Protecting Our Oceans: Ancestral Knowledge, Community Science, and Conservation with Jasmin Graham

Equitably Stewarding Nature is a discussion series from the Wildlife Workgroup of the America the Beautiful for All Coalition. In this session, Jasmin Graham, President and CEO of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS) and co-chair of the coalition's Priorities, Projects, and Campaigns Committee, presents on what equitable conservation looks like in practice, from fisheries management to endangered species recovery to building the next generation of ocean stewards. So, what does it actually take to protect wildlife? Jasmin says it starts with people. Drawing on her roots in a multigenerational Black fishing family in South Carolina, Jasmin walks through three case studies: codifying the ecological knowledge of Black fishers whose expertise science never asked for, using community reporting to reshape what we know about the critically endangered small-tooth sawfish, and navigating shark-human coexistence through community-funded investigations in Florida and North Carolina. She also speaks directly to the current moment, naming what it costs when organizations step back from equity work under pressure, and where that burden lands. Please engage! Like, subscribe, share your thoughts in the comments, and share! Learn more about Jasmin and MISS: MISS Website: https://www.misselasmo.org MISS YouTube Channel (subscribe!):    / @misselasmo   Learn more about America the Beautiful for All: Website: https://americathebeautifulforall.org Join the Coalition: https://americathebeautifulforall.org/join... #AmericaTheBeautifulForAll #EquitablyStewardingNature #NatureJusticeHealth #SharkConservation #OceanConservation #EnvironmentalJustice #WildlifeProtection #EndangeredSpecies #CommunityScience