1.0Oceanahttps://oceana.orgsarahholcombhttps://oceana.org/blog/author/sarahholcomb/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3OeKaWWjbS"><a href="https://oceana.org/blog/a-conversation-with-andrew-sharpless-oceanas-retiring-ceo-reflects-on-21-years-at-the-helm-and-whats-next/">A Conversation with Andrew Sharpless: Oceana’s Retiring CEO Reflects on 21 Years at the Helm and What’s Next</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://oceana.org/blog/a-conversation-with-andrew-sharpless-oceanas-retiring-ceo-reflects-on-21-years-at-the-helm-and-whats-next/embed/#?secret=3OeKaWWjbS" width="600" height="338" title="“A Conversation with Andrew Sharpless: Oceana’s Retiring CEO Reflects on 21 Years at the Helm and What’s Next” — Oceana" data-secret="3OeKaWWjbS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://oceana.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/09/240627163104_Portraits-OCEANA.jpg25001668You’ve led Oceana for over two decades. Why have you dedicated so much of your career to the oceans? Because we are effective in delivering national scale policy changes that restore and protect an abundant and biodiverse ocean. It’s been incredibly exciting to lead a team based in more than a dozen countries that is ... Read more