Kerry Sink
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Kerry Sink is a South African marine biologist who assists in government planning, policy, and management in the marine environment.[1][2] Her research informs the development of ocean zoning plans and marine protected areas.[3]
Sink is a marine conservation practitioner who has built and managed the Marine Programme at the South African National Biodiversity Institute since 2006.[4] She has since led the WWF-funded Offshore Marine Protected Area (OMPA) project which has been advanced through the government and increased South Africa's MPA from 0.5% to 5%.[5][6]
Sink set up the SeaKeys project which aims to utilize collaboration to increase marine biodiversity information and translate the information into tangible products that mirror the decision making and development of additional benefits for South African society.[5] She is a co-director and executive team member of the One Ocean Hub and the Principal Investigator of the NFR funded Deep Connections Project.[7] She served as lead of the Deep Connections project team, a short film honoring South Africa coastal and marine life,[8] which unveiled their findings at World Oceans Day.[9]
