Megan is a lover of the sea and its inhabitants and has been passionate about marine conservation from an early age. Currently an Honours candidate at the University of Tasmania, Megan is comparing and contrasting the type, colour and mass of marine debris incorporated into Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) nests on ten islands located across their pantropical breeding range. This scholarship will support Megan in her travel to Rose Atoll, American Samoa - the tenth island included within her study. Megan hopes that her research will promote awareness of the severity of marine debris pollution around the world.