Peyton Moore
Fisheries Project Director at The Nature Conservancy
Living in Santa Barbara, United States
Peyton is a problem solver, passionate about managing our oceans by balancing the needs of communities and the environment. Peyton received a BS. in Marine Science from the University of South Carolina where she became enthralled with the complexity of fisheries management during field work in the Galapagos.
To dive deeper into this field, she headed to pursue a Masters Degree in Coastal Marine Resources Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). At UCSB she honed in on international management of small-scale fisheries, working with communities in Brazil, Tahiti, and Hawai’i to create management recommendations that allowed for communities and ecosystems to thrive. It was during this time that she began to develop a diverse set of skills ranging from data analysis to science communication.
Since graduating she has worked with fishing communities and agencies across the world, combining fisheries science with creative science communication to support sustainable fisheries management. She is passionate about the power of thoughtful science communication to empower communities and historically disenfranchised groups to participate in the management of marine resources.
