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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:

	Diva Amon, Ph.D. SpeSeas, Trinidad and Tobago Amon will explore Trinidad and Tobago’s little-studied mesophotic and deep-sea habitats to inform management of deep-ocean biodiversity in the country.
	Heather J. Lynch, Ph.D. Stony Brook University, United States Lynch will apply techniques from the field of quantitative finance to improve monitoring of Antarctic penguin species.
	Daniel K. Okamoto, Ph.D. Florida State University, United States 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.
	Jillian Ooi, Ph.D. Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Ooi will identify techniques and environmental conditions that promote seagrass root growth to improve marine habitat restoration practices.
	Fitryanti Pakiding, Ph.D. University of Papua, Indonesia Pakiding will investigate marine protected areas’ socioeconomic impacts on nearby communities to inform the design and management of area-based conservation measures.
	Dipani Sutaria, Ph.D. James Cook University, India 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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