Sara Carlson runs Ocean Ventures, a dive and research centre on Natewa Bay in Fiji that works alongside Opwall for the marine research portion of our expeditions. Before moving to Fiji, Sara worked with Opwall for several years running the US office and projects in Mexico, Indonesia, Honduras, and Greece. She became passionate about the ocean at a young age and has been diving avidly since 2009. Sara moved to Fiji nearly 5 years ago and has been living on the Natewa Peninsula ever since. Sara and her partner Matthew are passionate about supporting marine conservation by working alongside local communities on the island and have been teaching courses, training divers, and surveying local coastlines throughout the past year. In this episode, we discuss life on a South Pacific island, what makes Fiji's marine life so special, and the future of conservation on these remote islands.