Fellow 2016
Colombia

Marine Data Scientist, Pristine Seas (NatGeo)

 

Hugo Salgado

LAFF Collaborator

Universidad de Talca, Chile

Diego Undurraga

LAFF Fellow 2018

Chile

Salvador Rodriquez Van Dyck's portrait
Salvador Rodriquez

LAFF Fellow 2015
Mexico 

Fisheries Institutions Coordinator, Niparajá

What We Do

Fellows find, create, test, innovate, and implement solutions to marine environmental problems—they use systems thinking, market-based approaches, and interdisciplinary science to inform environmental management.

LAFF do this in their tenure at the Bren School,

and into careers of impact.

Sebastian Tapia

PhD Fellow

Halpern Lab

Chile

Juan Carlos Villaseñor

PhD Student

LAFF Fellow 2017
Mexico

Miguel Cosmelli's portrait
Miguel Cosmelli

LAFF Alumnus 2013
Chile
Economist

Latin American Fisheries Fellowship Program
UC Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131
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