The Lowell Lecture Series at the New England Aquarium presents marine scientist and conservation leader Ingrid Hyrycena, Founder & CEO of Projeto Tubarão. Hyrycena’s work is supported in part by the New England Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF), a small grants and fellowship program that supports community-based projects led by local conservation leaders in low- and middle-income countries around the world, where she is a fellow. For the past decade, Hyrycena’s work in Brazil has focused on protecting sharks, rays, and chimaeras in a country ranked among the top 20 nations for fishing, trade, and meat consumption of these species. Through building trusting partnerships with artisanal fishing communities, she integrates fishers’ traditional ecological knowledge with scientific research to co-create sustainable strategies that reduce fishing impacts on vulnerable species.

Hyrycena will also share her work as Field Research Lead in Brazil for the ICONIC Oceans initiative, led by Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), which advances equity and representation in shark sciences while supporting research and conservation efforts.

Join us to learn how working collaboratively within fishing communities is reshaping shark conservation in Brazil.

This New England Aquarium Lowell Lecture Series event is presented through the generosity of the Lowell Institute. This event is free, but advance registration is required. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the program starts at 6:30 p.m.