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Women In Polar Science

Manuela Bassoi, PhD

University of Rio Grande, FURG (Brazil)

Leaning against the side of a Zodiac, Manuela holds a crossbow used to tag humpback whales in Admiralty Bay, King George Island in the Antarctic Peninsula.

Leaning against the side of a Zodiac, Manuela holds a crossbow used to tag humpback whales in Admiralty Bay, King George Island in the Antarctic Peninsula.

What’s the work that you do?

I am an oceanographer who wants to understand cetacean distribution, abundance, and relationships with their environment. I have also worked as a project manager for the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) during the International Polar Year Project, which was a career-defining moment in my life. I am grateful for many opportunities to work in academic research, management, environmental education and science divulgation about the polar regions.

What keeps you going?

My passion has always been working with animals in the field, mainly in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic. There are always so many exciting encounters and moments! The experiences I have had in many projects motivate me to keep contributing to polar science and education.

What’s your message to the world?

Keep your passion and stay curious! The natural world is fantastic and we all depend on it. Care about every kind of environment, from the closest to the furthest ones (like the polar regions). We are all connected!

Organisation: University of Rio Grande, FURG (Brazil)

Nationality: Brazil Brazil

Disciplines:

Biological Oceanography (cetacean research)

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We are grateful to The Ocean Foundation for acting as our fiscal sponsor in the US, the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation for sponsoring this project, and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for supporting us.