Over the last five years I've had the opportunity to work with some of the most amazing and dedicated people to protect sharks.
During my travels I collected more than a few passport stamps from Australia, Bahamas, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Chuuk, Curacao, Fiji, Grenada, Guam, Japan, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, New Zealand, Palau, Philippines, Pohnpei, Saba, Saipan, Samoa, St. Maarten, South Korea, Thailand, Trinidad, Turks &Caicos, and Yap. I was also on the Fiji delegation to CITES, advocated for sharks at four WCPFCs, and helped create the Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary over five APILs. Along the way we created a few shark sanctuaries, put in place some shark fin trade bans, and raised the global profile of the need to protect sharks. Also, Kevin Bacon once retweeted me. No. Big. Deal.
Why am I speaking in the past tense? Because it's time for new challenges. And when I say new challenges, I mean old challenges. I'm going back to my old job creating large marine protected areas. You remember the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument? I'll be doing stuff like that.
During my travels I collected more than a few passport stamps from Australia, Bahamas, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Chuuk, Curacao, Fiji, Grenada, Guam, Japan, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, New Zealand, Palau, Philippines, Pohnpei, Saba, Saipan, Samoa, St. Maarten, South Korea, Thailand, Trinidad, Turks &Caicos, and Yap. I was also on the Fiji delegation to CITES, advocated for sharks at four WCPFCs, and helped create the Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary over five APILs. Along the way we created a few shark sanctuaries, put in place some shark fin trade bans, and raised the global profile of the need to protect sharks. Also, Kevin Bacon once retweeted me. No. Big. Deal.
Why am I speaking in the past tense? Because it's time for new challenges. And when I say new challenges, I mean old challenges. I'm going back to my old job creating large marine protected areas. You remember the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument? I'll be doing stuff like that.