Member Profile
Membership type: affiliate
Zara Lizzeth Zuniga Lopez
Country of origin: Honduras Currently in: Canada, Ottawa General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms-
Degrees
2021 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms2024 Master Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Biological Systems and Organisms
In 2019, I began researching microplastics in fish for human consumption and beached animals in the Caribbean of Honduras, and today, I continue to further research these topics for my master's thesis. My work focuses on exploring the fate of plastic from the Motagua River in Guatemala to the Caribbean Sea; and the concentration, composition, and accumulation of marine litter in the mangrove ecosystem of Roatan Island, located in the Bay Islands of Honduras.Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchTeachingOther- Teaching assistant in the Geography Department at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada - Research associate with the Bay Islands Conservation Association in The Bay Islands, Honduras
Workshop and Conference Attended
2024 New Brunswick, Canada The Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences (SCAS)Affiliations
Bay Islands Conservation AssociationPresentation given
2024Plastic debris baseline studies in the Bay Islands National Marine Park (BINMP) of HondurasNew Brunswick, CanadaEvent: The Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences (SCAS)
