Aspiring doctor, research staff in training at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and member of the TiDES University Institute.

Veterinarian specialist in sanitary management of cetacean populations.

Naval Expert in Rescue and Diving, Captain Whaler Guide, professional diver and professional boat skipper. Committed to the sea and conservation, he is one of the creators of the Patagonian technique of boat whale watching. Founder of Whales Argentina and of Estación Maritima Commersonii SRL of Patagonian Dolphin Watching.

CEO Turismo de Tenerife.

Expedition Leader at Hurtigruten and European Cetacean Society in Norway.

Director of Calderones de Canarias.

Nature guide specialized in whales and seabirds. Some of the places where he has worked are Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic, the Gulf of Biscay and the Gulf of Guinea.

Entrepreneur in sustainable and regenerative tourism for 11 years with companies in Spain and Mexico. Senior consultant, speaker and teacher in sustainable tourism and ecotourism, with specialization in marketing, sustainable tourism entrepreneurship and tourism and climate change.

Underwater photographer, dedicated the last years to the photography of cetaceans.  Individual Shot Award in the Nature category of the World Press Photo 2017 and Highly Commended in the category of Wildlife Photojournalism in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 at Natural History Museum in London.

President of Asociación para la Conservación de los Cetáceos del Sur de Tenerife (ACEST) and owner of Atlantic Eco Experience project. Vice-president of CIT del Sur (Center of Initiatives and Tourism of the South of Tenerife) and member of the board of the Circulo de Empresarios del Sur de Tenerife (CEST).

Researcher and scientist at WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, in the United Kingdom. Author or co-author of more than 20 books and publications related to cetaceans and marine protected areas. More information in erichhoyt.com

Founder and leader of Mission Blue, NGO which inspires action to explore and protect the ocean, uniting a global coalition to inspire an upwelling of public awareness, access and support for a worldwide network of marine protected areas – Hope Spots.

Marine Biologist and Nature guide on whale watching tours in Pico, Azores. My main interests are the behaviour of cetaceans, ecology of sea turtles and sea birds.

International Doctor in Marine Biology (Universidad de la Laguna). Since 2004, he has been working as a researcher in different cetacean and elasmobranch research groups. He has worked in the management, recovery and captive breeding of different marine species. Since 2013, he is president and scientific director of the scientific NGO Tonina Association, where he has been the principal investigator of several research projects.

Researcher on cetaceans for 35 years. Dedicated to monitoring blue whale individuals in the Gulf of California, she promotes the conservation of this species in Mexico. Since 1992, she has worked at CICIMAR-IPN investigating different aspects of the blue whale.

Guide of Marine Fauna watching in the Isla Chañaral Marine Reserve. She is the founder of Marytierra Expediciones, a Local Tour Operator, as well as a social leader of different community tourism organizations in the Atacama region in Chile.

Biologist and renowned nature photographer. He has visited different parts of the world photographing cetaceans such as the southern right whale (Argentina), the humpback whale (Dominican Republic), sperm whale (Azores and New Zealand), pilot whale (Canary Islands) or the great blue whale.

Biologist specialized in environment and communication for two decades. Professional focused on nature and sustainable tourism. Her passion for the world of cetaceans led her to make reports following them around the world in Argentina, New Zealand, Antarctica, Norway, Arctic, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Canada, Azores and different parts of Spain.

Environmental journalist, geographer and tour guide. He works as Communication Director for FSC Spain, is a columnist and blogger for 20 Minutos (La Crónica Verde) and coordinates an environmental section on Radio Nacional de España. He regularly writes for the magazines El Asombrario, Salvaje and Archiletras.

Ramón y Cajal teaching researcher at the University of La Laguna. Research Group on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation (BIOECOMAC). Specialized in cetaceans and marine bioacoustics with extensive international experience, applying the results to conservation biology.