About the Editors
José Carlos Báez is PhD in biology science from the
University of Málaga (Spain). From 2017 to present, he
has an official research position at the Spanish Institute
of Oceanography and is a research affiliate at the University Autónoma de Chile (Chile). His research is
focused on the ecology and conservation of marine
megafauna, such as sharks, marine mammals, and sea
turtles, and tuna fisheries management. He actively participates in monitoring the tuna fisheries operated by the
Spanish fleet. He has published more than 122 scientific
articles in peer-reviewed journals, of which 63 are scientific journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports by
Clarivate Analytics. Many of these published studies are
based in the Alboran Sea and its marine ecology. He has
been a scientific advisor in reports requested by FAO
and the European Union, including the Alboran fisheries
and its impact on marine megafauna and the tuna fisheries. Currently, he is member of the International Union
for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN-SSC) Marine Turtle
Specialist Group, and he is also a member of the board
of directors of the Spanish Herpetological Association
(AHE), from where he collaborates and advises various
national administrations on the conservation of sea turtles. In addition, he is an active member of different
working groups of the Regional Fisheries Management
Organizations (RFMOs), such as ICCAT and IOTC. He
participated as scientific advisor for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Natural History Unit, during
the filming and production of the film SHARKS.
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José Carlos Báez is PhD in biology science from the
University of Málaga (Spain). From 2017 to present, he
has an official research position at the Spanish Institute
of Oceanography and is a research affiliate at the University Autónoma de Chile (Chile). His research is
focused on the ecology and conservation of marine
megafauna, such as sharks, marine mammals, and sea
turtles, and tuna fisheries management. He actively participates in monitoring the tuna fisheries operated by the
Spanish fleet. He has published more than 122 scientific
articles in peer-reviewed journals, of which 63 are scientific journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports by
Clarivate Analytics. Many of these published studies are
based in the Alboran Sea and its marine ecology. He has
been a scientific advisor in reports requested by FAO
and the European Union, including the Alboran fisheries
and its impact on marine megafauna and the tuna fisheries. Currently, he is member of the International Union
for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN-SSC) Marine Turtle
Specialist Group, and he is also a member of the board
of directors of the Spanish Herpetological Association
(AHE), from where he collaborates and advises various
national administrations on the conservation of sea turtles. In addition, he is an active member of different
working groups of the Regional Fisheries Management
Organizations (RFMOs), such as ICCAT and IOTC. He
participated as scientific advisor for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Natural History Unit, during
the filming and production of the film SHARKS.
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