Guadalupe Island White Shark Project
amuakua@gmail.com

Mauricio Hoyos

Mauricio Hoyos worked with the movement patterns of the white shark in Guadalupe Island, Mexico for his Phd. He studied in the Interdisciplinary Center of Marine Science in La Paz Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Mauricio began his career as a shark nursery and reproductive biology expert, and he has since dedicated his professional life to the behavior of sharks.

Currently, he works with two species listed as “endangered globally” and “of concern” on the IUCN’s Red List: the hammerhead shark and the great white shark.

Mauricio helped found the Divulgation and Research of Sharks and Rays From Mexican Waters Group, and is currently a member of various shark conservation foundations.

Mauricio Hoyos is the person in charge of the Guadalupe Island White Shark Project.