{"id":5126,"date":"2014-01-10T15:42:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T15:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bvblog.wpengine.com\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2014-04-25T12:28:29","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T11:28:29","slug":"blue-ventures-staff-qa-with-frances-humber-conservation-programme-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/blue-ventures-staff-qa-with-frances-humber-conservation-programme-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Q&#038;A with Frances Humber, Conservation Programme Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In the\u00a0eighteenth instalment in our series of Q&amp;As with Blue Ventures staff, we ask <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueventures.org\/uk-team\/frances-humber.html\" target=\"_blank\">Frances Humber<\/a>, our London-based conservation programme manager, some searching questions about science, conservation and superpowers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>What is your professional background?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Despite the clich\u00e9, I had decided I wanted to be a marine biologist pretty early on but still held a healthy interest for the terrestrial third of the planet. I chose to study biological sciences at university first so I could gain a wider background knowledge (my particular favourite was studying mammal-like reptiles but entomology was a close second). This was followed by a masters in marine biology and now I\u2019m studying part-time for a PhD looking at the artisanal shark and turtle fisheries in Madagascar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5076 lazyload\" alt=\"GHC24021219072013 (630x420)\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC24021219072013-630x420.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC24021219072013-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC24021219072013-630x420-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC24021219072013-630x420-98x65.jpg 98w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC24021219072013-630x420-536x357.jpg 536w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC24021219072013-630x420-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC24021219072013-630x420-375x250.jpg 375w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 630px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 630\/420;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>Why do you do what you do?\u00a0<!--more--><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Because what else would you do if you have a passion for the environment, science and everything in between?! It\u2019s never been a decision that I consciously made, it\u2019s just always been at the cross-section of everything I\u2019m interested in.<\/p>\n<p><i>What is the best\/worst thing about your job?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The best thing is being able to witness and be privy to things that other people wouldn\u2019t have the opportunity to. Whether it\u2019s the chance to sleep on a deserted island whilst monitoring coral reefs, or training someone in remote Madagascar how to use a <a href=\"http:\/\/saveourseas.com\/projects\/mobile_sharks_mg\/first_shark_fisheries_data_sent_via_smartphone\" target=\"_blank\">smartphone to monitor their village\u2019s fishery<\/a>, or wading through sea cucumber pens to monitor them in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5127 lazyload\" alt=\"GHC20021123072013_(630x420)_sm_630_420_70\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC20021123072013_630x420_sm_630_420_70.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC20021123072013_630x420_sm_630_420_70.jpg 630w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC20021123072013_630x420_sm_630_420_70-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC20021123072013_630x420_sm_630_420_70-98x65.jpg 98w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC20021123072013_630x420_sm_630_420_70-536x357.jpg 536w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC20021123072013_630x420_sm_630_420_70-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/GHC20021123072013_630x420_sm_630_420_70-375x250.jpg 375w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 630px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 630\/420;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The worst is that sometimes you feel like you\u2019ve got a secret that you can\u2019t quite shout loud enough and if you do, then no one\u2019s listening! We know that the state of the planet has degraded significantly, and the future situation looks just as bleak with not enough being done, but on the whole the public perception is that it\u2019s just a bunch of scientists fighting over facts and figures. Too little is done by major media outlets and scientists to communicate effectively what the real issues are and how drastic the situation is, but I think it\u2019s just too overwhelming for people to contemplate.<\/p>\n<p><i>What do you enjoy most about your job?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>All the budgets and logical frameworks of course!<\/p>\n<p>Not really\u2026 it\u2019s another clich\u00e9! The chance to see that all of the work that you and your colleagues have been doing together can result in positive changes for local communities and the marine environment. Plus a cup of Malagasy coffee at dawn.<\/p>\n<p><i>What is your favourite species and why?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s too difficult. I have a rotating top ten favourite species but you\u2019ll be sure to find an otter on there at any time. My top animal to see would be the blue whale though. With the extinction of terrestrial mammal megafauna, it\u2019s hard for us to imagine such huge creatures still existing on earth.<\/p>\n<p><i>What would your scientific superpower be?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>A quick fix superpower would be to have the ability to reduce CO2 concentration in the atmosphere at a click of the fingers. However, I think ultimately I would prefer my superpower to be the ability to communicate with anyone. Not just to be able to speak any language I wanted, but to also know immediately how I could communicate in a way that would make that person, from their particular background, understand the importance and need for change in our use of the planet. I would also be able to speak to those with the most influence, power and money (CEOs, politicians, and governments) in a language they understood and that would drive them to immediate action!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5130 lazyload\" alt=\"FH_Madagascar\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2014\/01\/FH_Madagascar-1024x767.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"437\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 584px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 584\/437;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>What is one of the strangest things that has happened to you while working on conservation?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure if strange is the right word but you can often find yourself in weird or unusual situations. Some things that come to mind are presenting a lesson on marine ecology to a group of unruly Filipino teachers whilst it being so hot I needed a flannel to constantly wipe the sweat off my face; trying to monitor a coral reef but too many jellyfish in the water meant my buddy (who was not wearing a wetsuit) was clinging like a limpet to the top of the marker buoy and refusing to move, or diving on a reef blown apart by dynamite but seeing the most beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/news.softpedia.com\/newsImage\/The-Most-Vivid-Colors-of-the-Sea-Sea-Slugs-4.jpg\/\">spanish dancer<\/a> sea slug swimming across in front of our path. Still probably one of the best underwater moments I\u2019ve experienced despite the state of the reef.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the\u00a0eighteenth instalment in our series of Q&amp;As with Blue Ventures staff, we ask Frances Humber, our London-based conservation programme manager, some searching questions about science, conservation and superpowers\u2026 What is your professional background? 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