Gino Passalacqua
Oceanographer w/ expertise in climate science, meteorology & fisheries.
- Role
- Scientific Advisor at Save The Waves Coalition
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Scientific Advisor
Jan 2019 — Present · CA, US
Offered technical expertise on climate, oceanographic, and coastal conservation strategies for Save the Waves programs and campaigns aimed at safeguarding surf ecosystems across multiple countries.Significantly contributed to developing a comprehensive surf conservation index, significant in prioritizing the protection of global surf ecosystems. This index now serves as a crucial component in analyzing and formulating strategies for the legal protection of coastal ecosystems. Critical stakeholder engagement with stakeholders in coastal communities dependent on surf tourism. Analyzed the functionality and role of surfing in small communities to create a locally-driven initiative for the conservation and protection of natural resources centered around preserving their surf breaks.Played an essential role in designing and implementing a scalable finance and insurance framework for sustainable tourism livelihoods, enhancing resilience within coastal communities to climate-related risks. The initiative also prioritized the safeguarding and rehabilitation of critical coastal and oceanic natural assets.
Education
Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
Bachelor of Science (BS), Fishing Engineering
1999 — 2003
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Oceanography, Meteorology, Air-Sea Interactions
2011 — 2016
UC San Diego
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
2004 — 2007
Skills
- Bilingual
- Field Work
- Marine Biology
- Mathematical Modeling
- Statistical Modeling
- Matlab
- Atmospheric Modeling
- Atmospheric Science
- Climate Modeling
- Oceanography
- Forecasting
- Fortran
- Ecology
- Project Management
- Scientific Writing
- Physical Oceanography
- Fisheries
- Numerical Analysis
- Science
- Wrf
- Data Analysis
- Meteorology
- Numerical Weather Prediction
- Cluster Analysis
- Scientific Computing
- Physics
- Climate Change
- Science Communication
- Linux
- Environmental Science
- Big Data
- Atmospheric Chemistry
- Research
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