Jess recently returned from Kuching, Malaysia where she presented at the International Marine Conservation Congress on behalf of Sharks Pacific and James Cook University.
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Sharks Pacific has recently had a presence in two very impactful, but very different, publications. First, on May 18, 2018, Jess had a letter accepted and printed in the scientific journal Science, which discussed the quiet dilution of the Marshall Islands Shark Sanctuary.
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In June, Jess sat on a panel during National Geographic’s Explorer Festival at their headquarters in Washington, DC. The panel discussed how to achieve a planet in balance and the nuances and challenges in trying to balance the needs of people and planet, as one ecosystem.
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In April-May 2018, we completed the first shark research on the island of Penrhyn, which is the northernmost island in the Cook Islands. An expedition to Penrhyn has been a dream since before Sharks Pacific was born. Penrhyn is believed to be the sharkiest island in the Cooks.
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