Enrique Alberto Crespo, Ph.D.

Fellow CONICET, 1982-1989; Scientist CONICET since 1989.
Professor of Ecology, University of Patagonia since 1987.
Vice-Director at the Centro Nacional Patagónico 1998-2000.
Member Cetacean Specialist Group since 1987 (SSC, IUCN), South American Coordinator since 1997.
Associate Researcher to the Project "Cetacean Biodiversity Areas in the Spanish Mediterranean", Ministry of the Environment, Government of Spain, University of Valencia, 1999-2002.
Member of the World Wildife Fundation Committee of Experts in Cetacean Bycatch since 2002.
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Project LIFE2002NAT "Conservation of cetaceans and turtles in Murcia y Andalucía", 2003-2006. Spanish Cetacean Society.

Graduate in Biological Sciences, 1982, University of Buenos Aires
Ph.D in Biological Sciences, 1988, University of Buenos Aires.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Twenty-two years working in the marine environment in Southwestern Atlantic waters (Argentina, Uruguay and Southern Brazil). Background in marine ecology, population dynamics, interactions between wildlife and human activities (fisheries and tourism) and marine protected areas in Patagonia, especially Península Valdés. Leader of the research group at the Marine Mammal Laboratory, CENPAT. Strong skills in programme development, team leadership, willingness to work in a multilingual environment and to be part of a team working towards a common objective.

GRANTS 1986-2002

Center for Environmental Education, 1986; New York Zoological Society, 1989 - 1990; National Geographic Society, 1990, 1995; Center for Marine Cons. 1990, 1999; Whale and Dolphin Cons. Soc. 1991, 1994; Marineland Côte D'azur, 1991; UNEP, 1992-1993; University of Patagonia, 1992-2004; CONICET, 1993, 1999-2002; Private grants from fishing, touristic and oil companies, 1993, 2000-2002; Scient. Coop. Prog. Spain - IberoAmerica 1996, 1997, 1998; Conv. Migratory Species (CMS), 1998, 2003; Yaqu-Pacha (Germany) 1998; Cetacean Specialist Group (IUCN) 1999; Cetacean Society Int. 1999; FVSA 1999-2000; ANPCyT, 2000-2002, 01-04025 / 01-04030; Generalitat Valenciana 2001 (Spain) 2001, 2002; WWF-US, 2003.

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

72 Scientific published in relevant journals, technical papers and book chapters.
32 Technical Reports to Administrative Authorities.
136 papers presented at 80 scientific meetings and workshops.
Organization and Chairmanship of 5 national and internationalmeetings (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2002).

STAYS AT FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS

1990 - Southwest Fisheries Center and IATTC, La Jolla, USA.
1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 ,2001, 2003 - Univ. Valencia, Spain.
1995, 2000 - Centro de Estudos do Mar, Univ. Paraná, Brazil.
1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 - Museo Oceanográfico de Rio Grande, RG Brazil.
1999 - Canary Islands, Spain.
2000 - Univ. Guelph, Ontario and Action Plan for Cetacean Conservation, IUCN, Quebec, Canada.
2002 - University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS IN BYCATCH OR CONSERVATION ISSUES

Perez Macri G. & E.A. Crespo 1989. "Survey of the franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) along the Argentine coast with a preliminary evaluation of incidental mortality in coastal fisheries". En: Biology and Conservation of the River Dolphins. Occasional papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) No. 3. pp:57-63. Ed. W.F. Perrin, R.L. Brownell Jr., Liu Jiankang y Zhou Kaiya.

Praderi, R., M.C. Pinedo & E.A. Crespo 1989. "Conservation and Management of Pontoporia blainvillei in Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina". En: Biology and Conservation of the River Dolphins. Occasional papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) No. 3. pp:52-56. Ed. W.F. Perrin, R.L. Brownell Jr., Liu Jiankang y Zhou Kaiya.

Crespo, E.A., L. Reyes, M. Koen & N. Garcia. 1994. "Interacciones entre mamíferos marinos y pesquerías en el litoral norpatagónico". Proc. 4° Reun. Trab. Esp. Mam. Acuat. América del Sur, 12-15 Nov. 1990, Valdivia, Chile, 89-96.

Crespo, E.A., J. Corcuera, F. Monzón & A. Lopez Cazorla. 1994. "Interacciones entre mamíferos marinos y pesquerías artesanales en algunos puertos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina)". Proc. 4° Reun. Trab. Esp. Mam. Acuat. América del Sur, 12-15 Nov. 1990, Valdivia, Chile, 97-112.

Corcuera, J., F. Monzon, E.A. Crespo, A. Aguilar & J.A. Raga. 1994. "Interactions between marine mammals and coastal fisheries of Necochea and Claromecó (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)". Gillnets and Cetaceans. International Whaling Commission, Special Issue 15: 269-281.

Crespo, E.A., J. Corcuera & A. Lopez Cazorla. 1994. "Interactions between marine mammals and fisheries in some fishing areas of the coast of Argentina". Gillnets and Cetaceans. International Whaling Commission, Special Issue 15: 283-290.

Dans, S.L., E.A. Crespo, S.N. Pedraza & M. Koen Alonso. 1997. "Reproductive Biology Of Female Dusky Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) Off Patagonian Coast". Marine Mammal Sci, 13(2):303-307.

