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When I graduated from Maine Maritime Academy, I started a career as a Deck Officer that was typical for many mariners. I worked on most types of vessels and had opportunities with widely varying types of cargoes and supply chains.

Marine research was a field I had not considered (much less knew anything about) when I left the U.S. and moved to Australia in 2009. I didn’t know then that it is one of the most fulfilling and exciting jobs in the maritime industry.