OceanExpert ID: 78760
Dr. Edgardo Enrique DÍAZ-FERGUSON
Executive Director, Scientific Coordinator
Marine Sciences, Ecology and Marine Biotechnology
Quick Info
Work Location
Calle Gustavo Lara, Edificio 145b
Calle Gustavo Lara, Edificio 145b
PANAMA
PANAMA
Panama
Nationality
Panama
United States of America
United States of America
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ORCID: 0000-0002-2314-5021
Highest Degree
PhD, 4 postdoctoral experiences.
Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Natural Resource Management
Research
Natural Resource Management
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Molecular Biology
Molecular Biology
Activities
Project leader and principal investigator in national and international projects, executive director of Coiba Scienfic Station AIP. General Manager and Supervisor of Administration and Scientific Activities at Coiba Scientific Station COIBA AIP. Professor of Oceanography, Marine Genetics, Community Ecology, Marine Natural Resources, and Project formulation at Maritime International University (UMIP).
National Researcher Category II of the National Research System (SNI) of the Republic of Panama. General Secretary of the Latinamerican Asociation of Marine Science Researchers (ALICMAR).
National Researcher Category II of the National Research System (SNI) of the Republic of Panama. General Secretary of the Latinamerican Asociation of Marine Science Researchers (ALICMAR).
Sea regions of study
Caribbean Sea
South Pacific Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
Skills
Expert in marine connectivity (functional, demographic and genetic), conservation genetics and population genetics of marine animals (elasmobranchs, bony fishes, invertebrates and marine mammals), biological oceanography and meroplankton, functional ecology of elasmobranchs and bony fishes, molecular
traceability, fisheries and conservation of marine and insular resources, ocean governance and conservation.
traceability, fisheries and conservation of marine and insular resources, ocean governance and conservation.
Working language(s)
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Citation(s)
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Dr8XTckAAAAJ&hl=en
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Graduated as Bachelor of Science in biology and zoology
from the University of Panama; Master of Science in marine ecology and oceanography
from the University of Costa Rica and PhD in animal biology and marine genetics
from the University of Cadiz, Spain. Conducted four postdoctoral research
experiences in the United States: University of Washington, University of
Florida, University of Georgia and Auburn University.
Last Updated: 2025-11-30