Kristine Faloon holds a master’s in environmental science and management from UC Santa Barbara for her work on developing collaborative management ideas for the Santa Barbara nearshore rockfish fishery. Prior to receiving the State Fellowship, she was a graduate intern in communications and outreach at Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society in Santa Barbara.
Faloon was a State Fellow with the research team at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Monterey. Faloon's first assignment at sea she participated in the removal of derelict fishing gear, which can entangle and drown animals. In a second sea-going cruise, she assisted in an effort to map fish habitats in the sanctuary. On land, she prepared a display for the “World of Fishes” exhibit at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History in Monterey County. She and colleagues also began a project that documents the benefits of the nearly 20-year-old sanctuary to both people and animals.
