Dr. Unai Markaida
Field of Focus
- Fisheries
- Population Biology
- Overfishing and Bycatch
- Sustainable Development
- Biological Oceanography
Area of Expertise
Cephalopod Fisheries Biology
Education
- Ph.D. CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico
- M.S. CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico
I'm a fisheries biologist based in Campeche, Mexico. My primary research interests include:
- Biology of jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas from the Gulf of California.
Age and growth, diet, reproduction, migrations, telemetry.
- Fishery biology of Mayan octopus Octopus maya from Campeche.
- Cephalopods from stomach contents of pelagic predators (swordfish, blue shark). Identification of cephalopod beaks.
- Marine gastropods fishery in Campeche.