Daniel O'Shea

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Bio
Daniel O'Shea is passionate about work in the blue economy and seafood accessibility through proper management of local fisheries. Daniel graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a Bachelor's of Science in Marine Biology with the class of 2015. During his undergraduate career, he earned his scientific diving certification and conducted research on abalone settlement on coralline algae in the Mediterranean. Upon graduation, Daniel taught students grades 4th through 12th marine science and island ecology at the Catalina Island Marine Institute. After moving to San Diego and working at a small tech start up building sales strategies with Salesforce, he realized the ocean and its blue community was where he belonged. His experience in marine education and business development led him to Wild Local Seafood in Ventura where he developed a weekly seafood market in Ojai, California. Here, Daniel developed recipes for and educated customers about local seafood options and other sustainable choices. Daniel now hopes to unite his project management skills, passion for the ocean, and knowledge of local seafood to dive deep into coastal resource management and business and sustainability at Bren.