Cynthia Silvina Fernández Diaz Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain +34-610437558 [email protected] My name is Cynthia and I have a degree in Biological Sciences from the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Argentina (2007) and hold a Master in Management Sustainable Development at the Universidad de Vigo, Spain (2014). Since 2000 I was worked on different projects related to the conservation and management of natural resources in Patagonia Argentina and Spain. In the Chubut province (Argentina) have done consulting and technical assistance on artisanal and sport fisheries of tehuelche scallop fishery and salmon on rocky reefs for CENPAT-CONICET (Centro Nacional Patagónico - National Council of Scientific and Technical Research) and recovery of natural areas in Peninsula Valdes (World Heritage Site by Unesco) for the Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina. I have also participated in projects of the Pew Environment Group-The Pew Charitable Trusts to know the situation of Antarctic krill fisheries and toothfish, and I was coordinated the edition of the book "State of Conservation Patagonian Sea "for the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea (2007-2008) in which was made a review of fishing activity and the state of the principal exploited species: squid, shrimp and hake. Since 2010 I am a member of the Young Leaders of marine conservation, a forum for communication, training and exchange of experiences with a transdisciplinary view. I continued my training in the field of sustainability and distribution of coastal-marine resources through distribution models tools and geographic information systems (GIS). Currently I am a student of the Master on Geographical information Systems of Girona University and am working as an independent consultant producing reports on the state of fish stocks and fisheries. Is qualified as Team Member for MSC Fishery Education 2015 – today MSc in Geographic Information Systems. Universitat de Girona 2013 – today PhD In Marine Science Technology and Management. Campus do Mar 2012 – 2013 MSc in Management of Sustainable Development. Universidade Vigo .Vigo, Spain. 2004 – 2007 MSc in Ecology. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. Puerto Madryn, Argentina 1997 – 2004 BSc in Biology. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. Puerto Madryn, Argentina Work experience Independent Consultant 2013-today Fisheries Certifications (Marine Stewardship Council & Sustainable Fisheries Partnership), Fishery Improvement Projects, Biology & Ecology of Fishing Resources, Fisheries Management & Governance, Data Analysis & Reports. I. FIP advisor for the swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and blue shark (Prionace glauca) Spanish fisheries. II. FIP coordinator of the red swamp crayfish fishery for PEBAGUA Association III. Develop profiles of the Patagonian squid (Illex argentinus) fishery for the incorporation into the FishSource database from Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) IV. Msc Full assessment fishery of yellow squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) and red squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon). Bureau Veritas V. Msc Pre-evaluation of Galician Octopus pots fishery (Octopus vulgaris). WWF Spain VI. Develop profiles of the Patagonian shrimp fishery (Pleoticus muelleri) for the incorporation into the FishSource database from Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) for Aquastar. VII. Msc Pre-evaluation fishery of Argentinean shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri). Bureau Veritas VIII. Develop profiles of several fisheries from Gran Sol (line-caught hake, trawling hake, monkfish & megrim), Iberian sardine & Atlantic horse mackerel for the incorporation into the FishSource database from Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) for ARVI – CLUPESCA (Cooperativa de Armadores de Pesca del Puerto de Vigo). Project SOSTMAR funded by Fundación Biodiversidad. 2 IX. Develop profiles of the red swamp crayfish fishery (Procambarus clarkii ) for the incorporation into the FishSource database from Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) for Asociación PEBAGUA. 2007-2009. Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence project: “State of Conservation of the Patagonian Sea”. Communications with experts from different disciplines, editing scientific texts and preparing articles for publication in electronic versions on the Web site of the Forum (http://www.marpatagonico.org/index.php/en). Also, I coordinate the electronic version of this book. http://www.marpatagonico.org/libro/introduccion.html 2006. “Antarctic Krill Conservation Project” (www.krillcount.or) Funded by Pew Environment Group/The Pew Charitable Trusts (www.pewenvironment.org). Review the Scientific Committee and the Commission reports of the "Convention for the Conservation of Antárcticos Marine Living Resources' (CCAMLR www.ccamlr.org) and analysis of management of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) fisheries. Technical Assistant 2010. Project: Base of satellite images: application in the characterization of environments and the study of living marine resources of Argentina. Remote Sensing Lab. CENPAT-CONICET, Argentina. 