Amanda Vincent is the Chair of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee. She is firmly convinced that we know enough to tackle conservation problems now, even if more information might be valuable.

Originally hailing from Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, I gained a keen interest in science growing up on the banks of the fossil-rich Red Deer River valley. Undergraduate degrees in biology and geography saw me attend field schools in Mediterranean Europe and East Africa. Upon graduation I worked in terrestrial species research and conservation with a variety of government, academic and NGO institutions. I then took up MSc. research at Memorial University of Newfoundland which exposed me to both freshwater and marine research. My broad interests include biodiversity conservation and natural history. I have been a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission since 2013, first as Red List Authority Coordinator for the Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group, then as Programme Officer for the Shark Specialist Group. I worked briefly as Marine Conservation Coordinator for the Indianapolis Zoo at the IUCN SSC Global Center for Species Survival, where I supported the work of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee and all of the marine-focused taxonomic specialist groups. I am a certified Red List trainer and have experience scoping and delineating Key Biodiversity Areas. Currently, I manage the Seattle Aquarium Species Recovery Program, which aims to recover threatened aquatic species in Washington state and internationally.