I've been involved in solid waste management since 2011. In 2017 I embarked into marine debris and started project managing and leading remote and complex shoreline cleanups in 2020. Throughout this time, the prevalence of the aquaculture industry and related policy became a passionate interest of mine as the majority of the material we find washing up on shorelines is from industry. Larger questions as to how plastic pollution is affecting the environment, marine species and the food chain is something I'd like to explore more and where I'd like to see more research focused. Science relating, particularly to how plastic pollution might be affecting human health, will likely drive policy change which I feel is required to make a change in the material being used and increase management of aquaculture to decrease the amount of leakage coming from this industry.
