EP57: ”Life as a Chief Scientific Officer” with guest Mareike Dornhege

Life as a Chief Scientific Officer

Join Christopher Schoenwald of the podcast LIFE AS A.. as he chats with Mareike Dornhege who is the Chief Scientific Officer and founder of Ocean Eye – a platform that provides incentives from ecotourism to local communities to prevent poaching.

Professional Background:

As a Chief Scientific Officer, Mareike has worked extensively with Japanese fishermen across the country on collecting data on the impact of fisheries on shark populations and establishing guidelines for sustainable fisheries. Her knowledge has gained her invitations to many global conferences as one of the leading experts on the status of sharks in Japan.

The conversation will be of great assistance for:

*Those wishing to learn more about a potential career within marine ecology

*How the combination of various skills and passions can amount to a fulfilling career

*Those wishing to learn more about Japan based marine ecology issues

Listeners will gain insights on the following:

+ What it means to be a Chief Scientific Officer and what specific roles one fulfills within a such a position

+ How Mareike made her way into this profession

+ How the harnessing of her two passions have helped her carve out a highly distinguished and rewarding career

+ Ocean Eye - and how it is a world’s first as far as introducing a unique ecotourism model that attempts to protect wildlife whilst giving local communities opportunities to earn income

+ A Japan based story which illustrates the ecological clash between nature and human consumption

+ The value in building relationships with stakeholders as far as finding ways to better balance the needs and wants of communities with environmental issues

+ Fascinating insights on Japanese ecological findings related to shark biodiversity

+ An interesting project incorporating the use of the blockchain, NFT's and an award winning wildlife and conservation photographer

+ Insight on the future of marine ecological preservation within Japan

+ Much more!

To learn more about Mareike and her work, you can check out the following links:

Website

LinkedIn

Instagram 

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