Ricardo F. Tapilatu, Ph.D, staf dosen FPIK dan peneliti senior P2SP2 UNIPA terpilih menjadi ‘Pew Fellow – Konservasi Laut Tahun 2018’ mewakili Indonesia. Pengumuman resmi disampaikan Pew Charitable Trusts di Washington DC, USA pada 15 February 2018:  http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/marine-fellows Seleksi di inisiasi melalui nominasi oleh Distinguished Proffessor Susan William (http://bml.ucdavis.edu/research/faculty/susan-williams/) dari Bodega Marine Laboratory – University of California – Davis (UCDavis) – USA dan bersaing ketat dalam pool nominasi national, regional dan internasional serta melalui proses seleksi extra ketat oleh komite seleksi international yang independent. Hasilnya pada 2018, terpilih total 8 Pew Fellows yang mewakili USA (dua) dan masing2 satu dari Indonesia, Fiji, South Africa, Chile,  China and Japan: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/marine-fellows/fellows-directory Hingga kini, telah terpilih total 168 marine fellows dari berbagai disiplin ilmu mewakili total 38 negara. Sebelumnya dua orang Indonesia terpilih sebagai fellow mewakili LSM International, dan untuk pertama kali pada 2018 dari Indonesia terpilih dari kalangan akademisi. Marine Conservation fellows mendapat dukungan unik selama 3 tahun untuk membantu mengatasi issue-issue terkait global ocean: coastal ecosystems, pemanasan habitat, dan marine debris: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/compass-points/2018/02/15/pews-2018-marine-fellows-to-tackle-pressing-ocean-issues Menarik terpilih menjadi fellow karena pada tahap awal mengikuti 1) workshop marine conservation science 2018 di California dan 2) aktif berpartisipasi dalam pertemuan tahunan seluruh Marine fellow yang diselenggarakan di negara yang berbeda, mendiskusikan tantangan dan kemajuan yang dihadapi dalam implementasi kegiatan konservasi laut.  Tahun ini pertemuan direncanakan berlangsung di Hawaii – USA.

Ricardo F. Tapilatu, Ph.D, a lecturer with the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science (FPIK) and a researcher on staff of the Research Center for Pacific Marine Resources  (P2SP2) – at the University of Papua (UNIPA) has been elected as a ‘Pew Marine Conservation Fellow 2018’ representing Indonesia. The official announcement was released by Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington DC, USA on 15 February 2018: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/marine-fellows. Dr. Tapilatu was nominated by Distinguished Professor Susan Williams (http://bml.ucdavis.edu/research/faculty/susan-williams/) from Bodega Marine Laboratory – University of California – Davis (UCDavis) – USA. Following nomination, Dr. Tapilatu had to compete with others at national level and internationally and had to pass an extra-rigorous selection process by an independent international selection committee. This year a total of 8 Marine Conservation Fellows were chosen representing Indonesia, Fiji, South Africa, Chile, China, Japan, and USA (two): http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/marine-fellows/fellows-directory.  To date, a total of 168 Marine Fellows have been chosen from various disciplines representing a total of 38 countries. Previously, two Indonesians have been selected as Marine Fellows, both representing an International NGO, and for the first time in 2018 a Marine Fellow from Indonesia has been selected from an academic organization. Marine Fellows will have unique support for 3 years to implement rigorous scientific research addressing global ocean-related issues including coastal ecosystems, habitat warming, and marine debris: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/compass-points/2018/02/15/pews-2018-marine-fellows-to-tackle-pressing-ocean-issues

The Pew Marine Fellowship is unique and attractive because elected fellows participate in both a new batch workshop and a yearly meeting  which takes place in different countries  to discuss the challenges and progress encountered in implementing the research activities of all Marine Fellows.