ANCORS PhD Students

Dorina Basurto-Lozano

Dorina Basurto-Lozano Master of Marine Management, Dalhousie University BS in Biology, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Dorina Basurto-Lozano commenced her multidisciplinary PhD Research with ANCORS on a full-time basis in April 2004. The research for her thesis entitled “Policy Analysis for an Integrated Ocean and Coastal Management in the Mexican Gulf of Mexico” includes analysis of current policies and legislation in Mexico applicable to the implementation of an integrated ocean and coastal management scheme, while identifying the gaps that result from the fragmented nature of legal and administrative arrangements. It also analyses sectoral management issues that has led to unsustainable exploitation of resources and lax management and law enforcement.

Dorina holds a Master of Marine Management degree from the Marine Affairs Programme at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Her work experience includes being a research assistant at the Centre for Ecology and Fisheries at the Universidad Veracruzana, where she has been mainly involved in the development of the project "Integrated Management and Conservation of Tuxpam River Watershed". Previous work experience includes being a project manager in the National Park Veracruz Reef System and a park ranger in the National Park Reefs of Cancun and Isla Mujeres.