Emily Fairless
Senior Communications Officer
Oceana Staff
Like the mountains, the ocean has always fascinated me and filled me with awe and a certain amount of fear: of its power, its beauty, and its mystery. I have many happy memories of holidays by the sea, and recall with mixed feelings our frequent ferry crossings to visit family in France.
After working in communications to fight fraud in Europe, at the EU anti-fraud office (OLAF), the opportunity to protect the world’s oceans for Oceana came up and appealed as an equally good cause and topic of growing global concern.
Turning complex and distant ocean issues into appealing storytelling content is a challenge I embrace each day. I love finding ways to engage people in the problems the ocean faces and the solutions needed to protect it.
I hold a degree in Modern Languages and speak 6 languages, including French and Dutch. Based in Brussels, I worked for 10 years in communications at the European Commission before joining Oceana.
