Alonso del Solar Escardó

Alonso Del Solar Escardó is a doctoral student at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) GmbH since April 2019, following a diverse career in the field of fisheries and aquatic sciences. Prior to this, Alonso served as the Jefe de la Oficina Macroregional Noroccidental (OMR I) for the Programa Nacional de Innovación en Pesca y Acuicultura (PNIPA) from November 2017 to March 2019. Alonso has held various roles, including President and fisher specialist at REDES - Sostenibilidad Pesquera, a founding member of a nonprofit organization, and technical consultant with WWF PERÚ. Additional experience includes positions at the Ministry of Production of Peru, Regional Government of Piura, and ProDelphinus, with a focus on improving capacities in artisanal fishing communities and research on incidental catch. Alonso holds a Master of Science in Aquatic Tropical Ecology from the University of Bremen and both an engineering degree and bachelor's degree in fisheries from Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina.