Luisa Schramm is a Research Worker with expertise in community engagement, field logistics, remote sensing, and scientific reporting. She completed a BSc in 2022, gaining advanced GIS and remote sensing skills. At JCU TropWATER’s Marine Megafauna Program, she has worked on marine megafauna ecology, environmental stewardship, and community-based conservation. She has contributed extensively to the Dugong Connections project, facilitating knowledge exchange between Traditional Owners and western scientists across the Great Barrier Reef. Luisa’s experience with marine megafauna tagging and tracking, drone monitoring, and education, combined with her focus on Indigenous knowledge systems, equips her to conduct independent, multi-scale conservation research with rigour.