Dr Dayne Buddo serves as the Director of Global Ocean Policy at Georgia Aquarium, leading the organisation’s involvement in ocean conservation policies at state, national, and global levels. He identifies policy needs and collaborates with Georgia Aquarium’s Science Program to improve policies related to research and education. He is also the current regional coordinator for the Caribbean node of the ECOP Programme and supports several delegations to major United Nations Conferences on climate change and ocean conservation.

Dayne is a certified PADI Master Instructor, Advanced Rebreather Diver, an Emergency First Response® (First Aid/CPR/AED) Instructor, as well as a Hyperbaric (Recompression) Chamber Safety Director. He has conducted over 8,000 scientific dives mainly assessing marine habitats, lionfish research and control as well as habitat restoration.

June 2, 2023

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm EST