The.fintalk

Spent last week in France participating in the ICES Working Group on By-catch of protected species (WGBYC).

This groups collects and assesses (analyzes) information on the bycatch of protected species that is occurring in the North Atlantic and associated seas. These species include marine mammals, birds, turtles, and rare fish (also sharks and rays).

It was a pleasure to be locked in a room for a week with experts from all over the northern Atlantic and create a document that will hopefully help European leaders to get a better idea of what is going on in the northern Atlantic Ocean. This should guide their decision making and shed some light on what has long been overlooked. It is a dream coming true to work with all these experts and be a part of this effort.

Day of women and girls in science! 👩🏼‍🔬🌊🐳

Happy day to all my ladies out there that are conquering the field of science, studying the amazing world around us and working towards a future that is more equal and that respects mother nature and helps find solutions to create a sustainable life for all species.

I can’t thank my younger self enough for choosing the path of science that has led me to support my animal friends from here.

Nevertheless, a significant gender gap has persisted throughout years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) discipline all over the world. Yet women have shown to be a driving force of nature in so many aspects of life. I truly wish for a future where women and girls from all walks of life and parts of the world get a similar chance to access a career in science if they wish to do so. And it is one of my goals to contribute to easier access to information and chances to those females. And now I want you to ask yourself what you can do to support the girls in your life and consider doing it. The world is a work of acts of kindness.

P.S. seems a fitting day to reveal that I moved to the northern tip of Germany to work at the Thünen Institute for Baltic Fisheries 🐟

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