Inside Sailtrek, Secrets of the Caribbean: Carlee Jackson, Minorities in Shark Sciences
Season 2, Episode 258, Aug 19, 2021, 06:00 PM
Meet Carlee Jackson, Sea Turtle Research Associate at the New college of Florida, based at Disney world
Carlee is a shark and sea turtle conservationist. She is an M.S. graduate from Nova Southeastern University, where she researched the effects of provisioning tourism on nurse sharks in Belize. Carlee has worked with NSU’s shark tagging program, tagging sharks along the coast of Broward County. She is currently a Sea Turtle Research Associate at The Walt Disney Company, assisting with various marine conservation research as part of the Disney Conservation Team. Carlee is a member of the American Elasmobranch Society, where she was a 2019 YPRF Diversity scholar. Previously, Carlee has worked as a Marine Turtle Specialist at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, and as an environmental educator in south Florida, taking students on outdoor educational field trips all across Florida. Originally from Detroit, Mi, she graduated in 2016 with a B.S. in Biology from Florida Atlantic University. Carlee is very passionate about research and field work, striving to contribute to the conservation of sharks and sea turtles. She is eager to expose more minority students to the field of marine science and hopes to inspire more diversity in this field. SOURCE: https://www.misselasmo.org/
For more on Minorities in Shark Sciences:
https://www.misselasmo.org/
Instagram and Twitter: @miss_elasmo
To contact Carlee Jackson:
Instagram and Twitter: @CarleeMJ_
To view the show Secrets of the Caribbean:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/secretsofthecaribbean
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Carlee is a shark and sea turtle conservationist. She is an M.S. graduate from Nova Southeastern University, where she researched the effects of provisioning tourism on nurse sharks in Belize. Carlee has worked with NSU’s shark tagging program, tagging sharks along the coast of Broward County. She is currently a Sea Turtle Research Associate at The Walt Disney Company, assisting with various marine conservation research as part of the Disney Conservation Team. Carlee is a member of the American Elasmobranch Society, where she was a 2019 YPRF Diversity scholar. Previously, Carlee has worked as a Marine Turtle Specialist at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, and as an environmental educator in south Florida, taking students on outdoor educational field trips all across Florida. Originally from Detroit, Mi, she graduated in 2016 with a B.S. in Biology from Florida Atlantic University. Carlee is very passionate about research and field work, striving to contribute to the conservation of sharks and sea turtles. She is eager to expose more minority students to the field of marine science and hopes to inspire more diversity in this field. SOURCE: https://www.misselasmo.org/
For more on Minorities in Shark Sciences:
https://www.misselasmo.org/
Instagram and Twitter: @miss_elasmo
To contact Carlee Jackson:
Instagram and Twitter: @CarleeMJ_
To view the show Secrets of the Caribbean:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/secretsofthecaribbean
#yachting #yachtcrew #yachtinginternationalradio #diversity #equality #timeforachange #humanrights #diversity #inclusion #culture #diversityandinclusion #pride #lgbtq #education #diversitymatters #unity #women #equity #leadership #representationmatters #peace #lgbt #disability #loveislove #nature #mentalhealth #gay #yachtinginternationalradio #diversity #diversityandinclusion