CEO Ryan Orgera joins host Barbara Linstrom to talk about a Shark Conservation Campaign launched by SCCF to coincide with this summer’s 32nd annual Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.

Before Ryan took over the helm at SCCF, he worked with The Pew Charitable Trusts in shark conservation, specifically in the reduction of international trade in unsustainable shark fins. He talks about his international advocacy work as well as his life-long love of sharks, going back to his childhood here in Southwest Florida, where he grew up on Lemon Bay in Charlotte County.

Once a devout fan of Shark Week, Ryan shares how his lens shifted to a more conservation-minded perspective by the time he was in high school and has continued to shift ever since. He also relays how refreshing it felt to have Southwest Florida media embrace and cover the conservation angle SCCF provided for Shark Week. And, how shark conservation fits in with SCCF's mission to preserve and restore our aquatic and coastal ecosystems.