The 2025 Pew Marine Fellows have been chosen. The six marine scientists from China, Curaçao, Indonesia, the Philippines, and South Africa will join a community of more than 200 Pew marine fellows from 44 countries who are committed to advancing ocean knowledge and the sustainable use of marine resources.
Dr. Stephen C.Y. Chan of the Cetacea Research Institute, Hong Kong, will investigate population dynamics, habitat interactions and key threats to Chinese white dolphins in Hong Kong.
Dr. Linda Harris of Nelson Mandela University, South Africa, will combine remote sensing data and field surveys to classify and map sandy beach ecosystems across 10 countries in southern Africa, information that will help her assess the distribution, ecological condition, threat status, and protection levels of these important habitats.
Dr. Kristen Marhaver of CARMABI Foundation, Curaçao, will develop new techniques for human-assisted coral breeding.
Dr. Aileen Maypa of Silliman University, Philippines, will develop science-based and community-friendly protocols to help accelerate the recovery of coral reefs in the Philippines.
Dr. Edy Setyawan of Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia will investigate the life history, population dynamics and movement patterns of Raja Ampat epaulette sharks to help determine conservation priorities for the species.
Dr. Hesti Widodo of Coral Triangle Center, Indonesia, will work with seven pilot sites in Indonesia seeking government verification as “Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures,” a promising new conservation approach to develop a method for evaluating and reporting their impact.
Learn more about the fellows here.
Read Pew’s article in ST‘s January 2025 issue on the lack of deep seabed mining governance here.
