Carina and I met in February 2022, interning with Latin American Sea Turtles (LAST) to conserve three species of sea turtle and their connected habitats. We instantly connected over our love for the oceans, sea turtles and most importantly nudibranchs! We live in different parts of the UK, and so when we catch up we love to talk about marine conservation in our chosen sectors, but most importantly try to spend time searching for nudibranchs and other macro-life. We initially bonded over a game of Ecologies, a marine themed food web card game, that’s staple during fieldwork, and comes with us everywhere we meet – continually learning helps us to broaden our knowledge, even when off work!We feel that we have encapsulated our personal highlights and motivations on co-existing, and we look forward to the panel’s consideration and the time spent in reviewing our video (and everyone else’s!).
We’re both lucky enough to work in marine environments, always striving to learn and understand more, and we’d love to extend to this to the opportunity of the Seychelles, learning from locals, marine scientists and the environment; to bolster our understanding of coastal resources and marine ecosystems. We hope to use this opportunity as a key learning experience, taking new values into our daily lives, improving others as a result. We’re thankful for the opportunity to apply for this and look forward to hearing back.
