Discover Gianta Manta Rays in Florida with Jessica Pate

11/13/23 • 23 min

In Episode number 2, your host for Her Ocean Story is interviewing Jessica Pate; she is founder of the Florida Manta Project in collaboration with the Marine Megafauna Foundation as lead scientist and project manager. We will uncover what led Jessica Pate into the field of marine biology, how she overcame her initial anxiety while learning how to scuba dive, all the way until now creating a children's book titled "A Manta Ray's Journey". Hope you find a little bit of inspiration to learn more about giant manta rays from this episode and maybe even have the opportunity to donate or volunteer with the Marine Megafauna Foundation.
Websites to gather more information:
https://marinemegafauna.org/americas/florida-manta-project
https://marinemegafauna.org/
Email: [email protected]

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Meet the Host of Her Ocean Story

Aloha! Meet your host, ocean lover Jennifer Alvarado, and find out what inspired her to start the Her Ocean Story podcast. She hopes to inspire you with her ocean journey on self discovery and personal growth from childhood until now. How she went from local long board surfer in Puerto Rico, where she also got scuba certified and is now working as a registered nurse and wing foiling regularly in her little paradise, Sarasota, Florida. Connect with her and reach out via instagram @heroceanstory or email address at [email protected]. Mahalo!
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Shark diver and high school science teacher all in one with Lauren Mezzanotte

On Episode 3 we dive deep and explore how Lauren Mezzanotte went from full time scuba diving instructor and shark handler, to now a full time 8th grade and high school science and biology teacher. Hopefully after listening to this episode you are inspired to try scuba diving, excited to see a few sharks underwater, and interested in learning more on how to get involved with marine life conservation groups. If you have any questions after this podcast, feel free to reach out to us through [email protected] or Lauren's instagram is @laurendafish