2008-2010. Project: Scales and processes in the benthic metapopulation dynamics of exploited resources. CENPAT-CONICET, Argentina 2009-2010. Project: Importance, evolution and consequences of recreational uses of the North-Patagonian rocky reefs in Peninsula Valdes, and Scientific basis for the management of sport fishing for salmon on the coast of Chubut. Ecology Lab of Rocky Reef Fishes CENPAT-CONICET, Argentina. 2005-2007. Project: Conservation and Sustainability in Fisheries- Implementing the Precautionary Approach when Conventional Stock Assessments are Hopeless. CENPAT-CONICET, Argentina. Field Assistant 2009-2012. Coordination, design and monitoring of land birds in the Wildlife Reserve San Pablo de Valdés. Valdés Península, Chubut, Patagonia Argentina for Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina 2007. Monitoring of pumas activity (Puma concolor) in the Wildlife Reserve "La Esperanza" and surrounding ranch’s. Puma Management Plan. Dirección de Fauna y Flora provincia de Chubut. Argentina. 2002-2004. Project: Ecología del Puma (Puma concolor) y su interacción con actividades ganaderas en la Provincia de Chubut. Comisión de Control de especies depredadoras de la Ganadería de la Provincia de Chubut. CENPAT-CONICET, Argentina. 3 2000-2004. Project: Procesos ecológicos que afectan la conservación de especies clave en la Patagonia Árida. Funded by Wildlife Conservation Society. CENPAT-CONICET, Argentina. 2000. Project: Ecological processes affecting Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) Conservation in Argentina. Funded by Cleveland Zoological Society. CENPAT- CONICET, Argentina. 2000 Outreach projects 2013-2014. Develop of contents for science exhibition “Senda do litoral de Bueu” and teaching materials. For Quadralia. July-August 2012. Monitor of outreach workshop to the Campus do Mar of Ocean acidification and effects of climate change. Galicia, Spain. 2004-2007 Ecocentro Foundation Puerto Madryn. Exhibit guide in educational and outreach programs, and lecturers on marine life in Patagonia. http://www.ecocentro.org.ar Training 1/6/2016- 24/8/2016. Protected Area Systems: Design and Management. The Nature Conservancy, Convention on Biological Diversity, the NBSAP Forum, PRCM and IFDD. Online Training 4/5/2015 - 12/6/2015. Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Lidar and land use. Instituto Geográfico Nacional, Spain. 31/1/2015 -12/3/2015. MSC Principles and Criteria, Fishery Certification Process, Fishery Scoring. Marine Stewardship Council Version 1.3 and 2.0. Online Training 6/10/2014- 10/10/2014. Introductory statistics and programming with R for marine biology/ecology. Full time. 30hs. Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla (ECIMAT) 27/5/2014 - 31/5/2014. Invest advanced training models for ecosystems evaluation. Full time. 30hs Universidade Vigo 22/4/2014- 25/4/2014. GBIF Workshop of ecological niche models. Full time 23hs. Global Biodiversity information facility (GBIF) Spanish node 15/1/2014- 9/2/2014. Gis Expert Arcgis, Qgis & Gvsig. Part-time, online, 120hs Mapping Gis http://mappinggis.com/ 11/3/2013- 15/3/2013. Introduction to the Remote sensing for ecological research projects. Part time. 20hs. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain 4 30/9/2013 - 8/11/2013. Spatial data infrastructure (SDI). Online, 40hs. Instituto Geográfico Nacional, Spain. 4/11/2013- 8/11/2013 Basis for coastal governance: Management, planning and management of coastal zones. Part time. 15hs Universidade Vigo, Spain 10/9/2012- 14/12/2012. Planning and Management of Marine Protected Areas. Online. 110hs Núcleo de Capacitación en Políticas públicas. Oficina FAO América Latina 4/10/2010- 8/10/2010. Remote sensing in marine environments: Basis and Applications. Full time. 40hs Departamento de Cs Marinas. Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina Conference presentations and publications FERNÁNDEZ C Y BALDI R. (2014). Hábitos alimentarios del puma (Puma concolor) e incidencia de la depredación en la mortandad de guanacos (Lama guanicoe) en el noreste de la patagonia. http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp- content/uploads/2014/12/SAREM_MastNeotrop_21-2_13_Fernandez.pdf FERNANDEZ DIAZ CYNTHIA S., MENDEZ MARTINEZ G. AND FERNANDEZ SUAREZ E. (2014) Prediction of suitable habitats in Zostera noltii meadows by Ecological Niche Factor Analysis. A tool for environmental coastal management. International Meeting on Marine Research Peniche, Portugal. 2014 . http://www.frontiersin.org/10.3389/conf.FMARS.2014.02.00079/event_abstract?sname=I