Pew Announces 2022 Marine Fellows
Program adds 6 leading researchers to its global community
The Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation supports mid-career scientists and other experts from around the world to advance knowledge and innovation in ocean protection. This year’s fellows are:
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Diva Amon, Ph.D. Amon will explore Trinidad and Tobago’s little-studied mesophotic and deep-sea habitats to inform management of deep-ocean biodiversity in the country. |
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Heather J. Lynch, Ph.D. Lynch will apply techniques from the field of quantitative finance to improve monitoring of Antarctic penguin species. |
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Daniel K. Okamoto, Ph.D. Okamoto will work in partnership with the Council of the Haida Nation and Gwaii Haanas Parks Canada to investigate the likely impacts of a traditional Haida abalone fishery. |
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Jillian Ooi, Ph.D. Ooi will identify techniques and environmental conditions that promote seagrass root growth to improve marine habitat restoration practices. |
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Fitryanti Pakiding, Ph.D. Pakiding will investigate marine protected areas’ socioeconomic impacts on nearby communities to inform the design and management of area-based conservation measures. |
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Dipani Sutaria, Ph.D. Sutaria will research the diversity and distribution of cetaceans and other megafauna in the southeastern Arabian Sea to strengthen whale and dolphin conservation in one of India’s most productive marine ecosystems. |
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