Annie Means
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Annie Means holds a B.A. in Environmental Humanities from Whitman College. As a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, she spent 2023-2024 traveling the world researching women's roles in the blue economy. She's passionate about building more equitable and sustainable systems across aquaculture, farming, and beyond. Based in the Pacific Northwest, she writes from the region and from around the globe, with a particular sweet spot for the Midwest and Italy.

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