Abbie has over 20 years’ experience as a marine educator and coral reef researcher and many more years submerged. Abbie has a MSc in Tropical Coastal Management, and has worked in numerous countries developing and running expeditions, coordinating volunteers, and leading surveys. She has worked as a Marine Biologist at luxury resorts and coordinated marine awareness projects. Believing in the value of marine education and conservation Abbie founded WiseOceans

Georgina has extensive experience in coral reef research, community outreach and conservation gained in the Caribbean, Indonesia, Fiji, Madagascar, Seychelles and Mauritius. Georgina is a specialist in coral reefs, reef restoration and working alongside marine resource-dependent communities. She has a MSc in Tropical Coastal Management and both manages and develops our global conservation, education and reef restoration projects

Emily began her career in Marine Conservation after travelling to Australia aged 18. Here, she obtained her PADI Instructor qualification and subsequently went on to work in marine operations and research station management including being Resort Manager for a remote luxury dive resort. Emily is our Resort Operations manager, fully utilising her experience in managing teams and operations in remote, tropical countries

Charlotte’s first career was in music! She worked as Head of Department in Popular Music and Music Production for Leeds College of Music. On a career break she undertook a marine conservation project in Seychelles, which then led her to WiseOceans. After spending several years in Seychelles as a Marine Educator, Charlotte returned home to the UK where she leads up WiseOceans Academy

Undertaking a BSc in Zoology, Toni first experienced the underwater world during an Operation Wallacea trip to South Africa. After obtaining her PADI Open Water, diving in Mozambique resulted in a keen interest to pursue a career in the sector. An accomplished Business Development Manager, initially joined WiseOceans as a Social Media Intern. She quickly became a permanent fixture, and manages all Sales & Marketing Activities

Hannah grew up in Wales and always wanted to be a Marine Biologist! After training as a Divemaster and obtaining a degree in Marine Vertebrate Zoology, she began her career at Sea Trust. Hannah joined WiseOceans in 2016 and spent several years as a Marine Educator in Seychelles and Mauritius, before returning home (via Maldives). Back at WiseOceans Hannah splits her time between Careers and Academy

Calling Mauritius home, Bernard always lived near the coast, and feels connected to the ocean. Having previously worked as a Forest Guide, Skipper, Diver, and Instructor, Bernard has seen the degradation of the reefs in Mauritius first-hand. He joined WiseOceans to contribute to the reef’s conservation. He leads our La Passe Cadet Reef Restoration Project, in conjunction Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita

Rick is Mauritian and has extensive experience volunteering and working with numerous local marine organisations. Rick has previously participated in the Mandela Washington Fellowship Programme, a USA initiative by Barrack Obama. He was awarded a course at the University of California following an internship at Cape Hatteras National and even met Barrack Obama! Rick is our resident Marine Biologist and Educator at Four Seasons Mauritius at Anahita

After obtaining her BSc in Biology, Louise went on to obtain her International Masters in Marine Biological Resources. In 2019 Louise joined Reefscapers, at Four Seasons Resort Maldives, to assist their coral restoration program and marine education centre. Louise joined WiseOceans in 2021 to develop our new partnership with Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora and leads both our marine activities and reef restoration projects

Mathilde graduated as an environmental engineer in 2017 and has extensive experience as a research engineer. In 2018 she returned to education in order to study for a PhD degree, at the University of French Polynesia (Tahiti). Graduating just last month, Mathilde has fallen in love with French Polynesia, and the underwater world, and wants to help preserve the world’s marine habitats and ecosystems through research, scientific mediation and sustainable management practices

Liane has been a keen scuba diver for the past 13 years, recently progressing to a PADI Divemaster. She has gained extensive marine conservation experience, having aided projects in Thailand and Seychelles. Projects included coral reef restoration, sea turtle nest monitoring and marine surveys. She also is an experienced Educator, having undertaken community outreach programs in numerous primary schools. Liane is based at our partner resorts, Four Seasons Resort Seychelles and Club Med Seychelles

With a BSc in Marine Biology, Ecology and Zoology , and an M.A in Literature, Amrita is a multi-lingual passionate educator. She is a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor with over 3000 dives and 22 years’ experience in diving. In her spare time, she helps manage a wildlife rescue in Pondicherry, India, and is an excellent writer

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Innovation

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Professionalism

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