Designed by Swaathi
Swaathi’s love for marine life and sustainability started at a young age. As a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, she was constantly excited to take trips to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with her otter membership card. As a huge fan of the diversity of ocean species, she used to scrap book encyclopedias of marine life and oceanography after reading reference books at her local library.
While she might find herself far from the ocean these days, her love for sea life and sustainability never washed away. She used her passion for design and web development to create Make Waves as a means to share her passion for protecting marine life together and telling visonary stories.
Dive into her website to see how you too can be inspired by the beauty of the oceans and make waves!
Acknowledgements:
Swaathi would like to provide a special thanks to people in her life and experts who have helped her in this journey. Research, scientific expertise, photography, videography, and moral support has been provided with the support of Adam Nowalsky, Adrian Castillo, David Cooke, Eesha Rangani, Elaine Li, Erica Ferrer, Katie O’Donnell, Nicole Fernandes, Mike Ruccio, Shana Miller, Scott Kim, and of course her wonderful academic advisor Kevin Patton.
She also recognizes the work of academia, non-profits, NGO’s, and governing bodies in their work in the field of marine conservation. For full research and resources please refer to her final thesis report
Also, a special shout out to Anna Chi for her friendship and shared love for marine life as she never hesitates to travel down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with Swaathi!
Several of the photography and videography featured have been taken by Swaathi at places such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium and other coastal regions of Northern California.
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