Wife of Jaws Author Joins Beneath The Waves Board
Wendy: “I’m excited to join Dr. Austin Gallagher and the team at Beneath The Waves as a new Board Member. Austin and his team of advisors and research associates have built a first- class shark and marine research organization that is at the intersection of shark conservation and marine protected areas — a bullseye for the ocean work I am passionate about. Although BTW is small, it is agile, deftly strategic and produces big and powerful results.
They not only do the cutting-edge science, but it is directed to have impact immediately. Their work in the Bahamas so impressed the Turks and Caicos government that Beneath The Waves has been asked to help them assist with creating a large MPA to preserve their vulnerable marine environment.
I hope to join them on some of their upcoming research expeditions in the Northeast Atlantic and the Caribbean — with Covid standards in place, of course!”
Wendy and Peter in the water, raising awareness of the fight to save our oceans.
Here are some photos of BTW research in action:
Beneath the Waves conducts deep-sea submersible research in The Bahamas, through their partnership with Global Sub Dive and Project Baseline; photo by Diego Camejo.
Dr. Austin Gallagher, Chief Scientist and CEO at Beneath the Waves, safely and efficiently tags and collects data on a Caribbean reef shark in The Bahamas, as part of the team’s longterm study in the region; photo by Sami Kattan.
The team at Beneath the Waves completes an in-water ultrasound on a pregnant tiger shark in The Bahamas, recording critical data to help them understand where reproduction and gestation occur in the region; photo by Sami Kattan.
Wendy recently appeared live on Facebook with our good friends The Living Sharks Museum.
Beneath the Waves’ Shark Sanctuary Initiative is a longterm study on the protected waters around the Bahamian islands, impacting and informing policy throughout the Caribbean to create more marine protected areas (MPAs). The team runs research expeditions from Great Exuma, partnering with Grand Isle Resort; photo by Sami Kattan.
You can learn more about Beneath The Waves at beneaththewaves.org
You can learn more about Wendy Benchley at wendybenchley.com
Link to Wendy’s original post here