Schiavini, A.C.M., E. Frere, P. Gandini, N.A. Garcia & E.A. Crespo. 1997. "Albatross-Fisheries Interactions In Patagonian Shelf Waters". Pages 208-213 In Albatross Biology And Conservation, Ed. By G. Robertson And R. Gales. Surrey Beatty And Sons, Chipping Norton.

Crespo, E.A., S.N. Pedraza, S.L. Dans, M. Koen Alonso, L.M. Reyes, N.A. Garcia, M. Coscarella & A.C.M. Schiavini. 1997. Direct and Indirect Effects of the Highseas Fisheries on the Marine Mammal Populations in the northern and central Patagonian Coast". J. Northwest Atlantic Fish. Sci, 22:189-207.

Crespo. E.A., S.N. Pedraza, S. Dans, N. Garcia, M. Koen Alonso, L. Reyes & M. Coscarella. 1997. Interacciones operacionales entre mamíferos marinos y pesquerías de arrastre en el norte y centro de Patagonia. Informes Técnicos del Plan de Manejo Integrado de la Zona Costera Patagónica GEF/PNUD/WCS/FPN (Puerto Madryn, Argentina) N° 30:1-28.

Dans, S.L., Crespo, E.A., Garcia, N.A., Reyes, L.M., Pedraza, S.N. & Koen Alonso M. 1998. Incidental Mortality Of Patagonian Dusky Dolphins Im Mid-Water Trawling: Retorspective Effects From The Early 80's. Report Of The International Whaling Commission 47:699-704.

Schiavini, A.C.M., Pedraza, S.N., Crespo, E.A., Gonzalez, R. & Dans, S.L. 1999. The abundance of dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) off north and central Patagonia, Argentina, in spring and a comparison with incidental catch in fisheries Results from a pilot survey in spring 1995. Marine Mammal Science 15(3):828-840.

Crespo, E.A., Koen Alonso, M., Dans, S.L., García, N.A., Pedraza, S.N., Coscarella, M.A. & González, R. 2000. Incidental Catch Of Dolphins In Mid-Water Trawls For Southern Anchovy Off Patagonia. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 2(1):11-16.

Aguayo, A.L., M. Bingham, J. Canto H., E.A. Crespo, R. Hucke-Gaete, M. Lazaro A.K. Lescrauwaet V., J.A. Oporto B., M.C. Pinedo, R. Praderi, A.C.M. Schiavini & D. Torres N. 2000. Review of the conservation status of small cetaceans in Southern South America. Ed. by R. Hucke-Gaete, Coord. by R.P. Schlatter, W.F. Perrin, J. Croxall and P. Canevari. Published by UNEP/CMS Secretariat, Bonn, Germ. 24 pp.

Crespo, E.A. 2000. (Ed.) Report of the 3rd. Workshop for Coordinated Research and Conservation of the Franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) in the Southwestern Atlantic. Convention on Migratory Species. UNEP/CMS Secretariat Bonn, Germany, 112 pp.

Secchi, E.R, P.H. Ott, E.A. Crespo, P.G. Kinas, S.N. Pedraza & P. Bordino. 2001. Abundance estimation of franciscana dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei, stock from aerial surveys. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 3 (1): 95-100.

Crespo, E.A. & M.A. Hall. 2001. Interactions between Aquatic Mammals and Humans in the context of Ecosystem Management. Chapter 13 in: Marine Mammals: Biology and Conservation. Edited by P.G.H. Evans and J.A. Raga. Kluwer Academic / Plenumm Publishers, 463-490.

Crespo, E.A. 2002. The Franciscana Dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press. pp 482-485.

Crespo, E.A. 2002. South American Marine Mammals. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press. pp 1138-1143.

Coscarella, M.A., Dans, S.L., Crespo, E.A. & Pedraza, S.N. 2003. Potential impact of dolphin watching unregulated activities in Patagonia. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 5(1):77-84.

Dans, S.L., Crespo, E.A., Koen Alonso, M. & Pedraza, S.N. 2003. Incidental catch of dolphins in trawling fisheries off Patagonia, Argentina: are populations sustainable? Ecological Applications.

Dans, S.L., M. Koen Alonso, E.A. Crespo, S.N. Pedraza & N.A. Garcia. 2003. Interactions between Marine Mammals and high seas fisheries in Patagonia under an integrated approach. In: Marine Mammals and Humans: Towards a Sustainable Balance. Ed: N. Gales, M. Hindell, R. Kirkwood. Melbourne Univ. Press.

Reeves, R.R., B.D. Smith, E.A. Crespo & G. Notarbartolo di Sciara. (Compilers) 2003. Dolphins, Whales, and Porpoises: 2002-2010 Conservation Action Plan for the World's Cetaceans. IUCN/SSC Cetacean Specialist Group, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Ix + 139 pp.

Crespo, E.A., Dans, S.L., Koen Alonso, M. & Pedraza, S.N. (In Press). Interacciones entre mamíferos marinos y pesquerias en la costa argentina. In: El Mar Argentino y sus recursos pesqueros, Tomo Ecosistema Marino. INIDEP.