Ocean Conservationist And Marine Policy Advocate
Peter Benchley Ocean Awards
Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
Wendy Benchley is a renowned global voice for protecting sharks and safeguarding our seas. She co-founded the prestigious Peter Benchley Ocean Awards,™ honoring her late husband’s legacy, to recognize the exceptional conservation work being done by marine scientists, researchers, explorers, and policy makers both in the United States and around the world. Fiercely committed to finding solutions and making progress on complex ocean issues, Wendy is actively engaged in the marine policy community and supports many of the world’s leading ocean & environmental philanthropies. She was the 2014 recipient of the International SeaKeepers Lifetime Achievement Award, inducted into the Women’s Diving Hall of Fame in 2015, received the 2016 Beneath the Sea ‘Diver of the Year for Environmentalism’ Award, the 2017 Pegasus Foundation Wings Award for excellence in animal and habitat protection, and the 2019 Rob Stewart Foundation Lifetime Achievement for Ocean Conservation Award. http://peterbenchleyoceanawards.org