Alexandre Aires-da-Silva, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist-Investigador Principal
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical (CIAT)

Research Interests:
Alex joined the IATTC’s Tuna-Billfish group in 2007. His main responsibility is the stock assessment of bigeye tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean. He is also involved in the stock assessments of northern Pacific bluefin and albacore by the International Scientific Committee (ISC) for Tuna and Tuna-Like Species in the North Pacific Ocean.

In addition to his tuna stock assessment work, Alex’s main research interests include: population dynamics modeling and stock assessment of data-poor species (with emphasis on sharks), quantitative analysis of tagging data, and investigating spatial issues in stock assessments of highly migratory species. Alex has also a keen interest in building scientific research capacity in developing countries through cooperative work and teaching activities.

Contact:
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
8604 La Jolla Shores Drive
La Jolla CA 92037-1508, USA
Tel: (858) 546 7022    Fax: (858) 546 7133
E-mail: alexdasilva@iattc.org