Nicolas Pilcher has spent the last 25 years working on marine research and conservation projects throughout the Indo-Pacific, but based full-time in Malaysia. His work primarily focuses on reduction of bycatch of endangered marine turtles, as well as providing management-related data to improve conservation and management of marine species. He holds a PhD in marine conservation, and was the Co-Chair of the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group from 2003 to 2015, the world’s authority on sea turtle conservation and biology. He is also a member of the IUCN Sirenian Specialist Group, as well as Technical Advisor to the UNEP-CMS MoU on Dugong conservation.