Alasdair Harris
Ocean conservationist, entrepreneur
TED Fellow Alasdair Harris is a social entrepreneur and ocean conservationist working at the interface of marine protection and poverty alleviation.
Why you should listen
Alasdair Harris works in some of the world's poorest countries, where his organization Blue Ventures seeks to demonstrate that effective marine conservation requires pragmatic, entrepreneurial and locally led approaches to ocean protection. His work focuses on developing scalable solutions to marine environmental challenges that make marine conservation make sense to coastal communities.
