Dr. Dení Ramírez Macías 
SCIENTIST CONSERVATIONIST
Instagram: @deni.ramirez.macias

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Director and researcher of Whale Shark México, she has the vision to promote and contribute to ocean conservation and sustainability by the integration of scientific research, sustainable management, environmental education and inter-institutional collaboration. She started the study of the whale shark in the Gulf of California and continues with research. Over the past ten years she has built, with a group of colleagues, a whale shark network in the Gulf of California, and surrounding areas with the vision to promote regional conservation of the species. Her research continues to focus on the migratory patterns of whale sharks in the Gulf of California and surrounding areas. She collaborated with ecOceánica, an NGO from Peru, in the baseline research of this country with the aim to see if there is any connectivity between Mexico and Peru, and generate a regional conservation plan. Dení has been working closely with the Mexican government in its program to manage and conserve the whale sharks in Mexican waters. Currently in Mexico, there are three protected areas based on the whale shark (one in Quintana Roo, Los Angeles Bay and La Paz Bay in the Gulf of California) and her research has been used in these protection management plans. Dení has presented her research at numerous International Conferences. Her research is also part of a film on Nat Geo, and Chinese television. Dení grew up enjoying and loving the ocean and her passion has always been conservation. She believes that the conservation of whale sharks can help to promote the conservation of other endangered species and the ocean. As a scientist, she believes that knowledge is fundamental for conservation. Review her scientist work https://shark-references.com/literature/listByAuthor/RAMIREZ-MACIAS-D.).