Miguel A. Iñíguez Bessega
Miguel A. Iñiguez is President and Founder Member of Fundación Cethus. He has worked with cetaceans since 1984 and specializes in dolphins, orcas and Commerson’s dolphins.
He is a naturalist, a graduate of the Escuela de Naturalistas de la Asociación Ornitológica de la Plata, and has a Masters in Environmental Education (Málaga, Spain).
Author of two books: “Orcas de la Patagonia Argentina” (1993) and “Toninas Overas – Delfines del Fin del Mundo” (1996).
He has taught courses and given dissertations at the Asociación Balaena – Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
Spain; the Universidad de Murcia, Spain; the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica; the Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, Argentina; and at the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, Argentina.
Consultant to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society of England since 1991. Author of numerous publications and scientific articles.
Argentine delegate to the International Whaling Commission since 2002.
Cristian de Haro
Cristian de Haro is Vice President and Founder Member of the Fundación Cethus. He has worked with cetaceans since 1986 and specializes in dolphins (in particular Peale’s dolphin) and the effect of the oil industry.
He is an Ecological Analyst. Has taught courses and given dissertations at the Sociedad Oceánica de Cetáceos – La Isla de los Delfines, Spain; the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona – Asociación Keté, Spain; the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, Argentina, and at the Universidad de la Pampa, Argentina.
Representing the Fundación, he has participated in congresses and in national and international workshops. Author of numerous publications and scientific articles.
Jimena Belgrano Jimena Belgrano is an advanced student in Biological Sciences from the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
She has worked at Fundación Cethus since 1996, and since 2000 has been responsible for the Southern Right Whale Project (Eubalaena australis) in Santa Cruz Province, Argentine Patagonia.
Head of Conservation Campaigns and Member of the Administrative Council.
Cecilia Gasparrou Cecilia Gasparrou is a graduate in Biological Sciences, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, and is a teacher at mid- and advanced levels (Biological Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires).
She has worked at Fundación Cethus since 1993, and from 1998 as a teacher in Natural Sciences.
Participated in research on Orcas, Commerson’s dolphins and Burmeister’s porpoise, and has presented research studies and represented Fundación Cethus at congresses and at
provincial, national and international workshops.
Since 2005 she has worked as part of Species Survival Network – Latin America, and is the official representative of Fundación Cethus on WHMSI (Western Hemisphere Migratory Species).
Marta Hevia Marta Hevia is a graduate in Biological Sciences, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
She joined Fundación Cethus in 1993, and has worked on Fundación’ research projects on Peale’s dolphin and Commerson’s dolphins, presenting the results at international congresses. Fundación Cethus representative at international forums (CITES – 2003, 2007, IWC – 2004, 2005).
Vanesa Patricia Tossenberger Vanesa P Tossenberger is a graduate in Biological Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires, and a Chemistry Technician.
She has worked with marine mammals since 1992, mainly with Orcas and Commerson’s dolphins. She works for the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society as its representative in Argentina. For Fundación Cethus since 1993.
Has represented Fundación Cethus and the WDCS at congresses and at national and international workshops related to wildlife conservation and is the official representative of Fundación Cethus on the International
Whaling Commission, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and SPAW.
Since 2001 she has worked as part of Species Survival Network – Latin America.
Other collaborators
Débora Arcucci, is a graduate in Biodiversity, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias of Univesidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe Capital. She began working at Fundación Cethus in 2003, conducting her bachelor thesis on Commerson’s dolphins. Currently she is a member of the Southern Right Whale Project.
Daniela Marina de Haro, is a student in Biological Sciences from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. She is a collaborator of Fundación Cethus since 2006. Currently, she is gaining experience within the Commerson’s dolphins Project and she has participated in field work in Puerto San Julián, Puerto Santa Cruz and Cabo Vírgenes.
María Florencia Kröhling, is a graduate in Biodiversity, from the Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe Capital. She began working at Fundación Cethus when she carried out her bachelor thesis on Commerson’s dolphins in Puerto San Julián. She is currently a member of the Southern Right Whale Project.
María Vanesa Reyes, is a graduate from high school Instituto Libre de Segunda Enseñanza, and she is an advanced student in Biological Sciences from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. She works as a volunteer in Fundación Cethus since 2005.
