[1] She is currently the Vice President in Peru of Oceana, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the oceans.
[2] She briefly held the position of Vice Minister of Fisheries during the Government of Ollanta Humala, being appointed on February 25, 2012.
[3][4] A few months later, on May 3, 2012, she submitted her irrevocable resignation from his position due to his "discrepancy and dissatisfaction about the management of the fishing sector" under the charge of the then Minister of Production José Urquizo Maggia.
[6] Since 1982, she has led the longest-running research program off the coast of Peru, studying the impacts of El Niño and fisheries on marine wildlife populations.
Since 1996 she has led marine conservation efforts in Peru, promoting the establishment of marine protected areas and developing public awareness of the large-scale ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of industrial fisheries for Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) and other extractive industries in the upwelling system of the Humboldt Current.