Who we are
Our working team
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Canaest S.L has a team of five permanent technicians with different academic formation: economics, law and biology. This multidisciplinary approach ensures maximum professionalism and quality. Additionally, the company benefits from the support of freelance consultants.

The team has a capacity of working in Spanish, French and English.

Javier Macías, founder and administrator of Canaest S.L in 1993, is an economist with 15 years experience in fishing aquaculture. He has participated in numerous projects related to the social and economic aspects in this scope, in European countries as well as Western Africa and Latin America.

Traoré Noumuké is an economist from Burkina Faso with more than 30 years of experience in management of development projects, mainly for the African Bank of Development. He has working experience in more than 15 african countries as team leader and senior expert and has participated as a consultant in projects for FAO, FIDA, CIDA, UNESCO, etc.

Carlos Montero Castaño, marine biologist, expert in fisheries development and environmental management. Responsible for international projects as the following up of Spanish fisheries in Western Atlantic and other fishing, aquaculture and scientific cooperation programs, in African countries and Latin America , Senegal, Guinea, Bissau and Peru. With experiences in the elaboration and evaluation of projects and development programs
Beatriz Gómez, jurist specialized in marine environment and fisheries legislation. With specific knowledge in Marine Protected Areas and international politics of biodiversity, she has also participated in several projects promoting the fishing private sector, commercialisation and consumption of fisheries products and infrastructures management studies in Western Africa.
Jorge Torrens, graduated in marine sciences and specialized in fisheries economics and management, he has acquired a deep understanding of the sector thanks to his experience as scientific observer in waters of the United States, Falkland Islands and in the Indian Ocean. He has also experience in negotiation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreements between UE and Mauritania and in the following and control of the spanish fleet in Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Guinea Conakry.
Patricia Navajas, biologist specialised in Environmental Management Systems and HACCP, she has a long experience working in international cooperation and sustainable development project management and coordination in West-African and Latin-American countries. She has also participated in environmental and fisheries projects and particularly in environmental education and fisheries-tourism.

 

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