SPONSORSHIP CONTRACT FOR PHD RESEARCH PROJECT SIGNED
The other day Gentle Giants' Employee Manager Johanna S. Svavarsdottir signed a sponsorship contract with former employee, Carla Basran from Canada.
Charla is starting her PhD research project within the company in Húsavík. The topic of her PhD is cetacean bycatch and entanglement in the Icelandic fisheries. Above that, the project’s aim is to find ways to reduce this problem.
Charla has started her research some days ago and is currently joining whale watching tours by our company. Whilst on the boat, she is taking photos of the humpback whales visiting Skjálfandibay to identify the individuals and to look at the scarring on them to be able to tell if they have been entangled on fishing gear before.
We - the team of Gentle Giants - are wishing her good luck and are excited to hear and read her results!
- Sarah
Gentle Giants Employee Manager Johanna S. Svavarsdottir and Charla Basran