I am a Master’s student studying the reproductive biology of icefish at the College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University. I have always been fascinated and passionate about the Antarctic, which is why I chose Polar Biology as my research topic. As a scientific observer, I embarked on a memorable Antarctic voyage on the fishing vessels Long Teng and Long Fa in 2022. This experience sparked my interest in the management of fishery data and the functions of CCAMLR.

As an international intern, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to learn about the role of the Secretariat and to participate in the work of improving fishery data for three months. My main task will focus on a topic of fishery database structures and data quality issues. In addition, based on my expertise, I will also be working on the size distribution of icefish through the biological analysis of icefish by-catch data.

I am really grateful to be part of the CCAMLR team and look forward to improving my English and data analysis skills while contributing to the work of the Commission.

I was born in France and migrated to Australia with my family in 1996, since then Australia has been my home, except for six years when I worked and lived in Milan and Algiers. For the past 20 years, I have worked as an interpreter in various capacities such as community interpreter in the legal and medical setting in Perth and government liaison for Oil & Gas exploration companies with assets in in West-Africa.

I obtained a Master of Interpreting at UNSW in 2021 and wrote a thesis supervised by Professor Sandra Hale and Professor Ludmila Stern on interpreting in confrontational settings.

I was thrilled to be selected for the internship program at CCAMLR in 2023. Being a member of the translation team for two weeks, seeing a multilingual scientific international organisation at work with in-house translators is a privilege. I look forward to collaborating and working with CCAMLR team and learning from them. I am grateful for this opportunity.

I am currently in a Master’s program at the Fletcher School at Tufts University studying Law and Diplomacy with a specialization in Marine Policy. My Bachelor’s degree is in International Studies and I wrote my thesis on how maritime zones in the Mediterranean Sea influence the decision of where migrants can disembark. During my undergraduate studies, I spent a semester studying in London and completed a legal internship on sea rescue operations in Rome. I’ve always been interested in the intersection between international affairs and marine law, particularly in areas like the Antarctic and the High Seas.

I’m grateful for this opportunity to work with the Fisheries Monitoring and Compliance team and to get to contribute to the work being done at the Secretariat. Throughout my two months here, I’ve been focusing on a project assessing the technical aspects of a potential catch documentation scheme for krill. This has been a great way to understand the krill fisheries process and supply chain, conservation measures, and how CCAMLR operates within a fisheries monitoring and compliance context. It has also been a great experience to collaborate with members across the organization and gain a better understanding of the different roles involved in the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources. I have taken courses on the Law of the Sea and Global Maritime Affairs, and I’m glad to have gotten to participate in related discussions with the team.

I am thankful for having the chance to complete an internship with CCAMLR in Hobart as it has been a special experience! I’ve enjoyed getting to know various team members and having the opportunity to grow professionally within this field throughout the internship.