Sara Álvarez Berzosa
Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries
Alter Hafen Süd 218069 Rostock
- Telephone
- +49 381 66099 158
- Fax
- +49 381 66099 199
- 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.