We aim to elevate women’s voices,
research and experiences in marine science.
These are stories from our community that connect and inspire us.
A View to Remember: The Hidden Cost of Fishing Activities
We had just begun moving toward the deeper blue when something quite eerie and unsettling started to unfold before my eyes. A white object was swaying in the depths. At first, I thought it was a white plastic bag sinking. But I quickly realised that a plastic bag is too light to sink so rapidly, unless tides and currents were stagnant.
From Fear to Fish IDs
In a world where community knowledge often goes undocumented, Purity is not just collecting data, she’s rewriting what the coastline looks like.
Karla Martins: A Collection of Personal Experiences by Black Women in Marine Science
Karla Martins Is a Fisheries engineer from Brazil. As a PhD candidate, she is a Black woman in a space traditionally occupied by white men. Karla has a thought provoking and positive attitude to the changes that are being made to dismantle and reconstruct racial attitudes towards education.