Katie Thompson
Katie is Program Manager of TOF’s Caribbean Marine Research and Conservation Initiative. She is involved with TOF’s work in the Wider Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Region, which includes projects that bring countries together to conserve and study shared marine resources, restore marine and coastal habitats, develop national and regional environmental policies, support community-based alternative livelihoods, and protect endangered marine species.
Katie has a Master’s in Marine Affairs from University of Washington’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs where she specialized in community-based marine conservation strategies and non-profit management. She conducted her thesis on fisheries learning exchanges, which bring fisheries stakeholders together to share resource management best practices.
Before graduate school, Katie was granted a Fulbright Fellowship in Costa Rica where she taught at the Universidad de Costa Rica and worked with sea turtle conservation organizations on the Caribbean coast. She holds a BA in Biology from Oberlin College.
Posts by Katie Thompson
Human and Coral Resilience Go Hand in Hand
Our BRI team hosted a workshop in Cuba from June 15-16 to advance our Caribbean resilience efforts.
Making an Impact at IMPAC5
IMPAC5 just concluded in Vancouver, Canada – bringing together 2,000 practitioners to advance our common goal of transboundary coastal and ocean restoration.
Looking Back to Move Forward: 2022 UN Ocean Conference
After the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, we hope to see continued progress toward ensuring the voices of those with the power to make change, and those who are most affected by climate change and ocean destruction, are heard.
Against All Odds: Cuban Scientists Complete Two-Week Expedition to Study Coral Reefs
Last month, marine biologists from the University of Havana studied coral reefs at Jardines de la Reina National Park.
Coral Science in the Time of a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on almost every imaginable human activity. Marine research has been curtailed more than any other, as underwater science requires travel, planning, and close proximity in research vessels to get to study sites.
