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Jesse Senko applies conservation science in connection with innovation and governance to ensure a future for threatened species as well as coastal fisheries and the people who depend on them. 

His work has been widely published in leading conservation and policy journals, and featured in major media outlets including CNN, National Geographic and The New York Times.

By cultivating long-term relationships with fishers, managers, scientists, and practitioners, field and laboratory research led by Senko aims to ensure a future for threatened species as well as coastal fisheries and the people who depend on them.

Senko is developing new solutions to reduce bycatch of vulnerable marine megafauna while maintaining target fish catch. Senko Lab studies sea turtles from land to sea to improve our understanding and the protection of these iconic marine megafauna. Senko also studies the human dimensions of conservation to understand and improve relationships between people and nature.