In a world where community knowledge often goes undocumented, Purity is not just collecting data, she’s rewriting what the coastline looks like.

I see young women becoming divers, fearlessly exploring the ocean and inspiring others to follow. The tide is turning. Women in my village are taking up space, not just at sea, but in leadership too.

In the marine world, even basic information like sex or age is hard to obtain from live animals. Strandings offer a rare opportunity to access this information, and post-mortems offer an even deeper dive into health, diet, pollutant exposure, past trauma, reproductive history, family connections, and more.