Entry #15 A Slice of Life on the Natewa Peninsula with Sara Carlson

Sara Carlson runs Ocean Ventures, a dive and research centre on
Natewa Bay in Fiji that works alongside Opwall for the marine
research portion of our expeditions. Before moving to Fiji, Sara
worked with Opwall for several years running the US office and
projects in Mexico, Indonesia, Honduras, and Greece. She became
passionate about the ocean at a young age and has been diving
avidly since 2009. Sara moved to Fiji nearly 5 years ago and has
been living on the Natewa Peninsula ever since. Sara and her
partner Matthew are passionate about supporting marine
conservation by working alongside local communities on the island
and have been teaching courses, training divers, and surveying
local coastlines throughout the past year. In this episode, we
discuss life on a South Pacific island, what makes Fiji's marine
life so special, and the future of conservation on these remote
islands.