Pursuing a Master of Arts degree

Supervisor: Dr. Philippe Le Billon

Degrees: BA in Honours Human Geography with a Double Major in Art History, University of British Columbia

Entry Date: September 2024

Research Statement: My research examines how law, infrastructure, and financial systems shape territorial control and access in the world’s oceans. I focus on the governance of distant water fishing, tracing how ports, agreements, and regulatory asymmetries enable extraction while complicating enforcement. Through this lens, I engage questions of maritime territoriality, legal pluralism, and ocean justice.