Diva Amon is a marine biologist focused on the little-known habitats and animals of the deep ocean and how our actions impact them. She works at the nexus of science, policy and communication. She deeply desires to see stewardship measures applied to the deep ocean and more of humankind engaged in this effort. Amon is a science advisor to the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a founder and director of SpeSeas, an organization dedicated to marine science, education, and advocacy in her home country, Trinidad and Tobago.