Arielle joined Oceana in February 2023 in Brussels as Policy Advisor. She has an academic background in integrated marine environmental sciences, coastal zone management and policy, with her undergraduate degree completed from the University of Bangor. She is a firm believer that policy management must be strongly underpinned by scientific research and finds that far … Read more
Marine, who conveniently happens to be a marine biologist, spent ten years of her childhood growing up on a sailboat. Needless to say, these adventures at sea shaped the person she is today and nurtured a deep desire to study and protect the ocean. She holds a PhD in marine science, an MSc in Arctic … Read more
Vera Coelho is Oceana’s Deputy Vice President in Europe. She leads the organization’s campaigns and Oceana’s policy, communications and science work in Europe. Vera is a political scientist with 15 years of experience working with national, European and global environment NGOs to protect freshwater and saltwater ecosystems. She is intimately familiar with EU decision-making processes … Read more
I’m originally from Caracas, Venezuela, but I moved to Madrid in 2017. I have always been fascinated with anything related to computers, electronics and technology in general. I started learning programming in high school and then I studied Information Systems Engineering. I’m also certified in cloud computing and I’m currently enrolled in a MSc in … Read more
Like the mountain, the ocean has always fascinated me and filled me with awe and some fear: of its powerful potential, its beauty and the uncertainty of what lies on closer look. I have many happy memories of holidays by the sea, whilst keeping a safe distance to the shore. After working to fight fraud … Read more
Irene joined Oceana Europe to be part of the communications department, mainly charged with giving visibility to the Plastics campaign and the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing work, as well as ensuring the organisations’ media relations and its presence on social media channels and digital platforms. She is a communications specialist with experience in environmental … Read more
Pascale Moehrle was appointed Executive Director and Vice President for Oceana in Europe in 2019. Pascale joined Oceana in May 2017 as Chief Operating Officer and since then managed the programmatic and operational functions of Oceana in Europe. During this time, she ensured coordination and collaboration among all departments, in sync with Oceana’s strategy and … Read more
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