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Diva Amon        

Star of "Welcome to Earth" on Disney+; Caribbean Marine Biologist & 2022 Pew Fellow

Dr. Diva Amon is a Caribbean marine biologist, 2020 National Geographic Emerging Explorer, and researcher of the weird and wonderful animals in parts of the deep ocean that few, if any, have visited before. Amon most recently starred in National Geographic and Disney+ brand new series, Welcome to Earth, Amon is the deep-sea expert accompanying Will Smith down into the deepest oceans.

She has spent over a year of her life on expeditions around the world, exploring previously unknown ocean habitats from Antarctica to the Mariana Trench. She herself regularly ventures down into the depths in submersibles, with her deepest dive to 2.6 kilometres below the ocean surface in the Cayman Trench.

Studying the ever-increasing impacts that humans are having on the deep ocean, including deep-sea mining, pollution and climate change, has lead Amon to campaign for stricter regulations on the global stage, often speaking at the United Nations, International Seabed Authority, Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nobel Prize. Amon shares her understanding and experience of this little-known environment with the public including via appearances in Channel 5’s The Pacific, and an upcoming major series with National Geographic, to name just a few, as well as regularly giving public talks at universities, conferences, festivals and companies.

Amon is the Co-Founder of the non-profit NGO, SpeSeas, dedicated to increasing marine science, education, and advocacy in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean. Her path, given her Caribbean origins, has been a unique one, and as a result, she works to increase accessibility and inclusivity in marine science through the excellent work of SpeSeas.

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These Women Found Creative Ways to Overcome the Barriers in ...
Nov 12, 2021 ... Clockwise from top left, Anousheh Ansari, who became the first female space tourist in 2006; Diva Amon, a marine biologist who has explored the deep ocean ...
How a global odyssey gave Will Smith a real 'Welcome to Earth'
Nov 12, 2021 ... As he and National Geographic Explorer and marine biologist Diva Amon descend, sunlight becomes a memory. A Trinidadian who grew up snorkeling, ...
Diva Amon: Shining light on the mysterious deep ocean
Nov 29, 2021 ... National Geographic Explorer Diva Amon is a deep-sea biologist taking on the mantle of ocean education and conservation. ... Dr. Diva Amon is a National ...

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